Before-InProgress-After : Bathroom 2

This is the bathroom 2 makeover.
Total makeover.

Before:

 

The tiles from developer

There is no separation for wet n dry area

Toilet is extremely small.

 

 

 See the door. It went away

See the wash basin, It went relocated

See the tiles, new ones chosen

The wash basin,wc, new ones.

In Progress

After:

 

New Foldable Door. RM450. Note, this was not in the original quotation.

 

 3 types of tiles chosen. Got the tiles from Guocera in PJ.

Cant recall the price proportion. But I paid all in RM3k for tiles for 2 bathrooms. This is also after a 10% staff discount.

Note, please see how the tiles were placed. Horizontal and Vertical also makes a difference.

The WC, wash basin and accessories were from Vernon Bath, SS15, introduced by a friend. Again, I paid RM3k+ (less than RM3500) for all bathroom stuff for 2 bathrooms.

The removing of the tiles, water proofing and removal of the old bath items - under ID's quote

The new tiles tiling, under ID's quote

The installation of bathroom stuff - RM900 for both bathrooms (3rd party but managed by ID)

 

The glass door, I asked my old friend to supply. RM800 all in

The cabinet, part of the ID's quote.

One thing that I didnt like: was the tap. The idea of a tao coming out of the wall was cool. However we chose the wrong one. If a person faces his/her face, his/her head will most likely hit the tap. When you stand at ur wash basin, normally we stand in the middle right.. So middle head down = bang!

This chart here was to show the sales people in Guocera. From here, they will be able to calculate how many boxes of tiles needed. The chart was confusing for me. But i guess the people know best. FYI, it is also good to order extra 1 box of each tile type just in case for spoil, broken, etc. It is not recommended to buy again, same model as different factory batch has different color output. If unlucky, you may get a slight color tone difference.

After I moved in, I realized there was leaking in my utility room. Id came and checked and realized its from bathroom 2. So the plumber was called back. He was gentlemen enough and also admit his mistake. :D ** just imagine, how many would have done this???**

Before-InProgress-After : Room 2

Before:

 It was a girl's room. 

So pink, so nice. 

Wished I was little again. 

I never had my own room until I came back from university

This room had no fan. So I bought a KDK from Top 10 in Puchong

*Must Visit this shop if you intent to buy FANS, Panasonic, KDK or Alpha as they are super cheap* Even staff price cannot get this cheap. I compared as Harvey Norman Staff Price cannot get me this rate. The sales guy said they only earn RM2 per fan sold. How True I dont know, but surely they have volume. When I went, they were PACKED.

Location: Top 10, just 2 doors away from Tesco Puchong. Same side.

Air-con, the previous owner left it there. However the ID re-located the air-con hose. Air-con hose used to end up at MasterBedroom toilet. But since I wanted a dry toilet area, (where the air-con hose were), no choice but to relocated the air-con hose to 2nd toilet wet area.

 
In Progress

They put in the Ikea Wardrobe originall from the Master Bed Room

The shelves were custom made and measured.

The curtain rod was removed and thrown away

Grills needed as Philip is still young.

Grill and Shelves Prices were mentioned earlier. Please scroll to old post.

Electrical: Added some florencent tubes and fan.

Since this is NOT considered a big makeover, no point to contact the plaster ceiling guy. So the ID innovative-ly used wood cover up the ceiling.

After

This is the Maxtrack Blind which I talked about. The left hand side is closed up with 10% sunlight.

The right hand side, in between the "lines" will be direct sunlight.

This is good as I dont have to turn on the lights for Philip to sleep at night. Natural lights. So he can get used to sleeping without lights.

Location: Maxtrack is located in Jaya 1

Price: RM30 per sq ft with 25% further discount off the total bill

Please click on the photo to see the entire picture.

Location:
1) Jundeco: Ikano. http://jundeco.com.my/. I got mine physically as I wanted to see it before purchase
2) Korean Mat: Mini Toons, 1U.
3) Thomas and Cars Duvet from Flea Market, Subang Parade.

The wood ceiling

So do I like this room?
The occupant of this room is super pleased. :D

Preloved Kipling Bags Up For Sale

This post will be constantly updated. Those sold will be removed accordingly.

I have 7 more bags to let go. 2 has been reserved.
and I accidentally deleted my post content. Sigh. So I will only show u, the 7 bags. More details, please email me at racheljtle @ gmail. com   ok?

