LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 18, 2014 our parcels from taobao have arrived. all 13 of them. Happy to say we are very pleased and the only casualty was two aluminium lights we bought for the kitchen which cost 12 bucks and was actually recommended by another renotalker..we are fine with the loss since the other items exceeded our expectations.The pink polka dotted bedsheet set was a pleasant surprise in its quality. Wife plans to purchase a satin quilt cover and pillow from Singsale soon as we don't feel comfortable for these items to be shipped from china, tiny and bugs and such may find its way Our renovation is going at a snails pace. Hacking plastering and tiling has taken 2 + weeks.... contractor says it takes time but I am seeing other renotalkers' progressing much faster... oh well. Currently only bathrooms are being done and Kitchen tiling will only start next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James N Joean 8 Report post Posted June 18, 2014 Did u engage aaron in the end? I'm comtemplating to engage him...have yet to see his workmanship yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 18, 2014 Oh no I didn't...sticking to my friend. Although Aaron quote was really good he came up with it 5 hours after seeing our house for first time. I don't think it's fair to my contractor now by comparing his quote and Aaron's since we changed ideas and are hacking not overlaying tiles. I think Aaron may be good if you are doing simple work, he has his own creative output. Speaks proper English as well. If I didn't have this friend I would just choose him... Price as key factor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James N Joean 8 Report post Posted June 18, 2014 Cool....mine is simple job....but even simple job also needs good workmanship as long as carpentry is involved.... Will check out his workmanship next week...Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 21, 2014 Below are some of the goods bought from Tao BaoPic 9: Coat hangerPic 10: Track lightPic 11: LED lightsPic 12: Spot lightPic 13: Dining table light Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 21, 2014 Pic 14: Dining chairs Pic 15: We have changed to another dining table Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowdew 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2014 Hi, could you please share the TB link to the bench? And may I please know the price? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 Pic 16: waterproofing testPic 17: kitchen toiletPic 18: kitchen toilet, we know many people have been using subway tiles in the toilets and we love this idea too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Pic 19 and 20: our mbr and wiw room. using gypsum board at the bed head to make the wall flushed. vinyl flooring will bedone tomorrow. cant wait to see the result! slowly our house is coming together...but I suspect the carpenter has not started on his work we will keep pushing since july is approaching and so is the ghost festival...Pic 21: Lighting points for our WIWPic 22: Another space in the MBRPic 23: Wall vanished Edited June 22, 2014 by LHWH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 Pic 24: our dog waiting patiently for us. Poor us cleaning the floor and ensure that it is flat for flooring to be done. Flooring guy taichi to contractor and vice versa. end up we doing... nose hair turned white Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OceanEleven 203 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 HELP! If you can do away with TV feature wall and settle for a TV console, you can save at least 1K.So how long is the walk in wardrobe? Also how long is the study table? Seems a little pricey here at 6.5kPic 1: Kitchen top cabinet removed to be replaced by shelvesAre these shelves new? Why didnt your ID do internal PVC for you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
looneygas 13 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 For the quoted price of the TV console/feature wall, you could customise an approx 7ft Burmese Teak TV console but with less storage. Possibly at least 8ft with Indon Teak. Why less storage? I'm assuming that the contract's TV console/feature wall is floor to ceiling storage design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Sadly we are beginning to have the sinking feeling the carpenter is the expensive kind... Our tv feature wall is just 5 ft floor to ceiling laminated feature with two open shelves to put sound bar and ps4 . Not much storage at all. As for the length of wiw and study... Study is bed room wall length and wiw is 2 wall length..not sure how much is that in feet or meter... Edited June 23, 2014 by LHWH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 23, 2014 Pic 25: Flooring tiles for MBR toilet donePic 26: flooring for MBR and WIW done. Pic doesn't reflects the color well. It is supposedly to be light grey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHWH 7 Report post Posted June 23, 2014 Pic 27: kitchen sinkPic 28: tap to go along with kitchen sink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
