shumin 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) tiling begins today. cross fingers, toes and everything crossable for good workmanship. our purchases thus far,- Slumberland Royal Regency kingsize mattress(comes with crystal studded full leather bedframe, 2 pillows + bolster + mattress protector)- Rinnai RH-995CT hood- Rinnai 2CG hob- Bosch HBN331E2J oven- Mitsubishi Starmex MSXY series, system 3i'll be on PM leave tomorrow. YIPEE!will be going down to Jalan Besar to confirm our sanitary wares. Edited June 30, 2011 by shumin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2011 Hi Shu Min, hope you have a smooth reno. hope u had a breeze choosing your tiles!wishing you a smoooooth reno too. hi ShuMin, congrats on ur new flat~ I also bought a flat in the Jurong area. now looking for ID. Can check with u who's ur FSM and how much u paid for his/her services?Welcome to RT!we engaged Master Cheng for our fengshui audit.you can read about him here, http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23305i apologize that i can't share how much i paid for his service.you should give him a call and enquire about his price.i wasn't present when he came for the fengshui aduit.according to my husband, he's quite a friendly person who is fluent in english and mandarin.anyway, wish you a smooth reno journey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsclhk 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Hi Shumin,I'm sourcing for contractor now. Can you give me your contractor contact? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2011 30 Jun - water-proofing of both bathroom floor + tiling of both bathroom walls + relocation of our mbr door01 Jul - tiling of both bathroom floor + low wall for kitchen sink area02 Jul - concrete extension of window ledge + kitchen cabinet base + water-proofing of kitchen floorextended our window ledge due to FS reasons as we are required to have 4 pots of plant there.my mister wish to have sliding windows instead of casement, 4 tracks which also required more ledge space.am still thinking if we should go for casement instead of sliding. hmmmm, any suggestions?we've got this weird pipe in our MBR bathroom. the pipe is like a worm, wriggling in and out of the wall.will take a picture of this 'wormy' pipe when we visit our place again.the way the tile is cut is an eyesore. as the position of it is directly facing the entrance.asked Alan if there's any other way, he mentioned that this is best they could think of. wonder who HDB employ to design and build their flats.our pocket-bleeding purchases thus far,- Slumberland Royal Regency kingsize mattress(comes with crystal studded full leather bedframe, 2 pillows + bolster + mattress protector)- Rinnai RH-995CT hood- Rinnai 2CG hob- Bosch HBN331E2J oven- Mitsubishi Starmex MSXY series, system 3- Samsung RT72KASE Fridge- LG WD1404TD55 Steam Washer- Sanitary wares from GR Linkthe washer was super over our initial budget. hais.hopefully its worth the price we paid for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2011 Hi Shumin,I'm sourcing for contractor now. Can you give me your contractor contact? Thanks.PM-ed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2011 04 Jul - tiling of common bathroom + tiling of kitchen floor05 Jul - plastering of low wall + laying of blacony tileswas on leave on the 5th, Alan called to tell us that the floor tiles for the 'balcony'area will be arriving today. we haven't seen the floor tile before as he was the onethat helped us to pick out the tile.we visited around 1pm but the delivery of the tiles was not here yet, so we left todo some sanitary ware shopping.went back to the place at about 5pm, to our surprise...the tiles were all laid. andto our horror, the color was totally off. i think i went into panic mode. hahahamy mister called Alan. almost immediately after the call, the workers startedremoving the tiles. Alan told us to visit Hafary @ Tradehub to re-select the tile.am glad that Alan didn't come up with some lame excuse and force us to stick tohis tile choice. met him today, he even commented that he's color-blind and laughat himself.06 Jul - no work. delivery of sanitary wares and balcony tilewe bought our sanitary wares at GR Link. a brightly-lit shop with afew display.if you're like me who can't shop without seeing the real thing then GR link is aplace to do your shopping. Benny and his wife are super friendly people. Theyare willing to match their prices to Royal Franco.<< to be continue >> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2011 our uber tiny bathtub, which i am super excited about! hopefully, its not gonnabe that hard to maintain, read about the soap scum..etc.that's our 35l Joven brandless heater. wonder what happened to the brand. hahahaall our waste trap are stainless steel. wonder if it will rust eventually?installation of sanitary wares started in the common bathroom when we are leaving.gonna pop by the house on Saturday.TGIF ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemontee 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2011 our uber tiny bathtub, which i am super excited about! hopefully, its not gonnabe that hard to maintain, read about the soap scum..etc.Hi May I know where you get your bathtub from and the damage.Tks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chriswl 1 Report post Posted July 12, 2011 Hi Shumin,We are now looking for quotes from various contractors to compare. Do you mind sharing your contractor contact with me?Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2011 Hi May I know where you get your bathtub from and the damage.TksHi, i gotten my bathtub from Adamas at $310. accessories are all included.It's called Sarah, can't remember the brand. Hi Shumin,We are now looking for quotes from various contractors to compare. Do you mind sharing your contractor contact with me?Thanks in advance.PM-ed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chriswl 1 Report post Posted July 13, 2011 PM-edHi,Thanks, have receive it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumin 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) reno progress:both bathrooms are about completed. just lacking accessories.vanity top for MBR bathroom was completed over the weekend, but i forgot my cam.on the 18th, the Gain City guys came over to install our air conditioning.the most complicated trunking was in bedroom 2 (pink room).drainage to common bathroom. trunking in bedroom 3 (green room).for our MBR, the aircon was placed exactly where the previous owner placed it.goodbye to those ugly grills, we finally have windows!the house look so different. re-wiring was done on the 20th. decision making for electrical points was crazy.decided on our carpentry works too.the false ceiling guys came over on the 22nd to do up our false ceilings.again no pictures cause i forgot my cam. ARGH!! Edited July 26, 2011 by shumin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
