No worries la.... got parents place to stay. Free rental.... 

You house main door face direct to rear door?

How come did not consult the "powerful" Feng Shui master first?

Quite true also... anyhow, most of the experience contractor will understand this and take this as part and parcel of the renovation work..

How much your timber pergola per sq ft?

Not at all. At totally different corner.
Just that the location of the rear door faces the sewage tank directly which in turn directly face the rear room window. 

If the soil condition below your footing is soft and not able to take the load from the structure above, then one of the way is to use piling. The type of piling (material) required will depends on the load and also the soil type. The material for piling can be timber, RC, steel, etc.

In most cases, the loads from a house extension are not too heavy that requires piling, unless the soil is very soft or the footing is situated close to a slope, etc. First option is to try enlarging the footing's size instead of using piling as it will be much cheaper the piling. Only when this does not work, then only piling comes in. As piling is more expensive.

Bakau trees are found in mangrove swamps wetlands. These can be use as piles to support light loads. As Bakau trees are found in mangrove swamps, they should only be used in water logged soil. If you try to place Bakau into dry soil, the material will deteriorate in no time; thus defeat it purpose.

I don't see this as a problem. Unless the sewerage are dirty and smelly.

If Direct Direct Direct.....in a straight line...all the "choy" flow out lor (fung Shui logic)

If is direct, in between just have a partition will do.

Hi phoenix69, been lurking and following your journey all these while. Things look good so far!

May I know where you got your letterbox?

Cheers

You have two walk way to the Kitchen? Else how the straight line came from?
Your Kitchen on you right side and the back door on your left side. so it actually was "L" not straight....
*Base on your above photo (Kitchen & the Back door photo)

Not 2 walkway , one only. You are right. The door is actually located on the right side, (kitchen left) in what I called a laundry room.
That is why I said the window from the back room faces the rear door, not the walkway.
- I was describing the position from the inside,
- from the rear outside looking in Jo_da48 description will also be right

Than on Fun Sui is not straight line, because straight line meant from your Main Door / go through Living Hall / Dinner and KC and out from back door. it is BAD.
Or even more simple description is stand at your main door, you should not see your backdoor (straight line).

But I maybe wrong ...Phoenix, who advide you change the door position? and your contractor is chinese rights? what he said about that?

Also, how long is your Concrete kitchen table? Is the leg only on each side? is that strong enoght?

The straight line does not mean front to back door, but the room window, to the "sewage tank" to the rear door.

Not contractor .... my mom 

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