Lian Goh 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Finally! After few months of viewing, researching, negotiating and WAITING, we did our 1st appointment on Friday (24/10).We prefer 4-rooms than 3-rooms, but we have limited budget. And we think it's taking too long for us to wait for the BTO.So, we can only buy resale and not those nearer to MRT station.Luckily, the current market is so-called "Buyer Market" and there is no COV needed.It's a 30+ year old HDB. Located at highest floor and next to corner unit. We love it from the 1st sight. LOL.Now, it's time for me to do more homeworks on how should I reno my future home with limited budget.After gathering some information and ideas from 2 of my friends that are currently staying in the same size and layout 4S, we decided to do it as per below.Living RoomThe current floor is so old school. We know we can save a few K if we keep it, but we just can't take it. So the floor has to go and change it to homogenous tile.Shoe cabinet + storage behind the main door. The store room is already hacked (we are not intended to keep it anyway), so we will need more storage to keep those bulky stuffHacking the kitchen entrance and push it in (around 3 ft). Will be installing a 4-pcs temper glass sliding door. The living room will be seems bigger and that area for will be our new dining area. No false ceiling will be done as we are trying to save the money for more storage.Master BedroomFlooring will be overlaid to save cost.Built-in wardrobe (around 6 ft)Bedroom 2Flooring will be overlaidHacking the wall between the room and bathroom to make an entrance. I will have another master bedroom. LOLBedroom 3Flooring will be overlaidNothing much will be done as this will be my study room/entertainment roomMaster ToiletWall and floor tiles will be removed and replace with new tilesL-shape shower screen will be installedMain ToiletWall and floor tiles will be removed and replace with new tilesKitchenWall and floor tiles will be removed and replace with new tilesThe cabinet will be installed for both sides of the kitchen. Both friends are recommending to make more storage and we foresee we will have a lot of stuff too. The only concern that we have now is, not sure the kitchen will look cramp with both sides of full height cabinet installed.Gas pipe will be installed as it's currently using the gas tank. Don't want to waste the place to keep the gas tank.WiringAll wiring will need to replacePlumbingSame as wiring, all plumbing have to be replaced Edited October 28, 2014 by LianGoh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaddyWinter 10 Report post Posted October 27, 2014 hello lian goh! I am Stan, search me in your friend list and u will probably know who I am.. hahaAnyway nice resale flat u have, the layout now is almost non-existence in new bto flats... hahah... if you got any doubts for renovating your new home, let me know maybe I can share my experience with you.. I am currently doing my reno and almost completing jiayou! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lian Goh 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2014 hello lian goh! I am Stan, search me in your friend list and u will probably know who I am.. hahaAnyway nice resale flat u have, the layout now is almost non-existence in new bto flats... hahah... if you got any doubts for renovating your new home, let me know maybe I can share my experience with you.. I am currently doing my reno and almost completing jiayou!haha, i know who you are... Gonna learn alot from you. guess i will be buying alot from Taobao too...share me your experience ya... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lian Goh 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2014 Was searching around for ID since we paid our deposit to the seller. Read a lot from Renotalk. Visited to Expo as well as there were some interior and furniture fair over there.Received few quotes from different ID.Basing on my requirement, most of them is quoting me more than $40k+ (p/s: it's only 20ft kitchen cabinet installed).After talking to few IDs, we have the basic design and layout of our home. We hope we can complete everything in $35k, so we decided to get a contractor for our reno.So, here's the design i had in my mind. With the help of the online tool, I'm able to illustrate it out.I guess we can communicate better by showing the drawing to the contractor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lian Goh 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2014 My contractor is quoting around 2k for the 4pcs tempered glass sliding door. Found it quite costly. Anyone have any contact for Door supplier? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
