The Toilet Closure Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Alas! with one final visit to Toto showroom, we concluded the design ideas for the two toilets.  Chiauw is happy; William the plumber is happy and so are we.  We managed to solve all the technical problems and bring out what we really want from these two toilets:
01.  The right black and white flooring and wall tiles

02.  The right chiselled feature tile for MBR
03.  The granite black vanity top
04.  The boxing up and concealing of all the pipes
05.  The subtle ramp down at entrance
06.  The recycle wardrobe inside MBR toilet
07.  The sanitaryware and  basins, taps and shower sets

Since we insisted that we want an eco-washer, we have limited choice for the right sanitary ware.  The technical specs of some of the nicer sanitary that we like could not fit our criteria - either the trap hole [with its offset] cannot fit or the eco-washer cannot cater.  Also, we have to give up the idea for a wall hung sanitary.

The sanitary ware that we decided to use:

Toto Avante with Tornado Dual Flush

Toto Eco Washer

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.. to the Drawing Board 5 Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Thursday, May 15, 2008

Chiauw left for Shanghai this morning - to liaise with her business counterparts for the hotel project.  She will be away for a week.  There'll be no discussion nor shopping for us this week.

She has handed us the quotations for the Toto sanitary ware and Rinnai Kitchen hob.

Items that will go into the MBR Toilet:

2D MBR Toilet

Items for MBR Toilet

Items for MBR Toilet 2

We are yet to source for the rain shower.  Also, we still cannot decide what tiles to use here.

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Shopping - Headache No. 2 Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Sunday, May 11, 2008

When we were in Jalan Besar, Chiauw brought us to an electrical switch shop.  You'll be surprised that a cheap switch can cost about a dollar plus while the high end can be as high as $30 plus!  Though we like the mid-range silver coated electrical switches, Chiauw warned us that it could be easily peeled-off.

Next we went to Toto showroom to look into sanitary ware.  We shortlisted few items:

A Wall Hung Sanitary

Hanging Sanitary

With its Wall Flushing System:

Wall Flush

And probably install it with an Eco Washer:

Eco Washer Mechanism

What is an eco-washer?

Eco Washer Instruction

Counter Sink:

We are not sure whether to have two counter sinks in the MBR toilet.  Chiauw says it is possible.

MBR Sink 1

I like the clean cut of this basin.  With its nice deep depth, it can be a little 'too tall' for two sinks on a vanity top.

MBR Sink 2

This is another nice piece with the right height and nice curve inward.  The only thing that I dislike is the extra tap area.

MBR Sink 3

Will probably get this one.

And this one is for the Guest Toilet:

Guest Sink

And here is the BIGGEST headache!  We thought that we have finalised with the Kitchen sink and shall not be discussing about it anymore, so that we can focus on other areas.  Argh! we are wrong!  It makes us wonder if we are going to be fickled with more shoppings ahead?

Love at first sight:

Toto Aluminium Kitchen Sink A

Toto Aluminium Kitchen Sink B

The aluminium grade is good.  Hence, it makes the sink elegant.  The only thing, if we are to get it, it must be under-mounted - I prefer it that way.  Chiauw will have to construct extra detail for it.


It is going to be a 'thinking' week for us.

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