fifteenmay's 5 room resale

[hoWL 9]

Oh, can I also request for your id and quotation?

And also your link for the tracklights? I've never bought anything from TB before 

[fifteenmay 40]

4 hours ago, hoWL said:

Oh, can I also request for your id and quotation?

And also your link for the tracklights? I've never bought anything from TB before 

taobao link for tracklights

https://ezbuy.sg/Product/Detail?url=https%3a%2f%2fdetail.tmall.com%2fitem.htm%3fid%3d531159314848&src=

once you start tb, u can't stop! 

[hoWL 9]

1 hour ago, fifteenmay said:

taobao link for tracklights

https://ezbuy.sg/Product/Detail?url=https%3a%2f%2fdetail.tmall.com%2fitem.htm%3fid%3d531159314848&src=

once you start tb, u can't stop! 

That's gonna be my first buy! Thanks

[fifteenmay 40]

20 Jan 2017 Handover day! 

Finally got the keys after months of waiting! 

pictures of the empty house at night.

Dining area

Kitchen

living Area

Meeting with id and air con guy to discuss on dismantling our air cons and piping. Id will start hacking carpentry tomorrow and tiles on Monday. New tiles would be brought to our house before stopping for CNY..

 

 

Edited January 20, 2017 by fifteenmay

[my3rmflat 9]

Congrats, house is in great condition!

[fifteenmay 40]

4 hours ago, my3rmflat said:

Congrats, house is in great condition!

haha, actually not really.. went today with id and discussed further as there are some changes to the design due to the house's current condition  e.g. really dirty skirting which is on the verge of cracking etc

now waiting to discuss with hubby aka CFO whether can add those changes into the budget or not.

 

[fifteenmay 40]

Day 1 -hacking of carpentry.

Kitchen cabinets gone!

Common toilet 

Masterbedroom air con dismantled same time as hacking of carpentry 

Master bedroom toilet 

Our headache balcony-initally wanted to level up using similar tiles as marble tiles but the only similar tile at sbh we chose after a closer look is rather mismatch and difference is obvious. So after discussing with id,we might go for vinyl and make it a contrast to e marble floor. Id also suggested to hack off the feature wall at balcony and we agreed with his idea.

Dining room old air con unit dismantled..previous owners had installed 3 new blowers in rooms and a new compressor one yr ago but the blower in living room was a super super old blower  we thought we had a good deal and can reuse the 3 air cons and use buy a new blower for the living room.. But guess what? 

The air cons werent cold! Air con man also confirmed that they were non inverter and uses up more electricity eventually. also adding chemical washes for the blowers wasnt worth.the money.. So suggested tt we change the whole thing.. Le sigh.. There goes more money. Deciding between system 4 mitsubishi or lg. 

Another problem id picked up-dirty and on e verge of breaking marble skirting..

Skirting was really dirty with black marks and there was a part that broke off liao! Id suggest to change skirting for the whole house using the previous selected tiles that we got for tge levelling up of balcony.

More moola but agreed its a neccessary evil. 

Advice to owners getting resale,after getting the keys, more problems and flaws would surface so be prepared that the cost would go up up up! 

Note to self:maybe bring trash bags for the men to throw rubbish. The empty packet drinks were everywhere! 

 

[fifteenmay 40]

Purchase no 2--From Hoe Kee Genting showroom

Finally made our way to Hoe Kee in Genting Road (pls note its Road and not lane, dun make the same mistake like i did ) to take a look at Blanco Sinks... 

Made our decision rather quickly on the Metra 9 double bowl in rock grey colour to match our kompacplus countertop. din get the mixer as it was rather expensive.. looking back at renotalk threads, the sink has increased in price ever since... last year package of sink and mixer was $400 plus,this year the sink alone cost $400 plus 

why we chose this double bowl is cos hoe kee uncle say that the mixer is in the sink instead of another double bowl sink that the mixer is fixed onto countertop. he advised that if that mixer were to leak, the countertop would be e one affected.. which makes sense.. so listen to old man's advice

Also ordered our hood from Hoe Kee.. The favourite in the renotalk community. Fujioh Hood SLM900R 

I had the old version before in my old house and it served us well so back to fujioh! it s slimer than the old version so that s a plus!

i better create a list of what to buy and what has been bought... next post!

