chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2009 new flat looks so.. lao tu haha that's the reason why I got to do a major overhaul of this 6 year old flat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amrasenelya 1 Report post Posted December 25, 2009 amrasenelya, yea planning to do quite a dramatic overhaul to the place. as i will be staying there by myself, i don't really need so many rooms The ID took more measurements yesterday and I am excited that 3d visuals of the proposed design is coming out later part next week. Meanwhile I have to consider to overlay composite strips in my living/dining area vs hack and lay homogenous tiles. Will upload some pre reno pics later thank you for sharing the pics.. the living and dining area actually looks pretty ok but ure intending to overlay or hack and lay homogenous tiles eh? ours were homogenous tiles which came frm hdb so lucky for us we didnt have to do anything to the tiles in living room. but the toilets really look like they need a massive makeover.. rooms also need to do up abit.. looking forward to ur transformation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2009 thank you for sharing the pics.. the living and dining area actually looks pretty ok but ure intending to overlay or hack and lay homogenous tiles eh? ours were homogenous tiles which came frm hdb so lucky for us we didnt have to do anything to the tiles in living room. but the toilets really look like they need a massive makeover.. rooms also need to do up abit.. looking forward to ur transformation! hi amrasenelya, i am still toying with the idea of overlaying the living/dining area with composite strips or hack and lay homogenous tiles. according to my id, he has 42 different texture/colors/shades to choose from, will be viewing samples of them this coming week. when i first see the toilets, was thinking aloud, the toilets need to go all 3 rooms will be totally transformed. can't wait to see the 3d visualizations this week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2010 Updates: 1) HDB permit obtained without need of PE. 2) Hacking of walls officially starts 4 Jan 10. 3) Expect to receive 3d visualizations today. 4) 5 Jan 2010 - site visit with ID and view samples of composite strips for Living & Dining flooring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CJREDDEVIL 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2010 Updates: 1) HDB permit obtained without need of PE. 2) Hacking of walls officially starts 4 Jan 10. 3) Expect to receive 3d visualizations today. 4) 5 Jan 2010 - site visit with ID and view samples of composite strips for Living & Dining flooring. Hey chrysais.... howz your reno...hacking today??...... ...looking for your swee swee reno... cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2010 Has anyone used any reliable and credible shops that customise furniture? Saw some great designs from B* C**cepts and XQ**T but alas the prices are beyond me.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey M 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2010 Has anyone used any reliable and credible shops that customise furniture? Saw some great designs from B* C**cepts and XQ**T but alas the prices are beyond me.. Hi, what kind of furniture are u looking at? Chairs (eg. Kartell, Earmes)? Or? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2010 Hi, what kind of furniture are u looking at? Chairs (eg. Kartell, Earmes)? Or? I'm looking at coffee table, full height book shelf and tv console Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey M 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) I'm looking at coffee table, full height book shelf and tv console Can't help u on this. Cos usually ppl customise sofas/chairs. Coffee table or book shelf not so common. Unless is part of carpentry work suggested by ID. Edited January 6, 2010 by Mickey M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 i'm looking at a system 3 (inverter or non inverter) of the following configuration: 18000 btu (for living rm), 12000 btu (mbr), 9000 (guest rm). so far i was told that only inverter can meet my requirement - mitsubishi starmex to be exact, was quoted ard $3k for inverter by GC. but somehow i feel the salesperson showed more inclination towards mitsubishi for some reasons. just want to get more opinions from the forummers.. anyone has any suggestions on the aircon system configuration? brand recommendation? etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 Updates: 1) Walls are down, kitchen and toilet walls hacked. 2) Chosen composite strips for living, dining area - white background with grey veins; bedrooms - coppery brown with slight shimmer. 