woody 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) Hi all, I am new but I've been following some of the threads here before beginning on my reno journey. Learned alot from you guys and must say a big thank you! I like to share my reno process here so other new owners can benefit too.. We've decided on a clean, simple, wood grains kinda theme for our living room, inspired by the scandinavian/Danish designs.. My floor plan.. My total Revamp cost summary (total floor area = 120sqm): All Mansory/wet works (Kelvin-85468255) - $23100 hacking all tiles and tiling all floor, toilet walls and partial kitchen walls Remove old balcony door and track change all doors partial plastering including kitchen and bathrooms ceilings partial cornice open hole in wall & fix glass panel Rewiring whole house Bathroom screens Cement Screed PD Doors Stainless steel Water Pipes Cabinets, washing Machine and fridge base Tiled Backing for kitchen cabinets Capentry (Eugene-96958890)- $11229 MBR Sliding door Wardrobe with study table- 12ft 40" long High Seatte by the window 3ft full height shoe cabinet Kitchen Cabinets - 1 full height (3ft) and rest top/bottom (about 11ft) and countertop (3ft) Misc (Various parties) - $17508 Aircon (24k+9kx3) Balcony Wood decking Venetian Plastering & Painting whole house Windows & grilles & balcony door Invisible grille for balcony 2 CCTV cameras Opennet Enabling Custom-made Main Gate Ready-made Vanity tops Grand total: $51,837 Before- Main Hall Before-Kitchen Before-Balcony Before-MBR toilet - yucks! Edited July 23, 2010 by woody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2010 Reno jouney begins... For floor tiles, I must say that the tile choices are so much wider nowadays! From the rusty copper to the clean carara marble look! We went for a marble-look homogenious tiles beige with veins and even cavities! I've got a dog and baby, so need a 'dirt and stain durable' looking tile, you know what I mean.. For rooms, we were debating whether to use wood or tiles and decided on the latter to keep to budget. But must say that I love the wood strips!! Next round... we settled for a cream matt homogenous for a warm feel. Discussing with electirician uncle on how to conceal the TV and player wires. We didnt want to mount a platform or false wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) The solution was to drill 2 holes and run it through the guest room behind this wall.. Now we are cracking our brains on what to use to cover these 2 holes though they would not be seen as one would be behind the TV and the other the TV console. The usual power point casing for single socket is too small and the double socket casing too big.. headache errh Any ideas anyone? Hey, I am back.. more photos.. On the eleventh hour, we decided to 'open' a hole on this wall (entrance on the left) separating the kitchen and dining area so as to throw some lights into the kitchen. Thank God, our contractor Kelvin, was very flexible to accomodate and did immediately 2 days after. So, still in time before painting work commenced. Whew! Didn't regret at all! We had originally wanted to hack this whole wall and push back the kitchen to expand the dining area and may be put in a dry kitchen but were disappointed to learn that the wall consists of a column. So, no hacking.. However, on the floorplan, the column was about 1.5m wide and our mistake not to measure it onsite before totally abandoning the idea. When we did measure, it was a little late to cos tiles were already up..Sigh! So open this hole to add alittle consolation.. Another example of mismatched measurement between floorplan and actual. My MBR bathroom entrance was measured 600mm but actual is 800mm. We have tomake the entrance narrower to add more space to our shower area behind the left side of entrance. Edited July 12, 2010 by woody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2010 The wardrobe backing.. The Cornice guy..we wanted to conseal part of the wiring without false ceiling (as it is quite low at 2470mm) or it looking like a cornice. Hence, we inverted the light box holder and made it look like a beam instead. Cornice half done.. Legrand Mallia series. Much cheaper to buy at Choo Chiang Marketing which wholesales it. For instance, a 1-gang switch costs $1.70. White powdered curtain tracks..match my windows.. Ok for now... will update on the paint works soon.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 Hey there.. can anyone (besides Jaskel.. ) guess what is this material on my MBR wall? Not laminate, not tiles, not vinyl, not stickers, not wall paper.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hippobb 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 Hey there.. can anyone (besides Jaskel.. ) guess what is this material on my MBR wall? Not laminate, not tiles, not vinyl, not stickers, not wall paper.. cement screed and painted over? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 cement screed and painted over? Nope..it feels very smooth, like laminate..but not laminate.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) Common bathroom wall.. Love my MBR bathroom mosaics.. Love mosaics My backsplash up.. decided on tiles so I can put in more mosaics! Edited July 15, 2010 by woody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 Hey there.. can anyone (besides Jaskel.. ) guess what is this material on my MBR wall? Not laminate, not tiles, not vinyl, not stickers, not wall paper.. Hahaha.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted July 13, 2010 The solution was to drill 2 holes and run it through the guest room behind this wall.. Now we are cracking our brains on what to use to cover these 2 holes though they would not be seen as one would be behind the TV and the other the TV console. The usual power point casing for single socket is too small and the double socket casing too big.. headache errh Any ideas anyone? Don't really understand the qns. What the 2 holes for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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woody 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2010 http://www.venetianplasters.com/youtubevideo.html BINGO!! More photos on this later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2010 Don't really understand the qns. What the 2 holes for? The 2 holes were made on my TV console wall for the purpose of concealing the wires, the top hole is for TV and the lower hole for AC. I like to cover the hole so that when I sit down on the sofa and look at the console, I see only a casing/box up rather than wires coming out of a hole. Hope this clarifies.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2010 Venetian Plastering process: All products from Oikos.. very environmental friendly! MBR effect : Aureum Green Introducing the best in Spore.....Master Applicator Kamal My baby room effect: Ottocento Lime Green: My camera does this color big injustice! This color not only looks sweet but smells great too! Like baby foam.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2010 My guest room effect: Aureum Gold My Balcony and MBR toilet (partial) effect: Roman Travertino Stone Marble. Once dried, its as hard as stone.. can paint over with whatever color you like, some use black and comes with shimmery effect! I chose to draw square on my balcony wall. Some draw rectangle, giving the brick look.. For my bathroom, I chose to go without lines as that makes the space looks bigger..and Kamal said this technique is newer too.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
