Renovation - Week 13B Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Wednesday, October 08, 2008

We are making a trip down to Reiki Sanctuary often these few days - almost daily.  Haha, basically we want to check on the progress.  To kaypoh that works are done.  To make sure that there is no more hiccup.  To show our urgency to move in. 

We feel it is also a good thing to do as we will be able to communicate with the workers.  To let them rectify any defective works there and then.  At the same time, we are trying to minimise any additional works for Chiauw.  When we are able to communicate directly with the workers, Chiauw does not have to be the middle person to do that task.

We are expecting more works in the house this week.  The 'Wet Area' Kitchen cabinet will be delivered today and, guess, it will be fixed immediately.  Tomorrow, Alumix will send the door for the Guest Room wardrobes.  We hope to see the glasses and mirrors fixed too.

Works completed, or near completion, so far:

Master Toilet
The granite top is up but there are still more works to be done:

-  Fixing mirror
-  Fixing glass
-  Fixing Vanity drawers
-  Fixing sanitary bowl and tap mixer
-  Fixing LED lights under Vanity top
-  Fixing lights above Vanity top

Granite Vanity Top
- with missing drawers and glass side panel

Guest Room

The wardrobe structure and the window low bench are completed and waiting for the Alumix sliding door and cushion seat respectively.

Guest Room Wardrobe - Drawer Area

Guest Room Wardrobe - Shelves Area

Window Low Bench

Dining Area

The wardrobe, which was fixed to conceal the aircond trunkings and ledges are completed.  Now waiting for the electrician to fix the LED light along the ledges.

Dining Wardrobe and Ledge

Ledge on Left Side

Main Gate

The main gate was being installed as we left.  Here, is the one end of it:

New Main Gate

Guest Toilet

The toilet paper holder and hand towel hanger have been fixed.  We are not sure what is Chiauw going to do with the boxed-up.  Our understanding is that it would be covered with glass.  As such, we don't quite get it why the hangers were already fixed.

Guest Toilet - Hangers

Study Table

The last instruction that we gave to Chiauw was not to get Uncle Chong fixed the top hung study cabinet.  We decided to drop the idea so as to avoid delay.

Study Table (And The Legs)

StudyTable

Look at how kiasu we are with all the electrical plugs:

Look At The Number of Plugs!

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Walk With Me Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Monday, September 22, 2008

Dear Uncle Chong,

Please walk with us again and, please please give us more reassurances. 

We were a little shocked when we went down to the site yesterday.  We are not complaining about the quality of your works but we observed that the joinery works in the Master Bedroom / Study Area and the Living Room TV Console were far from completed.  Our heart dropped and the next thing that popped in our mind was the big question if we can move in as planned.

Didn't we agree that the works should finish on Saturday, 20th September? 

What happened, Uncle Chong?  Yes, you deployed most of your workers and we saw eight of them working at the site on Thursday last week.  Yes, we also agreed with you that there is a huge amount of joinery works.  However, you had been briefed and agreed to undertake the project.  Plus, we had made 70 percent payment.

This week, you should be doing our kitchen cabinet and the joinery works for the Guest Room and the Dining area.  We hope that works at the site can start as soon as possible, preferably on Wednesday.  That will give you ample time to finish by the following Tuesday, the latest.  It is also the date that you had promised us where all the joinery works in the house should be completed.

You see, Uncle Chong, we are getting very worried - again.  We must admit that we are rather new to all these joinery works and, pardon us, if we sound rather apprehensive.  At the look of it, just for the works at the Master Bedroom and Study area, we figure that it will take more than two days to complete.  There seems to be a lot more works not done yet.

Can all the joinery works in the house be completed by 30th September as promised earlier?

These are the changes that need to be rectified:

01.  The entrance to the Master Toilet

We decided to do away with the double panel.  The Recycled Wardrobe will stay but the wood panel at the vanity area need to be taken off.  It is just ugly! We want it to be replaced with a half length, from floor to top of vanity, with a 12 mm clear glass.

MBR Toilet

02.  Master Wardrobe

We need more space for hanging our clothes.  There should be another hanging pole at where the drawers are.  You need to cover the existing holes.

MBR Master Wardrobe

03.  Suspended TV Consoles at Living Room and Master Bedroom

Just for the record, we just feel that the consoles are too low from the floor and they don't look 'suspended'.  However, after you had explained to us about the 'hollow' wall, we will accept them.

Living Room TV Console

Uncle Chong, you need to know that there are still few outstanding works that need to be carried out after your completion.  Chiauw needs few days for other trades to commence works.  These are other works waiting till you are done:

01.  The granite guys to install the granite for the vanity tops at Master and Guest Toilets.
02.  The plumber to install the tap mixers.
03.  The ceiling guys to fix the false ceiling at the entrance of the study area.  This is an extra work as you needed to open the false ceiling to lay tracks for the sliding door.
04.  The electrician to lay socket points at where you have created the flushed walls.
05.  The painters to give the final coat.
06.  The last vanishing to the chengal wood.
07.  The installation of the main gate.
08.  The installation of the kitchen sink, kitchen hob and island hood.
09.  General clean-up before Chiauw can finally hand us the house.

We hope you can understand our problem.  We have to vacate our place by 6th October.  Definitely, it will cause great inconvenience to move in when the house is still in a big mess.  We also don't wish other renovation works to be carried out when we are staying there.

Yours Sincerely,

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Creative Juices Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Ah, internet makes it easier for you to find information.  And when it comes for house renovation, it is also a place where you 'suck' creative juices from the high end manufacturers and get your contractors to custom make for you. 

However, it is important to remember that copyright is also an issue.  As much as I am respecting the works of these creative people, it is only polite - should I want to copy - not to go overboard.

Some of the items that caught my eyes:

Bed set with side tables

Bed Set with Side Tables

It would be nice to have a boxed bed head with lights shining up.  Also to extend, on the bed front, a small sitting area.

Cabinet Sliding Door

Cabinet Sliding Door

Find it neat.  Also, like the colour.


Floating TV Console

Floating TV Console A

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