angle or corner bead.
old school is metal.
new school is PVC.
looking good. nice job bro.
am starting mine soon.
and hopefully can kawtim within 3months! ;p

Bro Kochin,

You have sharp eye.. Are you from construction background as well.. Nowadays all use PVC beading for corner and edges..

Anyhow is still prefer the true "Lao-Sifu" use cement paste to form corner and edges.. Master piece..

Some don't use that, and the corner are made so lousy. Like my current house wall edge. Now i feel so imbalance, the old one is not nice the new one is so smooth.

hahaha.
you reminded me of a case that we come across before.
the contractor entered into a contract that calls for angle bead.
but during inspection, found out that the contractor didn't do so.
but the thing is, the guy they engaged was the old sifu who did the job so bloody darn well that the edging is perfect without any beads.
and straight line too on ledges.
then the client also in dilemma to pay or not to pay as:
1. work was not carried out to spec; but
2. objective achieved.
hahahaha

and another case where it was specified steel angle bead and the contractor insist steel bead not in market and replace with PVC bead.

am in construction/consultant/development line....

Anyone can advice where to buy Iron Sulfate? I want to do acid stain myself.

Hi weikee,
for the driveway, is it necessary to put another concrete foundation to strenghten the parking area?

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.

dude, you gotta show me the end result with photos.
you really got a big passion in doing your house.
salute!

I got lots of ideas, and worries too

Cool... Must show the end result !!

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

Coming on nicely bro.
Your house look so grand next to your puny neighbors
I like the tiles in Toilet 2, What type of tiles is this?

from the interior,i can see tht its not more than 150k ,unless hes using quality and quite pricely tiles + ceiling plaster .

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.

Luckily your house is not corner house, if not, the renovation cost will sky high...my renovation cost is more than double than my estimation...unless u can keep one eye closed during renovation...

anyway, good job

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This post has been edited by tiensong: Aug 11 2011, 10:22 AM

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.

That tree in front of your house looks HUGE
Any feng shui master took a look at it?!?

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.