pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Last night, Contractor gave me quote for the following additional works: - false ceiling to hide SCV cable, gas pipe and wires. $280 - L-box at MBR and dining to cover aircon trunking. $250 - L-box **** room to cover gas pipe. $120 - Cover water pipe at balcony. $120 Total damage - $770 Was reading through the last page and realised... you really have a lot to cover wor.. gas pipe in the living Nice windows!!!! make me really want to change mine too!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Was reading through the last page and realised... you really have a lot to cover wor.. gas pipe in the living Nice windows!!!! make me really want to change mine too!! Yup, old unit really have alot to cover and conceal...there is a gas pipe running above my storeroom, bedroom and MBR doors. Since my kitchen is situated away from the main door, the pipe has to travel a long way We like the new windows very much ...especially the balcony portion. Havent think of how to utilize that small area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeegi 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Reno progress: Most significant change is that new windows have been installed. Quite surprise by their efficiency...I comfirm the color only on monday and on friday, all windows installed. Balcony window casement - cannot do sliding due to the angle. The ugly pipe will be boxed up. Balcony sliding window Living room - the glass has a slight brown tint. Wanted to save some $$$ initially by keeping the old windows but they were in quite bad condition, very difficult to slid them The new ones feel so good and they are so smooth when u slid them. MBR toilet - floor tiles completed, toilet bowl & basin will be installed on coming tuesday Did you remove the metal bar on the balcony window? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Did you remove the metal bar on the balcony window? Oh, my contractor just saw off the metal railing at the balcony window! Look so much nicer without it. BTW, this how it looks after sealing up the vents above the doors. Hi pinkpetter, notice the gas pipe above the doors? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
77suns 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 just a ID suggestion after looking at your layout but may be too late for you: You can relocate your bedroom 2 to where your living room is. It means losing your small balcony but it should be fine. so more hacking will be need. since your bacony has window already so level them as you plan, lose the door, and place a study desk there will be great. The new bedroom 2 will be smaller but has a balcony, maybe 2ft from the column so you can put your dining in front of your new erect wall. Your living will be at the original bedroom 2 now. In this way there is a better flow of space than lead to a longer and spacious interior. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloudy 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 mine also have gas pipes running from living room to the kitchen. think the older flats all like that de....no choice haha...i changing to either copper or stainless steel and don intend to box them. Save cost mah lol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwerkz 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 mine also have gas pipes running from living room to the kitchen. think the older flats all like that de....no choice haha...i changing to either copper or stainless steel and don intend to box them. Save cost mah lol... haha. mine is from dining room to kitchen. but heng my dining room got false ceiling. ur living room no false ceiling or l-box meh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 just a ID suggestion after looking at your layout but may be too late for you: You can relocate your bedroom 2 to where your living room is. It means losing your small balcony but it should be fine. so more hacking will be need. since your bacony has window already so level them as you plan, lose the door, and place a study desk there will be great. The new bedroom 2 will be smaller but has a balcony, maybe 2ft from the column so you can put your dining in front of your new erect wall. Your living will be at the original bedroom 2 now. In this way there is a better flow of space than lead to a longer and spacious interior. Thanks for your suggestion. I did consider this idea before but decide against it because it involve too much hacking and reconstructing of walls. Then my SCV cable, wires etc will all need to be extended or re-wire. Most importantly, we still prefer to have 3 'full size' bedrooms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 The pipe will be covered by false ceiling in my living room and L-box in the dining to save abit of cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
77suns 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 respect your decision on your layout. also if possible change the iron pipe at balcony first to PVC before box-up, used to have mine rust and broken at bottom, awful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byr 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Reno progress: Most significant change is that new windows have been installed. Quite surprise by their efficiency...I comfirm the color only on monday and on friday, all windows installed. Balcony window casement - cannot do sliding due to the angle. The ugly pipe will be boxed up. Balcony sliding window Living room - the glass has a slight brown tint. Wanted to save some $$$ initially by keeping the old windows but they were in quite bad condition, very difficult to slid them The new ones feel so good and they are so smooth when u slid them. MBR toilet - floor tiles completed, toilet bowl & basin will be installed on coming tuesday Good work and renovation... It would be nice to see more of your creations.... keep the pics coming please... thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeegi 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Oh, my contractor just saw off the metal railing at the balcony window! Look so much nicer without it. BTW, this how it looks after sealing up the vents above the doors. Hi pinkpetter, notice the gas pipe above the doors? Wow I ALSO WANT TO SAW IT OFF LIAO!! hahaha Why are there wooden bars below your door? Did you change your door frame to wood? Oh and btw my reno has just started today so i hope i'll be more hardworking and show the reno progress like what you do... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwerkz 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Wow I ALSO WANT TO SAW IT OFF LIAO!! hahaha Why are there wooden bars below your door? Did you change your door frame to wood? Oh and btw my reno has just started today so i hope i'll be more hardworking and show the reno progress like what you do... the wooden rectangle shape is de door frame. de wooden thing below it is to hold the door frame in place, den will be removed later on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Wow I ALSO WANT TO SAW IT OFF LIAO!! hahaha Why are there wooden bars below your door? Did you change your door frame to wood? Oh and btw my reno has just started today so i hope i'll be more hardworking and show the reno progress like what you do... Initially, I thou the window have to be either infront or behind the railing because I never expect that it can be removed. I was very surprise and glad when I found that they have been removed Hope to see your 3D drawings and reno progress soon!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBS 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 Bought the following items during my weekend shopping spree. Went to the highly aclaimed Poh Joo on sat to source for cooker hob and hood. The choice is between Hobs and Cuizino as both are within my budget but I decide to go for the latter because of its telescopic retractable hood. When not in use, the hood is flush with the upper cabinet...so I won't knock my head! Sunday afternoon was spent at katong mall checking out the price for samsung LCD. The shop assistant tried to promote sharp and hitachi LCD TV to us and even did some demo to show us the difference between 50Mhz & 100 Mhz, hard & soft panels etc... But frankly, I really can't tell the difference so we made our decision based on something we can 'see'... final choice still goes to samsung for its aesthetics Fridge and washing machine are much easier - Sharp fridge for aesthetical reasons again and LG wm because it is cheap...heehee Total damage - almost 3.7K. Really siong on my pocket especially when I count the $$$ I have spent since sigining the OTP Anyway, glad to have settle some of those 'must have' items. We will shop for lightings this sat...have slight idea what kind of lightings we want but not sure about the prices. Worry that we will get 'chop' by the shops because we don't know the market rate and we are 'thin skin' types who can't bargain well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
