OMG! I followed yr whole Reno journey since yesterday. Managed to reach page #46, finally!! Phew!!

Great job, Phoenix!!


I went thru the similar journey a few yrs ago, but a much simpler one as mine was a brand new house.

After seeing what u've done, I now dare to look for a second-hand house and go for a great makeover... But not too soon lah, maybe in another 5 yrs' time..

I can see u are enjoying the whole process and the great outcome, plus a new baby....Kung hei!Kung hei!!

Trust me, a new car should be on the way this year or maybe next....

One thing u missed out though..

U should've painted yr roof during yr reno...

I noticed many ppl paying so much attention to the body and footwork of the house, what about a nice 'cap' to top it all?

I know, it's quite xiong to do everything at the same time..

For us, we took a good 3 years to recover...


Maybe for u, u need more time as u have a baby to take care... enjoy parenting and yr housekeeping....

This post has been edited by Mel2: Apr 3 2012, 09:32 AM

Yup, I've gone thru similar headaches and worries during my renovation time. U were lucky that ur contractor didn't cabut with ur hard-earned money. A little mistakes here and there in nothing compared to those whose contractor who ran away half-way.

I made mistake looking for a cheaper quote, ended up getting a lousy job done to my kitchen extension. The contractor declared stop-work after he hacked some walls and removed windows and doors.

As we hunted for someone to continue the job, his workers came over my house to wait for their wages.

We had no choice but to pay them, and asked them to finish some left-over jobs.

Only 2 months later we managed to engage a new contractor to continue with other main works. More expensive but good workmanship.

3 years after moving in, we did another reno, to extend my car porch and tile-up the side yard, to allow more space to park our cars. Re-do the roof to provide extra shelter too.

Glad we did it early as the prices of materials shot up not long after that.

PM sent.

That contractor was active around BU, DJ and some PJ areas. I don't see him around anymore.
Pm-ed you his name & company name.