4Rm Bto At The West ~ Humble Nest

[bianzi 52]

Hi any reviews of this hood ? I am considering and rinnai is from Japan right? Not Singapore

oh yeah~ my hob, hood, oven and 2 x toilet sinks are here~ ID took in the stock for me as i was not available. All in place and in order.

entire batch above is bought from asiaexcel imm.

1 x hob (RB-3SS GB)

1 x hood (RH-C779-SB)

1 x oven (RBO-5CSI)

2 x toilet sinks (48x48cm)

why rinnai? i trust singapore brand.. wahaha. but anyway, it's still made in china. plus the other brands dont really suit my likings in terms of looks, function, size and feel. i typically chose a further left side burner to cater for big woks or pots.

and why tempered glass hob? initially going for stainless steel, to cut costs and can abuse without fear of cracking and smashing. but surprisingly, the costs difference with tempered glass is too minimal, plus the scratches... can be really really ugly and scary. in the end.. chose tempered glass instead, irregardless, still is nicer.. but cannot abuse it like how you 'teppanyaki' compared to stainless steel ones. treat it with care

service from asiaexcel is so far so good. delivery on promise. and willing to share info and give tips while at shop.

[moolala83 7]

Hi any reviews of this hood ? I am considering and rinnai is from Japan right? Not Singapore

oh is it? oops.. i didnt know. i kept thinking it's local brand. ha. but so far so good with all their products. feel solid and capable. hood is powerful and not noisy. it has a compartment to capture accumulated oil which u can take out and wash also.

becareful of the total height though.it is shorter than the normal chimney hood.

[Ks Toh 74]

and my hood... A FLOATING HOOD?! seriously.. this is what ticks me off . the weirdest thing i ever seen in my whole life. a chimney hood is called a chimney hood because it connects to the top... why would such thing happen.

first, it might be asiaexcel missed out one more piece... which obviously who in the world will know because instructions and manual parts are all written clearly its in place. second, the distance from the hood and hob is just nice, so the gap is a mystery. Since it's already up and the distance from hob is just nice, my ID suggested to put a false box to cover the gap. which i'm totally ok with it... i'm not sure if he is gonna charge me for this, but if i were him, i would use the extra leftover parts from the the living room where some rectifications were done and a huge chunk of the false ceiling were dismantled. maybe all disposed liao.. sigh...

Actually, a "floating" hood is not uncommon. Where the ceiling is not low, many chimneys cannot extend all the way from the hood to the ceiling.

However, for all my previous purchases of similar hoods, the chimney is telescopic. In your case, there is definitely another piece for you to extend to cover the duct out portion. It cannot be that that part is exposed. It is almost impossible for your ID to fabricate the extension. Most likely, this part was left out or maybe it is an option. I saw the extension in the product catalogue.

[bianzi 52]

So the hood has charcoal sponge filter also? Cos the cover is not the usual stainless steel mesh filter... Can't find a place which display this hood

[Hailey Lim 12]

let me try to get a pic soon. sorry not replying soon enough, was really busy packing things into boxes and moving in. tough job! haha.

but from what i observed and during the checks.. there are no chipping off or anything on my glass... glass chipping does sound bad and wrong in my opinion.

Not really chip off but the cutting of the edge is not that perfect? The delivery man for my sofa told me is acceptable cos normally contractor will leave some gap.

[moolala83 7]

Actually, a "floating" hood is not uncommon. Where the ceiling is not low, many chimneys cannot extend all the way from the hood to the ceiling.

However, for all my previous purchases of similar hoods, the chimney is telescopic. In your case, there is definitely another piece for you to extend to cover the duct out portion. It cannot be that that part is exposed. It is almost impossible for your ID to fabricate the extension. Most likely, this part was left out or maybe it is an option. I saw the extension in the product catalogue.

yeap it comes with an extension. but if you see the overall height of the product, itself is shorter by 10cm (with the extension) compared to most. and if i were to use that extension to reach the ceiling, my hood and hob distance is going to reach 86cm-87cm. too far for the hood to work efficiently, as the product manual says 70cm is the max from hob to hood. i'm at 76cm already by the way and just normal stir frying, i have to use medium power at least to have adequate effect. if low power, no use, living room and walkway can smell what's cookin'

[moolala83 7]

So the hood has charcoal sponge filter also? Cos the cover is not the usual stainless steel mesh filter... Can't find a place which display this hood

yeap charcoal sponge in there. yeah not easy to find this model for display, in fact i was looking at catalogues and research on websites only. and totally miscalculated the height cos i thought all is standard.. zzzzz. lesson learnt.. ha

[moolala83 7]

Not really chip off but the cutting of the edge is not that perfect? The delivery man for my sofa told me is acceptable cos normally contractor will leave some gap.

strange.. mine is ok leh. smooth. hmmm..

[bianzi 52]

Have u tried it on? I find that the bottom part like super thick! But seemed that this is the only model with the touch screen buttons... I love touch screen. there is another sleek looking model from fisher and pakyel ... Then again they are not specialist on hoods... So maybe not....

yeap charcoal sponge in there. yeah not easy to find this model for display, in fact i was looking at catalogues and research on websites only. and totally miscalculated the height cos i thought all is standard.. zzzzz. lesson learnt.. ha

[zen_zen 0]

for BTO, can we overlay the kitchen and toilet flooring tiles and also remove and change the wall tiles?

I have similar floor floor as you. would you be able to pm me your quotes and ID contact? thank you.

[moolala83 7]

finally.. the long awaited completion pics... this is after i moved in 1 month... so tiring to settle downs.. too many things to pack and unpack.. zzzz

here you have it, lets start with the living and dining from all angles.

Ceiling shot

tv console, wall feature, dining

pretty much everything of my living and dining

dining area with simple wall shelf

closer look of wall shelf

closer look of tv console and feature

close up of display at shoe cabinet / feature

further shot of shoe cabinet / feature

my entire shoe cabinet / feature

[moolala83 7]

next up, the kitchen!

from door entrance (enter from living room), my left side the stove

my right side.. the fridge is at the corner.. unable to squeeze it into the pic..

from service yard view, my right side the stove

from service yard view, my left side

close up of stove

and my bodum possession... slurp~

[moolala83 7]

next! toilets... hurhur..

the common toilet

the master toilet

swing door in master toilet.. which is pretty much the staple of all toilet swing doors.

[moolala83 7]

lets go to the rooms. first room.. study room also as guest room.

overall view from door entrance

study table and shelves... yes, i also hung my ironing board there. should also call this the ironing room. ha

sofa bed, and guests can look at flower to sleep...

[moolala83 7]

next room.. kids room. k, i seriously do not know what to do for this room, because their furniture is ever changing as they grow up. so.. i left it simple and practical.. a little messy maybe.. ha. i ever did wall decals for this room, a huge tree to cover the entire right side wall... but thanks to nippon easywash with teflon... everything dropped down in a couple of days.. wasted 3 hrs of effort... zzzzz.

overall view from the door entrance

some little shelf and decoration on the left side

wardrobe on the left