Laxton & Samantha's Little Roof Over Our Heads

[applefreak 1]

thanks so much for the info

shall check it out over the weekend

[samkcy79 0]

thanks so much for the info

shall check it out over the weekend !!

No Probs

Samantha

[samkcy79 0]

Living /Dining Floor Tiles @ Soon Bee Huat

Today, we went down to SBH to select tiles. The ppl there were helpful and within 30 mins, we boiled down to 3 choices then to the one below. Chose the Super Gloss series. Very happy with the choice.

Kitchen/ Toilet Wall and Floor Tiles @ White Horse

We then headed down to White Horse @ Sungei Kadut to select our Kitchen/Toilet Wall and floor tiles

Kitchen Floor Tile

Kitchen Wall tiles w/o the Borders

Toilet 1st Choice

Initially wanted to choose this glossy finish cos I thought reflection from the glossy finish will make the toilets look bigger.

Toilet Final Choice

We decided on this matt finished look because we thought that Glossy Finished tiles are "out-of-fashion" already. Also, we thought it might match the kitchen tiles and floor which are already matt.

[applefreak 1]

nice choices, can't wait to see them up in your unit

[samkcy79 0]

We changed out minds about Kitchen/Toilet Wall and floor tiles ... OUCH!

We discussed in the morning and agreed that we didn't like the choice of the kitchen tiles. Also we also think that we should reconsider the choice made for the toilets' as well.

So we headed down today to White horse Ceramic World to make a final selection.

Final Kitchen Floor Tile

Final Kitchen Wall Tile

Final Toilet

Final Receipt!! ...... PHEW!

[applefreak 1]

whew, luckily you changed your mind before they deliver the tiles

seeing your tiles makes me want to renovate again :(

[samkcy79 0]

whew, luckily you changed your mind before they deliver the tiles

seeing your tiles makes me want to renovate again

Yeah... it's hard to make decisions sometimes

Do look out for more updates soon!

Samantha

[weiht 2]

any reason not get toilet tiles also from SBH?

[samkcy79 0]

any reason not get toilet tiles also from SBH?

Hi!

Sorry for the late reply. We have recommended by our ID to use WH that's why never use SBH.

Cheers

Samantha

Keys collected on 08 03 2008

Yippie! We just collected our keys on 08032008. Had asked our contractor to have a look at the place. Hacking will start on coming Thursday/Friday!

Our Door step!

Seaview from our top storey (We took a lift up... heehee)

A unit at this level will cost us $150k more!

Teka Sale Purchase on 09 03 3008

We bought a hob and a sink at Teka Sale today. Got quite a good deal with free delivery!

Teka Sink

According to the sales ppl, this sink is 20cm in depth and a hole for the kitchen mixer can be drilled by the plumber. Thus, it fits all our requirements:

1. A bottom mount sink

2. Kitchen mixer have to be mounted inside (minimum water leakage to outside of sink when turing on/off the tap)

3. A good depth for washing dishes and especially wok

4. A the additional space at the side will serve as a place to put dirty dishes before washing or to defreeze stuffs (Drainage)

5. Chose the traditonal shiny one instead of the matt one as it requires less maintenance. Shiny ones are more prone to scratches and the matt ones will be harder to clean in the future due to the surface.

6. Only $144!!

Teka Hob

Decided on this Kitchen hob due to many factors:

1. All fires will be away from the glass backing (my contractor advise so)when I cook as I do not intend to use the small centre burner.

2. Although there was a similar model with no centre small burner, I chose this one as it was CHEAPER at 35% off!

3. The knobs for switching on the fire are angled away from the burners to avoid any accidental spills. Knobs are also noted to be more well made and of good quality when I turn them.

4. Easy to clean

5. Only at $355 (from $500)!

Claytan WC ,Toto Basins and Pong Pong Cabinet Mirrors

After our trip down to Teka Sales at UE, we left for Adamas at TradeHub 21 and got the following items:

Claytan WC

This WC has water saving and soft closing features for the toilet seats. Very popular among their customers. Now, the reasons why I chose this model at $270 compared to a $180 model is because:

1. The inside of the toilet bowl is easier to brush as there are no ridges around the opening

2. The bottom mounting of the toilet bowl allow easy washing and cleaning. (See bottom pic)

3. I changed the cover of the water tank as it's also easy to clean in the future.

4. The toilet sits is easy to purchase anyway if it is cracked or spoilt in the long run.

Common Toilet Basin

We chose Toto basin for its history and quality. According to the uncle at Adamas, he claimed that Toto basin will still maintain it's shine and colour after many years of usage. Also some Toto Basins have splash-proof features, ie, the inner edge of the basin ,opposite the tap is carved inwards. The MBR Basin has this feature.

Master Bedroom Basin

Due to the size of our MBR toilet we can only choose basins that are 450mm across and this was the one we chose.

Cabinet Mirrors (No brand)

We decided to buy cabinet mirrors as we do not have any storage space in our toilets. So we bought 2 of them for each toilet.

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2nd Proposal of 3D Drawings

Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Dining Area

We found this design on a magazine and liked it See 1st pic for original design. So we decided to do the same for our storeroom/dining area.

Kitchen

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Removal of Cabinets before Hacking starts on Mon 17/03/2008

Bye bye window grills and cabinets!

Living Hall

Dining Hall

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Kitchen

Bedrooms

Master Bedroom

Toilets

Edited March 15, 2008 by samkcy79

[samkcy79 0]

More toilet accessories and aircon bought today @IMM

Bidet washer, Angle valve (to control the water supply to bidet washer), Tap for hose, and most expensive of all is the AIR-CON System 4 by Mitsubishi Electric w/22gauge copper piping, 1/2 inch armaflex insulation and 16mm PVC piping.

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Of taps and shower sets ...

We finally bought taps and shower sets today. We chose Grohe because of its quality and design. Although Hansgrohe is currently the leading designer brand in the market and slightly more affordable than Grohe, we are still quite decided on getting Grohe.

After 'trying out' many Hansgrohe taps at Park Mall, many of the display pieces are faulty. Moving parts like the handles are very jerky and not smooth when lifted or when pushed to close. Also, most Hansgrohe stuffs which are higher end feels similar to Grohe's lower end stuffs. You have got to experience it by moving/twisting the tap handles. Prices of Grohe just increased on 1st March 08. !! . We regreted buying it now though .. Well, quality stuffs do come with a price!

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Day 2 of Hacking! Destroy everything!!

The Hacking starts ...

A container full of debris from our house found downstairs!

Entrance w/ Recess area

Living Hall

Dining Hall

Kitchen

New Entrance to Kitchen (old entrance seen here too)

Bedrooms

Master Bedrooms

Common Toilet

MBR Toilet

Tiles!

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Reno Day 5

Hacking done. Wet works now.

Living Hall

Dining Hall

Kitchen

Kitchen new and old entrance

Common Toilet

Bedrooms

Master Bedroom

MBR Toilet