Our First Reno Journey

[francish 0]

On 10/22/2016 at 0:26 AM, osiris7777 said:

Buying fan in JB

Alot of t-bloggers mention they bought their fan in JB which is much cheaper as compare with the price here in Singapore. Therefore it's a no brainer that we should also purchase our fan in JB. So the next day morning, we drove all the way to JB to buy our fan. I have not drove to JB for quite sometime and I didn't know that nowadays the weekend traffic going in to JB can be so bad... We were stuck in traffic for close to 2 hrs just to clear singapore and malaysia custom.

Luckily the return traffic was not as bad cos we decided to come out early to avoid the jam.

When singaporean go JB to buy fan, usually they will go to tampoi lighting. We decided not to go tampoi lighting cos their pricing is much higher as compare with other shops selling fan in JB. Our friend recommend us to this shop, HT lighting at Bandar Baru Permas Jaya instead. Indeed the pricing is cheaper by a few hundred ringgit as compare with Tampoi lighting for the same fan.

We purchased 2 fans, one for master room and one for living room.

Master room fan - White vento fino

Living room fan - Aeratron AE3 black

 

Fellow singaporean who drop by HT lighting to buy fan and love korean food, can give this restaurant a try

Hi, please share the actual address of the shop

Thanks.

[seahorse28 0]

hi Francish, may I check with you whether fan of vento fino is big enough? I am so into the design but hubby said this one might be a decoration not a real fan

[vxnne 2]

On 10/21/2016 at 11:26 PM, osiris7777 said:

Shopping time!!!

Our reno are progressing quite smoothly except for a few hiccups. One fine weekend, we decided to go shopping for WC, kitchen sink, hob, hood, master toilet basin & storage heater.

Went to a few popular places recommended by fellow t-bloggers. After comparing the prices, we decided to buy from one of the shop at GL that offer pretty good pricing for those items we want.

Baron W888

Carysil big bowl in nera

Fujioh SLM900 Hood

Fujioh FG2792 SVGL Hob

Joven 25L storage heater

Master toilet square basin

 

After we are done with the purchase, since my wife mention that she got the shopping mood, so we decided to go look for electrical appliances.

LG 55" Super UHD 4K TV

 

Bosch Build-in oven

Samsung 530L fridge

Samsung washing machine 7kg

Wife is happy with all the items we have purchased but big big hole in pocket

Hi! can i know how much did you pay for ur joven water storage heater & at where ?  

[vxnne 2]

On 10/24/2016 at 4:38 PM, osiris7777 said:

Taobao loot

Our first shipment of taobao loot has arrived over the week and I am glad that most of the items are in good shape. Only damage item is our clock (didn't take picture). The glass panel was shattered but luckily we bought spare Lol.

Unfortunately we bought the wrong size for both our downlight and track light. Especially the track light, my wife mention it look like "cannon" . No choice, as we need the light urgently therefore we buy all the downlight & track light from one of the local distributor. It's so expensive buying light here compare with taobao but I believe you pay for what you get in term of quality. 

 

Taobao downlight                           Local purchase downlight (samsung led chip & meanwell driver)

Comparison (Top one is from taobao)

 

Taobao track light                                                 Local purchase track light with metal body & replaceable led bulb

Comparison (notice the different in size Lol)

Hi , can i know the "length and width" of the smaller downlight that u purchase locally and in taobao?

[twelfthminute 3]

Hi, kindly PM me the contacts for your 4 shortlisted contractors? Thanks!

[faerietale 0]

Hi, do you mind sharing with me the quotations from your shortlisted contractors? Tia! 

[joejoe 0]

Hi,

Can you kindly PM your contractor details?

Thank you

[osiris7777 10]

On 08/11/2016 at 6:41 PM, lifeissimple said:

Can share the laminates u use? 

Hi,

I am using these laminates.

Kitchen cabinet

EDL / Medium Hipster Oak DWE9011L

Lamitak / Alumina Pearl MTA 9310S

Rest of the cabinet & wardrobe

Lamitak / Luna Tivoli Elm WY 1269D

Lamitak / Koko Ramshackle DXN 5336X

[osiris7777 10]

On 09/11/2016 at 0:17 AM, francish said:

Hi, please share the actual address of the shop

Thanks.

Hi,

Actual address as below.

67, Jalan Permas 10/1, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

[osiris7777 10]

On 10/11/2016 at 5:15 PM, vxnne said:

Hi! can i know how much did you pay for ur joven water storage heater & at where ?  

Hi,

I bought from Heritage at Geylang. Think i paid $240 for the 25L model.

[osiris7777 10]

On 10/11/2016 at 5:29 PM, vxnne said:

Hi , can i know the "length and width" of the smaller downlight that u purchase locally and in taobao?

Hi,

The length & width about 7.5cm x 4.5cm.

TB one is about 13.5cm x 8.5cm

[vxnne 2]

5 hours ago, osiris7777 said:

Hi,

The length & width about 7.5cm x 4.5cm.

TB one is about 13.5cm x 8.5cm

Thanks! 12 watt? 

[vxnne 2]

6 hours ago, osiris7777 said:

Hi,

I bought from Heritage at Geylang. Think i paid $240 for the 25L model.

Thank you very much! 

[Stream 4]

On 10/20/2016 at 8:42 PM, osiris7777 said:

I have received a few PM asking me for contacts and what are the things included therefore I shall add in this post.

Work to be carry out

Electrical

• Convert telephone line to LAN point

What is the purpose of this conversion? Does it mean I can use Ethernet cable to connect my PC to the point, instead of relying on the wifi connection. Any other equipment need to be installed other than what the ISP provide? I'm technically challenged 

Also, can PM me your contractor. Tks.

[osiris7777 10]

19 hours ago, vxnne said:

Thanks! 12 watt? 

Hi,

Local bought tracklight should be 8watt and the TB tracklight is 20watt.