blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2010 Air-con blower unit @ MBR Common room Study room Our air-con compressor Sunset view from MBR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) In the middle of renovation journey... Think is the time to give comments to my main contractor - William. So far not satisfy with his service. Good point : 1) Quite punctual for 1st few time meet up and will inform us if he will be late. But lately meet up will need to wait 15~30 mins 2) friendly uncle 3) Reasonable price Bad points : Always need us to go on site to discuss with his sub-con. Feel unfair coz engage him as main-con is to let him coordinate for us. a) Erect new wall - Ask us to apply leave to be on site to confirm the location of new wall. b) Kitchen cabinet base - Sat go on site then discover the tiler dont know where should the kitchen cabinet base start and end... c) Forgot to inform tiler whole house skirting should be timber wood but end up tiler construct tile skirting. He never knew about it until we report to him. d) He inform us master bathroom piping for shower area can be conceal coz we erect a new wall can conceal piping. Yesterday been told cant conceal. Hubby ask him why that time said can conceal now cant. He just shake his head said cannot, cannot, cannot.. e) Our MBR will go for parquet flooring but we request to have small portion of floor tile the entrance of master bathroom. Now floor tiles (whole house) r done but there area still cement screed only. We raise up this issue to him then he ask us to choose tile...But we already choose the floor tiles. Then he said is tile shop's fault for not inform him this case. Feel that he is not responsible. Coz he is our maincon & choose the tile together with us... He totally forgot about this isuue. f) Window frame should be black as we discussed b4 but he said we never said and now done in silver color... g) Ask us to apply leave again to explain false ceiling design to the false ceiling sub-con..Faint.. this sub-con always said cant be done by this way and that way.. Poor attitude. h) Poor workmanship - Different level in between the tiles. Can feel the uneven surface in between tile's grout line to each other. Will the tiler come back to polish it? Seems like we need to coordinate by ourself.. We did consider to get different sub-con to save cost but we decide to split into 3 contractor to make it easier. If happen to know need us to explain to sub-con then we should get our own sub-con to do it. Coz feel wasting time, money and effort to explain. We thought we already told him what we need. But he never take it seriously and just ask us to explain to the sub-con which is poor attitude. Expect to have additional cost since he never know what we want and might underquote...Sigh Hope to reach the end of the renovation asap Edited September 11, 2010 by blue8179 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2010 13 Sept : Go to visit our new house and the parquet flooring done... WIW (Triangle layout) MBR Tile @ Master bathroom (* Not the correct tiles. Think he already forgot and just simply choose the tile by himself. We do have the sample and its very big differences. Initially should be tile w/ dark wood grain. We ask him about this issue and he said this is tile that provided by the tile shop. He then told us no worries to the pattern & color of the tiles coz it can be cover up using a mat) ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2010 14~17 Sept : Start false ceiling & partition. Photo taken on 16 Sept... View from Main entrance View from living area to dining area. We have 2 lights for the false ceiling. One is downlight & the other one is hanging dining light. But they make mistake coz they add support @ the false ceiling for the hanging light which is @ fridge location... View from service balcony towards living area (2 layers of false ceiling) MBR WIW - Cover up the 2 beam with lower ceiling height partition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 Finally meet up with main contractor. We complain about the uneven wall after plastering. He bring along his sub-con and explain to us plastering means plaster smooth only & the wall will not be flat or even.... Is it should be like that? haiz...what is the point to plastering???? For the uneven floor tiles...He bring the PIC from tile shop to explain to us that 600X600mm homogenous tile is like that...The tile will warp due to the size and the process of making the tile (e.g heat...) Means that we should accept it?? I thought the workmanship play a part too.. If the tile is warp then the tile should be rejected & ask us to change tiles...If knew that tiles are warp then should stop the work, right???? Haiz...hopefully can solve the problems asap... Maincon said he want to carry out chemical wash before install lighting & carpentry work. He told us that this is the only one time washing for the whole renovation. I really disagree with it but he said carpentry is not belongs to him so any mess up by carpentry should be settle by our own... He also revarnish parquet flooring as well.. I think it should not be varnish 1st coz lighting also not install yet..all the protection are gone too... :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 More photos to update after painting... Blue, white, grey Our blue color feature wall Dining lighting point shifted to correct position View from kitchen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 MBR (Painter missed out light grey color at bedhead wall....) Study room Common room Common bathroom (piping..ugly ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 More photos... Master bathroom Will update more photo after lighting installation by tomorrow... Exciting But worry parquet or flooring coz no protection when install lighting...haiz... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Finally, lighting up up upz!!! Yeah Will continue upload by tomorrow... Z..z..z Edited September 24, 2010 by blue8179 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 Continue...... Passage way MBR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 MBR cove light effect WIW Study room/guest room Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 Common room Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yummy 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Today's damage @ JB L-shaped sofa (Will change the color ) Coffee table Bedside table lamp Others damage: 2 sets of 5 feet sliding door wardrobe, 2 single divan & mattress, 1 queen size divan & mattress, lightings... hi there blue! i guess blue is ur fave colour huh? really nice purchases.. may i know where in JB did u get them? also, did they charge u gst and transportation? TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astro75 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Dining chair Main gate Tap for basin May I know where you got the gate from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue8179 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 hi there blue! i guess blue is ur fave colour huh? really nice purchases.. may i know where in JB did u get them? also, did they charge u gst and transportation? TIA Hi Yummy, Yes. Hubby and me love blue color. haha. You can refer to http://www.guccaitaly.com There are two shops in JB which located at Taman Johor Jaya and Taman Molek. They did charge for transport & gst if purchase less than RM5000. Purchase above RM5000 transport fee will be waive. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
