It’s been 2 weeks since the apartment was handed over to me. A few minor rectifications to be made, but that hasn’t stopped me from moving in. Moving house is back breaking work, especially for a soloist!! One tip: Get a steam mop – it gets rid of all the fine dust in no time, allowing one to focus on unpacking and moving in! Anyhow, here’s a look at the current state of my Japandi-styled home! But before that, let’s…
Whoa just a few more days before renovation is officially over and my apartment gets officially returned to me! Let’s revisit what’s happened these last few weeks! First, I want to talk about.. Doors Yes, really because it is interesting! Hear me out. When I started on this renovation, I made the decision to retain only 2 items in this apartment (everything else got hacked away..$$$), and they are 2 bedroom doors. Why? Because they looked like they are still…
According to my schedule, my fully renovated apartment was to have been handed over to me by today. Unfortunately, it seems that the laminates that I had chosen for my carpentry are out of stock and will be here only slightly more than a week from now. Projecting a few more days after that for installation of carpentry and then fabrication of my kitchen’s table top after carpentry installation, looks like it will be another 3 more weeks Anyhow here’re some…
Progress a little slower than expected, largely because carpentry specs were finalised and are now being made in the factory. Here’s an update on everything else that happened in the meantime! You probably noticed that this apartment is full of “niches” under the windows. Ordinarily, I would build storage shelves or compartments like what I have at my current place. Unfortunately, the under window niches in this apartment are for the most part very very shallow making them largely useless…
It’s been a “very happening” week with different groups of workers coming in – sometimes even at the same time! First, those big Baron boxes. Got myself the very sleek looking Baron W888 WCs for the bathrooms. I like how the back of the WC can be almost flush against the wall because there is a recessed area at the lower part for pipes to go through. The storage water heater is a Joven 35l, which ought to be enough….
Came by this week and what did I see? Cracked toilet tiles! But they’re there for good reason because 1) Electrical wiring is done! and 2) Aircon trunking is done! Notice the excessively bulky trunking on the right wall? It’s unavoidable because that’s where the aircon cables lead out into the aircon ledge. I’m glad my aircon ledge is not in my master bedroom like in some resale flats. Since I want to minimise the need for any aircon troubles…