Our 1st Home @ Sengkang

[mahjongace 0]

Mbr Wardrobe:

Mahjong Room aka Study Room:

Initial Bay Window but changed to the L-shaped so that we can lie down by the side while watching over baby :

Would be stopping here for the photos currently till my whole flat is done completely which should be in 1-2 weeks' time where all my furniture and electricals would come in after the last chemical washing and last coat of painting. Hope you all have enjoyed the pictures so far though it's nothing fantastic.

[punggol 0]

hi, may i ask how much u spent for ur reno in total? I got a BTO in punggol which will be ready end of next yr...juz wanna hv a rough estimate for the reno costs...thanks!

[mahjongace 0]

hi, may i ask how much u spent for ur reno in total? I got a BTO in punggol which will be ready end of next yr...juz wanna hv a rough estimate for the reno costs...thanks!

around 24k including laying of tiles + toilet tiles and installing doors and electrical.

[qiqi 0]

hihi

like ur hse design very much...all white! tats what im going to do too...but still cant decide on some laminate for cabinets. 'cos ID proposes some laminate with flora print + black glass..im thinking doing all plain glossy white laminate instead...so hard to decide

looking forward to pics of ur completed reno

[typ126 0]

hi Mahjongace,

im quite shiok abt your reno pricing. Do you mind share you contractor name? PM me can?

My house structure almost same as your. Some question to ask.

1) Reno price included air-con? What brands? systems 3 or 4?

2) Slope flooring at main door. Do u need to "cut" the bottom part of the door? Cos mine is quite low so have to "cut", but don't know whether can cut or not.

[froggy 0]

around 24k including laying of tiles + toilet tiles and installing doors and electrical.

wow, 24k is a good price! Looks like a lot of carpentry work, plus electric, plus door, plus flooring some more!

I like your shoe cabinet and sette. Maybe I can ask my contractor to do something like that - suspended but with sette can push in pull out type. hope u don't mind me copy idea hor?

Yours is Id or contractor?

[mahjongace 0]

Hi all,

been busy this few days...LOL didn't expect so many replies..LOL

Latest information: My flat would be ready this weekend...i would post more photos after that.

Below are my comments to each question that you guys posted.

punggol:

Initial cost was 24k for the reno stuff only. Electrical stuff means the wiring and any additions of power points. I just received my additional costs as well...sad to say it's quite a lot around 1.5k..as i've added TV panel for my master bedroom and a glass screen in the common toilet plus additional power points and cabinets that was unexpected.

qiqi:

Thanks for your comments. i've actually realized something...everything is white except for 50% of my electricals...=P how i wished i can change all my TVs to white colours... From my contractor, gloss white laminates is actually easier to maintain except that it might turn yellow if there's not enough proper maintanence. I've personally tried to use pen knife and ink pen to scratch on the sample laminate before we decide. You can almost see nothing on the laminate. But if you use dark laminates, it would be very obvious. It all depends on your theme actually. Jiayou with your reno!

Typ126:

1) Reno Price does not include Air-con. Haha so it's actually not cheap as what you thought but i believe the pricing i have for the worksmanship is reasonable. Nowadays, some firms are providing free air-con but if you go to search for more ID firms or contractors, i believe the cost should be the same. They just add in the cost of the air-con plus the air-con they are giving might not be your ideal one. Just my point of view.

2) Nope, my contractor did not cut the bottom part of the door. But we have chosen anti-slip tile for that particualr slope as well. His advice was not to drill any holes in the tile (for locking the bottom part of main gate) as it's bad-looking. No idea if he's just plain lazy or what...haha....So our main gate can only lock from the top part. For your information, if your flat has a slope at the main gate and if you have taken HDB's optional tiles, that part would be ready made with holes for the bottom part of the gate as well.

froggy:

haha ermm...it's actually a reasonable price only ba if you refer to my comments above. Electrical stuff DOES NOT include AIR-CON...just the normal wiring stuff, additional power points, etc. haha don't mind you copying...mine is contractor with ID experience...LOL....can only say that since some ideas came from us...some ideas came from him...

Lastly, hopefully everything would go on fine this weekend with no further hiccups before handover. i would update here soon again =)

[mahjongace 0]

Finally the day has come where all my items came in. Sad to say, there were still a few hiccups with my contractor that i need him to rectify. Hope everything goes well from today onwards. Enjoy the photos =P

Some additional stuff in capentry:

Divider w/o glass:

Feature Wall with TV console:

Study room (top part):

Baby's room (bay window with cushion):

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Master Bedroom Wardrobe (laminate changed to walnut colour...zzz....the laminate we wanted went out of stock...zzz..:

Additional cabinet at the top left to cover CITYGAS PIPE:

Curtains are up too (didn't manage to fold them properly) =P:

MBR:

Study Room:

Baby's Room:

[mahjongace 0]

Lastly, Furniture and Electronics:

Finally my Sealy Mayfair with Storage Bedframe:

Lorenzo Vera Sofa:

Outlook of Living Room:

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Samsung TV arrives but wall-mounting would only be done by Samsung personnel on Wednesday.

Had to ask person to install the 32" TV outside first coz i was bored waiting for everything to arrive:

Fridge:

Washing Machine:

KDK Fan:

[semaj 0]

Lastly, Furniture and Electronics:

Finally my Sealy Mayfair with Storage Bedframe:

Lorenzo Vera Sofa:

Outlook of Living Room:

Hey how much is the sofa?

[samgalz 2]

looking good!!

[flamedav 0]

Nice living room you have.

I notice you had a glass divider behind the shoe rack in your 3D drawing but not in the photos.

Is the idea scraped or not built yet due to some reasons?

[mahjongace 0]

Hey how much is the sofa?

$2199 + $80 delivery (half leather)

Edited June 24, 2010 by mahjongace