rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Day 32This is one place that wife really has got issues - inside the small level 1 toilet. I shall call it the "hobbit" toilet from now on. Recess area in the "hobbit" toilet (Wife doesn't like it)The "hobbit" toiletSS pipings in the "hobbit" toilet Edited April 1, 2013 by rockyAtRenotalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Day 32Master Bedroom Yard area after box up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Day 32The issues keep coming... I thought that the recess area could be used for some decorative ornaments, but wife thinks otherwise. Well, the good about this partition is that we can conceal some electrical sockets. Let's see...Stairwell area with a recess that wife also does not like...Another view of Stairwell area with a recess that wife also does not like... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Day 32Decisions, decisions, decisions...Shopping for a dining lamp isn't a walk in the park! So many to choose from, yet none of them are suitable. What do you think about these?Dining Lamp 1: 3 hu luDining Lamp 2: Black and white crystalsDining Lamp 3: Victorian styled roundDining Lamp 4: iLuma / Bugis+ design Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kooky 2 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Your so-called 'hobbit' toilet on the ground floor is almost similar to ours! I dislike it and was hoping to change the direction of the toilet but was told HDB will not approved it due to the floor trap. We just have to live with it!Wishing you a smooth reno journey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HappyAng 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2013 This is something that really irks me out...Ugly trunkingBro rockyAtRenotalk, u can consider some carpentry work or false ceiling to hide the trunking if u really Buay Tahan. Most of my trunking is hide this way through discussion with ID and Aircon specialist. But I quite kiasi..most of my hide trunking is able to access (incase of sweating and leaking) without much damage. I also request to do open panel in carpentry (where trunking is hide) incase I need to access the trunking.. Kiasu Singaporean.. Brothers and Sisters, any comments?U mean to do a sliding glass door (to cover up the big space shown in he left side of photo) to separate the whole living area? So that u can have Aircon in living area? Think it will be very nice and class if u can have one big piece of glass sliding door. And sliding to the right side where the partition is. Hmm.. dunno is it possible and the cost might be very high as too big piece, glass sub-con will quote high to cover the risk of breaking during transportation.Btw, we have a "hobbit" toilet in level one too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2013 Your so-called 'hobbit' toilet on the ground floor is almost similar to ours! I dislike it and was hoping to change the direction of the toilet but was told HDB will not approved it due to the floor trap. We just have to live with it!Wishing you a smooth reno journey!kooky, The "hobbit" toilet bowl used to face the wall and I don't know how I could use that! To change the direction of the bowl, the pipe cutter had to join two elbow joints together to form a U-shaped channel. Then couple that with a p-trap wc, and it's done. My ID suggested to erect a small wall to conceal the U channel, which I think is a great idea. That way, we could put some deodorent or English reed diffuser.Just change the direction of the WC, bro! Haha... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2013 Bro rockyAtRenotalk, u can consider some carpentry work or false ceiling to hide the trunking if u really Buay Tahan. Most of my trunking is hide this way through discussion with ID and Aircon specialist. But I quite kiasi..most of my hide trunking is able to access (incase of sweating and leaking) without much damage. I also request to do open panel in carpentry (where trunking is hide) incase I need to access the trunking.. Kiasu Singaporean.. U mean to do a sliding glass door (to cover up the big space shown in he left side of photo) to separate the whole living area? So that u can have Aircon in living area? Think it will be very nice and class if u can have one big piece of glass sliding door. And sliding to the right side where the partition is. Hmm.. dunno is it possible and the cost might be very high as too big piece, glass sub-con will quote high to cover the risk of breaking during transportation.Btw, we have a "hobbit" toilet in level one too.HappyAng, The access panel is a good idea, I might tell my ID about that. But then again, if the space is not enough then it is not useful to have the access panel. Wife wants a 3 piece sliding glass - 2 movable, one static. The static one will replace the existing partition. To me, either way is fine: partition or glass looks just as great. Of course as you have mentioned, partition will be a bit cheaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kooky 2 Report post Posted April 2, 2013 HappyAng, it's not easy to visualise. I thought all toilet bowl will be mounted onto one wall? Mine will be mounted on the red tiled wall in the ground floor common toilet and if a person is huge, I doubt s/he will have much leg-room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
summersann 6 Report post Posted April 2, 2013 Day 32The issues keep coming... I thought that the recess area could be used for some decorative ornaments, but wife thinks otherwise. Well, the good about this partition is that we can conceal some electrical sockets. Let's see...Stairwell area with a recess that wife also does not like...Another view of Stairwell area with a recess that wife also does not like...I actually love that little hole in the wall! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 HappyAng, it's not easy to visualise. I thought all toilet bowl will be mounted onto one wall? Mine will be mounted on the red tiled wall in the ground floor common toilet and if a person is huge, I doubt s/he will have much leg-room.kooky, Actually there are two types of WC (bowl). One type is p trap, the other is s-trap. P trap pipes stick out horizontally, eg. from the wall. S trap, on the other hand, have pipes coming out from the floor. My "hobbit" toilet is a customized toilet and therefore can only use P-trap. The plumber also had to customize the pipes for me in order for me to use it. The old toilet looks like this... how to use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kooky 2 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 Ah, thanks for posting this pic :-)Yeah, it puzzled me how the person sits! Maybe the previous owner/occupants of the flat squat on the toilet seat! Hehe.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makanology 29 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 I think squatting seems challenging too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockyAtRenotalk 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 Ah, thanks for posting this pic :-)Yeah, it puzzled me how the person sits! Maybe the previous owner/occupants of the flat squat on the toilet seat! Hehe....I think squatting seems challenging too!I think the previous owners had good aiming skills... haha... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
