cj07 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2012 Here is how our kitchen will look like based on our ID's drawing on our wall tiles... No more L-shape kitchen though, because our cooker has to be placed near to the wall. 3 days later...our carpentry is finally ready to be installed! our ID told us that we are the first customer after CNY for the carpenters - meaning ours will be ready soonest. Yay!MBR Wardrobe with dresser near the windowOur MBR bathroom vanity top. Laminates are in for the full height shelf - also some woody colours in order to fit the yellowish tiles. Our basin is placed there for them to cut the hole. Kitchen sink side (opposite side from the drawing) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Confidential 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 Did you remove the original basin of the HDB flat and built a platform in it's place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wales 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 Welcome! Will try to post more photos (if i actually remember to take it) Where's yours? BTO too?Mine is bto Hougang (capeview), but need to wait 3 years.. Is the actual floor size comparable to the one at HDB habitual showroom? I got a feel that the showroom is being blown up.. He.. Hee... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 Did you remove the original basin of the HDB flat and built a platform in it's place?Hi Confidential,Yes, the original basin was removed so that the vanity top, cabinet and shelf can be installed. We had to find another basin to place on the vanity top as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Shopping time!The first few items that came to our mind were kitchen items - Hob, Hood and Oven. These had to be built-in so it was important we buy them first in order for our ID to place it around the kitchen. We only have 2 criteria for the hob - glass hob & as small dimensions as possible due to our really tiny kitchen space. The wife had a criteria - GLASS hob. So that narrowed down our choices considerably. The first glass hob which we found that had 700mm length was the Turbo Incanto 703VTSC-COL-2 triple burner. Actually I preferred the Rinnai Schott Ceran inner flame glass hob, but alas, its was just too big. Turbo was the choice, until one day when we were walking around in Best Denki in IMM and found an even smaller hob! At 600mm length, it fit our dimensions exactly. We decided to go for this and got a matching hood in 600mm length to go along too! The oven was recommended by our supplier - Zero, whom we got the contact in Renotalk. Instead of the EF oven which we chose to go along with the hood and hob, he suggested to purchase a Rinnai oven - made in Italy, with far more functions than the EF oven which we wanted. Therefore for a difference of $150, we decided to go for the Rinnai oven - RBO-7MRX.Our kitchen appliance shopping - COMPLETE! Edited February 18, 2012 by cj07 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 Mine is bto Hougang (capeview), but need to wait 3 years.. Is the actual floor size comparable to the one at HDB habitual showroom? I got a feel that the showroom is being blown up.. He.. Hee...They try to make it more spacious by hacking off one wall and replacing it with glass. At least, that was what I remembered the last time I went there.The kitchen is definitely not to size - there are so many things to consider, ie. piping, gas pipes, etc. There is a "fixed" place in the kitchen to place the cooker and sink, or else you need to re-route which will cost $$$.Anyway, 3 years very fast over. I'm sure it will be faster since HDB is expediting all the construction work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wales 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2012 How much did the ID quote u for the reno? I. Like the toilet u have there.. Can't wait to see the finished project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2012 It's been a busy weekend for both of us. Our ID arranged for both electrical and plumbing to be done yesterday, and we were there the whole day supervising and ensuring that everything should be there in the correct place. Finally the house has light! However, while electrical was smooth, the plumbing was a problem...the plumbers came late, and were rushing to finish everything before 8pm. It wouldn't have been so bad if they did a good job....but today when we decided to drop by the house in the morning, we noticed puddles of water in our MBR toilet... in 3 spots - 2 spots in the vanity cabinet below the basin and behind the toilet bowl which they fixed the bidet spray for us.Called the ID up immediately and told him about the problem...however the plumbers do not work on Sundays!! So no one to come and rectify. So our ID suggest that we turn off the water supply and he will call the plumbers in again tomorrow. Hopefully the problems can be solved soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2012 Talking about shopping...With Kitchen necessities done, we moved on to the electrical appliances. Fridge, TV and a washer/dryer. For the fridge, again we knew that we had to get as small