3) 10 Jan 10 - chosen floor and wall titles for kitchen and 2 toilets fr hafary 4) Tiling to start 15/16 Jan when tiles are delivered. 5) Next task - WCs, basins, storage heater, shower heads.. Impressed with collection at Lookz , not so much with Poh Joo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amrasenelya 1 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 i'm looking at a system 3 (inverter or non inverter) of the following configuration: 18000 btu (for living rm), 12000 btu (mbr), 9000 (guest rm). so far i was told that only inverter can meet my requirement - mitsubishi starmex to be exact, was quoted ard $3k for inverter by GC. but somehow i feel the salesperson showed more inclination towards mitsubishi for some reasons. just want to get more opinions from the forummers.. anyone has any suggestions on the aircon system configuration? brand recommendation? etc hey chrysalis, u hacked 2 rooms into 1 mbr? we got a 16k BTU for our mbr and 9k btu for common bedroom, ours is toshiba inverter... as for your living room, if you're intending to blow ur dining area as well, i think maybe 18k not enough leh.. the last time we were recommended 21k by the salesman who sold us ours... but we didnt get a unit for the living room.. if you regularly turn on the aircon, maybe 5 out of 7 days a week, its better to go for inverter.. as for the brand, i guess different salesman promote different brands.. hubby did his research and decided to go for toshiba... btw, different branches of GC, different salesman, will give you different pricing, even if its the exact same brand and same configuation... so, go walk walk and ask ask abit.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andante 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 WOw.. Cant actually tell ur flat is 6 years old looking at the 2nd pic of ur living room.. all white walls with white shelves.. But yea the toilet is a giveaway! I tink its cheaper to find something similar to what u want in stores and ask if they can make minor changes. I was at Mode design yesterday in Sugei Kadaut and they can do alot of changes to their stuff like different specific dimensions that i requested at maybe 100 bucks more! Probably still cheaper than wat your ID and contractor can quote? I asked Hommage to made minor alterations to my console and coffee table set...for free!! fyi, one of my IDs quoted me 1100 sgd for just the console when i got my console + coffee table altered set at only 899 from hommage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2010 i'm looking at a system 3 (inverter or non inverter) of the following configuration: 18000 btu (for living rm), 12000 btu (mbr), 9000 (guest rm). so far i was told that only inverter can meet my requirement - mitsubishi starmex to be exact, was quoted ard $3k for inverter by GC. but somehow i feel the salesperson showed more inclination towards mitsubishi for some reasons. just want to get more opinions from the forummers.. anyone has any suggestions on the aircon system configuration? brand recommendation? etc hi, u can consider toshiba inverter also.. cus the inverter is made in japan! n got self cleaning function... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysalis1972 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2010 hey chrysalis, u hacked 2 rooms into 1 mbr? we got a 16k BTU for our mbr and 9k btu for common bedroom, ours is toshiba inverter... as for your living room, if you're intending to blow ur dining area as well, i think maybe 18k not enough leh.. the last time we were recommended 21k by the salesman who sold us ours... but we didnt get a unit for the living room.. if you regularly turn on the aircon, maybe 5 out of 7 days a week, its better to go for inverter.. as for the brand, i guess different salesman promote different brands.. hubby did his research and decided to go for toshiba... btw, different branches of GC, different salesman, will give you different pricing, even if its the exact same brand and same configuation... so, go walk walk and ask ask abit.. Hi amrasenelya, yes i have hacked 2 rooms to become 1 larger mbr-cum-study. my living room is L-shaped and i intend to fix the aircon on the wall near the kitchen entrance. Coupled with a tower fan at the windows **** room area.. hope to cool down area faster.. not sure if it's possible last thing i want to do is to slave drive the compressor (which leads me to consider having a separate compressor just for the living & dining area) if price of inverter and non-inverter is abt the same, i will go for inverter lo.. toshiba very ex le.. at least from what i was quoted at GC @ sengkang. Second to Carrier. Grrrrr... i will probably go to GC@amk and if i'm not wrong, GC is having an event at expo at end of the month.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
