Week 3 of Renovation

This is the 3rd week of the renovation. I am happy with the progress so far. Yesterday HDB contractor came to do the cement screeding for the rooms and I was charged with a bill of $100. It is very unfair to us as the original cement height in the kitchen was 50mm high and the HDB contractor's contract was 40mm. Therefore the difference in height of 10mm will have to be top up by us. As we do not wish to delay the renovation, we will pay and I will contract HDB's Mr Heng and see what he can do on this issue. Hopefully I will not need to pay a single cents.

Yesterday when I reached our little hut at 5pm, the HDB contractor was still doing the screeding. Glad they are hardworking so that it can be completed by Monday.

This is the cement the HDB contractor is using and the rooms are being screeding by the HDB contractor. I only saw 1 worker working when I am there. He must be cursing me to arrange today for the screeding :P

This is the feature wall at the dining area. The border had been done up and what's left are the shifting of the electrical point to the pantry and the tinted mirror.

This is the wall behind the feature wall. The tiles are similar to the Lian Seng Hin's tiles but it is smaller in size (30x30cm). It has sparkles in the tile but I hope it can be seen when it is used as wall tiles.

The walls had been cement plastered and the wall had been touched up. The cement plaster was incomplete and more touch up will be expected.

The base of the refrigerator, washing machine and cabinet had been completed. Hmmm.. I need a leveling tool to check the level of the base. Hopefully it is not expensive to buy. :)

The base of the pantry had been done too. Next week I will be meeting the air con specialist to talk about how the trunking will go around the rooms. Also, Sebasten will be meeting us to talk about the cabinet and buying of lights. Electrical works will be starting next week and I guess the flooring of the rooms may be done up too and and not to forget the ceiling works.

Living Room's flooring almost completed!!

Most of the living room floor had been done up including the household shelter. What's left is the joining between the living and dining area. Sealant need to be applied to the joint area and the flooring is done.

Sebasten will be aliasing with HDB to let them proceed to do the rooms cement screeding. We had chosen the supreme laminate on Friday and it is Bali Chengal! From the supreme website, it said that the Executive range of laminate flooring comes with Superior Water Resistant Quality Hardwood HDF. Not only it is tougher, but the Executive range is also more eclectic with an extensive range of colours to choose from.

Some defects to note are the flooring along the passageway had been done up too high and resulted in the main bedroom and 2nd bedroom doors cannot be closed... :( Going to complain to Sebasten and let him know the defects.

The cabinet base had been partially done up on the right side of the kitchen. Surprised that Sebasten managed to get really similar floor tiles to match the original floor tiles. HDB said that the tiles are obsoleted, so I guess that is the power of renovation company. ;) Hopefully the base will be done on both side when we come again next weekend.

The feature wall had been constructed and luckily it din blocked much of the sunlight and darkened the room. Xiao fang worried that after the cabinets are done up then it will be dark. But my take is not really as the cabinets are not stretched to the windows and moreover the cabinet color will be white :P or maybe off white.

The feature wall will be installed with tinted glass mirror and there will be a 'L' shaped tiled border. The pattern of the tile is shown above. Like this design better as compared to the full black with glitter tile. A bit sad as the floor is tilted to facilitate the water flow, the tiles at the bottom of the feature wall will be cut and the circles will not be full. :( Nevertheless, I guess it will be covered by the dining table. :P