[fifteenmay 40]

Things to buy

• Sink - Blanco Metra 9 bought from hoe kee
• TV-- 55'inch Samsung from Gain City
• Heater x 2
• Fans x 3 
• Showerhead x 2
• Toilet bowl x 2 -- Magnum 1035 & 1022 from GR Link
• Master bedroom toilet sink -- taobao
• Master bedroom toilet tap --taobao
• Kitchen tap --taobao
• Air con x 4-- mitsubishi starmex system 4
• Bed Frame and mattress-- Serta Constellation from Serta IMM
• Sofa-big box
• Dining chairs
• Curtains
• Binds
• Oven --Bosch from Best Denki
• hood -Fujioh SLM900 from hoe Kee
• Hob-- Bosch from Best Denki
• Study room cabinets
• Common toilet vanity cabinet -- taobao

 

Lighting

• Track lights for living room, kitchen, corridor-- taobao
• Kitchen Pendant Light-- taobao
• Storeroom light-- taobao
• Service Yard Light-- taobao
• Common bathroom light-- taobao
• master bathroom light-- taobao
• Dining room--Still sourcing
• Service balcony-- taobao
• Study Room-- taobao
• Master bedroom foyer--KIV

 

 

Edited February 14, 2017 by fifteenmay

[fifteenmay 40]

Hacking day 2 

Masterbedroom toilet wall and floor all hacked 

Kitchen and storeroom floor tiles hacked

Wall at kitchen hacked for half wall erection 

Cant see progress of common toilet cos of debris 

My house looks so spacious now! But once the wall and white door frame is erected, not so big liao.. 

I think hackers were fast. Even my id amazed that progress so fast! Next shld be hack cornices,skirting,kitchen wall tiles,wall at dining area then haulage! 

 

Edited January 24, 2017 by fifteenmay

[fifteenmay 40]

Anyone has feedback on either Mitsubishi system 4 or LG system 4? the price difference bet these 2 is $500..

and is system 4 aircon price range around 4k?

 

[fi5hbone 8]

I am using Mitsubishi. Serving me great! 

Has some savings on electricity too

[doctor123 1]

On 30/11/2016 at 0:05 PM, fifteenmay said:

 

0ur initial requirements with budget of 35-40k

 

- full renovation for kitchen

-seal current kitchen door and open new door from another side 

-hack half kitchen wall for lattice window and lower cabinets

-tall unit for oven and storage at the old storeroom door wall

- full renovation of master bedroom toilet and common toilet

- hack living room/dining room wall partition to expand living area 

-level balcony floor to be levelled to living room height

- carpentry for master bedroom (L Shaped wardrobe and tv feature wall together with storage)

- carpentry for one common room bedroom 2(wardrobe)

- marble floor (living room) and parquet (bedrooms) polishing

-leveling of parquet floor in rooms to corridor level

- painting of whole flat

-  tv feature wall cum shoe cabinet cum storage (living room)

- shoe cabinet carpentry

-new doors for all rooms/bathroom/kitchen

 

quotes came back all higher than 40k! 

need to rethink some stuff or budget

Hi fifteenmay,

I'm also looking at an EA with a similar budget as yours. Do you mind sharing your ID/contractor? Thanks!

[fifteenmay 40]

10 hours ago, doctor123 said:

Hi fifteenmay,

I'm also looking at an EA with a similar budget as yours. Do you mind sharing your ID/contractor? Thanks!

pmed!

[fifteenmay 40]

11 hours ago, fi5hbone said:

I am using Mitsubishi. Serving me great! 

Has some savings on electricity too

heard great reviews on mitsubishi.. maybe thats why the price....