Modern Em Reno@ Bukit Panjang

[Harriette 42]

For those who are wondering how a ceiling data point and power point look, here are some pics:

The grey wire is the data point.

image by Harriette_Tan, on Flickr

image by Harriette_Tan, on Flickr

Edited April 13, 2014 by Harriette

[alfredt 27]

sorry to hear about the Mr accident. hope he recovers fast.

your place looks great. kitchen surface top is very .

also post some reviews on the Aztech IP camera after you move in. Am looking to install one... not to monitor helper but the children to make sure they do their homework while i am at work .. hahah

[kissgurami 14]

Hello Harriette,

Hope your hubby is better from the cuts, indeed an experience and happy that your toddle is safe too plus yourself.

your kitchen is really coming together and looking like your 3D design!!

for the curtains, won't be tough to maintain if they are near the kitchen?

[anemone 2]

Never mind the cost, better safe than sorry. Like some folks say, "money can be earned back one!". Glad to hear your hubby is okay.

An unfortunate accident

While packing some stuff on Friday night at around 8+pm at our current 5-rm, hubby lifted the sarong cradle frame and hit the glass ceiling lamp. It shattered and hubby suffered cuts on his head, forehead and nose. He bled profusely. We rushed to the downstairs clinic where he scared the nurses and other patients. Fortunately, his injuries were just surface cuts. The doctor cleaned his wounds and gave him some stitches. He was advised not to wash the injured parts of his face and hair for 48 hours. Fortunately our toddler was unharmed.

Costs:

- $100 for clinic fees (it would be more if we had to go to a hospital A&E)

- more clinic fees for removing stitches

- discomfort/pain suffered by hubby

- worry/anxiety suffered by me

- vacuuming/mopping floor for at least 5 times to remove glass pieces

Following this accident, I have ordered 3M safety film for my balcony and yard folding doors as these glass doors are not shatter-proof. Both Mr Yeak and my hubby had previously commented that these doors are quite safe and it is not necessary to install safety film on them. But because of this accident, I decided to purchase the safety film for my peace of mind. The other glass doors in my house are shatter-proof, so no worries there.

Cost of 3M safety film : $426.

[Gwendie 0]

wow ! very nice workmanship. do you still remember the tile code number ?

btw, is your contractor alan yeak ? can pm your contractor's contact to me ?

The workmanship is excellent. I love it. Are u able to pm Mr Yeak contact? i am meeting up some ids for quotation for my new house. Thanks

[Harriette 42]

Hi,

I usually boil and steam food. There is very little frying. So shouldn't have issue with maintaining the curtains.

Hello Harriette,

Hope your hubby is better from the cuts, indeed an experience and happy that your toddle is safe too plus yourself.

your kitchen is really coming together and looking like your 3D design!!

for the curtains, won't be tough to maintain if they are near the kitchen?

[Harriette 42]

PM-ed.

The workmanship is excellent. I love it. Are u able to pm Mr Yeak contact? i am meeting up some ids for quotation for my new house. Thanks

[Gwendie 0]

Hi Harriette,

Hope it's okay I share my experience with invisible grilles.

I used invisible grilles in my current house (not new house), installed them about 2 years ago and removed them a year later. I used the trademark owners, not the other one. Wasn't a good experience. I have cats so I asked the sales person who came to do a site visit for her suggestions. She said because my windows were long, it was better to use vertical grills rather than horizontal ones as it will slack near the centre. Mine is the standard HDB Punggol window, 4 leaves/panels. Then she suggested a gap of 2-inch so the cat head cannot come out. I thought she'd know best so proceeded with her suggestion. Only opted to do for windows in my living room and children's bedroom. On day of installation, the workers are Bangladeshis and their supervisor didn't come until much later when I made a complain. The process is this: for vertical grills they will drill a hole to insert a screw 2 inches apart just below your window frame so for me we have like 50-plus drill holes. Then they weave the wire grill material then put on a white frame to cover the screws. First problem: the grill lines were not straight. They were supposed to use laser pointer to create straight lines but the workers took short cut maybe? Anyway I called the supervisor to site and he agreed the lines were not straight, particularly the last 5 lines near the walls so they took it out, drilled more holes and patched the prev ones then weave the whole thing again. This time it was almost 80% straight, supervisor said last 2 lines cannot be straightened. By then we'd already moved in so each visit was a great inconvenience to me. The end product really made my house look like jail because the grills were close to one another and I have a fairly long hall compared to most other houses, even then it's very obvious. But I needed it because got cats and kids.

A few months later I called the sales person to give feedback that the gaps were very tight so it was quite difficult for me to squeeze my hands through to close the windows when it rains, and after much bugging then she finally told me she recommended 2 inch instead of 3 inch because there was no stock previously. I was surprised, I thought the gaps was drilled, what does it have to do with stock? Maybe it was the frame, I don't know and didn't ask. For a few months, I lived either with completely closed windows for few weeks at a go, or completely open windows even when it rained.

After a year, I cannot tahan already and I asked if we can amend and re-weave the grills to 4 inch gaps since we are using existing hardware, so just skip a screw only. Again, the sales person said no cannot be done. Not very helpful in providing options. By this time, I was getting very frustrated and asked that they remove the whole thing and patch up the holes in the wall. They charged me $200 for that. Finally did it and now I'm $1k plus poorer and back to square one.

Hi mellenur Are u able to share which invisible grilles company you engage as planning to install one fro my new flat? Thanks

[Harriette 42]

We moved in today!

[kissgurami 14]

congrats harriette! so happy for you!! how long did your reno take and furnishing time ?

[tarzanboy 6]

We moved in today!

Congratulation enjoy your new house.

[alfredt 27]

We moved in today!

congratulations

[anemone 2]

Congrats! Enjoy your new home!

We moved in today!

[Troublemaker 31]

Congrats!

[Makanology 29]

Congrats and have a fun first night at your lovely new place!