istel 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 1 whole lot of sand for mixing... Had to laugh at the irony that I was just posting on Dex's blog in regards to his "elderly encounters" just few days ago. Today, on just the third day of my "open house", an elderly couple from supposedly nearby, popped in while the door is opened to 走马看花 in my apartment while I was busy talking to my contractor so was too busy to take any pictures of them. They also shot me a couple of questions while they view the flat... I'll be counting how many subsequent ones are going to pop by~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Julian.T 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Will update when I talk to my contractor again, please do update me as well in regards to your situation too kay I did drop by his thread before actually and saw that he had the pipes re-routed nicely. That's where I had the idea that the pipes can actually be re-routed and was shocked when my contractor told me otherwise. However, it appears only his contractor is the one responsible for it so Goobi has actually said to call his contractor instead... A bit paiseh to call his contractor to ask about such things haha... Sure to exchange info if there are any updates on my side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dexufto 5 Report post Posted November 26, 2010 Goodluck, your contractor should be able to settle this for you; Will update when I talk to my contractor again, please do update me as well in regards to your situation too kay I did drop by his thread before actually and saw that he had the pipes re-routed nicely. That's where I had the idea that the pipes can actually be re-routed and was shocked when my contractor told me otherwise. However, it appears only his contractor is the one responsible for it so Goobi has actually said to call his contractor instead... A bit paiseh to call his contractor to ask about such things haha... haha, welcome to the heartland of TPY, seems like there's alota of KP ppl in our neighbourhood Had to laugh at the irony that I was just posting on Dex's blog in regards to his "elderly encounters" just few days ago. Today, on just the third day of my "open house", an elderly couple from supposedly nearby, popped in while the door is opened to 走马看花 in my apartment while I was busy talking to my contractor so was too busy to take any pictures of them. They also shot me a couple of questions while they view the flat... \ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulchng 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2010 1 whole lot of sand for mixing... Had to laugh at the irony that I was just posting on Dex's blog in regards to his "elderly encounters" just few days ago. Today, on just the third day of my "open house", an elderly couple from supposedly nearby, popped in while the door is opened to 走马看花 in my apartment while I was busy talking to my contractor so was too busy to take any pictures of them. They also shot me a couple of questions while they view the flat... I'll be counting how many subsequent ones are going to pop by~ hows the progress so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2010 hows the progress so far Thanks for asking not a very exciting week as I'm waiting for hacking approval from hdb... Hacking can only start net week and I'll be on biz trip for the entire week next week so might not have much updates till mid dec here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2baboons 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Dude, when can I go see see look look like your neighbors?!?! lol Sounds like you can move in by end of the month!! Very excited for u! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) Just got back from overseas... Lost track of things that had been done for the renovation during the days I'm away... Some updates... Grills taken off... Walls plastered... Cornices hacked off... Only electric cables left in the house... Door hacked for MBR to Shower room... Half of the wall between Shower room and Toilet hacked away Edited December 17, 2010 by istel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) Spent 1.25k in total for my sink, kitchen tap, Fujioh cooking hob and Ellane chimney hood... 1k+ just for the cooking hob and hood alone... I think I over-spent a lot here -_-; Edited December 17, 2010 by istel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Anyone changed their main water pipes on the top left hand corner during renovation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) Uploaded with ImageShack.us hi, u can select the option for linking images "embed this image" --> "Forum" for easy viewing. yeap, u can check your town council website to see if they offer the service for changing pipes. My contractor charged me $800 for kitchen and toilet big pvc pipes. Edited December 17, 2010 by gimz63251073 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neubie 2 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Just got back from overseas... Lost track of things that had been done for the renovation during the days I'm away... Some updates... rem to ask the contractor add some stoppers to prevent the main door grille from banging onto the wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 hi, u can select the option for linking images "embed this image" --> "Forum" for easy viewing. yeap, u can check your town council website to see if they offer the service for changing pipes. My contractor charged me $800 for kitchen and toilet big pvc pipes. Hmm... I just used the link imageshack gives for forum usage. Is the layout very bad for your screen? $800 just to change 2 pipes ah... I heard need to apply permit from HDB also? rem to ask the contractor add some stoppers to prevent the main door grille from banging onto the wall Thanks for the advice, will try to keep that in mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Hmm... I just used the link imageshack gives for forum usage. Is the layout very bad for your screen? $800 just to change 2 pipes ah... I heard need to apply permit from HDB also? Thanks for the advice, will try to keep that in mind uhmmm on my screen, the pics appear very small, so cannot view it directly and have to click open the images. whereas if u used the link i suggested, the picture is much bigger, though resized to fit the screen. $800 is for 2 toilets and kitchen pipes. Permit part can leave to the contactor ba, no worries. Its $800 for a very long time use as pvc pipes generally hassle free. Iron pipes keep rusing and if you keep painting, the pipe just keeps getting bigger... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) uhmmm on my screen, the pics appear very small, so cannot view it directly and have to click open the images. whereas if u used the link i suggested, the picture is much bigger, though resized to fit the screen. $800 is for 2 toilets and kitchen pipes. Permit part can leave to the contactor ba, no worries. Its $800 for a very long time use as pvc pipes generally hassle free. Iron pipes keep rusing and if you keep painting, the pipe just keeps getting bigger... I see, paiseh haha I guess I'm too used to embedding the thumbnails instead... Would you recommend that I change the pipes if the pipes are already changed to PVC by previous owner? Haven't went back since last Sat... They were water-proofing the toilet floor and wall as well as the frame for the kitchen cabinet... Kitchen cabinet frame Will post the waterproofing pictures later tonight... Edited December 21, 2010 by istel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
istel 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) Extra post... Edited December 21, 2010 by istel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
