one & only one door in singapore islandwide

my id has personally helped to customise a one & only door in singapore.

do you like it?

it reminds me of the "three little pig" story ... i will huff i will puff and .... hahaha and yes i am one of the stupid pigs (@_@).  well this is of course not an intended measure.  my main door installation did not go well as planned, there was a very visible scratch mark and in the end, the door guy has to remove the door and arrange for a replacement of the veneer cover.  till then, this is my "customised" door  *jaw-dropped*

trust & age inversely proportional ?

read this quote from the web today ...

對於一個相信你的人,

任何解釋都是多餘的;

而對於不信任你的人,

任何解釋都是徒勞的.

credibility does not build overnight, but yet it can come crashing down in a day.
somehow as we grow older, we become less trusting ... it this consider a sign of wisdom or a loss of naivety?

very very very upset day ... :'(

i have always intended for my blog to keep happy memories.  thus for the past few months, i have always kept to posting the good vibes and things i like about my reno.  however today i can't resist posting this >(-_-)<.

so what made me so angry ... here's why???

false ceiling - before

false ceiling - after with aircon pelmet

do you like the aircon pelmet? well I HATE IT *fuming* it spoils the completeness of the ceiling and this stretch of lights is facing my door entrance ...

let's take a closer look ... my id has explained that the main purpose of the pelmet was for practicality of maintenance.  if i had known about this earlier, for practicality, i would NOT have opt for this layer of false ceiling ... waste $$$ on down lights and cove light *siao ah*

before i can get over the pelmet, the quality of plastering adds on to my frustration ... "BEST" i have seen.

well at least for the plastering, my id did assure me that they will touch up on it. well will update again, hopefully their touchup work can impress me m(_ _)m

what adds on to my anger ...

• at the intial design phase, i have specifically informed about my intention to get a system 3 and asked about where my aircon unit will be. the reply was i quote "for installation of aircon, it is easier to coordinate onsite with the installer" ... this was the so-called coordination !!!
• when the aircon installer was on-site to assess about the location of where to place the aircon, there was NO mention of any aircon pelmet needed
• i have gone with the aircon installer recommended by my id.  this decision was for convenience assuming that they will have better "chemistry" working together.  this is what i get for trust ...

for those folks out there doing reno, please learn from me ... always follow-up on the aircon installation and make double or even triple sure that you follow-up with your id on how the aircon will affect your design of the house !!!  don't end up like me having painful "surprises" :'(

messy ... clean ... messy again haha

since the floor gap on my living room been filled.  my house renovation schedule has been progressing smoothly.  with the carpentry coming in this week and complete lightings up, i forsee my house's transformation should be done by end of this month ... *finally !!!*

sharing some pictures of the latest progress:

• before & after cleanup: love my house after cleanup *wow*. i will definitely miss having this amount of space (-.-!) after carpentry gets in.  after the cleanup, we had a hard time deciding if the floor tile finish was done in quality.  somehow i can feel some uneven-ness along the grout lines ... and as usual the contractors will always claim it's the norm for 600mm x 600mm matt tiles.  maybe i should try using a spirit level if i can get hold of one *hiakz*, erh but what's the acceptable level huh ...

11-Jul: before (left) 13-Jul: after (right)

• different shades of BLUE: for my 2 rooms, i have opt to paint one side of the walls in a different shades of blue.  which do you prefer? or none (-.-) ...

study room (left) master bedroom (right)

• mess back in the house: alamak !!! the carpentry is in and omg i must be crazy for this amount of carpentry.  sighhh what's wrong with me ??? by the way, can you spot my glass panels :) in the picture, i love them !

16-Jul: carpentry 

with the renovation coming to an end, next rounds of updates will probably be the time to reveal my initial 3D designs against reality and also the designers in the back scene ... so as usual do stay tuned !

the drain is filled :)

after much wait, the flooring is finally done ... *super glad*

9-Jun: initially there was gap (left)  24-Jun: gradually it turns to a dumping ground (right)

3-Jul: hdb approved and gap is filled (left) 5-Jul: and now finally tiles are laid (right)

and just as i was about to ask about the stairway <(^o^)>, they did up the edge trimming too.  it's still rather dusty, but general washing is arrange for next week.

by the way, did you spot my door grill gates? erh ... yes, it is GREEN *sigh* "inherited" from the previous house owner.  yucks !!!  however since my id is quoting me additional $150 bucks (cost-to-cost) to paint over, i will have to live with it for now. well i just have to take it that the painter is not keen to take up this job (-_-") anyway maybe i will be in the mood to diy later.

with progress resumed, i m definitely once again looking forward to next week:

• painting work - walls, doors, pipes, ...
• lightings installation 
• sanding of parquet

*phew* finally approved

as seen from my previous post, my reno permit application to top-up the extended living area floor level  has been pending for over a month since late May... and for the last few days, my frustrations grew with no updates of any progress from neither the hdb nor my id.  so in the end taking things in my own hands, i tried calling up hdb again.  that was however fruitless, either i can't get through the line or nobody is calling me back even after i called in the general line to register my concerns *fuming <3* so my last straw?  i started drafting an email to hdb expressing my dissatisfaction and at that time, i was already contemplating my next step if i din hear from them by tomorrow.

so guess what, the hdb responsible called me this morning and ... they told me that my renovation permit is approved !!!! finalliiii \(^_^)/ *hip hip hurray* i will always wonder if it is simply coincidental that the approval comes after my email.

and so now, the ball is at my id's court. let's hope they can cleanup the mess soon and still complete the project before July ends.

oh and a couple of stuff that i have missed out in earlier post:

• toilet doors - sui bo? happy that my choice of "white" turns out good :)

guess which i choose?

common bathroom (left) master bedroom (right)
note: they are of the same color, just difference in lighting *wink*

• delivery of hob & hood - waited for over an hour for the guys to deliver them, my neighbours were wondering what was i up to *heehee* hopefully i can post pictures of the installed products soon

hob & hood delivered on 29-Jun

• 2nd visit to blum showroom - after much deliberation, i decided to *splurge* on blum tandembox ... i simply can't resist.  another hole in my pocket *sob* luckily my id does allow me to purchase directly from blum.  otherwise i will have to suffer another markup from the carpenters.  for those keen on blum products as well, you can check out gallery of their product lines - http://connect.blum.com/index.php/gallery.