The One With The Gargantuan Task

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STIFFENER UPDATE (LAST!)

Okay, this is it! Last update about the stiffener. It's been sooo long that the stiffener has come to be affectionately known as the "sore thumb".

A last look at the good 'ol boy who's been there since they built this block of flats over 20 years ago.

And finally.... the moment we have all been waiting for..... GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE to the stiffener!

View from the main door is a clear view into the house. Don't have to worry about when we come in. You can still see the re-bars sticking out from the fallen stiffener at the bottom left corner.

Hope that's the last I have to deal with any more paperwork or HDB. I'm sure my HDB TO is glad to not have to hear my voice anymore. Hahaha!

Looking forward, electrician is coming tomorrow to remove the mess of wires. And the tiles, with all the skirting and grouting, wil be done by this week! All the debris should be cleared by this evening.

woohooooo congrats to you & buh-bye sore thumb! it's just a nice HUGE space now.

[schiz0id 0]

I wish that my flat is that huge too!

It's always nice to stay in a large place where it's airy with lotx of space. But the down-side is that u've got to spend more time for cleaning up.

Yeah.. cleaning up can be a real pain sometimes..

woohooooo congrats to you & buh-bye sore thumb! it's just a nice HUGE space now.

Hey sleek! Yeah.. it's finally done! After waiting 1 month, it's finally down!

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FLOORING UPDATES

Making some progress today with the flooring.

They finished the skirting and grouting in the bedrooms and done up the grouting in the living, dining and kitchen floors.

A different view from usual. This one was taken from the "huddle" area outside our 3 bedrooms. In the foreground is the dining area, the opening on the left with the pipe is the new store room. Where the debris is, is the living room and the solitary door there is my parents' room. [Yup, the 3 of us are far far away from our parents. Away from their k-drama noise... ]

Yet another different view. Next to my parents' room in the middle is the study area. The one with the bigger opening is the dry kitchen which opens up to the wet kitchen in the back there.

Notice anything different? The big ball of wires is removed! One of the tiler uncles couldn't stand it getting in their way so he just snip snip them alllll away!

Looking forward to a more fruitful day tomoro and saturday. Not many days left. It's full steam ahead!!!

Edited November 10, 2011 by schiz0id

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Works feel like they're at a standstill today. Only one uncle working today. Pushed my ID to arrange for more people tomorrow. I'm feeling the heat..

Less than 3 weeks and I wonder why I'm the only one feeling the urgency.

Sigh.... I'm waiting for the day I have to take off my shoes at the door to come in to see the progress. Looks like it ain't happening soon.... *annoyed*

[edenstrauss 3]

R u guys installing any false ceiling?

Is tiling for the entire flat completed?

Edited November 12, 2011 by edenstrauss

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R u guys installing any false ceiling?

Is tiling for the entire flat completed?

Yup, false ceiling, l-box and cove lighting.

Tiling more or less completed. Now left plastering.

Still waiting for them to clear the rubbish before I post more pics. Tiling for living and wet kitchen all done. Plastering for the bedrooms are almost done, left mine and the common areas.

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Hey hey,

I see the sore thumb is gone! Abit late but better than never

Three weeks to move in! I feel excited for ya hope everything goes faster than zoom zoom in the weeks to come. Guess with the tiling and wet works all done, you can have many groups of people working on your place!

[schiz0id 0]

Hey hey,

I see the sore thumb is gone! Abit late but better than never

Three weeks to move in! I feel excited for ya hope everything goes faster than zoom zoom in the weeks to come. Guess with the tiling and wet works all done, you can have many groups of people working on your place!

Thanks!

I hope so too... *fingers crossed*

[Reiki 0]

FLOORING UPDATES

I love the space in your spacious house,schiz0id. Hope renovation can be completed as the schedule.

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I love the space in your spacious house,schiz0id. Hope renovation can be completed as the schedule.

Thanks Reiki. Population density is still high for us despite the supposed huge space

I hope it can be completed on time too. 2 weeks of incessant nagging at the ID and the different trades' uncles to come. Wish me luck!

Btw, I really found your tips on wire management very useful. Thanks for sharing! Will see if my electrician can do the same with such a short time to complete everything.

Edited November 13, 2011 by schiz0id

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WEEKEND UPDATE

Was pleasantly surprised to find 2 plasterers at my place this afternoon. They were so quietly working I didn't think there was anyone in the house until I saw the padlock out of its usual place and thought something was amiss. Lucky not burglars there to kop broken tiles, sand and cement. Ha!

Tiling at the main door completed. The slope for water to drain towards the right is not as obvious as I thought it'd be after tiling that part

Tiling in living room complete. That solitary tile not put in cos there was a wire next to the stiffener that was felled, waiting for electrician to come and see what that wire is for.

Wet kitchen tiles laid. Contrasting with the dry kitchen tiles. Carpentry is also in contrast. Hope the effect will be good! Was also pleasantly surprised at the new rubbish chute that was fixed by the tilers. The fuchsia protective sheet will definitely have to go once everything is installed nicely. Brrrr.. that pink thing will be staring at me each time I come out of the bathroom!

Would've liked to post pictures of the very nice plastered walls, but the guys were working in the rooms and I didn't want to be in their way. Shall take more pics tomorrow

Edited November 13, 2011 by schiz0id

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Btw, I really found your tips on wire management very useful. Thanks for sharing! Will see if my electrician can do the same with such a short time to complete everything.

It's good to hear that it is useful. Should you are hiding some wires inside cabinet/wardrobe, it is best for both electrician and carpenter to work together. That, each one of them is informed where you want to place any sockets.

[silversurf 0]

a fuchsia chute will be cool!

[schiz0id 0]

It's good to hear that it is useful. Should you are hiding some wires inside cabinet/wardrobe, it is best for both electrician and carpenter to work together. That, each one of them is informed where you want to place any sockets.

Ooooh okay, I'll see if that's possible with our tight timeline, else will just have to live with the trunking. Thanks again!

a fuchsia chute will be cool!

Erm, cool to some, not so cool to some others. I belong to the latter group. Haha

I'm glad it's not deemed to be horrible yet, amidst white tiles all around it!

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PLASTERING UPDATE

I love this shot of the entrance to our 3 rooms. So white!

The dining area also plastered. This nice plastered effect comes with lotsa work! They scrape and smear and scrape and smear and splash water and smear and scrape.. gosh... I lost count of how many times they worked on a single wall! But the effect is really great. It's soooo smooth the walls feel like glass. Yup. It's that smooth!

View from the living room. Still waiting for debris to be cleared. Will take one more round of shots when the washing is done.

Aircon fellas came yesterday and completed the trunking to the rooms. All rooms are plastered, now left plasterboards to finish up those recessed wall areas (like the blue wall in my bro's room). All our 4 bedrooms are waiting for the new plasterboards to flush the bed head wall before painting and we are done!

I love this shot where the two kitchens meet. Won't see much of this shot once the glass doors are up and the pipes are all boxed up.

Meeting the carpenter tomoro morning for final measurements. Plasterboards and ceiling people should be coming this week. Electrician and plumber will be doing concurrently soon I hope. By next weekend, hopefully everything will be more or less settled. 2 more weeks! Can't wait to move in!!