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Having a living room extended on to the balcony area, I miss not being about to sit outside and have a BBQ or the like but then I am on a main road and so it is very noisy and I am not sure how people will take the smoke signals :D.

It is coming along but there are always some bumps in the road. Think about enjoying the projector when it is all finished :good:.

RB

 

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actually, the electrican just called to inform.

1. 2 x T5 fixture/holder, from Chan Huat was faulty.

2. 2 x T5 lighting missing for my MBR (i guess for my MBR, it was maybe 8 x T5, instead of 6 x T5)

3. the tubes for the downlights are too big... either that, or my electrican's not sure how to fix it... i better go home and check the downlights again... SIGH... big SIGH...

that's it for all...

acid wash tomorrow, followed by kitchen cabinet installation on Fri... maybe i really didn't need to postpone my furniture delivery til end-Jun... OH WELL...

yo... finally got light, can see things liao :D it's common for light bulbs and tubes to be faulty... that's why i bought all lights at the lighting shop downstairs, so no need to travel too far to get it change...

for the balcony, it's okie to have bright lights... you'd appreciate it during cleaning :lol: can use standing lamps to create the cozy mood if you want to~

as for the cleaning part... think i'll ignore it... and prob only clean once or max twice a yr.. LOL... (lazy me...) or when the lights get dimmer (either the bulb going "weak" or it's covered with thick layer of dust...) LOL...

lights go dimmed with thick layer of dust? cannot be so kua zhang ba~ :lol:

i'm thinking of electric grilles, rather than traditional charcoal BBQ... think my wife will kill me for "smoking" the whole place...

i hope the "smoke" will be less... but there's definitely still going to have some grease here and there...

maybe can use a standing fan to blow the smoke away during bbq? more cooling for the bbq-ers also :P

with carpentry coming in, you're in your last lap liao! hang in there~ :good:

 

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Nice cove lighting at dining area. Thx for reminding me as I now need to consider the dirt, dust and lizard poo issues on the areas ...... Is it easy to change these lightings if they fuse?

potatoes, i have cove lights above my island as well. Its very easy to change the lightings, even i can do it. So i am sure you can do it as well.

 

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i'm thinking of electric grilles, rather than traditional charcoal BBQ... think my wife will kill me for "smoking" the whole place...

i hope the "smoke" will be less... but there's definitely still going to have some grease here and there...

electric grills are faster too and easier to control the temp. then food will be cooked perfectly!!! so can i say that your housewarming will be a bbq? hahahaah.... pls invite us, ya?? :sport-smiley-004:

 

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electric grills are faster too and easier to control the temp. then food will be cooked perfectly!!! so can i say that your housewarming will be a bbq? hahahaah.... pls invite us, ya?? :sport-smiley-004:

wahahahaha we always invite ourselves to his place... :lol:

 

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congrats on entering the final lap. like all the others have said, do feedback and let them know what is to be rectified; while they are not the ideal in pre-empting errors like some others, as long as they are willing to help you rectify and things are still progressing well. sport-smiley-004.gif all the best on a smooth finish and yes, we are all dangling for a invite to your place for a RT housewarming :P

 

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<!--quoteo(post=616990:date=Mar 9 2011, 11:04 AM:name=jaskel)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jaskel @ Mar 9 2011, 11:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=616990"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Wow....this look familiar <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

LOL... most of the pics are from renotalk... some i remember the sources... some i don't... coz i just right-click and saved... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

but they all serve as gd references... when i'm communicating with my contractor...

The panaromic view one is from <a href="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36231" target="_blank">Aaab's Hjem</a>

Would like to visit his place to see his utility room and kitchen also lor... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

I didn't get to read this until now. You could have just asked, we have had a few visits from potential clients of our contractor as well as a couple who bought our Arco replica. Good to see the progress!

 

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You know you are suffering from renovation depression and it's affecting your mental health and you should take a break from it... (like just ignoring it til it's weekend) when u actually have nightmares abt it...

Just a few nights ago, I dreamt that my projector + HTS were set up and while testing it... The most horrifying (ok... I'm just exaggerating...) thing happened...

While testing a blu-ray disc, there was no sound (quite obviously, cos it's usually silent in dreams)...

What's worse? There were giant sized grey pixels or artifacts appearing on the screen... Just like what the guy at KEC said abt lousy HDMI cable...

But I've tested it at KEC before with the same amp and projector...

The only reason I could come up with was that it was damaged during the laying of the cable... And now, I got a damaged cable stuck inside the L-box and I got to buy a new one and lay the ugly trunking outside...

I woke up in the morning, wonderin whether it's an omen...

Btw, it's only a dream...

And now, I'm so sian seeing my contractor's name on my ringing mobile...

And I hope my parents will stop nit-picking all the imperfections in the house...

It was never perfect to start with... And any stupid design issues, it's solely our decision... (but poor workmanship is just frustrating)

As if managing mine and my wife's expectations is not enough, I still have to deal with my parents'...

Sigh...

It's finally coming to an end very soon...

Windows grilles are up ytd

Kitchen cabinets starting to get installed...

Lights replacements for the faulty ones are coming tomorrow...

Kitchen tap (from eBay) coming Tmr

Aircon fancoil installation + installation of laundry system next tues...

