Meet up with Main Contractor
Met up with the main con to discuss the parquet flooring problem today. He agreed to look into the problem but requested for our designer to wrap up his portion of the work first before he took over so that everything would be handed over neatly. My designer said he would need another 2 weeks to cement up the 2 existing doors, install the new door and door frame and also to patch up the parquet flooring where the wall had been removed. The main con will then take over and ask a specialist to come and inspect the flooring before advising on what would be the best way to rectify the problem. Accoridng to the main con, the floor may look worse after digging up and patching since the tiles may become hollow. He commented that the tiles at present were sound and laid well except for the gaps, which he said he could patch up if the problem was not serious. He said the specialist would advise and we can decide what we want to do to rectify it later on.
Meanwhile, the electricians are halfway through the laying of cables..as shown:
The layout for our lighting points in the living & dining areas:
Hopefully they will also wrap this up before we hand over to the main con to rectify the parquet floor. Really hope that we can coordinate well. Very worried about such liaison problems, cuz delays very often arise due to the inability to match each others' timings. So I really hope it will all go smooth and steady. And that our designer can work on the carpentry while the main con rectify the parquet.
Laying of electrical points & cables
Met the designer at 10 am this morning. The electrician was going to lay the cables and wiring for the electrical points today. Not sure if everything was completed today, but I will check on it tmw morning, cuz I need to be back to meet with the subcontractor and the developer rep to discuss how they are going to rectify the gaps/ cracks on our parquet floor. I really hope we can come to an amicable arrangement, such that I m able to coordinate with my designer as well. Guess there would be a delay in the overall reno because of this and I probably can expect to move in, at best in mid Dec but I forsee it may be even later, cuz I m quite sure there will be delays here and there due to the need to coordinate the timing between 2 different parties, i.e. the developer's subcontractors and my designer.
Anyway, saw the hacked walls of our MBR, as shown:
See the opening on the left hand side. Part of it will form our new MBR door and the opening on the right would be sealed up. The room really looks spacious with the wall hacked off!
Some other pics of the mess after hacking...
2nd Day...
Checked on the reno today, the workers were still drilling and as such, it was still dusty. Thought they would have finished yesterday. Anyway, the wall between the MBR and the neighbouring room had been hacked and there is now one whole continuous space except for the beam at the top which cannot be hacked. The 2 existing doors have also been removed and the door frame hacked. A new door has been created somewhere near the old MBR door.
Didn't stay long too, just put some soap, paper and water for the workers' usage and left...
Our kitchen: which is used for temporary storage of bottled water, paper and cleaning equipment & the toilet in the yard, which is the only toilet we had left open for the workers' usage.
Reno Starts!
Our reno finally kick-started today, with the hacking of the wall between the master bedroom and the room next to it. The air was so dusty that it was hard staying there for long. In fact, it was so bad that I could practically feel debris flying into my eyes even as I stood there.
The process started off with the laying of cardboards on the floor. The whole place looks so "mummified" with all the brown-coloured paper and masking tape.
View from front door and view from balcony, respectively...
Our floor plan- BEFORE:
Our floor plan - AFTER:
The Greater Purpose
The purpose for creating this blog is to document everything about our very own love nest, from the beginning to the end. We hope that the entries will serve as fond memories of all the fun and hard work we had gone through to bring our dream home into fruition, even as we look back at them in the future. At the same time, we hope that friends and relatives alike will be able to share in our joy and excitement as we build our very own cozy little love nest!
