Here are some of the pictures before the ground works has even started.
Here's the living hall
Kitchen
Master bedroom
Spare rooms
Lastly, the two toilets
Yup.. all these will be gone! It's a complete overhaul of the house.
19-06-09
First day of renovation. We went down to spot check after work. :P
The progress was quite fast. Living rm, 1 rm and half the kitchen flooring were off. Kitchen cabinets are gone too. When we were there, the workers are still dismantling the master bedroom's cabinets.
20-06-09
Went to the hardware shop again to go through our accessories again. After confirming all the stuffs, we made payment. So things are now ready while waiting for our contractor to arrange a date with them for delivery.
22-06-09
Second day of hacking. All hacking completed. Nobody around when we reached. So we went in to take a peek. Wow.. All rubbish cleared and the place neatly packed.
27-06-09
Meet-up with our contractor for updates on the progress. At the same time, he and his assistant brought some lamination samples for cabinets for us to choose. Some catalogs for main gate as well.
Yippee.. They started on the common toilet and new wall for master's toilet already.
29-06-09
Meet-up with contractor again at the light shop. Went there to get the lights and fans. After choosing and with our contractors advise, we managed to get all the lights we needed. Make payment and went up to our house again. This time for power points marking.
Other than confirming the location of the switches and power points. We have also confirmed for kitchen cabinets, wardrobe, vanity cupboard, room doors, main door and gate. Except for storeroom and the door's handles.
As for the house progress, door frames are up, common toilet and more than half the kitchen wall tiles completed.
03-07-09
Time for spot check on the progress again. :p
Wall tiles for kitchen are done, same for master toilet as well. Partial flooring and electrical work done too. Think the floor will be done in another week's time.
07-07-09
2.5weeks since reno work starts. Kitchen and master room's flooring almost done. Living and spare room's completed. The only room that is left untouch is the study room.
09-07-09 & 10-07-09
3weeks have passed. Time to double confirm on the height of the kitchen cabinets, 8100mm & Vanity cabinet, 8300x7000mm. Flooring are all done except for the 2 toilets. Ceiling and cove light for living are done. Same for the boxup as well.
18-07-09
New items done for the house. Look at my rubbish chute. Hehe..
20-07-09
Finally, I have decided to buy the $100 330mm glass rack for my master toilet vanity. Been pondering over it since I saw it in June!! I saw this rack in June when we are sourcing for toilet accessories and especially for a suitable
size rack for the vanity area.
Was in
geylang area hunting for accessories and light shops one day. Happen to pass-by this particular shop and went in. The stuffs in it are quite nice and classy. Love at 1st sight for both of us when we saw this rack. Only after
receiving the quote than realise the small rack actually cost $100 after discount!!! So we decide to hunt around 1st. But after visiting many shops, most of their racks are similar and we still
prefer that one...
So finally we went back to the shop. Bought 2
pcs of the glass rack, 1 matching double towel bar for master toilet and 1 single towel bar for common toilet.
22-07-09
Two weeks have passed since the last update. So today(Wed) went to take a look. Nothing much was done. As nothing seem to be different to me except the new main gate was up. Haha.. No news from my contractor and his assistant as well. (Normally they won't update us. We are the one keep asking them for updates!!!!!) Reno progress had slow down :(
But checked with my contractor. Was informed that they will wash the floor for the areas where they need to fix e cabinets on Thursday. And they will be fixing the cabinets on Friday. But we have not even check the tiles yet!!!! Haiz... Anyway Sat will be meeting him to see the house and also pass him some additional accessories that we bought for the two toilets.
24-07-09
All accessories and lights are delivered. During stock check, noticed the basin tap for master toilet was delivered wrongly. So contractor will bring n exchange on behalf.
Master wardrobe was up except for the sliding doors. The workers are still working on the Kitchen cabinets. So far so good.
Now is to wait for the next meetup on Fri for accessories fixing.
28-07-09
Today went to take a look at the progress again. Kitchen cabinet, wardrobe done, lights and ceiling fan done. Think my kitchen is the most nicest of all :)
29-07-09
Received a call from contractor's assist today. Telling us the
solid surface that we
chosed was out of stock. So both of us took urgent leave to C
lementi to meet them and
choose the design again. In end end, we choose the chocolate chip design.. But I still prefer the initial design that was out of stock :(
Today met the contractor and his workers to go through the placement of the accessories. We bought our curtain hanger and 2 pcs of mirror from Ikea. So as to ask them fix up as well.
Went to scrub flooring and check for defects. Washed from 3 to 10pm. Both our body breaking after that. So tired!!!!!
Time to check for all the accessories if they are in place.. Some are fix wrongly!! Complain to contractor to ask him change. Hope he will make e changes in time by 6th. As we have arranged for movers to move both our staffs on the 7th.
