RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) We stalled for a few days due to pending HDB permit. Meanwhile, to minimize delays, our contractor proceed with the plastering of the walls and painting the old-based sealer. What hampered our progress was the proposed topping up of 10cm of flooring for our kitchen. Earlier in the week, we got our approval and we finally proceeded with our renovation. Edited September 18, 2013 by RumbleInStyle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 Finally, more work done today... just started tiling the kitchen. We wanted to create a café feel and were deciding between several designs – checkerboard, octagon with dot and mosaic. In the end, we decided on a more uncommon layout known as the hopscotch layout.We wanted the black dots to be parallel to the sides of our rectangular kitchen. But that depends on the sizes of the two types of tiles and required some trigonometric calculations, which we gladly did. We gave our tiler a ridiculously complicated technical drawing of the laying, which totally confused him. But we did a dry laying of the tiles in the kitchen together with him and he got it eventually (hopefully).[read more on our blog] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retchlow 7 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 totally love your kitchen tiles! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 21, 2013 totally love your kitchen tiles! Thanks! The entire kitchen floor was laid today... amazed at the end result! Excellent workmanship by our tiler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makanology 29 Report post Posted September 21, 2013 Your kitchen tiles are so beautifully laid! Not many contractors are willing to do it unless they are paid more. Do you have to pay a surcharge for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 22, 2013 Thanks. We are loving the look!He didn't specifically mention about any any extra costs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankman 5 Report post Posted September 23, 2013 Nice tiles layout...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 26, 2013 Yes! After 1.5 months, we finally got full HDB approval for all outstanding works. It was a mad rush of activity today and explaining our plan to many people... tiler, plumber, electrician, air-con technicians, carpenters and metalworks guys. An amazing buzz of activity for the entire day with various groups coordinating on how they will do up the intersecting areas. Its finally feeling like things are moving along again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 27, 2013 We started working on our subway tile kitchen backsplash today. Love it that it is both functional and aesthetically pleasant. We are working towards an industrial café look for the kitchen – hopefully it will all come together nicely in the end.[read more on our blog]] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MHB 3 Report post Posted September 27, 2013 Thanks! The entire kitchen floor was laid today... amazed at the end result! Excellent workmanship by our tiler Very interesting of laying the kitchen tiles 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted September 28, 2013 Before and after: applying white grout for our subway tiles.Before:After:[see more on our blog post] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 It's been a while since we last posted. Our painting, plumbing, air-con and gas works have been done. and we are now in the middle of electrical works. Our electrical plan may be a bit complex, but we managed to explain it to our electricians and learned a lot in the process. They have allocated the necessary wires for the lighting points and the wires are now dangling all over the place. They also started to mount the plugs and switches on the walls.We are going with a mix of PVC trunking and industrial pipes to route our wires. We also have selected industrial plugs and switches to enhance the look. There are some constraints with using pipes, so we had to adapt and adjust our plan according to balance between aesthetics and practicality. Hopefully, the wiring will be done soon and we can move on to more exciting stuff like lighting and carpentry.[read more on our blog post] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desatans 1 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) We are going with a mix of PVC trunking and industrial pipes to route our wires. We also have selected industrial plugs and switches to enhance the look. There are some constraints with using pipes, so we had to adapt and adjust our plan according to balance between aesthetics and practicality. Hopefully, the wiring will be done soon and we can move on to more exciting stuff like lighting and carpentry.[read more on our blog post]Hi, I'm also considering these plug and switches. R they costly?? Edited October 2, 2013 by desatans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RumbleInStyle 9 Report post Posted October 3, 2013 Hi, I'm also considering these plug and switches. R they costly??Hi, we're not sure about the cost of each switch and their difference with the plastic ones. We are assuming they will be slightly more expensive. If we get a chance to ask our electrician, we'll PM you.Lovely!Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desatans 1 Report post Posted October 3, 2013 Hi, we're not sure about the cost of each switch and their difference with the plastic ones. We are assuming they will be slightly more expensive. If we get a chance to ask our electrician, we'll PM you.Thanks! Ok thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
