bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Have the idea of getting a condo since 2005, but didn't make it happened, and suddenly the price shot rocket high that condo dream is no longer affordable... After the financial crisis, property price slide, and our condo dream came back again... We decided to shop for our love cocoon in Dec 2008, and had since browsed through property websites and viewed some of the resale units... Having a new condo and being a first owner is always my dream... hence, decided to buy a new condo instead of resale... Our deal striked just after first view of the show house on 31 Jan 2009... impulsive though, but this is the area we like, i.e. get out of the crowd... price of $670psf might still be a bit high, but we signed on the dotted line without much ado... We want something that we do not need to wait long, and ready to move in after reno... Got the key on 27 Mar 2009, feel so "real" that we finally can have our dream nest... no longer need to go to public pool as we have our swimming pool now... our resort style living Floor Plan Living Room Dining & Dry kitchen MBR BR3 Edited May 23, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) More photo of the original condition... BR2 (Study room) and WIW MBR and Common bath Yard Edited May 29, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
born_again 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Welcome to renotalk! Wow, nice view from living room, in fact all the rooms and totally no block. Ur place is in such a good condition and need very min. reno. Wat kind of reno would u be doing? Edited May 23, 2009 by born_again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Next is to think of what we want for our love cocoon. We do not intend to spend a lot of money on reno as we already have the basic fixture included in the original condition. We want a big master bedroom, and that was the reason we bought a unit with adjacent rooms so that we can hack away the wall and make it a bigger room. We also want platform bed in the master bedroom, as that will make it very cozy Spending two weeks reading renotalk forum, to have some reno ideas, recommendation and experience of forummers. Got quotation from 4 IDs, and finally sealed our deal with tau design, as recommended in forum, on 2 May 2009. This is the amended floor plan with joining wall and wardrobe hacked. Also with the MBR door and bathroom door change to sliding panel, it makes the room and bathroom look more spacious... I like space Floor plan with Big MBR So, these need to be hacked away, i.e. the wall between BR2/MBR, and the wardrobe in BR2... wasted as the wardrobe is brand new, but can't help Edited May 24, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 Welcome to renotalk! Wow, nice view from living room, in fact all the rooms and totally no block. Ur place is in such a good condition and need very min. reno. Wat kind of reno would u be doing? Thanks, i love renotalk... got a lot of insight info here Yeah, no block from living and mbr. Even though the hdb flat is just across the road, which is just infront of my study room, but because mine is on high floor, so practically no block. The study room (with small window though) is actually facing city. I think we might be able to see fireworks from the study room You are right that we need minimal reno, and we tried hard to keep it below 30k (incl of lightings). The biggest makeover is the master bedroom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yowetan 1 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 Hi Big Cat, Is your new home at Hillview regency? I am staying near you, but mine is a resales unit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Bingo Edited May 24, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yowetan 1 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 Bingo Can I visit your place when your renovation is up? I like to steal some idea, as well as witnessing Tau Design workmanship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Sure, will pm you when reno completed... Edited May 24, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel81 1 Report post Posted May 25, 2009 Wao. That will be a huge MBR. Congrates on ur purchase. The place looks very nice already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinklady 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2009 the condo looks good already, from the pics. no need to do so much stuff. wat's ur reno budget? anyway Hillview for that pricing is very good. during a few yrs back, i dun tink its possible to get it at that price. Congrats! looking forward to more pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 hi pinklady and angel, thanks, indeed the original condition of condo is very nice alrdy, hence, we do not intend to spend a lot of $$ on reno. my original quotation is 23k... even if incl lighting and wiring (depends on number of light points), it shld still below 30k as usual, the biggest spending is on carpentry. will post more photo after tidying up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashes02 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 super big MBR! congrats! e original WIW is already v nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Week 1 (4 May 09) - while waiting for PE inspection and management approval, they laid protection sheet, so that can start hacking once approval granted. Edited May 26, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcat 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Week 2 (11 May 09) - Hack wall, remove door frame and dismantle wardrobe... to make way for big MBR That's it, my wardrobe is gone More spacious and better view after the wall is down 凡走过必留下痕迹。。。 (naked floor beneath the hacked wall, need to patch up with parquet) Edited May 26, 2009 by bigcat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
