The Experience: Our First Home

[bleucheeze 1]

Nice sofa! Where did you get it from?

[summersann 6]

Nice sofa! Where did you get it from?

FrancFranc!

[summersann 6]

Got our beds from Robinsons Centrepoint a few days ago after a few rounds of testing mattresses in various stores. Robinsons is having a Christmas/End of the Year sale, with discounts off all their mattresses. Most places we went to required us to have the beds delivered before the end of the year to get a discount. Robinsons was willing to hold the beds until our place is ready.

Put down a $200 deposit for two beds to secure the prices. Shall continue looking around for other good deals (if any) before it's time to make our payment in full, since the salesperson informed us that the deposit is fully refundable if we do change our minds. Sounded like a good deal to us.

The kids are going to enjoy the new beds!

[bleucheeze 1]

Wa, you have cat and dog! Do they get along well?

[summersann 6]

Wa, you have cat and dog! Do they get along well?

They do! They're quite good friends

[HappyAng 0]

Hi summersann, HDB officer approved your request for the casement windows facing the stairs? I am waiting to get my keys next week..

[summersann 6]

Hi summersann, HDB officer approved your request for the casement windows facing the stairs? I am waiting to get my keys next week..

Not yet! He insisted on us getting a PE endorsement, so we called in ourselves and asked for a reason why we have to when it's just a simple installing of windows. We were eventually directed to his supervisor, who is now consulting the technical department for us. Our ID is currently rushing them for an answer.

Starting renovation right after you get your keys?

[HappyAng 0]

Not yet! He insisted on us getting a PE endorsement, so we called in ourselves and asked for a reason why we have to when it's just a simple installing of windows. We were eventually directed to his supervisor, who is now consulting the technical department for us. Our ID is currently rushing them for an answer.

Starting renovation right after you get your keys?

Wah..must push the HDB officer lor. It's holiday season, they might be clearing leave or holiday mood.. Gd luck for your appeal.

We planned to start on 2nd week of Jan.

[summersann 6]

Wah..must push the HDB officer lor. It's holiday season, they might be clearing leave or holiday mood.. Gd luck for your appeal.

We planned to start on 2nd week of Jan.

Yah, we pushed. Still waiting for response. Oh well

All the best with your renovation when it starts!

[summersann 6]

Another public holiday means a chance to go down to the place to take a look (because we always feel like we're in the way if we go on days when there are workers)

Imagine our surprise when we found workers in the house. On a public holiday! The boy went down on Sunday to take a look without me, and he said there were also workers doing electrical work. I should be happy that they're working hard on our place, but I feel so bad knowing they're working when they should be resting

New walls are up.

Balcony is looking good!

New master bedroom, debris cleared.

Panels of leaves in the toilets removed, ready for new mosaic tiles.

May everything continue to go smoothly!

Lights shopping this weekend with the designers.

Edited January 2, 2013 by summersann

[summersann 6]

Finally! HDB replies and says that hacking of the last wall is approved. No need for PE endorsement, yay!

Looks like it really does help to call in ourselves to make some noise also helps that our ID worked fast and submitted the detailed drawings for the technical department the day they asked for it.

May everything continue smoothly!

[myrick88 0]

HI Summersann,

How much is your renovation final quote?

Any 3Ds to share?

I am still waiting for mine before I start a T-Blog...now at a standstill as key collection is after CNY and still waiting for FS master to give me his audit report before I proceed.

[summersann 6]

HI Summersann,

How much is your renovation final quote?

Any 3Ds to share?

I am still waiting for mine before I start a T-Blog...now at a standstill as key collection is after CNY and still waiting for FS master to give me his audit report before I proceed.

Hello

Our renovation's final quote... I think it will eventually come up to about 93k. It's 90k now, not inclusive of air-con and some other small things.

Don't have any 3Ds to show because my ID draws and colors details by hand, and will only release the drawings after the renovation is done.

I hate it when there are standstills. Can imagine what you must be feeling. All the best with your renovation and hope everything flows smoothly!

[myrick88 0]

Wow....your ID does work differently from the rest. Is it hard to visualize without any 3D?

I engage a FS master and no choice got to wait for the report. Waited nearly one month and at last the report will be out next weekend.

Hello

Our renovation's final quote... I think it will eventually come up to about 93k. It's 90k now, not inclusive of air-con and some other small things.

Don't have any 3Ds to show because my ID draws and colors details by hand, and will only release the drawings after the renovation is done.

I hate it when there are standstills. Can imagine what you must be feeling. All the best with your renovation and hope everything flows smoothly!

[summersann 6]

Wow....your ID does work differently from the rest. Is it hard to visualize without any 3D?

I engage a FS master and no choice got to wait for the report. Waited nearly one month and at last the report will be out next weekend.

We get perspective drawings, so I guess it's not that difficult to visualize? But then again, we haven't seen any results yet, since renovations just started. Hopefully, we don't get any (unpleasant) surprises!

If you're using a FSM, does having an ID still help? From what I understand, if you follow the FSM closely, there will be quite a lot of restrictions for the design?