Outdoor pre-filter can be installed later but your plumbing work must be getting ready first. You can ask your filter provider on what kind of spec and measurement for the standby paiping. For eg of mine, pls refer to post#395 in this thread.

As for the autogate wiring, yes you got to conceal the amor cable first of all before the tiling job, and also your other wiring if any for the additional lighting in the car porch area. Pls take note to mark the concealed location of your amor cable too if you are going to install a folding gate or sliding gate with track. You sure don't want to cut the cable by accident when you are cutting the tiles and flooring for the sliding track. If swing gate, no concern on the marking.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 19 2014, 12:04 PM

Pls refer post#519, the quote box.

Glad that u like this sharing. New house definitely less thing to touch. Anything you touch, money is flying away!

Actually, mine took months for the initial stage which included doing homeworks on what do we want on aesthetic and material, most important matching those we want with the available budget. Adjustment on budget is happening from beginning till now!
It took me quite sometimes in sourcing contractors and getting quotations too. One contractor even took me 3 weeks (chasing after chasing) to comes up with a quotation. I won't bother his quote if not that I saw one forumer posted quite good reputation of him with reasonable price. However, his quote is not as 'cheap' as claimed but ok lar.. His delay in quotation pissed me so I ended up hiring my current contractor who did my neighbor's house.

Choosing a good contractor basically need some 'luck' too...do get a few quotations and avoid those who easily promise you that everything can be done. Avoid the far off cheapest quotation too, coz what I realized from contractor who charge not-so-cheap nor expensive are less likely to abandon the job. Reason being they have already factored in some extra little jobs that they are most probably going to cover during the renovating process....instead of asking the owner to top up each time when there happens to incur some extra job, even it's just some minor works. Nobody will do business with no profit, hence they ask for money, whereas the owner feel annoyed when keep topping up money. There comes the conflict and the tendency of abandoned works....

Some random updates:-

- installation of air-conditioners is done.





- Final touching up in process.



- Marble polishing for living room, dining area and the downstairs room is done.



- Car porch with black+white pebble finishing on its borders and on a raise floor near window.





- Touch up on collapsible scissors grill is done.


This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 25 2014, 12:48 PM

More random updates:-

- Bought this dust cover for the door where it can be inserted into the hole made for ground lock.





- door guard with chain for bedrooms.
The earlier door guard that I've bought can't be used coz the frame and door are not at same level hence the latch can't be slot in. So, I changed to this chain type instead.



- Magnetic door stopper to avoid banging of door especially on windy days.



- Motion sensor installed on the ceiling to control the led downlight at the entrance, so that it lights up automatically when we step in the house before we reach the light switches.



- Power sockets located at a lower height so that it's hidden behind the tv console. An empty paip has been concealed up to the length where we gonna place our wall-mounted TV. As such, it gonna hide those ugly wires and I do not need a wood backing panel to cover the wires. I just not quite fancy those typical TV panels which can be found in most houses.
There is a master switch installed nearby (inside the DB compartment) for those sockets. The DB compartment will be hidden behind the curtain as the curtain is to be done up to the wall.

Sneak preview of bathroom and recent purchases:-

- Master bathroom


You may think the s/s basket is ugly and so am I, but I opted for convenience as I will use this bathroom most and I don't have better place to install them given the limited space. Being a lady, I definitely have more bottles besides shampoo and shower gel. Hiak hiak hiak!!





- Instead of the following conection for the water outlet, I bought the nicer angle unions. (RM 16.50 ea)




- For my two other bathroom, I was initially wanted to save budget by using the original given shower head and its sliding bar from the instant water heater. However, the bad eyes of mine urged the devil to splurge on the budget again. So, the following is what I get from Johnson Suisse. Btw, most of my bathware, taps and accessories are from JS as it is one of the affordable brand with good finishing and those items also come with 5 years warranty.

i) sliding bar - RM101.50 ea.


ii) shower hose - RM26.50 ea


iii) hand shower with 3 functions - RM44.50 ea


So, it adds up to RM172.50/ set

This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 24 2014, 11:51 AM

Thanks.. Your house will soon be transformed into a beautiful sanctuary too! Need lots of patient till everything falls into places.. and it will only start looking nice after tiling and base painting. I went thru the entire process too, and you know what!? I was wishing so hard that I've got a magic wand so that I can get the final result immediately with just one 'trinnnkk~~~'!!

Ok... Back to reality~


- The concave DB compartment comes original from the developer....
Is your DB box next to a window or sliding door? If such, you can cover it up with curtain too.

- About the embedded pipe, it's roughly about 3" in diameter. No problem for the big connectors to go thru even 3 connectors sekaligus! Hehehe..
I suggested this idea to the contractor as I was so reluctant in doing the backing panel. Feel free to adopt this idea if you guys like it!

