Pirvan 3 Report post Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) SHOPPING FOR TILESAfter hearing stories of how people spend hours or even days choosing tiles with their IDs, we were gearing ourselves up for a loooongg day. Mineral water? Checked. Tidbits? Checked. Phone fully charged? Checked. Bowels and bladder emptied? Checked! 1 hour later... everything was settled. Anti climax!!!!!!Well, can't really complain much since we didn't really know the exact color theme we wanted for the toilet. So other half choose 1 tile she really liked, and Donny worked his magic from there. Me? i was told to sit in one corner and look pretty. What do i know right? since i'm only there to pay the money muahahahahahahah.....zzzzzZz...One particular tile did catch my attention thou.. i knew i liked it, just didn't know where to put it.DAMNNNN CHIIIIIIIIOOOO!! but as you can see. The ballsqueezing price of $7.80 really... well... literally... squeezed my balls. KIV Edited February 29, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) WINDOWSSigh after inspecting the house closely, we realised our initial impression regarding the condition of the window was wayyyy too generous. Half the handles were falling off and the windows in the kitchen can barely be opened fully. Serves us right for being too 'chin chye' during the viewings. Oh well.. no choice but to look around for window quotes. My SO handled window contractor selection as i was away for a week. Alex came highly recommended by alot of forumers so we decided to ask him over for a quick site survey. According to SO, Alex came with his brother and gave her a very veeerryy comprehensive lesson on window selection eg, what to look out for, pros and cons of casement vs sliding etc. After a measurement, the onsite quote they gave us was $4850.... thats like $4850 over our budget. :help: She whatsapped me immediately and as it was only 4am where i was, it woke me up like a jolt.... basket. couldn't sleep anymore. Took out my budget excel sheet again to see where i can squeeze out more money. zzzzZZzzzIn the meantime, donny also asked the window contractor he has always worked with to come give us a quote. My SO liked the fact that Uncle B (thats what everyone calls him) was those old cheeky but kind looking kindda uncle, easier to work with LOL. Before choosing Donny, he brought me to one of his previous client's place (Snoopy2006) to have a look at resilient flooring. Incidently, i asked the owner who did her windows as they looked pretty good. Long story short, i have a pretty decent impression of Uncle B's work. Final quote came in at $2700 without toilet windows. Whoa... SO made sure that everything was as close as possible to what Alex was giving us. In the end we went with Uncle B (also told him to change our toilet windows) and we're keeping our fingers crossed that our bid to save 2k won't backfire on us. We're not hoping for the same quality like what Alex can probably offer, just something that won't affect the looks of our place. YEO(s) Edited March 1, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) MATERIALS DELIVERY!Before i go any further. I have to pay compliments to Donny for his time and man management skills. We collected our keys on the 15th Feb, Hacking permit was applied on the 16th. Materials arrived on the 20th, 21st we got approval (due weekend) to start hacking and his guys were already there in the afternoon of the 21st hacking away. Real tight Edited March 1, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) HACK AWAAAAYYYYYYYYYAs I had to be in Bangkok to participate in a soccer tournament (SO my most ardent fan decided to support me as well) we couldn't be around for the very start of our renovation. HOWEVER, we were kept updated by Donny watsapping us every step of the way including discussions for some of the niggly issues. Edited March 1, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) TILING WORKSHacking basically proceeded for 2 days (21/22 Feb). During this time, all the hacking were done except for the small portion of the MBR toilet. Somehow, HDB sent their inspector down to the flat twice but the case was still under 'pending'. On other news!Tilers started work on the 23rd. There were also a guy making good on most of the walls that had to be hacked. From the onset, there was always 2-3 guys in my place doing work. Swweeeett!Peektures!The activity in the house started ramping up on the 27th, there were 5 tilers all working on different portions of the house! 1 in each toilet, 2 for the kitchen and 1 doing up the balcony. GO GO GO!! Edited March 1, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) BALCONY TILESRemember these?YUP! we decided to bite the bullet and give the go ahead for these tiles to be laid in the balcony floor. Donny pushed us in the right direction by giving us a good price as he felt the tiles look too good to pass up.Donny discussing with the tiler regarding how the tile should be best laid.This guy's skill is powerrr! TADAHHH!!! Edited March 1, 2012 by Pirvan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getzski 1 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 your floorplan is a mirror image of mine.....can't wait to see the final product of yours. cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 your floorplan is a mirror image of mine.....can't wait to see the final product of yours. cheers.Hey Getzski!Yeah man i've been reading your blog but didn't realise ours are the same 'cept for the placement of the main door. Exact same idea for the relocation of the MBR and long WIW I notice you initially had the idea of creating an opening for window in one of the common rooms, didnt like the idea in the end?Currently still mulling over the number/selection of lights. not an easy task Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aqua 1 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 Floorin is preety! Is it laminate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirvan 3 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 Floorin is preety! Is it laminate?Hi Aqua, thanks for dropping by Those woody looking flooring are actually tiles and not laminates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayazumi 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 I really love the balcony tiles. Look so real, like wood flooring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dannie 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 I really love the balcony tiles. Look so real, like wood flooringTotally agree. Fantastic looking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocoholic84 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2012 Glad you guys think so tooo! We agonized over the choice of going ahead with that for so long as its not exactly cheap.. btw, hi, SO here =p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takeyu 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2012 nice looking tiles there. look so much like laminate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocoholic84 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) More BEFORE picsAs promised, attached are more BEFORE pics that were stored in Choco84's (my SO) cameraFirst pic shows my "lifestyle consultant" Donny Edited March 4, 2012 by chocoholic84 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
