Industrial Loft Concept - Bachelor Pad

[greglhc 30]

If I stand at the main door and look into my apartment, the wood grain runs from left to right (which is the option I drew on the left)

If you want the grain the run up and down, then choose option on the right

You can vary the grains in various rooms/sections of the house. In this case it will be separated by trimming I think

[ProjectH 0]

Arh!! U r so detailed! Tx for the tip!

[Renoholic 0]

Sadly, this will only come in November and I will need 3 panels. Gulp.

Think it's really worth it though.

Hey greglhc my current reno at my own home has almost the same wall but without the holes ! Will upload pics soon !

[blackpeace 1]

Hi greg, is it better to contract Evorich directly for HERF or go through an ID? (in terms of pricing)

[greglhc 30]

I bought mine at $6 psf before GST

I don't think they offer any additional discount

You should check and report back!

Hi greg, is it better to contract Evorich directly for HERF or go through an ID? (in terms of pricing)

[greglhc 30]

Nice

Is yours concrete or it was wall panel?

My contractor didnt have any contacts for a mould for the concrete..

Hey greglhc my current reno at my own home has almost the same wall but without the holes ! Will upload pics soon !

[tessina 9]

Sadly, this will only come in November and I will need 3 panels. Gulp.

Think it's really worth it though.

Hey, where did you get these from?

[ProjectH 0]

Actually u shld ask ur contractor lay protective layer for ur flooring! I will be sian max if my floor got scratch due to neglience of others

[macuser77 1]

Oh yes speaking of HERF

I must write some notes here for the benefit of others who liaise and organize with the Evorich people directly. My main con did not do this function for me.

1. Must have as even a surface as possible - unfortunately I didn't want to spend additional monies to smoothen and even out the floor so there are some areas which are not exactly flat

2. Interface of HERF flooring and floor tracks for folding doors - they apply some sort of glue/adhesive under there. Unfortunately the application of the adhesive was pretty sloppy so resulted in a somewhat bumpy area beside folding door tracks cos too much adhesive in some areas

3. I relied completely on the main con's cleaning crew and the Evorich people to sweep up as much debris as possible before laying the HERF. Unfortunately they didn't do a spectacular job and at one corners, I can feel the debris under tiles with my feet.

4. It is only scratch resistant and not scratch proof. Some carpenters managed to leave a couple of scratches on the floor already. Lol.

5. You can specify the trimming which is the interface between the HERF and other flooring e.g. tiles. Remember to specify which ones you want, if not they anyhow choose (like mine) and have to come back and rectify. I'm changing it to a metal one that you see in commercial places to keep with the industrial theme.

6. The workmanship is not exactly THE best or most meticulous. Both were China chaps and had quite sian looks on their face. Don't have too high expectations I guess

7. Specify the direction of the tile/grain during the site visit. They will use "horizontal" or "vertical" which is meaningless to me so I told them "the wood grain must run from left to right, not up to down"

Despite all these small issues, I am satisfied overall. Like a 7.4/10 Lol

Hope everyone has a smooth process for HERF installation if they choose it

Hi greg,

Sorry if it sounds like a stupid question, but I was just wondering why didn't you request for the track to be mounted on the ceiling ?

The door doesn't seem long, so I think it'll be stable. Ours is quite long, and it's very stable.

[Choomacher 0]

Oh yes speaking of HERF

I must write some notes here for the benefit of others who liaise and organize with the Evorich people directly. My main con did not do this function for me.

1. Must have as even a surface as possible - unfortunately I didn't want to spend additional monies to smoothen and even out the floor so there are some areas which are not exactly flat

2. Interface of HERF flooring and floor tracks for folding doors - they apply some sort of glue/adhesive under there. Unfortunately the application of the adhesive was pretty sloppy so resulted in a somewhat bumpy area beside folding door tracks cos too much adhesive in some areas

3. I relied completely on the main con's cleaning crew and the Evorich people to sweep up as much debris as possible before laying the HERF. Unfortunately they didn't do a spectacular job and at one corners, I can feel the debris under tiles with my feet.

4. It is only scratch resistant and not scratch proof. Some carpenters managed to leave a couple of scratches on the floor already. Lol.

5. You can specify the trimming which is the interface between the HERF and other flooring e.g. tiles. Remember to specify which ones you want, if not they anyhow choose (like mine) and have to come back and rectify. I'm changing it to a metal one that you see in commercial places to keep with the industrial theme.

6. The workmanship is not exactly THE best or most meticulous. Both were China chaps and had quite sian looks on their face. Don't have too high expectations I guess

7. Specify the direction of the tile/grain during the site visit. They will use "horizontal" or "vertical" which is meaningless to me so I told them "the wood grain must run from left to right, not up to down"

Despite all these small issues, I am satisfied overall. Like a 7.4/10 Lol

Hope everyone has a smooth process for HERF installation if they choose it

Very nice floors! I should be getting mine installed in a week's time or two... May i ask what kind of underlay they provided? Did they provide an anti-termite layer as well?

I would like to use the metal strip as the separator as well. But my guys told me that they are unable to do that as the metal strip doesn't provide the space required for expansion....

[greglhc 30]

Hi Choomacher - thanks! Was initially concerned the flooring would be too dark. But I'm happy I stuck to my gut. Which design/colour did u choose?

Btw there're no underlay. Beneath the HERF is my original flooring (marble, parquet and tiles). No anti-termite that I know of.

They did tell me that maybe metal trimming might not be able to be used. This Saturday they will assess and make the change. If not it's a dark grey PVC strip.

Very nice floors! I should be getting mine installed in a week's time or two... May i ask what kind of underlay they provided? Did they provide an anti-termite layer as well?

I would like to use the metal strip as the separator as well. But my guys told me that they are unable to do that as the metal strip doesn't provide the space required for expansion....

[greglhc 30]

Some lightings are up

Caged bulb. Very sturdy feel to the frame and distressed well. Unfortunately the picture doesn't do it justice. Works though!

Kitchen pendant light. A bit too long. Will get electrician to rectify tomorrow

Yellow caged bulb above the door/landing area. Nice contrast around the chalkboard black paint

Kitchen area lit up!

[oldskool 2]

looking great!

[greglhc 30]

On a ladder taking the pic therefore couldnt get good focus. Cost includes peeka fees

[Above] You can see that for this lamp that part of the cage is not exactly straight. Cage is sturdy though and it came with free edison bulb.

Cost about $50

[Above] Matt black metal. I suspect aluminium. Cost about $55

[Above] Matt black dining pendant lamp. Cost about $105. In Singapore retails for at least 300-400. Only thing is that it comes with an piping for the wire so you cannot vary the height of the lamp.

[Above] Caged bulb, vintage looking. Can see the "distressing" they did. About $45 each.

[Above] Industrial octopus chandelier. Prob cost about $150. Installation a bit tricky because had to decide where to suspend each lighting point from. Hope I made a good decision! Comes with edison bulbs too.

Will post more reviews soon. Particularly sinks, faucets and rainshower.

[heavenlyn 0]

Very nice lights, it's awesome that you put in so much effort on every single piece of lighting