steelze 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Halo, It's time to get to know your neighbour (and their doggy).. Stop by and introduce yourself and your folks.. Their doggy will get to meet you too, then once the doggy is familiar with you & family by scent ( may take a few visits) , it will only wag its tail each time you pass, no bark. Also, it can help jagga your house for you too since yours is a corrdor end unit.. it's good to have good neighbours if you are one yourself.. Better to have a good neighbour with doggy, than to have one with roudy & doddgy, creepy habits. Your call. Hi rainforest, thanks for the advice. We will certainly do a formal introduction when we officially move in. Good turn-around thinking you have pointed there. Since mine is a corner unit, my neighbour dog will be like my guard dog!! kekeke.. must let him smell me more often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) hmm...u mean people still ask u for contact even when u put it at your signature? haha... frankly, i would selflessly share contacts with anyone. ID are all salesman who know how to smooth talk, if they can offer u at $X, they can offer anyone at $X, its just whether they want to or not. One example, a friend of mine works at those mega electronics store (think Best, Harvey norman, etc). Their salesman are all given a base price to sell the product, which is a significant discount from the listed price, meaning they can give anyone a low price but giving everyone a low price would eat into their sales revenue. having a spouse who comes from a sales background also gave me great insights on how sales are done... besides, i have benefitted from contacts given to me, if not who would know where to get good deals? So why hesitate in sharing? Thanks gimz. Understand what you mean. Contact wise, of course can share la. But frankly, i have never asked any renotalk peers for their whole quotation. Because i always think that it is quite confidential. Nevertheless, what i can do here probably i will list down my reno items and the total lump sum. Hope this will give good reference to readers. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 1 Design consultation & space planning 2 Design proposal & perspective drawings 3 Selection of colour, material & accessories 4 Site co-ordination & supervision 5 Decoration advice A DEMOLITION WORKS 1 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at kitchen area 2 Hacking Permit (HDB) submission fee 3 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at master toilet area 4 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at common toilet area 5 Hack off existing floor tiles Living, Dining & Store room area 6 Hack off existing floor tiles at all Bedrooms area 7 Hack off & dispose existing Kitchen cabinets & 04 wardrobes at Bedrooms 8 Hack off existing Kitchen cabinet base, fridge base & washing machine base 9 Hack off existing W.C, basins & bathroom accessories at both toilets 10 Hack off existing Wall between bedroom 2 & 3 area (5.5ft L) 11 Hack off existing sliding door at Kitchen entrance (12ft L) 12 Hack off existing 02 Roman pillar partition wall at Balcony area 13 Dismantle existing toilet doors at both toilets 14 Supply & upload sand and materials to the house B MASONRY WORKS (Price of tiles up to $2.80PSF) 1 Supply & construct 01 no. of washing machine base 2 Supply & construct Kitchen cabinet base (20ft L) 3 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at master toilet 4 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at master toilet floor 5 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at common toilet 6 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at common toilet floor 7 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at Kitchen area (180sf) 8 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at Kitchen floor 9 Supply materials & labour to level up Balcony with Living room area 10 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles Living & Dining, store room & Balcony area (350sf) 11 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles at 3 Bedrooms area (600sf) 12 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous tiles Skirtings Living & Dining, store room & 3 Bedrooms area 14 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at master toilet area (200sf) 15 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at common toilet area (200sf) 16 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at kitchen area (230sf) 17 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at store room area using 63mm hollow block (14ft L) 18 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at study room area using 63mm hollow block (12ft L) 19 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at Kitchen entrance using 63mm hollow block (8ft L) 20 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at store room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 21 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at study room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 22 Supply materials & labour to construct 01 shower kerb at master toilet 23 Supply materials & labour to replace existing rubbish chute to new stainless steel type C PLUMBING WORK (OWNER SUPPLY FITTING) 1 Supply & install new stainless steel pipings for whole house 2 Supply labour to install new kitchen sink at kitchen area 3 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for Kitchen sink 4 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for washing machine 5 Supply labour to install Kitchen sink & both toilet basin taps 6 Supply labour to install bathroom Accessories at master & common toilet 7 Supply