fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Hi FFTW, Would you mind share your aircon contac? I'm looking for system 3 for my new home. thks! Hi rainmok, I PM you the details. Check your in box Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Isn't Cotton White also White? I choose the colour Cotton white, thinking it will be a "warm" white and it will blend in with my off white capentry in the living & dining room. But to my "horror", I realised its far from white. Hubby said its alright and does gives the house a "homely" and "warm" feel. I am not so sure... Here is a photo of the bomb shelter door which is white verses my wall. The difference is quite obvious. Let me know what you think Told Dennis, my contractor cum ID that I am so shock by the colour. I ask him why he didn't call me when he saw the colour. He thought I knew it will be such a colour. I ask him if I can change the colour even though everything were painted. He got a shock, but agreed if it was really that bad. Actually it is really not that bad. The colour grows on you. Also, I am not an unreasonable person. At the end of the day, I am the one who choose the colour, so no one else to blame but me Edited January 27, 2010 by fftw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Pictures of my HOME After Hacking, Painting, Cove Lights BUT Without Lights, Carpentry or Curtains Here are some picture of our new home I change the floor tiles in the Kitchen to match the floor tiles in the living room so its seamless. Picture of my Kitchen from my Living Room Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Custom Made Dining Table Our dining table will be the same material as the solid top that we will be using for our Kitchen counter table. It will follow the rectangular shape of the cove lighting above except it will end at the wall dividing the Kitchen from the Living/Dining. Under this window is where my sink will be is located. The wall on my right will be where my 600mm hob & hood is placed. Opposite that of my hob & hood is a floor to ceiling cabinets containing my 6 doors fridge, steam oven & toaster+hot flask. The steam oven & toaster/hot flask will be covered using the Blum Aventos series of hinges. In fact, my entire set of Kitchen cabinets hinges will be Blum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) More Carpentry! Under this window will be more cabinets. I will also change the doors of the DB cabinet on the right to the same laminate as the rest of the Living/Dining & Kitchen. This entire wall will also be full of cabinets including the TV feauture wall. The cove lighthing will follow the length of the capentry. Edited January 27, 2010 by fftw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Acid washing will be done some time this week and carpentry some time next week and possibly finish closer to CNY. I hope everything get sorted out including the touch ups prior to CNY. Wish me luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CJREDDEVIL 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Acid washing will be done some time this week and carpentry some time next week and possibly finish closer to CNY. I hope everything get sorted out including the touch ups prior to CNY. Wish me luck! hey fftw, congrates to your almost completed reno..... .....so planning to move-in b4 CNY?.....take good care during your unpacking....it could be very very tiring...cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TYM 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 The "Nihon" Railways is a result of the fact that we not only have a gas heater for the water, we also have a gas dryer & using pipe gas. On top of it all, we also have hot water for the Kitchen sink, which most local households do not have. My husband insist that our domestic helper use hot water to wash dishes. So no choice Congrats on our new place. Just to share our experience in using the citygas gas heater. Hot water is not instant, takes a while to reach tap. Been using the gas heater for the past 2 years and on average, takes about 2-3 mins for the water to get reasonably warm when showering. Also, the water might not be hot enough when both the showers are being used at the same time. We do not have hot water for washing dishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ossify 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Isn't Cotton White also White? I choose the colour Cotton white, thinking it will be a "warm" white and it will blend in with my off white capentry in the living & dining room. But to my "horror", I realised its far from white. Hubby said its alright and does gives the house a "homely" and "warm" feel. I am not so sure... Here is a photo of the bomb shelter door which is white verses my wall. The difference is quite obvious. Let me know what you think Told Dennis, my contractor cum ID that I am so shock by the colour. I ask him why he didn't call me when he saw the colour. He thought I knew it will be such a colour. I ask him if I can change the colour even though everything were painted. He got a shock, but agreed if it was really that bad. Actually it is really not that bad. The colour grows on you. Also, I am not an unreasonable person. At the end of the day, I am the one who choose the colour, so no one else to blame but me my house is also cotton white it's actually off-white. slightly beige i think. i chose it to match my flooring. so... why did you choose cotton white? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSJL 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Spoke to Dennis, the only thing he can do is to re-route one of the pipes so its parallel to another pipe. He will box us as much as he can and paint the pipes the same color as the wall for those that can't be boxed up. The "Nihon" Railways is a result of the fact that we not only have a gas heater for the water, we also have a gas dryer & using pipe gas. On top of it all, we also have hot water for the Kitchen sink, which most local households do not have. My husband insist that our domestic helper use hot water to wash dishes. So no choice Use hot water to wash dishes? Wow - then your electricity bill will go up monthly....though we bought a kitchen mixer with hot and cold water type but we got Edmund (ID) to just run cold water will do....yesterday City Gas fix up my gas pipe and it is running from the top then down to my hob, i really hope Edmund can do something about it as the copper pipe really ugly - maybe just paint it as white or something but still see the pipe running...anyway, leave it to him to do something for me..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSJL 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Isn't Cotton White also White? I choose the colour Cotton white, thinking it will be a "warm" white and it will blend in with my off white capentry in the living & dining room. But to my "horror", I realised its far from white. Hubby said its alright and does gives the house a "homely" and "warm" feel. I am not so sure... Here is a photo of the bomb shelter door which is white verses my wall. The difference is quite obvious. Let me know what you think Told Dennis, my contractor cum ID that I am so shock by the colour. I ask him why he didn't call me when he saw the colour. He thought I knew it will be such a colour. I ask him if I can change the colour even though everything were painted. He got a shock, but agreed if it was really that bad. Actually it is really not that bad. The colour grows on you. Also, I am not an unreasonable person. At the end of the day, I am the one who choose the colour, so no one else to blame but me Hi fftw, it looks fine to me but are you doing something to the bomb shelter or just leave it as it is? Paste wall paper? I'm doing a feature wall to have my Guan Yin altar there and some display materials..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TYM 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Use hot water to wash dishes? Wow - then your electricity bill will go up monthly.... Actually the concern is not electricity bill but rather the water bill that will go up since the hot water to the sink is from the gas heater. The gas heater will only "fired up" when you turn on the tap. So if insist on using hot water to wash dishes, will have to let the cold water run (waste water) for a while (mayb 2-3 mins) before you get hot water. Unless you let the water run continuously when washing dishes, at the end of the day, there might not be much hot water at the sink. IMHO, too much water wastage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) Congrats on our new place. Just to share our experience in using the citygas gas heater. Hot water is not instant, takes a while to reach tap. Been using the gas heater for the past 2 years and on average, takes about 2-3 mins for the water to get reasonably warm when showering. Also, the water might not be hot enough when both the showers are being used at the same time. We do not have hot water for washing dishes. Hi TYM, Thanks for letting me know The only reason why we choose City Gas heater is because of the cost & ease. We currently have a F&P dryer & it really "eats" up the electrical bill! Hopefully with the gas dryer, it will be cheaper. Since we are getting the gas dryer, we thought we might as well get the gas heater, otherwise, we may need to get two heaters. One storage heater for the bathroom and another heater for under the sink (we use hot water to wash our dishes), like what we currently have at our current place. However, since we are putting a dishwasher under the sink, we can't put another water heater there. So in the end, the gas heater seem to be the best solution for us all around. Edited January 29, 2010 by fftw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 hey fftw, congrates to your almost completed reno..... .....so planning to move-in b4 CNY?.....take good care during your unpacking....it could be very very tiring...cheers! The plan is for hand over before CNY and we move in slowly. But my lease expires Feb 22 so we need to get outta there by Feb 20. Hubby wants to get someone to pack, unpack and delivery out stuff so I will not be stress out, But we will see how. DOn't really like people touching my things! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fftw 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 my house is also cotton white it's actually off-white. slightly beige i think. i chose it to match my flooring. so... why did you choose cotton white? It looks good in the book Also, my cabinets in the Living/Dining & Kitchen is also Glossy off-white. So I cross my fingers it will match! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
