The Transformation

[Minerat 1]

These few days traveling, now still outstation, but still busy coordinating renovation back at home. Had just re-confirmed the total aircon capacity, qty and locations for whole house.

Guess what, I even provide an aircon in my domestic helper room!

Lucky helper!

[shmj 0]

Yes, drill a lot of holes at regular interval around the hse, this is to form a surrounding barrier all round to protect yr hse. I did it since I have hacked all the tiles for replacement. But having said that, termites may still come from yr immediate neighbour terrace if the did not do protection, so I also do treatment to all my wood inside like the roof truss. If you have seen termite attack which I have seen in another hse, you will be shock. So my advise is to do.

Alamak... but as you said, even if you do the anti termite treatment, if sway sway neighbour's house have and it crawled to my house, then how? Will still kenna right?

Sigh... headache... to do or not to do now...

[jumbopanther 2]

Alamak... but as you said, even if you do the anti termite treatment, if sway sway neighbour's house have and it crawled to my house, then how? Will still kenna right?

Sigh... headache... to do or not to do now...

Well, 2 schools of thought. As for me, for peace of mind, i did to minimize any possibility termite come up directly from my Hse, if sway sway got ants come from Neighbour, at least I had done treatment to all the woods in my hse

[wildfaye29 0]

Previously done anti-termite treatment, something that cannot be ignored:

See the drilled holes here? They are where the anti terminte chemical is filled in to create a ground barrier

Anti termite guy drilling holes around my house

Hi, may I know your vendor for the termite treatment? Pm me if not convenient.

Thanks!

[jumbopanther 2]

Hi wildfaye, I tried to pm u the termite vendor, but got error MSG, think yr mail is full

[wildfaye29 0]

Hi wildfaye, I tried to pm u the termite vendor, but got error MSG, think yr mail is full

Hi! I cleared my box!

Only 25 pm max, ouch.

[jumbopanther 2]

Hi! I cleared my box!

Only 25 pm max, ouch.

Ok pm u the termite vendor already

[Minerat 1]

Must apologise to my contactor. They did do the beading for me, as I've just observed.

[jumbopanther 2]

I personally 'advised' the plumber's worker how to run the pipe to be more aligned and closer to the wall, so that box-up will not be too big.

Can spot the difference?

Before:

After:

[jumbopanther 2]

Insulation provided to the floor trap, where the cold air-conditioning condensate waste water flows to. This insulation is added to prevent condensation forming, which may 'wet' the false ceiling in future

[jumbopanther 2]

My domestic helper's room, new wall. Notice the wire mesh added to prevent cracks.

[onion 0]

Insulation provided to the floor trap, where the cold air-conditioning condensate waste water flows to. This insulation is added to prevent condensation forming, which may 'wet' the false ceiling in future

Thanks for sharing all these important details

[jumbopanther 2]

when constructing extended rc steps, the contractor did not cut corners but insert re-bars before filling with concrete, so that the concrete can be held firmly and not crack easily in future

[jumbopanther 2]

View from the kids room, full height window frame up.

For the bottom alminium frame, contractor suggested to hack down 25mm from the internal room floor level to mount the frsme. So that any rainwater that splash onto the frame will not overflow and cause water seepage into the room. Brillant idea.

Edited October 17, 2012 by jumbopanther

[jumbopanther 2]

A glimpse of my domestic helper room which I had re-design with bigger windows to allow more light; and acccess from the main room instead of entry from the backyard.