Chinese 14th - July (Lunar Date) is this Saturday, full moon is Sunday.

Can you tell me using what method do you define 14th 5pm is not a good time to start?

14th August, Sunday, usually nobody works on that day, even contractors (especially in USJ, its the law).

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Aug 12 2011, 12:30 PM

@ wei kee

I am refering do not work after 5pm. Sorry if mislead u. Chinese 14th is sat, which suppose to be ghost festives, but was told this year is on chinese 15th which is sunday. I taught to avoid sat for my minor reno, hence now I do it on sat instead. Even so, I will ask my contractor to stop work by 5pm..

@ phonix69
My contractor did work on sunday. My place @ kota kemuning.

I guess everyone who is doing an August renovation can share their experience after completion. I just started mine a few days ago.

shroom, mind sharing what u planned to do for reno?

I think 14th of ghost festival should avoid doing anything le. 1st and 14th is to honour the 'supernatural being'. U go knock knock so noisy disturb them..i don't think they will like it.

Gulp...Everything and anything. Definitely gonna have hacking work. No choice, timeline don't allow me to do after August and I only recently got to know about this 'issue'. Well, 14th is a Sunday and contractors don't work on Sunday...so... And I'm sure there are still plenty of constructions going on during this period... In other words I won't be the only one disturbing

No problem lah.

shroom, don't worry i also start in august.

What does it says??

Saw lots of house knocking and doing work today in my area

Funny...It shoud end on 14th day (door close), why it indicated the worst and strong are on 16 day?

For those who didn't undertandard Chinese.
1) the most strong ghost day will be 15th Aug (Chinesi calander July 16)
2) Hence good to back home before 5pm
3) to avoid bad thing, dress Red colour
4) Those who born on "Monkey", need more caustion
5) Dont said bad thing or wrong word, prevent the "Brother" thing you are fire him / her
6) Drive slow...guess you know what it meant if night time
7) hygienic please, esepcailly road seat as you may see lot or pray items at the road side
8) dont not or avoid step on pray items...

For those people renovation, if you already start work nothing to be worry lol. But for those plan to stay better look for proper time but normally contractor don't care. Why? Because you will see they also have pray on your area and you just didn't notice. Look around the back kitchen area you may see something.
* I didn't noticed after a month, after I saw I ask him than he same just a traditional thing for them ...