koori 45 Report post Posted July 16, 2014 Hey koori.Congrats on your successful Reno.I'm a newbie in this forum as well as to renovations.Could u please send me your contractor's contact details?Thanks so much.PM-ed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surfbuyer 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2014 Took leave specially today to wait for stuff at the unit. More pictures less talk~ 2nd arrival, my super single bed frame and mattress. The bed frame is FOC from the purchase of the mattress. The free mattress protector and pillow that came with the mattress as well : Mind I ask where do you buy the bed and mattress from? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted July 19, 2014 Mind I ask where do you buy the bed and mattress from? Thanks Hi surfbuyer. Bought the mattress at Courts. They have lots of mattresses for you to try. My experience was I told the salesgirl I liked firm mattresses and she started recommending from there.Been using MaxCoil all along, but I thought I'll be open minded and try others....ended up still got a MaxCoil. The other brands either felt too hard or too soft to me... The bed was FOC from the mattress purchase, also from MaxCoil. I have no idea if promotion is still on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Random pics coming up. Think concrete stove/sink support is 'out of fashion' these days. I see lots more wooden cabinets supporting the stove and sink designed these days instead of the concrete type.... Had a question on this, so thought to update with more photos. Hope it helps anyone considering concrete stove/sink support integration with wood cabinets. The quartz top actually has a L shape covering down to the to the top of the cabinet. So from the front and sides there is no 'gap' and the quartz looks like one huge slab. As posted before, this is just iQuartz, not some atas quartz brand. So far so good, no stains so far *touch wood*. No scratches either....not that I recommend dragging sharp stuff over the surface. The below is showing where the concrete support and the wooden frame 'connects' . Sorry, shaky hands on hp..photo a bit blur. The wooden cabinet frame is a bit 'further' out from the concrete support. The hinges are fixed on wood, not on concrete. The door right beside, I only see wood on all four sides. The concrete support is not visible from this door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 This photo shows where my citigas pipe is 'hiding'. The concrete area is not tiled on the underside on the top of the cabinets...as you can see from the picture. This is the 'usual' way it's done. For me, no point tiling this area either...one big hole cut out for the stove so the surface area is actually quite small. The raw concrete cannot be seen unless you open the cabinet doors and squat down to look upwards, which was what I did to be able to get this photo showing the raw concrete. At eye level, you won't be able to see this raw concrete section. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysapporo 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Hi surfbuyer. Bought the mattress at Courts. They have lots of mattresses for you to try. My experience was I told the salesgirl I liked firm mattresses and she started recommending from there.Been using MaxCoil all along, but I thought I'll be open minded and try others....ended up still got a MaxCoil. The other brands either felt too hard or too soft to me... The bed was FOC from the mattress purchase, also from MaxCoil. I have no idea if promotion is still on. Hi Koori, Do you mind PM-ing me the price of your MaxCoil mattress? A bit scared to approach Courts salesperson somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexng 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2014 Hunting for contractors can you pm me your's quotation and alex detail.thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Hi Koori, Do you mind PM-ing me the price of your MaxCoil mattress? A bit scared to approach Courts salesperson somehow. PM-ed you the price plus the Courts outlet I went to. I hope the salesgal is still there, she was very pleasant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Hunting for contractors can you pm me your's quotation and alex detail.thank youHi~ pm-ed contact details. Not sharing detailed quotes though as I think might not be fair to the contractor coz different requirements and all...I did have a listing of stuff I did on post #42. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/64232-clueless-singles-4rm-reno/?p=841830Total reno is around $32K. Hope that helps with your budgeting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HansamuQ 5 Report post Posted August 9, 2014 2 more doors on the right. My kitchen doesn't have space for me to back off enough to capture the full cabinets area. Behind these 2 doors are the stainless steel drawer racks I got from Song-Cho [mentioned in earlier posts]. Hi, can I know how much you bought for these stainless steel pull out racks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 10, 2014 Hi, can I know how much you bought for these stainless steel pull out racks?Hi, the stainless steel pull out rack is $240 each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 The very cute stainless steel container I got for my salt. Looks good, but a bit small. 500g salt package cannot fit all leh....think has about capacity of 300g only as I am left with slightly less than half a pack of salt.Update : DO NOT get stainless steel for salt container. Some kind of chemical effect with salt+humidity in singapore + steel. Either that, or the seller is bluffing about this being stainless steel. The container has 'rust' brownish spots on the inside of the container. Aiyah, I forgot to take a picture before I threw it out. Really grossed out with 'brown' salt. [they got stained.] Gives me an excuse to go shopping again~ not that I needed one.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vitra 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 i wonder it has holes, will ants climb in easily? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koori 45 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) i wonder it has holes, will ants climb in easily?sorry, which holes you referring to?LOL. Actually, ants are so small, they can simply even live in a crack in your grout line...*touch wood* - not that my grout line has cracks. I think it's not possible to have no ants. Can reduce them by ensuring cleaning up of food drips on table/counter and throwing the trash out every day .Yes, i found ants....they usually appear at dining table area. Just a few here and there, not serious....no idea where they came from. They don't march in a army like those in my parent's house, you can trace them one whole line going back 'home'. My place's ants are more loner types, you see one or two appearing on a ad-hoc basis.There is also a lizard living somewhere in my kitchen. I have never seen it, but I have cleaned up it's droppings a few times liao. Luckily my entire kitchen wall is tiled, just wipe with Mr. Muscle and the brown streaks comes off cleanly. Edited August 28, 2014 by koori 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovely home 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2014 Hi koori,Congrats on your new house n great Reno! We just got a unit with similar layout as yours! Your renovation is great! Do u mind to pm me your contractor contact n details? As I'll only go for the Reno on kitchen n 2 toilets, so not thinking of getting ID.Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