labour to install 02 sets of W.Cs & wash basins at both toilets D SHOWER SCREEN 1 Supply & install 01 no. of Frameless tempered glass shower screen fixed panel at master toilet (3ft L x 6ft H) 2 Supply and install 3ft x 7ft 10mm clear tempered glass kitchen entrance swing glass door E PLASTERING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to plaster smooth wall & ceiling for whole house 2 Supply labour & materials to base coat F PAINTING WORKS 1 Supply & paint whole house with ICI Emulsion paint (6 colours + 1 ceiling white) a Supply & paint all timber door frame for whole house b Supply & paint all sewage & water pipelines for whole house c Colour will be proposed to match design 2 Supply & paint sealer for whole house after plastering job (To provide protective coat to prevent damage between wall & paint) H CUSTOM-MADE FURNITURE ( External: Selected Laminate with Internal : Carcass in White PVC Finish ) To supply Labour, Tools And Materials To Install : LIVING ROOM 1 Design & fabricate half height feature wall Living room area (8ft L x 4.5ft H) a Selected laminate finish b designer feature wall 2 Design & fabricate Low height TV console cum storage cabinet Living Room area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c drawer units/ flip down doors MASTER BEDROOM 3 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at master bedroom area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 06) e lockable drawer units BEDROOM 2 6 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 2 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) BEDROOM 3 7 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 3 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) KITCHEN 8 Design & fabricate tall unit storage cabinet for oven at Kitchen area (2ft L x 2ft D) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) d center compartment open shelves with laminate finish 9 Design & fabricate kitchen cabinet complete with : a Top cabinet (13ft L) b Base cabinet (18ft L) c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 20) d internal carcass in pvc finish e installation of hob, hood (item supply by owner) f 01 sandblasted glass c/w aluminium frame & hydraulic system g 01 stainless steel dish rack GRANITE SURFACE TOP 10 Supply & install 02 sets of Granite Surface c/w backsplash on base kitchen cabinets (18ft L) I CEILING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box Living room area 2 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box at Master bedroom, Bedroom 2 & 3 area 3 Supply labour & materials to construct False ceiling at Dining area, passage way, masterbed room & both common bedrooms K LAMINATE FLOORING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to lay Pergo Family (Sumatra Teak) laminate flooring c/w timber skirting for 3 Bedrooms & Study area (600sf) L CLEANING WORK 1 Clearing & disposal of debris during renovation 2 Supply & lay corrugated paper for whole house flooring protection 3 Provide chemical washing for whole house flooring 4 Final cleaning for whole house upon job completion Total Amount: Approximate $35000 Edited December 7, 2010 by 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yeo99 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Day 06 - Masonry (PArt 3) Big progress for masonry work for Day 06. All hollow block walls for storeroom (14ft), studyroom (16ft) and kitchen (9ft) were completed. Wall tiles for both bathrooms and whole kitchen were done up too. Left only the waterproof membrance and floor tiles for kitchen, both bathrooms, storeroom and foyer. Apology that i don't have any photos to share because the place was too dark yesterday night when i went there. I also noted that all my bedrooms floor tiles which will be overlayed with Pergo Family laminate flooring are super muddy and dirty. Hairline cracks are more visible than before. I'm quite worried that this will affect my laminate flooring overlay quality. I hope the workers will clean up the floor tiles prior the overlaying. I guess you can arrange the laminate flooring guy to come after you have acid wash the flooring (during acid wash, they will be able to clean away te dirts and some harden cements). For me, I only laid the laminate flooring after the ascid wash. It will be also cleaner and dirts are not trapped inside the laminate floorings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 I guess you can arrange the laminate flooring guy to come after you have acid wash the flooring (during acid wash, they will be able to clean away te dirts and some harden cements). For me, I only laid the laminate flooring after the ascid wash. It will be also cleaner and dirts are not trapped inside the laminate floorings. ohh.. ok. Thanks for the info. I will take note of that! =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 so u decided that u would lay laminates over your new tiles in bedroom? If i m not wrong, the laminate guys would need to hack off the skirting as skirting cannot "overlay"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 so u decided that u would lay laminates over your new tiles in bedroom? If i m not wrong, the laminate guys would need to hack off the skirting as skirting cannot "overlay"... Haha. No la. I am overlaying over the old exisiting tiles. Why wanna re do new tiles for overlaying?? Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 1 Design consultation & space planning 2 Design proposal & perspective drawings 3 Selection of colour, material & accessories 4 Site co-ordination & supervision 5 Decoration advice A DEMOLITION WORKS 1 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at kitchen area 2 Hacking Permit (HDB) submission fee 3 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at master toilet area 4 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at common toilet area 5 Hack off existing floor tiles Living, Dining & Store room area 6 Hack off existing floor tiles at all Bedrooms area 7 Hack off & dispose existing Kitchen cabinets & 04 wardrobes at Bedrooms 8 Hack off existing Kitchen cabinet base, fridge base & washing machine base 9 Hack off existing W.C, basins & bathroom accessories at both toilets 10 Hack off existing Wall between bedroom 2 & 3 area (5.5ft L) 11 Hack off existing sliding door at Kitchen entrance (12ft L) 12 Hack off existing 02 Roman pillar partition wall at Balcony area 13 Dismantle existing toilet doors at both toilets 14 Supply & upload sand and materials to the house B MASONRY WORKS (Price of tiles up to $2.80PSF) 1 Supply & construct 01 no. of washing machine base 2 Supply & construct Kitchen cabinet base (20ft L) 3 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at master toilet 4 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at master toilet floor 5 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at common toilet 6 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at common toilet floor 7 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at Kitchen area (180sf) 8 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at Kitchen floor 9 Supply materials & labour to level up Balcony with Living room area 10 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles Living & Dining, store room & Balcony area (350sf) 11 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles at 3 Bedrooms area (600sf) 12 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous tiles Skirtings Living & Dining, store room & 3 Bedrooms area 14 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at master toilet area (200sf) 15 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at common toilet area (200sf) 16 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at kitchen area (230sf) 17 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at store room area using 63mm hollow block (14ft L) 18 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at study room area using 63mm hollow block (12ft L) 19 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at Kitchen entrance using 63mm hollow block (8ft L) 20 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at store room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 21 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at study room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 22 Supply materials & labour to construct 01 shower kerb at master toilet 23 Supply materials & labour to replace existing rubbish chute to new stainless steel type C PLUMBING WORK (OWNER SUPPLY FITTING) 1 Supply & install new stainless steel pipings for whole house 2 Supply labour to install new kitchen sink at kitchen area 3 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for Kitchen sink 4 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for washing machine 5 Supply labour to install Kitchen sink & both toilet basin taps 6 Supply labour to install bathroom Accessories at master & common toilet 7 Supply labour to install 02 sets of W.Cs & wash basins at both toilets D SHOWER SCREEN 1 Supply & install 01 no. of Frameless tempered glass shower screen fixed panel at master toilet (3ft L x 6ft H) 2 Supply and install 3ft x 7ft 10mm clear tempered glass kitchen entrance swing glass door E PLASTERING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to plaster smooth wall & ceiling for whole house 2 Supply labour & materials to base coat F PAINTING WORKS 1 Supply & paint whole house with ICI Emulsion paint (6 colours + 1 ceiling white) a Supply & paint all timber door frame for whole house b Supply & paint all sewage & water pipelines for whole house c Colour will be proposed to match design 2 Supply & paint sealer for whole house after plastering job (To provide protective coat to prevent damage between wall & paint) H CUSTOM-MADE FURNITURE ( External: Selected Laminate with Internal : Carcass in White PVC Finish ) To supply Labour, Tools And Materials To Install : LIVING ROOM 1 Design & fabricate half height feature wall Living room area (8ft L x 4.5ft H) a Selected laminate finish b designer feature wall 2 Design & fabricate Low height TV console cum storage cabinet Living Room area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c drawer units/ flip down doors MASTER BEDROOM 3 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at master bedroom area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 06) e lockable drawer units BEDROOM 2 6 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 2 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) BEDROOM 3 7 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 3 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) KITCHEN 8 Design & fabricate tall unit storage cabinet for oven at Kitchen area (2ft L x 2ft D) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) d center compartment open shelves with laminate finish 9 Design & fabricate kitchen cabinet complete with : a Top cabinet (13ft L) b Base cabinet (18ft L) c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 20) d internal carcass in pvc finish e installation of hob, hood (item supply by owner) f 01 sandblasted glass c/w aluminium frame & hydraulic system g 01 stainless steel dish rack GRANITE SURFACE TOP 10 Supply & install 02 sets of Granite Surface c/w backsplash on base kitchen cabinets (18ft L) I CEILING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box Living room area 2 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box at Master