Furniture and electrical appliances postponed to end June.

I hope we can shift in before 1st Jul...

Btw, any lobangs for curtains?

Sent from my iPhone (pardon the typo errors)

 

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Balcony]

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The 2 balcony outdoor lights are up; and they really light up the whole place; a bit too bright, i feel, if it's meant to create a more cosy feel. but i guess, it will be useful to have bright lights, in case, i decide to have a mini-bbq at the balcony. hehehe...

btw, both lights are controlled by 1 switch now; which is dumb. i've informed the electrician to change it to individual switches.

Erm... sorry if I sound dumb, but why need individual switches? Cos I think my lights at the balcony are controlled by a single switch too. :P:dunno::unsure:

 

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Erm... sorry if I sound dumb, but why need individual switches? Cos I think my lights at the balcony are controlled by a single switch too. :P:dunno::unsure:

Yeah I'm one of those dumbos that have individual switch control for my balcony lights - I always turn on both at the same time or not at all and I find that it made no difference if I had one or two switches.

Anyway, csingeu, take it easy. The house is so large that you really won't notice or care about most of the minor imperfections once you start living in it. More important is the feel and the ergonomics and the simple fact you like it all. I was rather bothered by the tilted walls in my unit but I hardly notice it anymore because I am no longer looking for the problem. Don't sweat the small stuff.

I had a narrow window between Chinese 7th month ending to when I got married in late November. My contractor assured me that he could deliver before I got married, and he didn't manage to meet the deadline. By beginning of October I was on the phone every day, visiting every day trying in vain to make sure things were on track. I found that it made little difference, and my meddling in some cases put extra stress on them which was counterproductive. Add this stress to my wedding preparations, and a week-long overseas work trip one week before my wedding, and our honeymoon after the wedding, you can imagine how everything converged at that one point of time.

......and I haven't got onto the topic of money. Everything cost money, renovation, getting married, going on honeymoon. And then the car needed new tires!

Fun times.

 

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Yeah I'm one of those dumbos that have individual switch control for my balcony lights - I always turn on both at the same time or not at all and I find that it made no difference if I had one or two switches.

Oh... the electrician initially installed 1 switch for 2 balcony lights... but i felt my balcony lights are too bright... so i'm thinking of having individual switches, so i can control which one to switch on... because actually, one light is bright enough; 2 lights - it looks like almost daylight... hmmm...

 

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Updates! (Day 62 - 04 Jun 2011)

Some work-in-progress shots...

MBR wardobe

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The frosted glass doors look kind of transparent ah?

The MBR is the only bedroom that's different in colour scheme... the 2 common rooms are having more warm neutral kind...

The MBR is more cool neutral... snowfield, mosaic grey...

Common room wardrobe

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The only common room with built-in wardrobe, as it has a recessed area, just suitable for it, and also to cut some costs...

This will double up as the guest room for the time being...

The other room will be empty for now... might use it as an activity room, for my wife, when she has mahjong with her kakis...

Or, i might convert it into an "activity" room...

the colour scheme is chalk with natural linen...

MBR bathroom

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it's kind of squeezy; but still not too bad, after the glass shower screen and the glass bathroom doors are up...

need to tell the contractor to paint the box-up in grey... to fit in the grey theme...

Common bathroom

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i really prefer the common bathroom layout... but somehow, due to the box-up of the waste pipes (which includes an overhang portion above the vanity counter), it sort of blocked the only bathroom light... u can see the angle from the shadow on the white box-up...

and i really should tell them to paint the box-up grey... it's kind of a sore...

 

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Updates! (Day 62 - 04 Jun 2011)

More work-in-progress pics...

Kitchen

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about 4 workers on site today...

2 working on the carpentry (kitchen, wardrobes, vanity counters...)

2 working on the doors

Utility room

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A little close-up on the doors, after painting...

the natural wood grain still visible... and this colour is nice... i'm using it for all the bedroom doors, main door and balcony doors...

and it sort of fits nicely, with the original metal door frame, which is painted with some glossy suede metal paint...

 

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Updates! (Day 62 - 04 Jun 2011) [Part 2]

popped by again, just now ard 5-ish...

wanted to label some more items which we had purchased recently... and also to change the bulb of the track lights to the LED ones...

Let's have a quick look at the ...

Kitchen

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some updated pics after the carpenters called it a day...

my wife picked the laminates... i would have preferred a slightly darker shade kind...

but she likes something lighter... she's afraid I might not like it... it's not love at first sight for me... but i guess i'll slowly grow to like it... it's actually not that bad la... (self-consolation)

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at the bottom right, it's the pull-out condiment rack...

due to our "strange" requirements, and the stupid LPG, it kind of screws up some plans... so yeah... there's this small space left... and I'm glad, it actually came to a gd use - i.e. as the condiment rack shelves...

bought it from Sim Siang Choon... cost me abt $100+...

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Updates! (Day 62 - 04 Jun 2011) [Part 2]

Foyer light

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earlier, i've shown the lights in action... now you can see how the light looks like...

the light is the same one, outside my level 2 bathroom...

Staircase wall light

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this is the so-called Spain designed wall light...

i think it's fitted with 2x26W... i asked the salesperson for the max brightness...

and i think it's super bright... :P

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