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Yesterday was a chaotic day. Decided last minute to take the afternoon off, and good thing I did cuz had to make a few quick decisions on the spot.

What was done yesterday (and u can see why it was chaotic!)

1. Stucco wall for the dining room

2. Carpentry installation (bay window ledge, TV feature wall and console, study table at master bedroom, study table, bay and loft beds in the kids bedrooms)

3. Final round of electrical works, including switches and sockets

I got tired just writing all that down :P

On to the picture story!

 

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RENO PICTURE STORY, CHAP 5: CARPENTRY

The major part of the reno has finally started. Just a recap of the carpentry work I had done:

1. Bay window ledge for 4 bedrooms, with slanted ends for lounging and reading books

2. TV feature wall and console for living room

3. Veneer L Box for living room

4. Bay bed and Loft Bed for Kids Bedroom 1

5. Study table and cabinets for Kids Bedroom 2

6. Study table and TV console for Master Bedroom

Work was in full swing when I dropped by yesterday afternoon, contractor assigned 3 workers since they were late already (supposed to be delivered and installed last week). One was gluing the laminate on the window ledge. The other was hard at work on the TV console and feature wall, and another was fixing the beds and study table. Some in-progress pictures below:

Feature wall and TV console. That big thing leaning against the wall nxt to the console is the loft bed.

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Veneer L box, with the stucco wall and bling-bling dining light in the background.

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Close up of the stucco wall. Still need to paint and lacquer to give it a little shine.

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Thanks, thanks! Mistake to have it installed before reno was over.

It's now back to being dirty and dusty :(

Either ways it will be dirty and dusty! They're installing mine now and now my whole place (including all the built in carpentry) have a layer of fine dust!! Seems no matter what we have to CLEAN!!

RENO PICTURE STORY, CHAP 5: CARPENTRY

The major part of the reno has finally started. Just a recap of the carpentry work I had done:

1. Bay window ledge for 4 bedrooms, with slanted ends for lounging and reading books

2. TV feature wall and console for living room

3. Veneer L Box for living room

4. Bay bed and Loft Bed for Kids Bedroom 1

5. Study table and cabinets for Kids Bedroom 2

6. Study table and TV console for Master Bedroom

Work was in full swing when I dropped by yesterday afternoon, contractor assigned 3 workers since they were late already (supposed to be delivered and installed last week). One was gluing the laminate on the window ledge. The other was hard at work on the TV console and feature wall, and another was fixing the beds and study table. Some in-progress pictures below:

Feature wall and TV console. That big thing leaning against the wall nxt to the console is the loft bed.

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Veneer L box, with the stucco wall and bling-bling dining light in the background.

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Close up of the stucco wall. Still need to paint and lacquer to give it a little shine.

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like the way the veneer L box looks like!

Been so busy unpacking/accepting deliveries/recitfying stuff no time to post pics in my blog, hopefully tonight will have more time!!

 

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RENO PICTURE STORY, CHAP 5: CARPENTRY

On to the bedrooms.

Worker gluing the ledge for the laminate. Right picture shows the slanted ledge.

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What is wrong with this picture? Any guesses? Give up??

Two things wrong:

1. The ID and carpenter did not leave a gap btw the ledge and window for the curtain

2. The ledge before the slant is unlaminated.

This was the same situation for the other bedrooms with the slanted ledge.

Me and DH not happy. I called up curtain guy and he also not happy.

DH insisted that the carpenter cut off 2 inches from the edge for the curtains.

And I insisted that the whole ledge be laminated.

Argue2 a bit but DH and I held our ground. ID request that the additional laminate be done later, but the edge has to come off now as curtains will be up next week.

Will check tonite if its done already.

Edited by Umaisarah
 

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Either ways it will be dirty and dusty! They're installing mine now and now my whole place (including all the built in carpentry) have a layer of fine dust!! Seems no matter what we have to CLEAN!!

like the way the veneer L box looks like!

Been so busy unpacking/accepting deliveries/recitfying stuff no time to post pics in my blog, hopefully tonight will have more time!!

Yah, I really like the way it turned out. Got the idea from a magazine. Though I thought the joint was quite visible. But my ID assured me it will not be so once the carpenter has done the touch-ups. I hope so.

 

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MORE CARPENTRY

Study table and cabinet in eldest daughter room. Very basic and simple compared to her sis' bedroom.

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Remember this Google sketchup I did for one of the bedroom?

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Well, it's finally going to be a reality, albeit with a few modifications. Below photo just shows the bay bed and the pigeon holes. Loft bed and study table not up yet. Quite excited to see final result :)

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Workers had tuff time trying to bring the loft bed (which was in the living room) into the bedroom. In the end they had to take down my common bathroom door to get some space.

Sorry for all the shadows in the photos. Taken with my iPhone so no flash, and it was late afternoon so not enough light. Will bring better camera next time :)

 

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YET MORE CARPENTRY!

Low slanted ledge in master bedroom. We're not cutting the edge here cuz there's a gap already and it's quite low so can just let the curtains pool at the bottom. You see, we are not unreasonable ppl :)

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Study table for me to pay bills and surf Renotalk while DH sleeps :D

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Bifold door at bathroom.

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Hey, hey, am at my new place right now, coming to you all live using my M1 Mobile Broadband :)

Citygas man came and went. Now waiting for curtain guy to come at 1 pm to put up the curtains.

Hubby put up the TV but then we realised we didn't bring any TV cable with us so no chance to watch TV :(

3-4 pm waiting delivery of my bed and coffee table.

Carpenter supposed to come down and do final touch-ups and outstanding work, but it's now 12 noon and there's neither hide nor hair of them :(

Will update with pics once those things are done!

 

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Tiring day at the new place. My mom, sis and aunt came over so they took all of the chairs available :P

Problem with curtains and blinds at my living room cuz the pelmet depth is not enuff.

So now, even though blinds and curtains are installed, I can't open the windows! And blinds can go up, but not down!

Sigh...sigh...sigh...

So need to do a bit of mod for my curtains. Most likely it has to be hung outside of the pelmet. Aiyah, it's gonna spoil the 'concealed' look :(

Carpenter was there and I witness with my own eyes when he made a big ugly scratch on the brand new parquet floor! Haiz! :furious:

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Complained to my ID, she assured me they will rectify it. Well, we'll see abt that... I still hanging on to the last 5% payment .....

 

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aiyo... how careless of him! better make sure your ID rectifies it!!

so when will you be moving to the new place?

Yah tdy feel so drained cuz of all e problems.

I moving nxt Thu, yeah!

 

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RENO PICTURE STORY - CHAP 4: DECKING OF BALCONY

Decking of balcony took place yesterday. The men took only 1 day to finish, even though they came late (12 nn instead of the agreed 10 am).

Job done was pretty good, the varnish or oil used for the bamboo planks were darker than what I expected, and which I preferred, so am happy abt how it turned out.

But let the pictures tell the story :)

Living Room Balcony

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These are strand woven bamboo planks on a chengal base (which u can't see).

Doesn't require regular re-staining like chengal, but would need oiling for good maintenance.

It has a matt, non-slip surface.

Master Bedroom Balcony

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how much do they charge for the decking? planning to do it for my balcony too...

 

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