also opted to cover only the casement window part, leaving the top-hung part uncovered... partly to save $$$, and maintenance should be easier too cos fewer things to clean =)
living/dining room
bedroom
main bedroom
kitchen
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
window grilles up
opted for the simple grille design, with only the horizontal bars...
also opted to cover only the casement window part, leaving the top-hung part uncovered... partly to save $$$, and maintenance should be easier too cos fewer things to clean =)
also opted to cover only the casement window part, leaving the top-hung part uncovered... partly to save $$$, and maintenance should be easier too cos fewer things to clean =)
Thursday, November 29, 2007
reno progress
l-box without the lights
tiles for the foyer
concrete sink and stove support
fridge base
washing machine base
laminate flooring
Thursday, November 8, 2007
exposed electrical truncking for L-box
the L-box wiring has been done... but there are now exposed electrical truncking!!!
one of the reasons the electrician gave for tapping from the main circuit box instead of using the existing lighting point is that there are too many downlights (I have 12 E27 20W downlights) and may cause power trip...
but i referred to the HDB electrical circuit diagram and noticed that the rated current for lighting points is 6A i.e. about 1300W... including the downlights plus the room lights, there will be 20 pieces of E27 20W lamps, and plus a ceiling fan (100W max), the max power consumed will only be about 500W, i.e. 2.2 A i.e. 36% of the rated current... should be ok rite?? as in, this amount of current won't cause power trip rite???
one of the reasons the electrician gave for tapping from the main circuit box instead of using the existing lighting point is that there are too many downlights (I have 12 E27 20W downlights) and may cause power trip...
but i referred to the HDB electrical circuit diagram and noticed that the rated current for lighting points is 6A i.e. about 1300W... including the downlights plus the room lights, there will be 20 pieces of E27 20W lamps, and plus a ceiling fan (100W max), the max power consumed will only be about 500W, i.e. 2.2 A i.e. 36% of the rated current... should be ok rite?? as in, this amount of current won't cause power trip rite???
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
laminate flooring
most probably will be using Supreme 8mm AC5 laminate flooring, pattern LS830 (Picasso Walnut)...
have seen this pattern of laminate flooring in two places: in a shop along balestier road and in Courts Tampines...
but a big concern is whether the shade is too dark for living room? In that shop and Courts, because of the bright lightings, the flooring doesn't look too dark; but in a home setting, the lightings would not be as bright, and the flooring may look dark...
have seen this pattern of laminate flooring in two places: in a shop along balestier road and in Courts Tampines...
but a big concern is whether the shade is too dark for living room? In that shop and Courts, because of the bright lightings, the flooring doesn't look too dark; but in a home setting, the lightings would not be as bright, and the flooring may look dark...
Monday, October 8, 2007
cement screeding done! (but not yet inspected for workmanship...)
22 Sep: submitted the application for the free cement screeding by HDB.
7 Oct: cement screeding done! the cement is still moist, so cannot really inspect how is the workmanship like... hopefully, it will be fine...
got a call from the BSC on 6 Oct, telling me the defects have been rectified... however, those hollow wall tiles i marked out, and more importantly, the cracked floor tile, have not yet been replaced. cos' the cement screed has not dried yet, so cannot go to the bedrooms, household shelter and MBR toilet to inspect if the other defects in these places have been rectified...
7 Oct: cement screeding done! the cement is still moist, so cannot really inspect how is the workmanship like... hopefully, it will be fine...
got a call from the BSC on 6 Oct, telling me the defects have been rectified... however, those hollow wall tiles i marked out, and more importantly, the cracked floor tile, have not yet been replaced. cos' the cement screed has not dried yet, so cannot go to the bedrooms, household shelter and MBR toilet to inspect if the other defects in these places have been rectified...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
pre-reno defects
yeah! collected our keys last friday and opened door on saturday.
have 7 days to report all defects to the HDB branch office, so quickly got down to checking every inch of the flat.
here are the defects noted.
1. Most common is hollow wall tiles. Such tile is poorly adhered to the wall, and air pockets are trapped between the wall and the tiles. Over time, such tiles may come loose and "pop out". Altogether about 10 hollow wall tiles are spotted in the kitchen and bathrooms.
2. Main door's side panel is chipped at the edge.
3. Cracked wall near the magnetic door holder.
4. The window handle "stopper" (not sure what is it called) is held by only a single rivet, and could be dislodged quite easily.
5. Not only being easily dislodged, the "stopper" is made of plastic and could crack quite easily too.
6. In the Gas and Water service cabinet outside the flat, the lock is jammed when fully retracted.
Not sure if some of these "defects" would be considered as defects by HDB. I dun think HDB will change the entire door just because the corner is slightly chipped; perhaps just touch up by varnishing or something. And the hollow tiles, not sure if I am too "ngiao", but some of these "hollow" tiles I have marked out may be considered okay by the HDB's Technical Officer (TO). Well, I think just report lah, whether HDB want to rectify or not, it is up to them; if they dun rectify a defect and if the defect worsen in the future, at least I have black and white to argue that I have reported the defect and cannot be expected to foot the bill to rectify it.
have 7 days to report all defects to the HDB branch office, so quickly got down to checking every inch of the flat.
here are the defects noted.
1. Most common is hollow wall tiles. Such tile is poorly adhered to the wall, and air pockets are trapped between the wall and the tiles. Over time, such tiles may come loose and "pop out". Altogether about 10 hollow wall tiles are spotted in the kitchen and bathrooms.
2. Main door's side panel is chipped at the edge.
3. Cracked wall near the magnetic door holder.
4. The window handle "stopper" (not sure what is it called) is held by only a single rivet, and could be dislodged quite easily.
5. Not only being easily dislodged, the "stopper" is made of plastic and could crack quite easily too.
6. In the Gas and Water service cabinet outside the flat, the lock is jammed when fully retracted.
Not sure if some of these "defects" would be considered as defects by HDB. I dun think HDB will change the entire door just because the corner is slightly chipped; perhaps just touch up by varnishing or something. And the hollow tiles, not sure if I am too "ngiao", but some of these "hollow" tiles I have marked out may be considered okay by the HDB's Technical Officer (TO). Well, I think just report lah, whether HDB want to rectify or not, it is up to them; if they dun rectify a defect and if the defect worsen in the future, at least I have black and white to argue that I have reported the defect and cannot be expected to foot the bill to rectify it.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
aircon ledge window
the aircon ledge window is too small for the hitachi dc inverter aircon compressor! =(
from what i heard at GC and singaporeairconforum, if the kitchen window is opposite the aircon ledge, wooden planks are laid across them and the compressor is delivered through kitchen window onto the planks and then slowly pushed towards the aircon ledge.
however, for my block, the aircon ledge is NOT opposite the kitchen window. Seems like it is impossible to deliver a large compressor to the aircon ledge...
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