BAG 1:

Original Price RM309
Now @ RM155
size : W 8”
H 8”
Base 3”

BAG 2 

Original Price RM399
NOW @ RM200
Size : H 6”
W11”  excluded the 2 pockets @ de both left and right side
Base 5"

BAG 3

Original Price RM409
NOW @ RM205
Size : W 10”
H 11”
Base expand to about 5”

BAG 4 

Original Price RM369
Now @ RM166
Size :
W 14”
H 8.5”
Base 4”

BAG 5 (Tentative reserved for Irene until she views the item)

Original Price RM369
Now @ RM166
Size : W 11.5”
H 9”
Base 5”

Bag 6

Original Price RM339
NOW @ RM153
Size : W 13”
H 8.5”
Base 3.5”

Bag 7 (Tentative reserve for Sue until she views the items)

Original Price RM160
NOW @ RM75
waist porch
Size : W 11”
H 5”
Triangle Top Cover 3”

THANKS. Looking forward in serving you soon.

Ikea Clock Project

Let's take a break from Renovation and talk about my recent home project. The first being - Ikea Clock Project.

I came to this lady's blog from somewhere and she is so talented in paper cutting. Her craft ideas are amazing too.

One of her post is on Clock Making. So I decided to follow suit!

Bought this from Ikea for less than RM4.00. Diameter about 20cm

Use a knife (I use ruler) to open the cover

Remove the cover

I got this sticker from Ikano for RM8.90. The sticker is "3D" a bit

Cut the sticker

and stick all over the clock

Verdict: I think over crowded. But WTH. Biar la....Siun la..

Request for Quotation- Part 3

Eunice and Yee came over for a discussion on the quotation. We walked through the quotation in detailed and they also bought the samples like the type of wood, the glass, the color scheme,etc.

After all the discussion, quite a big change. I added more stuff. So now the quotation ended as


Master Bath Room Makeover - rm8033.90 now 6275$, exclude sanitary fittings and tiles
2nd Bathroom                         - rm3865.40 now 3946$, exclude sanitary fittings and tiles
Grills                                      - rm900 no change
master bed room carpentry      - rm10,600 no change
hall carpentry                          - rm1780 no change
philip room carpentry              - rm280 now $830 because added fake plaster ceiling
shoe cabinet                          - rm2100 no change
wall paper                             - rm750 no change
3rd Room Door                     - rm780
shower screen for master bedroom - rm1100
grand total                            - rm29061

AFTER THE DISCUSSION, I ASKED THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:
-COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE! I set the date for handover and they agreed. So we started work.


We also discuss on the payment, etc. For me, it was RM10k. Then the balance I paid when everything completed.


Since it is a CONDO, Yee also managed the condo management side.

I'll update the final pricing again after showing you all the work progress, photos of the place because as you know, in between we will have VARIATION ORDER (VO)

Request for Quotation- Part 2

I took the quotation given earlier and asked around. I checked with Joanna who was also renovating her bungalow. I also asked my office contractor and another designer/contractor.

Some comments or advice given:
- Price is not too high nor too low
- The price is of "designer's" rate - referring to carpentry
- Better to pay a good or higher price for water proofing as you dont want any "sau mei" / long term after effect. such as leakage or leakage to under condo units.
- Can ask for a overall total goodwill discount
- Asked for exact material used as the quotation mentioned hard wood. What is hard wood? can be ply, can be teak, can be oak...

- Overall, those whom I asked for feedback gave me the thumbs up.

Request for Quotation- Part 1

After I agreed to the drawings from here , of which it also didnt take a long time - probably 2-3 days, I told Eunice she can prepare the quotation for me.

Now, I waited for almost 3 weeks++ for the first initial quotation to came in. I was really wondering why does it take so long?

Some issues:
- It was post CNY and some people didnt start work yet??? *maybe* *my own assumption*
- Their suppliers couldnt give them the price on time ???? *but Eunice said she has her own panel of people* *own panel means regular*...so what took them so long?
- One reason is partly my fault. You see, I know of this very good Plumber and Electrician. He has been servicing my USJ prop for a long time. He is very honest fella and does not overcharge. Something I LIKE. So I told Eunice to contact him to do my renov for the Plumbing and Electrical part. So Eunice contacted him, waited for him, blah blah....one thing FORGOTTEN was, Eunice/Yee should ask "Can he commit for the job", rather than waiting n waiting.. at the end, he didnt take up the job due to a decision we made.

The first quotation came 3 weeks later and amounted to rm30k with change.
Master Bath Room Makeover - rm8033.90
2nd Bathroom                         - rm3865.40
Grills                                      - rm900
master bed room carpentry      - rm10,600
hall carpentry                          - rm1780
philip room carpentry              - rm280
shoe cabinet                          - rm2100
wall paper                             - rm750
grand total                            - rm28309

MasterBath Room included
- hack away all tiles, clear debris, water proof, lay new titles, tiles, vanity cabinet and storage cabinet
2nd Bathroom included
- hack away all tiles, clear debris, water proof, new tiles, tiles, storage cabinet
Grills included
- master bed room, 2nd bed room and 3rd bed room
Master bedroom carpentry included
- sliding wardrobe, tv console, bed side mirror
Hall is the storage cabinet
shoe is shoe
wall paper for master bed room

So what's next? Stay tune