Project Spacemax

[marshmallow 0]

marshmallow are you a golfer?

i got PC before but haven't played for quite a while... kinda wasted~

[steelze 0]

testing...

Is this your DIY head board? What happened to the $900 head board?

[ersatz 0]

Love the carpet grass idea! But I don't have a balcony...

[january 0]

Is this your DIY head board?

You wish.

[steelze 0]

You wish.

hahaha.. thought your id kena whack by you and eventually gave u this headboard!

i was quote $350 for my headboard for the size 1.5m length by 60cm height. but i dunno the designs yet. probably i go find le then ask carpenter do. if not, later give me someting like urs i will faint! hahaha

[january 0]

Next door just moved in, and I discovered a leak in the wall adjoining their unit. Already informed condo defects team. Will probably have to re-paint that wall. Can I pass the bill to the defects team? :(

My contractor skipped town. ID is supervising all the rectification works, i.e. clearing up the mess the contractor made. Poor ID. But at the same time I cannot give him too much sympathy. I'm somebody who is willing to pay premium for good quality; but my contractor is charging me premium price for lousy quality, which is unfair. Plus his sub-cons never do a complete job, and we would have to call them 2 or 3 times to come back to complete it. I think we will have a fun time trying to settle the bill. Perhaps I should start looking into lawyers and arbitrators... in case I need them. Any recommendations?

Rectification works are ongoing.

1. Touch up the paintwork on the walls. Repaint 1 living rm wall, 1 bedroom wall under bay window.

2. Re-spray skirting which was damaged by the people who sanded and varnished the floor.

3. Construct skirting for false walls.

4. Fix chipped marble on bay window (yes, the problems are never-ending).

5. Connect drainage hose at service area.

6. Still waiting for that wallpaper from Goodrich... (sigh).

...more problems to come.

[lazybum9 1]

Next door just moved in, and I discovered a leak in the wall adjoining their unit. Already informed condo defects team. Will probably have to re-paint that wall. Can I pass the bill to the defects team? :(

My contractor skipped town. ID is supervising all the rectification works, i.e. clearing up the mess the contractor made. Poor ID. But at the same time I cannot give him too much sympathy. I'm somebody who is willing to pay premium for good quality; but my contractor is charging me premium price for lousy quality, which is unfair. Plus his sub-cons never do a complete job, and we would have to call them 2 or 3 times to come back to complete it. I think we will have a fun time trying to settle the bill. Perhaps I should start looking into lawyers and arbitrators... in case I need them. Any recommendations?

Rectification works are ongoing.

1. Touch up the paintwork on the walls. Repaint 1 living rm wall, 1 bedroom wall under bay window.

2. Re-spray skirting which was damaged by the people who sanded and varnished the floor.

3. Construct skirting for false walls.

4. Fix chipped marble on bay window (yes, the problems are never-ending).

5. Connect drainage hose at service area.

6. Still waiting for that wallpaper from Goodrich... (sigh).

...more problems to come.

hang in there man...look on the bright side, gg to enjoy fruits of ur labour soon...

[january 0]

Hi lazybum, thanks for your encouragement.

Condo defects team still doesn't know where the leak is coming from. They claim there is no water pipe there. But there has to be, because there is a watermark on the wall.

1. Paintwork touch ups are done, but I think the painters used a slightly different paint colour for the touch ups, because I can clearly see yellowish spots at the areas I had marked for touch ups. This painter is horrible.

2, 3. Skirting is done, and done well.

4. ID has tried to ask the marble supplier to fix the chip, but seems like marble supplier is not budging. This marble bay window thing has become more complicated than it should be.

5. Drainage hose not yet done.

6. Wallpaper will be fixed up tomorrow morning.

[ymjp100 0]

Hi lazybum, thanks for your encouragement.

Condo defects team still doesn't know where the leak is coming from. They claim there is no water pipe there. But there has to be, because there is a watermark on the wall.

1. Paintwork touch ups are done, but I think the painters used a slightly different paint colour for the touch ups, because I can clearly see yellowish spots at the areas I had marked for touch ups. This painter is horrible.

2, 3. Skirting is done, and done well.

4. ID has tried to ask the marble supplier to fix the chip, but seems like marble supplier is not budging. This marble bay window thing has become more complicated than it should be.

5. Drainage hose not yet done.

6. Wallpaper will be fixed up tomorrow morning.

Hi January, keep the spirits up! The leak at my place never got fixed until November and after numerous visits by the HDB technical officer. I refused to pay HDB the $50 odd charges until I was fully satisfied that my neighbour who is staying above my unit did the repairs. Yours being a condo, should be able to pass the bill to the condo right?

A house can have its renovation completed. But a home is always a work in progress.

The artificial grass thing costs a bomb, an arm and a leg, and then some! $130 per square metre for "top of the range", including drainage cells, delivery and installation. If I turf my balcony with it, it will be under a thousand dollars... but looking at the results you have achieved with your balcony, I am so tempted.

[january 0]

@ymjp: so you actually called Mr Wong? He's a nice guy yeah? You can easily install the grass yourself if you want to, but I don't know how much cash that would save you. Doesn't hurt to ask though.

[january 0]

...And the living room is complete.

Before - no wallpaper, purple wall, no curtains.

After - wallpapered, grey wall (looks brown due to white balance setting), curtains.

Close up of the wallpaper. It's a really nice textured piece which is really hard to photograph nicely.

I'd waited almost 3 months for this wallpaper and I'm sooo glad it turned out to be beautiful. *whew* I'm satisfied with the results!

[january 0]

Today is electronics shopping day. Bought pretty much everything from Mega Discount Store at Kallang Leisure Park. They have excellent staff and excellent prices, highly recommended!

Items bought:

1. 46 inch Sharp LED TV LE820

2. 32 inch Samsung LED TV Series 5000

3. Bosch Dishwasher, with cutlery tray (VarioDrawer).

4. Hitachi Refrigerator R-A6200. It's got a vacuum compartment, how cool is that!

Edited January 30, 2011 by january

[eggroe 0]

What's the damage??

Anyway, how did the marble top got more complicated?

hope your issues get resolved soon..

[reglxt 0]

...And the living room is complete.

Before - no wallpaper, purple wall, no curtains.

After - wallpapered, grey wall (looks brown due to white balance setting), curtains.

Close up of the wallpaper. It's a really nice textured piece which is really hard to photograph nicely.

I'd waited almost 3 months for this wallpaper and I'm sooo glad it turned out to be beautiful. *whew* I'm satisfied with the results!

very nice congrats !!!

[ynwa88 1]

...And the living room is complete.

Before - no wallpaper, purple wall, no curtains.

After - wallpapered, grey wall (looks brown due to white balance setting), curtains.

Close up of the wallpaper. It's a really nice textured piece which is really hard to photograph nicely.

I'd waited almost 3 months for this wallpaper and I'm sooo glad it turned out to be beautiful. *whew* I'm satisfied with the results!

Wow!! nice nice!! i like the wallpaper, the textured looks similar to my curtain blind... haha... good taste!!