froggy 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 If you wanna hack the overhead beam, you must engage a civil and structural engineer to certify it fit-for-hacking. It will then be easier to get approval from HDB you mean can be hacked with approval? This is the same as PE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 If you wanna hack the overhead beam, you must engage a civil and structural engineer to certify it fit-for-hacking. It will then be easier to get approval from HDB Dont tink we wana engage the engineer services ..guess $$ again. Anyway , the reno work has started. So we will leave with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMan 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) you mean can be hacked with approval? This is the same as PE? You have to pay a few hundred dollars to check whether it is fit to hack (the beam) or not. May be unfit to hack too... and it be a waste of $. Edited March 8, 2011 by CoffeeMan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggy 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 You have to pay a few hundred dollars to check whether it is fit to hack (the beam) or not. May be unfit to hack too... didn't know there was even an option. Bc when we saw beam, the first reaction was "that's it, can't do anything'. At least, for walls still can try to see if can hack - well, that was my knowledge then. Wished I had known earlier about the beam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) Anyone know where i can buy 5 pcs dining table with a combination of 2 acrylic chairs (also known as ghost chair ) and a bench? We would like to magnify our dining area as we install full height mirror at dining area . The glass panel separating the kitchen and living area should b able to do the job too... hopefully . Something like this ? We went to a showroom at Eunos Ave 7 last weekend , nice table and chairs , but very pricey! Edited March 8, 2011 by waiya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 hi waiya new house also the same - I got a ugly beam running across the kitchen oh really ? I tot only old infrastructure has it .. but i guess after some time you will not notice it ... to me , its not worth wasting the $$ .. as it is so many other things to consider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggy 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 oh really ? I tot only old infrastructure has it .. but i guess after some time you will not notice it ... to me , its not worth wasting the $$ .. as it is so many other things to consider agree agree. actually it's not just the beam. After a while of moving in, we became blind to many other things which we were originally fussy about Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 Going on smoothly We inspected the progress of our renovation closely. Thus far, good and steady progress To share bad experience with a contractor last year. We engaged ‘Co**r Cre*tion to do simple work at our current L- flat (partition, painting , scraping of wall paper and 4ft top kitchen cabinet. Got the contact from newspaper. Such a bad experience. Very stressful! - Did not complete work as promised. Contractor who co ordinated our small project was terminated soon after - They send over an old uncle to paint our L flat. Poor uncle has to scrap wall paper and paint whole house. We have to stay with someone else on weekend cause he needs to shift things around the small house - Left our keys at top ledge of the meter board outside our flat. We got so mad and hide away the key. Told contractor someone took the key and we deduct $50 from the total cost. To buy new lock! Such contractor also have! Very the Kek Sim! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 Learning from experience, we get a little kiasu and reiterated our fears to all the contractors we visited. Any bad experiences that any of you can share ? Learning points for us . And for us to take note during our renovation journey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neubie 2 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 all the best for your reno. your layout is same as mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMan 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Left our keys at top ledge of the meter board outside our flat. We got so mad and hide away the key. Told contractor someone took the key and we deduct $50 from the total cost. To buy new lock! Thumb up! Thanks for the witty idea Edited March 9, 2011 by CoffeeMan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 all the best for your reno. your layout is same as mine. Hi Neubie, thanks for the wishes. Btw we love ur house... Learnt a lot from your t-blog too.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
photog 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 Anyone know where i can buy 5 pcs dining table with a combination of 2 acrylic chairs (also known as ghost chair ) and a bench? We would like to magnify our dining area as we install full height mirror at dining area . The glass panel separating the kitchen and living area should b able to do the job too... hopefully . Something like this ? We went to a showroom at Eunos Ave 7 last weekend , nice table and chairs , but very pricey! I saw those glass table at Hommage. As for the chairs, I got mine from Gnee Hong, at Eunos Ave. u can easily google for both their website happy shopping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggy 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 I saw those glass table at Hommage. As for the chairs, I got mine from Gnee Hong, at Eunos Ave. u can easily google for both their website happy shopping comfort design also have this kind of dining chair and table. You might want to check them out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiya 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2011 I saw those glass table at Hommage. As for the chairs, I got mine from Gnee Hong, at Eunos Ave. Hi photog, thanx . I check out Hommage website . Looks good . U bought anything there? Expensive? I drove pass Gnee Hong the other day bt didnt check it out .. will do so too Ur reno completing soon ar .. good progress ! u bgt all electrical items? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
