Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) hee..can help me to take the pic and pm me? I wanna show my contractor that it can be done..lol.. He did ask me before if I saw ppl put their compressor at that area.. So now die die must show him Sure, but got to wait til weekend coz I only visit my house on weekends to settle outstanding stuff. The rest all throw to my contractor to settle. But hor.. best is still to compare with your neighbours. Go check other levels too. If nobody puts their compressor outside, there must be a reason. Even if you have a pic of my compressor, also no use in that case. If really scared, just call your HDB branch office to confirm. They may refer you to the guy in charge of your block bah. Edited March 29, 2011 by Soichiro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LADY_R 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Sure, but got to wait til weekend coz I only visit my house on weekends to settle outstanding stuff. The rest all throw to my contractor to settle. But hor.. best is still to compare with your neighbours. Go check other levels too. If nobody puts their compressor outside, there must be a reason. Even if you have a pic of my compressor, also no use in that case. If really scared, just call your HDB branch office to confirm. They may refer you to the guy in charge of your block bah. Thanks..meanwhile I will take a look at my neighbours house during wkends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Starting with the messy pictures during the first few weeks of reno~ hacking just done and boxups done, some tiling started. Entrance Dining Room from Kitchen Kitchen wall was hacked away to provide more light for the kitchen. Kitchen Pipes ran all over the place, gave us headaches when doing the kitchen cabinet. Wash Area No WC! Used to be a giant dragon pot inside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Living Room All the tiles delivered! But all tilers busy.. just had to wait. Gonna do a feature wall in the recess. Balcony Dirty walls above! Cement screed just done. No wall tiles. Stairwell Boxed up the recess areas on the wall since we can't really reach them easily to clean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Room Entrances Level 2 corridor with room entrances, as well as our shifted common toilet entrance. Common and Master Toilet Got KDK ventilation fans for each toilet. About 50++ bucks each. Common Toilet Master Toilet Bedrooms All look the same, so just post 1 only. Every room had odd recess area at the top and bottom of the windows. Going to box up all those on top (felt that it was too small and too much effort to make storage space and we didn't want to clean that area) and optionally have cabinets at the bottom. Also installed new casement windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelze 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 bright, spacious, squarish... what can one possibly ask for... nice sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csingeu 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Hey Soichiro! You have finally started your own t-blog here! hoping to see more updated pics! esp with the furniture in. and more completed pics of the kitchen area, with the kitchen cabinets & stuffs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 bright, spacious, squarish... what can one possibly ask for... nice sharing! Thanks~~ can always ask for cheapo reno bill. lol Hey Soichiro! You have finally started your own t-blog here! hoping to see more updated pics! esp with the furniture in. and more completed pics of the kitchen area, with the kitchen cabinets & stuffs? Heyo! Furniture will take some time, I'm really slow... usually coz I dunno what I want. haha. Kitchen cabinet might be complete next week or so, depending on when the dumbo hob arrives.. already waited almost a month for it. -.-"" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 A few more weeks in, and the tiling finally started. Kitchen Wall Tiles Want it bright bright, so white tiles it shall be! Wash Area Tiles Generally what I have downstairs is whitish Living Room Floor Tiles Half done living room floor tiles. Who wants to go for cat walk?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 1 month into the reno, and the house finally looks brighter! Living Room Passage Way Dining & Kitchen Light gray wall for dining room! Standard rubbish chute cover Wash Area converted to new Toilet This is the most expensive area in the house to reno! All the piping, boxup, tiling, wc and fittings in the tiny little area. Corner sink is lagi cute, 30cm only. The WC is Neptune, more expensive than my other WC+sink combined... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 And yet another month later (yah... drag for very long coz some items no stock, we were slow in buying things) Contractor just did 1 round of cleaning! Living Room View from the stairs Thats where my couch will end up My brick wall.. hole for TV bracket Downlights and KDK56" ceiling fan View of outside.. floor shiny shiny.. dunno how long it will last. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 Balcony Front was actually blocked by new HDB blocks... so view the side better la...! The balcony lights were installed wrongly.. should have been vertical. Already fixed by now. Dining Philips ceiling lights installed. ALL the ceiling lights are of the same model. Doesn't really flicker.. very interestingly, it just gets brighter slowly with very mild stuttering. Kitchen Still empty... the carpenter really took very long. Stairs Stairwell cleaned up with just one wall light with 2 switches. Railing will be painted later. Room Entrances We have different bright colours for each room. Many people thought the colours would be glaring or not conducive for sleep.. but I sleep with my eyes closed! Anyway, master bedroom is turquoise, still happy with that~~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Common Bathroom All fittings in! Mirrors from IKEA, stainless steel fittings from Song Cho. Very expensive... but sturdy, never worry about pressing hard on them. Master Bathroom Much bigger shower space than common bathroom. Otherwise, identical fittings. Master Bedroom Happy with the colour! Generally all the rooms have 2 walls with a distinct colour and white for the other 2 walls. Study A bit darker than expected, but we'll do some deco here n there to brighten it up! Bedroom 2 The bright cheery room, some people say will tear in the eyes if sit inside for too long. We shall see...! Edited March 30, 2011 by Soichiro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soichiro 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 And this was 1 month ago...! Room Doors Doors installed, but stairs not painted yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hafiizh 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 I like your bathrooms, and kinda awe struck with the simple white and minimalist change the simple white tiles made for your lower level. I think for your bedrooms the colors are just outstanding - but much too brave for me to have in my own place. Hope to see how it looks like lived in! I like your reno, will return for updates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
