I left out the part of air cond in my previous reply. Im choosing non-inverter because Im not the heavy user. I just on the air cond a few hours max at afternoon or sleeping time if it is hot or stuffy. I love natural wind and good ventilation is important. So, im opening up the windows most of the time.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 23 2013, 10:54 AM

Nope, I didn't relocate the bathroom. I just extended it by pushing it out to the balcony.

Merry X'mas!

My grill is RM10.50/sqft (powder coated) + RM1/sqft for the option of angle bar.

Following is the pic from the vendor showing example of angle bar.


This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 25 2013, 03:59 AM

Fans and lightings installation in progress:-

Another polka dots works that I've produced.






LED sensor spotlight for front porch and back yard.


Master bedroom with eyeballs basically as I like cosy ambience.


Upstairs family hall




The AZ e-lite 4" LED downlights is quite bright as these 2 pcs warm white alone can bright up the whole family hall, stairs and even the court yard...







This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 25 2013, 11:24 PM

For the eyeballs spotlight, I'm pairing it with osram ballast; whereas other LED lights I'm not too sure coz most of them are built inside the casing.

For the lighting cost, u may check my previous post:-
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2952544/+240



Thanks for reading and following this thread.
X'mas is just over, so it's now Happy New Year!
My initial plan is to put a hager timer on the car porch downlights...hmm...after your reminder, I should consider to put one more timer on an indoor light too....for the simulation like u mentioned.


Thanks for liking my polka dots 'artwork'!

This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 26 2013, 01:17 PM

Yup, sure it can be secured with the alarm system.


Haha...I'm too lazy to do so ler...
Moreover, I would minimize pattern on walls or wallpaper because I will easily get 'jelak' with it. That's part of the reason why I do not do much built-in cabinet, built-in feature wall panel, wall paper, etc.

I'm just going to decorate my walls with photos and paintings which I can easily take it down and change.

Hmm...thanks for the tips!

U may want to check this out too:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1583881/all

You may verify yourself with a couple of shops about the price increase... Must use a little technique though when digging info from them. If straight away ask if there is an increase, sure they gonna say yes...

If there really is a price increase soon, you may do a calculation on the difference you gonna save if buying now, see if it is worth to buy so early or not? Can they really keep the items for you for months and still grant you the old price? You may leave the tv and audio system at the time being as new model keep coming up fast and older model will have price drop.

It has been some times since my last updates. Just little progress thus far....

I find that the original fencing of my front porch will gonna be super awkward as it doesn't match with the gate (horizontal stripes) that I gonna install later. Good thing that my main con is so kind to brick it up FOC for me. So the fencing is now matching with the side wall fencing.

Original:



Now:






Tiling of table top for other two bathrooms with semi-recessed JS basin.






The ceiling mount ventilation fan for master bathroom.



This post has been edited by maxxon: Jan 9 2014, 02:19 AM

Encountered an ad hoc problem recently. My water bills for these 2 months has been hiked up to hundred over each month which is an abnormal kind of water usage. I went to Syabas requested for a check if thier new water meter has got any problem. They told me to go back and observe if the meter is running or not when not using any water. According to them, this is quite a common scenerio that there is a pipe leakage somewhere.

After some checking, we finally identified the leakage which is near the newly extended front foyer. This is most probably caused by the termite prevention drilling which was done earlier. Hmmm...the perimeter drilling is actually by luck whether or not it hit the underground piping... and I'm the less lucky one this time...

To solve the problem, the original incoming pipe has been cut off and was re-routed, running thru the wall instead so that we do not destroy the newly done cement rendering floor and the decorative tiling at the foyer...

Mine is without the outward ducting, just suck up to the roof which I think it's ok coz my roof area is very high and spacious... Not recomended if roof area not big enough, otherwise the humid air gonna trapped inside...


There is a 1'x6' top hung window. I do not want to mount it on window coz I want to avoid using grill (very narrow opening so that ppl can't climb in). Besides that it will also somehow jeopardise the look of my front facade...

This post has been edited by maxxon: Jan 9 2014, 02:49 PM

Arr...now I get what you mean when you asked if there's a window...
Yup, the natural ventilation should be alright as there's a window in the bathroom and there's also another window just outside the bathroom which is out looking to the courtyard. Actually, I'm just adding this ventilation fan as an additional prevention of humid air which could cause mold/mildew to grow on tiles and mosaics' grouts.
If it's a windy day then I do not need to turn it on.



Yup, of course the ones with the air expel host is a better option but I just want to minimise hacking and it's not going to look nice on my front facade....

As there's also natural ventilation thru windows, humidity is minimal... Moreover the rooms above the ceiling is quite spacious, so I think it's ok...

Hehe...I'm also kinda 'paiseh' when requesting this where most of the wet works are already done...

Err..pls bear with me at the moment as we will only start decorating it when other parts are done... Anyway, just gonna make it very simple with minimalist kinda concept...

Alamak! True also!

Thanks for the reminder..I'm using led type, hope it can last longer..
If the cats keep coming over, I think i need to buy those cat repellent from Daiso then. If it still doesn't work, I should catch the cats and send them to kampung area, give them more freedom~ kekeke!

Following is the quotation from Inovar after site measurement. Installation gonna take place soon, for the entire 1st floor (masterbedroom, 2 other rooms and a small family hall).
I'm using 12mm trafic zone series for flooring, 8mm for staircases (without riser).



This post has been edited by maxxon: Jan 12 2014, 12:12 AM

The laminate flooring for the entire 1st floor is done today. Inovar sent over 4 chinese guys and 2 foreign workers. It was a one day work finishing around 5pm.


Touching up on the skirting joining parts.



Trimming for 2 bedrooms' door which I do not change to new ones.



They helped me to cover up the connecting strips for temporary as to avoid damage which could be happened when moving in carpentry and furniture...



I'm using 12mm traffic zone series for floor board and 8mm for staircase.

The staircase without riser hence got to use this type of skirting profile.




Chosen 'supposedly white' skirting but it turns out more to creamy colour compared my wall.... hmm....but still acceptable lar...







This post has been edited by maxxon: Jan 23 2014, 12:57 AM

The multifolding door at the kitchen was installed yesterday. It is by Reliance Home which I signed them up in a fair.
When I signed up in the fair, it was RM72/sqft (with hidden hinges and RM2 extra for colour glass).

Later when the Reliance guy came for site measurement, he asked if I want the hidden hinges or the otherwise. He told me that the folding door is gonna be exactly the same except for some actually not-so-obvious kinda hinges. After some considerations, we've chosen the latter @RM65/sqft, 6.38mm laminated clear glass instead of colour glass. Hence, it's a good RM567 savings in the pocket.

Mind you that Reliance Home's products do not come with subframe. Some main cond might not prefer this method...


There were only 2 installers, a Chinese and an indonesian worker.



This post has been edited by maxxon: Jan 23 2014, 01:31 PM