ossify 1 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 Hi Ossify, do you know the colour of the oil sealer, i am not sure if my contractor is going to put the base coat for me... white lah You try put a drop of water on your wall and see if it beads up. If it does, you have oil sealer If not, means no oil sealer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 Hi ossify, just want to ask, your hacking finished and cleared on the 3rd day. but your 2nd contractor continued with hacking of kitchen floor tiles after that as per your post on day 5? what about wall tiles? a bit confused as to who is actually doing the hacking...1st or 2nd contractor... thought hdb only limit hacking to 3 days? Er.. actually, I should have just let my 1st contractor hack everything But I'm newbie so I only let the 1st contractor hack the walls. HDB actually gave me 5 days to hack, but 1st contractor finished within 2 days. 3rd day was because forgot to hack one part. Anyway, my floor and wall tiles were not really hacked. They were chipped off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gantan88 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 white lah You try put a drop of water on your wall and see if it beads up. If it does, you have oil sealer If not, means no oil sealer. Ok ok... thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 Day 24 1 man came today, finished kitchen floor tiles, electrician continued to do trunking Overview of the house at night This is how you lay tiles in a straight line, see the string? (taken at noon) Close up of the stainless steel floortrap (good cut) My kitchen is almost done by end of day My bathroom is almost done too, hole made in tile for concealed shower lever Total cost for the day's work: $100 Hacking 50ft walls and clearing of debris: $1000 Accumulated cost for labour: $4800 (including clearing of debris) Accumulated cost for raw materials: $2340.21 Total reno bill as of now: $8140.21 Was a bit stretched on the number of tiles for kitchen floor, I didn't order enough Had to use my toilet's wall tile as skirting for one side of my kitchen (good thing it will be covered by fridge and cabinets ) Also found out that the worker who was doing painting actually already used up 2 cans of my Nippon odourless all-in-one paint to paint already! I misunderstood him Getting him back to paint the rest, but forsee need to buy more paint. He paints very well but my walls very paint thirsty. Actually feel that he's a bit costly, but I think it's worth it. Tomorrow should finish up all the tiling works already. Told my workers about this blog and the 300 daily visitors, hope they are more motivated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Day 24 (Electrical) I will be posting electrical works separately as I have too many pics to share Apparently the electrician thinks I should have let him do first before calling the aircon people to run trunking. I wonder if the aircon trunking people would say that I should let them run trunking first. But what's done is done and this is how I did it So kudos to my electrician for being able to think of creative solutions even though he keeps complaining about the extra work Entrance of trunking into my house from outside the house, leading into and out of Distribution Box (DB) Trunking running along the dropdown between kitchen and living room (my dining area) into the MBR Trunking above my MBR new wall, leading to the aircon compressor, bathroom and kitchen Trunking above my MBR beam, leading to MBR fan and living room (former bedroom 2) PVC pipe peeking out of my MBR into the living room (former bedroom 2) Electrical costs: $2000 (not including switches/faceplates) for 10 lights, 5 ceiling fans, 1 db box, 1 scv, 2 internet rj45, 2 phone rj22, 1 aircon 20A single phase regulator, 6 double socket 13A, 1 3-gang (concealed), 4 2-gang (2 concealed), 1 1-gang, 2 heater (1 concealed) Edited January 7, 2010 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melvin 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2010 Er.. actually, I should have just let my 1st contractor hack everything But I'm newbie so I only let the 1st contractor hack the walls. HDB actually gave me 5 days to hack, but 1st contractor finished within 2 days. 3rd day was because forgot to hack one part. Anyway, my floor and wall tiles were not really hacked. They were chipped off. oo....ok understood.possible to let me have the contact of your 2nd contractor/tiler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) oo....ok understood.possible to let me have the contact of your 2nd contractor/tiler? In March right? anyway, my 2nd contractor/tiler will be gone for 2 months, be back in March. Edited January 8, 2010 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goobii Report post Posted January 8, 2010 Day 24 (Electrical) I will be posting electrical works separately as I have too many pics to share Apparently the electrician thinks I should have let him do first before calling the aircon people to run trunking. I wonder if the aircon trunking people would say that I should let them run trunking first. But what's done is done and this is how I did it So kudos to my electrician for being able to think of creative solutions even though he keeps complaining about the extra work Electrical costs: $2000 (not including switches/faceplates) for 10 lights, 5 ceiling fans, 1 db box, 1 scv, 2 internet rj45, 2 phone rj22, 1 aircon 20A single phase regulator, 6 double socket 13A, 1 3-gang (concealed), 4 2-gang (2 concealed), 1 1-gang, 2 heater (1 concealed) wah~! expensive... mine already so many wiring here and there and workmanship about $1200 plus those switches/faceplate/etc total only $1950. I think you better talk to the Electrical man to give more discount... cannot be so expensive... oh ya... mine already been thru contractor to do the job.. so maybe the actual fee only $1000 for the workmanship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gantan88 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2010 wah~! expensive... mine already so many wiring here and there and workmanship about $1200 plus those switches/faceplate/etc total only $1950. I think you better talk to the Electrical man to give more discount... cannot be so expensive... oh ya... mine already been thru contractor to do the job.. so maybe the actual fee only $1000 for the workmanship. His cost nearly the same as what is first quoted to me - electrician intro by my contracctor. Damm ex.