usually before laying tile..contractor should put water proof cement mix 'susu' like liquid. Such brand is SIKA. you can buy the water proof cement and susu if i can remember about RM25.

TQ

Nope. Prevention only 

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Added on July 22, 2011, 10:08 amTermite Men Cometh part 2

They started drilling holes.....
Holes 1'-2' deep was drilled approximately 1' apart all along around the perimeter/border/circumfrance of the house

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Added on July 22, 2011, 10:21 amTermite Men Cometh part 3

Bayer Agenda 2.5 EC solution was dissolved in water and pumped im to the holes (approx 15 second/hole)

Roof = Plastic zinc sheet. (sumthing like that lah. )

Looking at prices of house right now, many people want to work for bank also not qualified. 

If sell house for profit then will not renovate so much, thus wont appear here.. 

If got money, consider Harvey Norman's.
My mom's is from Rozel. Been 5 years, white leather, still good.

Renovation Extreme Work In Progress - Second Stage 

Walk In Wardrobe - Part 1 of 2

Initially wanted to do a regular built in wardrobe as opposed to a walk in wardrobe.
To me a walk in wardrobe is much more pricey , takes up a lot more space and thus not practical.
Of couse the lady of the house wants a walk in wardrobe (women's dream ler...).   
After "discussing further"   with the lady of the house, finally decided to change to a walk in wardrobe. 
Once I started designing the walk in wardrobe myself , started going "gung-ho" and went a bit overboard. 

The main cost addition or this wardrobe is
1.Its plywood (I really do not have faith in chipboard)
2.The inner carcase is laminated with a woodgrain pattern layer.
(A walk in wardrobe have to be able to look good as opposed to a regular built in wardrobe (all white colour), because it needs to put on a show.)

The location chosen for this wardrobe was initially not for this purpose and has a L-box plaster ceiling light.
Wth a the decision to go for a walk in wardrobe, I was able to use this to my advantage. 

The installation of the wardrobe was relatively complicated as it was not just "build and install", they have to modify the parts at site to accomodate some of my quirks. 
Need to do the levelling thing before starting (the alien gadget thingy is used again).


The wardrobe base is anchored to the floor,this way....


Percise panels have to be cut on site to accomodate my existing wall plug power point. (still can use -do not waste).


To be continued .....

Nothing wrong. I put 2 3pin socket each in my wardrobe too. For the dry heater.

That area was not initially for wardrobe so power point was already there. 

But... with it there, many options opens up.

For clothes and wardrobe maintainence. 
1. Vacumm cleaner
2. Steam iron.

Others 
1. Handphone Charger
2. Hair dryer

Ozak idea of dry heater is good too. 

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Added on January 3, 2013, 10:43 am

Hmm... Can put storage hard drive there ah? 

Pocket with burn holes - symptom of a renevated house owner 
Welcome, welcome.

Wow, using your attic for storage, .. I can't do that with my house. 
Is your attic already built originally to withstand function as another floor?

Security is a must of course.

It may also be because I breakdown 1 room -dry kitchen (if you see in the beginning of this topic-pre hacking)
and I flatten out the front wall thus making the space bigger.