petalfruit 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 We've just bought an EM in Bishan. We collected keys last week... So excited...The house is well maintained, previous Reno was done just less than 2 yrs ago.. However we need to Reno de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony!! These 3 places r very outdated compared to de rest of de house..I'll try to post pictures... Trying these out on my own for de first time.. 😁😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedottyness 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Welcome to Reno talk! Nice to meet another EM owner! Any chances of ur EM being near Bishan park?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petalfruit 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks thedottyness! ☺my place is behind Bishan Community Club. Where's ur place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedottyness 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks thedottyness! ☺my place is behind Bishan Community Club. Where's ur place?My place is in the East. ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoes 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Hi petalfruit, great to meet another EM friend in this forum. I used to stay in a condo near Bishan and love the place there .... Near street 22. Your place is very convenient as it is very near Bus interchange and MRT Station with plenty of amenities. U certainly made the right choice. The previous owner renovated the place only 2yrs ago.... I believe they would also tag a high COV when they sell it to u. Do post pics of ur current place:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 We've just bought an EM in Bishan. We collected keys last week... So excited...The house is well maintained, previous Reno was done just less than 2 yrs ago.. However we need to Reno de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony!! These 3 places r very outdated compared to de rest of de house..I'll try to post pictures... Trying these out on my own for de first time.. 😁😁Hi petalfruit,Welcome to T-blog!Happy renovation1 Have a smooth sailing one.Cheers ,Jaskel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petalfruit 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Potatoes n Jaskel, good morning to both of u.Thanks for de kind remarks. I'll try to post pictures here.. Still figuring tt out.. COV was manageable for me, cos I'm non-Chinese. My seller was also non-Chinese. So COV was 55K only... Heng ah!!!! The house was so well done we paid de deposit on de spot!! Hehe.. It was a steal, really!We'll be renovating de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony only. I'm asking a designer friend to help us out... Very excited ...I've learnt so much from fellow forumers here. 😍😍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedottyness 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Potatoes n Jaskel, good morning to both of u.Thanks for de kind remarks. I'll try to post pictures here.. Still figuring tt out.. COV was manageable for me, cos I'm non-Chinese. My seller was also non-Chinese. So COV was 55K only... Heng ah!!!! The house was so well done we paid de deposit on de spot!! Hehe.. It was a steal, really!We'll be renovating de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony only. I'm asking a designer friend to help us out... Very excited ...I've learnt so much from fellow forumers here. 😍😍 :jawdrop: :jawdrop: 55k! a really good bargain. good location too!gd luck in your reno~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Potatoes n Jaskel, good morning to both of u.Thanks for de kind remarks. I'll try to post pictures here.. Still figuring tt out.. COV was manageable for me, cos I'm non-Chinese. My seller was also non-Chinese. So COV was 55K only... Heng ah!!!! The house was so well done we paid de deposit on de spot!! Hehe.. It was a steal, really!We'll be renovating de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony only. I'm asking a designer friend to help us out... Very excited ...I've learnt so much from fellow forumers here. congrats in getting such a nice unit in such a good location! can feel your excitement! hahahaah.... enjoy the reno and waiting to see more pic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petalfruit 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks thedottyness n May_dream1.😃😃Sure... I'll post de before n after pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleong 1 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Welcome to the Renotalk EM Club - I do humbly think we're the most active group of homeowners on the forum now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petalfruit 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks Cleong. ☺ tt's great to hear.Do u have a blog here s well? I'm a new EM home-owner. Any tips and/or advice for me on EM living pls?I've got 2 very mischievous kids (5+ & 1+) n an elderly living wid me.Comments from all r welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoes 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Hi Potatoes n Jaskel, good morning to both of u.Thanks for de kind remarks. I'll try to post pictures here.. Still figuring tt out.. COV was manageable for me, cos I'm non-Chinese. My seller was also non-Chinese. So COV was 55K only... Heng ah!!!! The house was so well done we paid de deposit on de spot!! Hehe.. It was a steal, really!We'll be renovating de kitchen, kitchen toilet n balcony only. I'm asking a designer friend to help us out... Very excited ...I've learnt so much from fellow forumers here. 😍😍U r certainly very fortunate to get ur EM at this COV base on the location and everything is done up. Hope u have a smooth reno journey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adidaem 6 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks Cleong. ☺ tt's great to hear.Do u have a blog here s well? I'm a new EM home-owner. Any tips and/or advice for me on EM living pls?I've got 2 very mischievous kids (5+ & 1+) n an elderly living wid me.Comments from all r welcome.Hi Petalfruit, Most of us have t-blogs - you can find the links in our signatures. EM owners also frequent this thread: http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4853&st=3960&gopid=727897entry727897Think when we 1st started, most of us (new EM owners) went thru the thread to learn from other EM owners... quite daunting tho. It took me many days to go thru the pages. Do share pics with us - RT-ers love pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleong 1 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks Cleong. ☺ tt's great to hear.Do u have a blog here s well? I'm a new EM home-owner. Any tips and/or advice for me on EM living pls?I've got 2 very mischievous kids (5+ & 1+) n an elderly living wid me.Comments from all r welcome.Based on your family unit, I suggest you allocate your elderly the study/room downstairs (next to the front door). That is assuming that it hasn't been hacked away. Have a toilet at the kitchen so that its not necessary to use the staircase. Make sure the staircase has handrails for the kids, maybe a gate at the bottom or top could be used if you don't feel that they can be trusted to use the staircase safely... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites