Mickey M 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2009 actually i think it is hard to get it scratched... unless you keep hitting the acrylic when opening the wok cover, need very big motion to have the cover hiting the acrylic acrylic is really prone to scratches. but it is not much worse compare to stainless steel. and the translucent color effect of acrylic is nice. that why ppl are attracted to plastic items all along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Day 4 Was expecting many workers but only 1 worker was around. All wooden structure hacked, some parts of wall hacked to expose RC beam, gas pipe. By noon, all wooden structures were hacked down, debris piled on floor. By evening, some parts of wall hacked to exposed RC beam (was rounded arch initially) Before After Gas pipe "revealed" by careful chipping Total cost for the day's work: $100 All in all, rather pleased at the workmanship I have to figure out how to clear the debris. Will be going to purchase the building materials tomorrow. Hope the floor tiles will be completely removed by tomorrow morning. Edited December 18, 2009 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Day 5 Hacked a bit more, went to buy raw materials hacked kitchen floor tiles, kitchen sink, pipes/wires removed pile of hacked kitchen floor tiles these are the 63mm hollow concrete blocks (70c each), i didn't buy them. these are the air entrained concrete blocks ($2 each), which are 3x lighter but 3x more expensive. I was told the LRT uses this in their construction. i bought 140 pcs for 140 sq ft of wall exposing the RC beam Total cost for the day's work: $200 Accumulated cost for day's work: $300 Total cost for raw materials: $1055 Total reno bill as of now: $2355 Edited December 19, 2009 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 19, 2009 Fyi, i have found out from the supplier that each of this air-tight hopper cost $450. Just found out that a standard rubbish chute costs $80 think i'll just DIY the magnetic part Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butterfingerzz 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) hey getting progress in ur reno.. u gonna be another BFF ya.. will keep a look out for ur t-blog.. Edited December 19, 2009 by butterfingerzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Day 6 3 man today brought up the raw materials, compacted the debris, removed ceiling wallpaper At noon, raw materials already brought up, debris placed in gurney sacks Air entrained concrete blocks stacked, gurney sacks containing debris from hacked kitchen tiles Removal of ceiling paper By day's end, all debris piled together at one side Piled together in MBR, ceiling clean Total cost for the day's work: $300 Accumulated cost for labour: $600 Total cost for raw materials: $1055 Total reno bill as of now: $2655 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gantan88 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2009 Day 6 3 man today brought up the raw materials, compacted the debris, removed ceiling wallpaper Total cost for the day's work: $300 Accumulated cost for labour: $600 Total cost for raw materials: $1055 Total reno bill as of now: $2655 Where will you be using the air entrained concrete blocks? The kitchen entrance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Where will you be using the air entrained concrete blocks? The kitchen entrance? Please see my space planning for location of new wall Edited December 21, 2009 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annjoy 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 Hey Ossify, wow you really diy all the way man.... *peifu*! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gantan88 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 Please see my space planning for location of new wall Ok, now i see. Why wont you consider using normal partition board? Coming from the angle that you have more flexibility in re-arranging your layout in the future as yr family grows - your 10 years plan. Sorry if i have missed reading any of your earlier posts as i do not have the time to follow every single t-blogs very closely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey M 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 Hey Ossify, wow you really diy all the way man.... *peifu*! me too. pei fu Ossify. have been reading on his t-blog silently. hee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 Ok, now i see. Why wont you consider using normal partition board? Coming from the angle that you have more flexibility in re-arranging your layout in the future as yr family grows - your 10 years plan. Sorry if i have missed reading any of your earlier posts as i do not have the time to follow every single t-blogs very closely. Normal partition board is cheapskate Concrete wall can be used to hang heavy things, better for soundproofing, nail anywhere no problem. As for partition board, if water infiltrates, gone case. If knock on it, got hollow sound. Cannot hang heavy things like wall cabinets or fume hood. The partition board and the concrete wall/beam will expand/contract differently so paint cracks will be an issue. Anyway, I don't intend to re-arrange my kitchen much so this is a permanent change. My rearrangement of layout will only happen in the living room area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 21, 2009 Day 7 1 man hacked the remaining of the flooring for bathroom and toilet, gas pipe was terminated At noon, floor for bathroom and toilet hacked Closeup of hacked bathroom and toilet floor Requested for bathroom's floor to be lower, check for depth Bathroom floor lowered by evening time Gas pipe terminated by Citygas personnel, will be covering this with removable panel Total cost for the day's work: $100 Accumulated cost for labour: $700 Total cost for raw materials: $1055 Total reno bill as of now: $2755 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted December 22, 2009 Just found out that a standard rubbish chute costs $80 think i'll just DIY the magnetic part was just informed that the rubbish chute I must get is model 005, not 001. model 005 costs $130, compared to 001's $80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
born_again 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2009 was just informed that the rubbish chute I must get is model 005, not 001. model 005 costs $130, compared to 001's $80 must get model 005? cant settle on model 001? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
