Thanks, looks like Empire SOHO la. I thought these kind of railings belong to the 80's lol, any idea how much will it cost to change to glass type?

The bathroom is ok, black white combo typical of recent designs.

The pic from brochure, anyone feel like doing it up like that?

Some ideas for doing up our units


Minimalist design



Simple railing, can be complemented by similar wallpaper



Simple and modern color scheme, nice stair way wall design too



This post has been edited by 1ullaby: Mar 17 2012, 09:53 PM

haha .. aiks, make sure just don't terbalik our stairs

you went to sneak peek your unit already?

Tried twice twice caught

Manage to survey the lobby area only, 2 mths back

Do you have any recent pics of lobby area? If have do share share here ya

This post has been edited by 1ullaby: Mar 19 2012, 08:02 PM

bro, it's the only logical place for this purpose. you know right from the start it's gonna be there right?

the hall and the 18ft ceiling is the showcase, not the windows if it's a full height glass window then diff story la

railing is suppose to be part of the showcase thing too that's why lk_chin is pissed. For that hopefully below 2k can gao dim.

This post has been edited by 1ullaby: Mar 20 2012, 09:28 AM

I don't disagree, some creativity with the colors goes a long way





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great , you saved us 2k!!

must invite you to bbq at the pool side!!

bring some leng lui frens also ....

I toyed before of the idea of making the whole upper level mezzanine also, increase the living space, but sacrifice duplex feeling .. you guys think worthwhile?


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Hmm maybe no need for the pillars
I've seen some pics for Axis Ampang duplex doing this too
but kinda worried that the 8ft mezzanine to ceiling height is before plaster ceiling, meaning deducting plaster ceiling the upper level will feel like european style attic dy haha

hahaha .. you are right bro

'ngo zhi cho la', i stick back to original duplex will do

Should be ok. Share my very basic reno

My estimation
L-shape corner fabric sofa - 800
Queen sized PU bed frame + queen size matress - 1500
32' LG/Philips/Hitachi LCD with wall mount + installation - 800
Panasanic 6 litre auto washing machine - 700
LG / Hitachi / Toshiba 2-door fridge -Min 300 liter - 1000
2 x ceiling fan - 300 (optional)
Designer lightings x 5 + 3 basic lightings - 500
Glass handrail / Wallpapering - 2000
Kitchen - 3000
Coffee table - 500
shoe rack - 500
tv cabinet / panel - 1500
wardrobe - 2000

Total 15100

Buffer 5000

Did I underbudget anything, do comment ya!

For electrical stuff, I found the row of shops left of Tesco quite reasonably priced one

That's comprehensive bro! tqvm for sharing

Nothing I wanted to delete from that list, save for Electrolux brand perhaps Haier brand could be more reasonable .. hehe

Shave off 1k there and we can do a custom made curtains for the bedroom, allow for some nice thick curtains and perhaps enough budget for an extra satin layer or something.

Would like to put wallpaper as well, cost escalate again

Same for me, no so much spare cash ...

Maybe we can exchange notes later macho kor, when little soho is ready

true f/f have broad appeal due to less units doing that, you wouldn't believe how many ppl are putting in couple of things and call it f/f .. keke

furthermore after the payback period it's your cashcow and perhaps 30-40% of the value still belongs to you upon sale

if looking at returns

assuming a payback period of 4 years
for 10k reno you gotta command rm200 per month above bare unit
taking rm1800 as base for unfurnish units, that would be rm2000 per month
15k = rm300 = rm2100
20k = rm400 = rm2200
25k = rm500 = rm2300

take your pick but theres kinda a psychological barrier at circa rm2200 - rm2300 for studio / small units, so reno cost gotta keep it clean at below 20k if possible, i feel

we can do that

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Added on March 30, 2012, 11:02 pmNo, bulk not necessary same pattern / design, same contractor / sifu only

This post has been edited by 1ullaby: Mar 30 2012, 11:02 PM

haha ... 1% is about right

reminds me of the song - i'm waiting i'm waiting i'm waiting outside the lines

I'm not sure of you guys, but my reno agreement is 6+3 ... kns

But good news is, Susan say developer is committed to June/Jul handover la .. provided they don't ffk

From what I understand (unqualified that is), you have every right to claim LAD if it has been more than 36 mths from stamping date, regardless of the reno agreement. So for first batch buyers, most of you guys are entitled to LAD I suppose?

Do follow up and don't let the developer off easy ...

When the pipe was there along with other issues, that was a great time to parang. Now abit late dy

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Added on November 27, 2012, 9:57 pmbro, the owners successfully got the developer to box up the pipe, box up the previously hideous entrance to full ceiling height, and better quality and looking tv cabinets for those with full furnished option, while providing plaster ceiling for the 16 ft space.

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Added on November 27, 2012, 10:06 pmHehe.. good man. I guess it's based on luck, I heard most of the complains are on wavy walls. Mine was also ok though.

But credits to the contractor, they redid the complains even for the common areas. They redid every floor common corridors and reached 11th floor last sat. (top to bottom floors).

This post has been edited by 1ullaby: Nov 27 2012, 10:06 PM