It is nice to read your post and I can feel it is not an easy task. However, I wonder how could the errors happened on the following and you have to get the contractor to redo :
The roof of the carpark porch demolished and rebuild according to your needs.

The staircase was redo again.

The location of the back door.

Is the contractor not follow your intruction or they just did it without your knowledge ?

Sometime is not because of contractor. It could be something missed out or miss communication. Or sometime the plan (or want) don't come out practical / nice after build up.

These item are not contractor fault.
Can't blame contractor if we only discover that the design is not suitable after build up as per our design thus need a re-do.

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Dec 20 2011, 01:00 PM

Renovation Updates...

More Bloopers

The colour we initially chose for exterior walls (On catalogue looks nice) but when actually applied on site makes my house look like a birthday cake.



Correction !!!!

The correction looks so much better dude!!! Hope you didn't buy alot of the first colour.

Usually i'll buy a 1 litre tin to try before deciding on the colour.

phoenix69's cake house?

You seems like make alot of error and modify. That can cost alot.

Your plan run haywire?

1st colour, if ur fren having difficulty find ur house, u can say the brightest colour, that's the one..

Every day is a birthday. That is good.

Your house is so big. Got more then 24 ft in width ??

My plans looks good on paper but in actual result differ and turns out ugly then the principle I have apply...
If want to do reno do now. No later, later is never.
If do reno, do correctly, if see its wrong redo while its doable.
If sakit now (budget) let it sakit lor, no more next time sakit.

My plan are flexible, not haywire, just my budget haywire

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Added on December 23, 2011, 6:45 pmNo lah, after have to wear dark glasses to find my house

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Added on December 23, 2011, 6:49 pmThanks
Didn't think the colours could be that different from the catalog.

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Added on December 23, 2011, 6:50 pmEveryday birthday, I'll grow old very fast lor...

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Added on December 23, 2011, 6:51 pmMid size lah ... 22' X 75'

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Dec 23 2011, 06:53 PM

Updates...

More Lights (wanna make sure it will be darn bright)
Got my down lights, now its fluorescent lights.
After weighting all available pro and cons chose T8 (extra bright type) - the green colour edges is the extra bright type




My Ceiling Fans (Wanna make sure its darn windy liao



This post has been edited by phoenix69: Dec 23 2011, 07:11 PM

What Philips tubes are you using?
Daylight? Warm White?

Daylight of course as I am using it for cove light, so need super bright!

Looks much nicer now.

Color always lighter when paint out.

Unless u have someone at house during day, it's better dont put doorbell for security reason. Just use a enclose at ur door switch.

why you select Rubina and Deka, is not either one of it will be better?

This post has been edited by Jo_da48: Dec 24 2011, 01:30 AM

What is the security problem?

Because some thief will press the bell to check if someone at home. But this things also happen without bell.