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) Day 25 2 man came today, painted MBR, finished bathroom floor tiles, skirting for kitchen tiles, curb between kitchen and toilet, electrician continued to do trunking Skirting done Bathroom floor tiles done Toilet curb done Preparing for installation of rubbish chute Innovare King Penguin Bidet from SelfFix $16.90 Total cost for the day's work: $200 Hacking 50ft walls and clearing of debris: $1000 Accumulated cost for labour: $5000 (including clearing of debris) Accumulated cost for raw materials: $2340.21 Total reno bill as of now: $8340.21 Tiling works all done. Tomorrow will do grouting, preparation of floor for levelling and rest of painting. Finally it's almost done Bought my bottom kitchen cabinets from Ikea today, cost me $1828 for about 12ft of bottom cabinets, inclusive of worktop, 80cm double bowl basin, top drawers and bottom basket drawers for all cabinets. Doors are matt (Applad) white. Free $180 worth of Ikea vouchers from their kitchen promotion. About 10% discount Edited January 8, 2010 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goobii Report post Posted January 8, 2010 I am eager to see the setup for the kitchen, toilet & bedroom... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coldflamez 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2010 hey ossify, i'm a fan of your blog. Jia you! Quite eager to see what the final result would be like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) Day 26 2 man came today, finished grouting for MBR shower, fixed up rubbish chute, painted main door's aqua sealer, removed loose rubber floor tiles in preparation of levelling tomorrow, electrician continued to do trunking View of the living room, main door being painted with aqua sealer (1 whole litre used for base coat), removal of loose rubber floor tiles Rubbish chute up (forgot to take pic, will take a pic next time and post here) Grouting for MBR toilet done Fixing of electrical trunking with water level laser, apparently my electrician is quite pro too Total cost for the day's work: $200 Hacking 50ft walls and clearing of debris: $1000 Accumulated cost for labour: $5200 (including clearing of debris) Accumulated cost for raw materials: $2340.21 Total reno bill as of now: $8540.21 Grouting for MBR shower done, floor prepared for levelling tomorrow, most painting done, tomorrow to finish grouting in kitchen and common toilet, levelling of floor in MBR, living room and dining area, touch up of painting. Bought my Billy bookcase with black glass door for hiding my DB, SCV, etc for $89, inclusive of delivery (latched onto prior purchase) and installation. PS: on a side note, I accidentally lost a cash voucher at ikea alexandra today. rather disappointed that it can't be replaced by their customer service. Edited January 10, 2010 by ossify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melvin 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2010 Day 26 2 man came today, finished grouting for MBR shower, fixed up rubbish chute, painted main door's aqua sealer, removed loose rubber floor tiles in preparation of levelling tomorrow, electrician continued to do trunking Total cost for the day's work: $200 Hacking 50ft walls and clearing of debris: $1000 Accumulated cost for labour: $5200 (including clearing of debris) Accumulated cost for raw materials: $2340.21 Total reno bill as of now: $8540.21 Grouting for MBR shower done, floor prepared for levelling tomorrow, most painting done, tomorrow to finish grouting in kitchen and common toilet, levelling of floor in MBR, living room and dining area, touch up of painting. Bought my Billy bookcase with black glass door for hiding my DB, SCV, etc for $89, inclusive of delivery (latched onto prior purchase) and installation. PS: on a side note, I accidentally lost a cash voucher at ikea alexandra today. rather disappointed that it can't be replaced by their customer service. how do you do the box up of the pipes in the mbr on the left? is it legal to box up pipes? thought that cant box up.. will your shower pipes etc be outside or concealed already? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gantan88 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 Day 26 2 man came today, finished grouting for MBR shower, fixed up rubbish chute, painted main door's aqua sealer, removed loose rubber floor tiles in preparation of levelling tomorrow, electrician continued to do trunking Total cost for the day's work: $200 Hacking 50ft walls and clearing of debris: $1000 Accumulated cost for labour: $5200 (including clearing of debris) Accumulated cost for raw materials: $2340.21 Total reno bill as of now: $8540.21 Grouting for MBR shower done, floor prepared for levelling tomorrow, most painting done, tomorrow to finish grouting in kitchen and common toilet, levelling of floor in MBR, living room and dining area, touch up of painting. Bought my Billy bookcase with black glass door for hiding my DB, SCV, etc for $89, inclusive of delivery (latched onto prior purchase) and installation. PS: on a side note, I accidentally lost a cash voucher at ikea alexandra today. rather disappointed that it can't be replaced by their customer service. Wa lao, electrical trunking also use laser... steady... u picked the right guy. When my window contractor do up my window frames, he used strings only... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