- I think the bathroom is gonna be one of the space that I shall enjoy most. It's a place for me to free up my mind, get a good soak in the essential oil and ofcoz I gotta make sure there is some good music too...such as Norah Jones'.


- I bought my Johnson Suisse items from Ga Hing (Old Klang Rd). Where did you get yours? I thought their packaging are always blue+white? Maybe yours is from the limitted edition?

Chill my friend, I feel you really...but everything can be sorted out definitely...
About the bidet pipe, you can just ask the contractor to relocate it. They just got to hack one or two pieces of tiles and alter the piping. The work may looks tedious to you, but most contractor will not have problem to do so, and don't be surprise, it won't take them long. Not even half day's work. However, if things we can accept then just close one eye and let it be lor... If it really affect the functionality or it's a real pain in the eyes then no choice but to rework lor...
I went thru the same things too especially on piping planning and bathroom fittings. After various rectifications earlier on, now that my contractor's plumber will wait till he sees me so that I can point the exact location where to install those fittings...

Me too reluctant to do any built-in cab... I am buying most of the furniture off the shelf, except wardrobe and kitchen cab. From my calculation the cost for a built-in wardrobe which i can do it right up to the ceiling is actually not far off from ikea's if not cheaper.

Following is the picture of the hidden tv cable hose after fixing an empty slot in. I measured the pipe which it is 2.5" dia. I thought it shoudn't be an issue if it's slightly off-center, as it is hidden behind the TV.

Not all are 13A sockets, just 6 of it with 3 nos on one looping. Need lots of individual sockets coz i do not want to use a multi sockets as it will further the gap between tv console and the wall. Basically, i need sockets for TV, blueray/disc player, media player, home theater system, etc. Don't you think i really need that many of power sockets?

This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 25 2014, 12:16 AM

Yet to get the final bill from my main con but I don't think he is charging me for that little job... Actually he has done quite some small small things here and there for my favour which I really appreciate.


If talk about changing of design, don't you think without a built-in cabinet and tv panel can actually allows me to change the console much easier even like once a year? Kakaka~
If I really do not need the pipe in future (which is unlikely unless i sell the house and the new owner got to do it), easy thing to diy actually, just patch the hole up.

You are definitely good in analytical thinking. I actually did not think of its advantage on the re-painting! Thanks for pointing that out....for me, it's just some idea came to my mind so that I can avoid the tv panel, so I straight away asked it to be done...

Hmm...can i put the surged protector to the master switch then?

I don't have a TV with me right now, but i think it's something like pics below.



It's a stupid idea from me, a lady who just want results to be realised per the image in her head...
You guys pls improvise it if you like the fundamental idea.
(It's same goes to my polka dots planning that I just simply plot it out using a simple edditing apps in my ipad, I know it looks stupid to some but I just want things done with my least effort).

Wow!! Intresting~ you may want to share the result with us forumers once it's done.

Everyone has got their ideal way of living. There isn't right or wrong. In the forum, we just share what we like and did, propose what we think and remind if we see any part overlooked...

This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 25 2014, 11:03 AM

seems that i've got a new chapter to study now...
Do you think i can get the isolator from the shop i bought switches and sockets? Will consult them for more info...
Thanks bro for bringing this part out.

I will just switch off the master switch at night before bed...

This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 25 2014, 11:37 AM

The master switch is hidden in side the compartment just beside the DB box. See... The little switch there...

Those shallow depth wardrobe that you mentioned is perhaps like one of the ikea's design, suited those small room space. The clothes are to be hung in another way round facing out. Not so practical in my opinion as it's storage space is very minimal.

Mine is about rm470 per foot run, excluded the extra charge of rm600 that i requested them to powder-coat matt black for the aluminum frame.
It comes with good depth, up to the ceiling height (9.5'), standard white carcass inside and with 2 panels of big sliding doors.
However you are right that they gonna charge more if you want a laminated carcass instead of their standard white color. For the ikea's wardrobe, you may perhaps get the carpenter (the carpenter for kitchen cab could help with some charges) to add in the 2x end panel up to the ceiling and...ta-dah...there u go, a full height cab that you can utilise the space above the cab as storage too. Things can be kept like luggage bags, spare pillows, quilt, etc.

As for the embedded pipe, we are not slotting in the 13A plug of course. Yup, the yellow string is a modified cable-puller.

What color is the pebble wash and tiles gonna be?

Like mine, very near towards the completion! Gambatte kudasai ne~

Hehe...lazy me...also no confidence can practice that for how long...

If (just maybe) im lazy to off one master switch, i won't be taking the effort to off that one or two sockets too...
Perhaps i want to assign this important job before bed (including checking/ensure the windows and doors are locked) to my dear husband... Kakaka~