as we can. However not willing to compromise on the 2-door fridge, we scouted around for a small but tall enough fridge with a capacity of around 400L. As usual, the width of the fridge cannot exceed 600mm. To think of it, 600mm is the magic number for the kitchen...our hob and hood is 600mm, sink also, and now the fridge too. Because of this width, we narrowed down our choices considerably - we found a Hitachi brand model (R-S37syps)with 3 doors which met the criteria while shopping around in one the big electronics stores. At $1099, it was slightly above budget but still acceptable. The capacity was less than 400L but ok to us too. It was later that the sales lady knew we were looking for 600mm-wide fridge, she suggested a 6-door hitachi fridge (r-sf42ams) to us. It was a hefty price tag at $2399!! The difference in the jump was the place of manufacture - one is in Thailand, the other is in Japan. Anyway the reason she suggested that was due to the fact that it is made in Japan, which is known for their quality. We were quite impressed with the depth of the fridge and that it could store up to 415L, which met our criteria. However the price was a huge deterrent and we decided to KIV it for a while.Subsequently, we went shopping again and found another helpful salesman who introduced the Panasonic Inverter fridge to us. It is also made in Japan, 3 doors, auto-ice maker, and a nice roulette style storage. lol. Best of all, only 590mm width! The price at that time was around $1.5k, above our budget, but definitely cheaper than the hitachi one for an almost-equivalent item. With inverter technology, it will also help us save on electrical bills in the long run, so we were definitely sold. Specs here: http://www.panasonic.com.sg/wps/portal/home/products/homeappliances/kitchenappliances/refrigerator/3door/NRC376MXS6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Called the ID up immediately and told him about the problem...however the plumbers do not work on Sundays!! So no one to come and rectify. So our ID suggest that we turn off the water supply and he will call the plumbers in again tomorrow. Hopefully the problems can be solved soon.solve the problem with the plumbers yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 solve the problem with the plumbers yet?Not yet. Andrew is trying to get the plumber in by tomorrow to resolve it. I just reminded him last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Next few items on the shopping list - Toilet AccessoriesAfter reading numerous postings in RT, we shortlisted the following shops to visita) Hoe Kee (IMM & Genting Lane)b) Sim Siang Choon (IMM & Changi South)c) Universal UnionThe items that we intended to get were:1)kitchen sink2)kitchen mixer3)towel rack4)spray set x 25)toilet paper holder x 26)shower corner rack7)bathroom basin to fit on vanity top8)Any other items that pop up in our minds along the way a)Hoe Kee (IMM)A good range of items to view but nothing that caught our fancy. The shop assistants generally left us alone to browse the items in the shop. We thought the ROZ brand of mixer tap looked good but we did not see any kitchen sink that we liked.b)Hoe Kee (Genting Lane)Much more spacious than the IMM branch as this was the main branch/HQ. It was at this place that we spotted the kitchen sink that we wanted - the BlancoLago SilgranitThe sink had dimensions of 615x510x190mm. Just what we wanted. Plus, there was an on-going promotion so the sink was so attractive at $399. Fortunately or unfortunately, the color that we wanted was not available. Hence we decided to KIV the Blanco. In the end we left Hoe Kee empty handed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battle 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Hey Cj07, all the best in your Reno.Nice place. Enjoy shopping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Hey Cj07, all the best in your Reno.Nice place. Enjoy shopping Hi battle,Thanks. Actually I am done shopping already. This is like a re-cap of what happened. Remember to upload more photos once your reno starts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cj07 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Continuing our accessories shopping.Next place we visited - Sim Siang Choon (IMM).Everything felt cramped and compressed in this branch. Like Hoe Kee, the sales assistants generally left us alone to do our browsing. Again, we did not find any sink that caught our fancy, although SSC had this "Astro" brand of granite sink. But the dimensions did not suit us.However, we did find some accessories that we liked and decided to shortlist - VRH range of accessories.Based on the product description, the items are made in Thailand (not MIC!!) and the range of stainless steel is the higher grade SS304. For those who are interested, here is their website VRH . However, not all the range of accessories are available in Singapore, which is a pity as I really liked some of the items in the website. In the end, we still could not find the elusive kitchen sink made of granite with dimensions of 600mm or smaller. Our hunt for the sink continues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
