if the original is soil is better put in concrete +BRC. If not you see lots of crack.

I think there lot more expert here that can help. Not sure what is the thickness maybe 4"



This post has been edited by weikee: Jul 20 2011, 10:10 AM

Got myself this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220554073063

All the way from US

Now got to make a black counter-top from this pigment.

I got lots of ideas, and worries too

Not much update, mainly doing internal work and slowly doing up. Anyway i am not hurry so they take own sweet time.

Cement + JET BLACK Concrete Color Pigment <Got from ebay>



The Tiles @ Toilet 1



The Tiles @ Toilet 2




The Tree


Look like i need to report to MPSJ, damaging the drain.



The Front look

I wish, and hope it don't go beyond 150k, but from my budget worksheet think it already exceed.

Phoenix69, Not sure is India or Indonesia tiles. Got all the wall and laundry floor tiles from Super Ceramic @ 222. Wet and dry kitchen floor is Niro.

Have you'll see such a big root before? It damage entire drain. Have to take out the slab "above the drain" and build back the drain.

The tree not a FS concern, is more of safety concern. Too big and may fall & damaging the floor and drain. If its not too big i actually want to keep it.

And I found out who is my neighbor plant the tree when they first move in. That is like nearly 20 years. Now that i have repair the drain wonder if i can claim back from my neighbor or mpsj?

Some update.

My daughter bathroom MOSAIC.




Plaster ceiling finally done.




Parking concrete floor.


House side view



This is the plaster ceiling putting fiber to give extra strength. Not the neatest way, but it does give some strength. You can ask your plaster ceiling contractor to add "Chou Kan" Cantonese.

Start mid April, now in this stage is not fast. Anyway i don't have time pressure.

That advice by my contractor. He told me wall tiles need to be up before plaster ceiling. So no double work for ceiling fellow.

Not that i want to spend. Renovating is not cheap, furthermore house is getting very expensive now.

This tree plant by my neighbor when they first move in, so you can guess how long this tree stay. I already inform MPSJ, they need around 14 days to do inspection, then send to contractor to cut. So minimal i guess is 3 to 4 weeks. My house all wooden door and using Nytok door frame. Yet to select type of door to use. I hope the 5L of termite killer I put in the ground can stop this termites attacking for some years. Also the Oil i put on the roof truss.

It get more problem when hinge fail, and usually when weld in the hinge life span is shorten. Wood look nicer. A good thick metal door frame is about the price of a good quality wood, i choose wood

Thank you.

Now that the plaster ceiling is 99% done. Got to chase him to invoice me. Dam, some of my contract just come do and go, got to chase them for payment. Very scary, they come later i spend all money..

I don't like to hold payment, if job done better pay. Else i spend the money later hard to pay them. Unless of course they pissed me off.

Yeah, and the scary part some contractor take the cheque, but never bank in. Later come ask me issue again cause the cheque is damage / lost. I got 2 case.

Can't really confirm. Think is Y12.

Some updates

Roof repaint.


The Skim Coat job nearly done.


Toilet Concrete top.


Mixer installed, sigh damage on the mosaic because need to realign the pipe.


No need to tell what is this.




My toilet Mixer


My Toilet Mosaic.


This post has been edited by weikee: Sep 16 2011, 08:03 PM

If is real marble will look better

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Added on September 17, 2011, 4:41 pmHmm, don't get what you mean. All the wall tiles are glaze. Mosaic also but the line is just normal white grout. The TILERS say cannot apply gloss on the mosaic because the gloss finish won't stick on mosaic and very ugly. He teach me use the drawing brush apply on the line if I have the patient.

This post has been edited by weikee: Sep 17 2011, 04:41 PM

Is normal tiles, cannot afford stone. All my contractor not from this forum (who know maybe cabinet will be). The tiler is sub arrange by my contractor. Like his work, think very experience, one of the wall switch not level with other switch lucky he did not follow the hole, but instead move up the opening. All the line seem fit nicely not perfect but is good.

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Added on September 18, 2011, 5:02 pm3K inclusive of sealer and paints.

This post has been edited by weikee: Sep 18 2011, 05:02 PM

All my wall tiles are glazed, except Mosaic.