bedroom, Bedroom 2 & 3 area 3 Supply labour & materials to construct False ceiling at Dining area, passage way, masterbed room & both common bedrooms K LAMINATE FLOORING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to lay Pergo Family (Sumatra Teak) laminate flooring c/w timber skirting for 3 Bedrooms & Study area (600sf) L CLEANING WORK 1 Clearing & disposal of debris during renovation 2 Supply & lay corrugated paper for whole house flooring protection 3 Provide chemical washing for whole house flooring 4 Final cleaning for whole house upon job completion Total Amount: 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yeo99 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Haha. No la. I am overlaying over the old exisiting tiles. Why wanna re do new tiles for overlaying?? Haha Yes, you need to hack off the existing tile skirting not the floor tiles so as the wooden skirting can be installed by the laminate floor guy. The hacking of the existing tile skirting are either done by the laminate floor guy (part of the laminate floor package if you are taking it not from the contractor) or the main contractor. For my case, it is from the laminate floor guy. Edited December 7, 2010 by yeo99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Opps. This is the older quote. Latest wont have hackinf floor tiles for bedrooms. Anyway, i saw the skirting for all bedrooms for overlay lamini have been hacked off. Think my id know i am doing overlay, tt why he hacked away for me. =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) Meeting with Electrician (Ah Soon) last night We confirmed the quote and these are my requirement: 10A lighting point X30 13A double point X 21 13A single point X2 20A water heater point (2-way switch) Data point (cat6) X4 Cooker hood /hob point X1 Oven point X1 Installation of lighting X30 Installation of fan fixture X4 1 set of MCB Door bell point with bell push button X1 SCV point X4 Telephone point X2 Air con point X1 2-way switch for lighting point @ living room X1 Total amount: $3500 Edited December 8, 2010 by steelze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) Day 8 - Masorny Work Windows all done up. Wanna check with you guys how u guys check on the windows workmanship. For my case, i noted the following: 1. Casement handles a bit skinny thin and frenzy. Machiam can break it when used too much force on them. 2. Sliding windows can shake when i sldie them. I could also lift up the windows a bit from the sliding track, and ccould feel that they are not tighly fit in. 3. I requested for casement handles with lock. But Alex told me that casement handles don't come with locks one. But i remembered from one thread that owner requested locks for all casement handles and Alex agreed. 4. I also noted the window guy chipped off a palm size of my concrete wall off the living room window area. should i ask them to plaster back the hole, or leave it to my ID's guys to seal up when they do whole house plastering? Edited December 9, 2010 by steelze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2010 Day 09 - Masorny Work (endless....) Wall tiles for kitchen and bathrooms all up. Kitchen Common bathroom Master bathroom Especially like the tiles compartment layout at the shower area. =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2010 Day 8 - Masorny Work Windows all done up. Wanna check with you guys how u guys check on the windows workmanship. For my case, i noted the following: 1. Casement handles a bit skinny thin and frenzy. Machiam can break it when used too much force on them. 2. Sliding windows can shake when i sldie them. I could also lift up the windows a bit from the sliding track, and ccould feel that they are not tighly fit in. 3. I requested for casement handles with lock. But Alex told me that casement handles don't come with locks one. But i remembered from one thread that owner requested locks for all casement handles and Alex agreed. 4. I also noted the window guy chipped off a palm size of my concrete wall off the living room window area. should i ask them to plaster back the hole, or leave it to my ID's guys to seal up when they do whole house plastering? I asked my ID, wife and twin brother to check the windows work over the past few days. They said i am over-reacting. hahaha.. i guess probably I am loaded with reno anxiety. Anyway, alex and Vincent came over to explain the windiows to me personally. Really appreciate their kind efforts to explain the windows queries I have. Some photos of the windows to share: Living room – Casement Windows X6 Study room – Casement Windows X3 Common bathroom Bedroom 2 – Casement Windows X4 Bedroom 3 – Sliding Windows X4 Overall, I’m still very satisfied with the windows workmanship. Next stage is choosing grilles… Can advise me which one to go for? =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Grilles design I need easy clean grilles. but that all horizontal one like machiam jail feeling. heachace.. Main door and wrought iron gate Tmr we will go n buy main door and wrought iron gate. main door still not sure whether to go Yontat or Singtat. Wrought iron gate most probably going to CNS at AMK. Edited December 10, 2010 by steelze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2010 Day 09 - Masonry work (cont.) Some WIP photos of the living room: Dinig area Living room If only the kitchen wall is half height wall cum glass, the whole living room will be very chio with natural bright ligh shinning in all the way from kitchen. but budget low, and for practical reason (cleaning of glass after daily heavy cooking), we decided to proceed with wall with tiles. Storeroom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
