pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Wah painting so fast?? A fresh coat of paint is always good for sprucing up the house!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havencaveman 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 I like the area, very quiet corner in TPY. Congrats and may u enjoy ur reno process Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Some of the lites to be replaced went up today. Dining area fan w lites, with living area lites in the background MBR toilet lite Tmr, my bedroom will get painted, the hot water storage tank gets installed, and TAME will come in to fix the retractable laundry dryer. Am quite tired from overseeing reno already. Also v tired of packing. Threw kitchen stuff into a couple of boxes today & got sister to drive them over to new place. But have several more boxes to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 JIA YOU! You can do this! Just a few days more!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Hi, welcome to Toa Payoh, though I still have not figured out which area you are living I live in Lor 1 with CHIJ just behind my block. Initially was worried it would be very noisy... except on my MC days, didn't really notice the noise at all except their school bell rang every say 45 mins... Wah, towards end of last yr still need to pay 40k COV. Your flat is very nicely renovated by the ex-owner, save you $$ to do an overhaul, good choice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 hello Yokine9a. Me also in Lorong 1, but at the other end, near SPH, jus behind Beatty Secondary School. I was at the flat all day today, not a squeak from the school, not even school bell. Your area quite nice, convenient to public transport, though I notice many people taking the bus 1 stop to get to the MRT station. Your side, if you are on high enough floor can see fireworks? I signed OTP in July, before the economic downturn. But newspaper reports say the HBD resale prices were still inching up in the last quarter of 2008. My reno shifu estimated that the previous owners' reno must have cost close to $80k, because they used very good quality wood, and in vast quantity. Good thing I don't mind the woody look, cos I see a lot of forummers tear the whole house out and re-do to get the look they want. Me, I'm still wondering whether I should replace rusty dishdrainer, the badly tarnished drawer pulls in the kitchen, the casement windows that slam shut with strong wind, and with shrunken rubber sealant, the leaking water cistern etc. Some people cannot stand their house having so many 'defects', but I'm very old-generation... can use, use lor But I spend a lot of $ on soft furnishings. Just went J&S to get 3 back cushion covers made for my sofa... almost $700! Now thinking of curtains for MBR Thanks Pinkpetter. Jus feeling quite 'fan'. Reno shifu keeps asking me questions like which power point casing I prefer. Model A looks v similar to B. Model A functions in exactly the same way as B - hide the wires and provide on-off mechanism. Why bother? Shui bian lah, don have to ask me. Duh... I don enjoy renovation process. Jus gimme a house I can move straight into Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 I know what you mean. There was a stage where I was just plain tired also... nvm it'll all end soon and you'll have a lovely place to celebrate CNY in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkypig 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Hi, Would you be able to post the pictures of the retractable laundry dryer?? Thanks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Hi, Would you be able to post the pictures of the retractable laundry dryer?? Thanks... okie, will do so tomorrow. Forgot to take photos today. Quite disappointed, because the space is small, so each pole is only about 4 feet long. I dunno how I'm going to hang sheets & quilt covers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 My mom had that trouble too. She's decided that she will do what the neighbour does, hang along the corridor. Luckily we're the end unit. Are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 My mom had that trouble too. She's decided that she will do what the neighbour does, hang along the corridor. Luckily we're the end unit. Are you? mine common corridor unit, next to corner. Corridor nice & wide, almost 2 m. I see some of the other coomon corridor units also dry their laundry outside their house, but I feel v pai-seh to do the same; not used to it. I'll prob have to do so with big items like sheets & quilt covers, cos the common corridor gets good afternoon sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 my retractable laundry dryer Can stop at any level, but it needs a lot of allowance at the sides, so even though the space is almost 6 feet, the poles are about 4 feet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 mine common corridor unit, next to corner. Corridor nice & wide, almost 2 m. I see some of the other coomon corridor units also dry their laundry outside their house, but I feel v pai-seh to do the same; not used to it. I'll prob have to do so with big items like sheets & quilt covers, cos the common corridor gets good afternoon sun. ya... no choice. but since you don't wash big items often it's not so inconvenient la. Mom also says no choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 My mum & sis came to see the place last nite after reunion dinner; they didn't believe the house would be ready before CNY. I told shifu today, and he really sped up Today, he completed the painting, and connecting all the lights. My living room wall needed 6 coats of paint! Shifu said it's because it has not been painted for a very long time (last paint job was 10 years ago), and then, they used watered-down paint. So the walls now need to absorb a lot of paint My bedroom, one wall in ICI Mysterious. Today, my reno shifu changed a maindoor lockset for the first time in his life :-) He scratched the metal finish, but it's ok lah, whatever gets the job done. He was very pleased with himself, and I added that he has just added to his repertoire of skills. This is my shoe cabinet, done by previous owner. Love it, I've never had a shoe cabinet this size before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asianms 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2009 hi Rondy. I got this from Universal Union (somewhere in Geylang). It is by TAME. TAME has a showroom somewhere in Tagore, I dunno how to go there, so went to one of their distributors. Max legth of rod is 6 feet, max 4 rods. This has only 1 pulley, so all go up, or all come down. $398 + GST. There is another system that is individually controlled, so you can raise the 4 rods to different heights. TAME has a website, jus google it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
