Did you ask if they have any distributor in other place nearer to you?

Hey, chin up bro!!
I see it small matter, just need to pay extra water bill (or get the contractor to pay it) and some re-work if there is any things damage. I get you, that you are more upset that the journey is now like (psychologically) 'imperfect' anymore. From my point of view, everything can be done or re-work perfectly good in contractor's hand, just some extra work. Remember, their name is 'the builder'. In my eyes, I don't mind a sub-sales house or run down property because I only imagine the image after the make over. Sometimes, you just got to ignore the messy works in the process when visualising the final image that you want.
Don't bother about the perfect thingy...as we are here stripping the house almost 'naked' and the work are pretty much close to from the scratch.

My journey is also with tons of hiccups (lost counts already), from the main con and from each individual vendors. It's a journey, just exactly like our life journey. Bumpy roads are unavoidable sometimes. We just need to put our focus on the desired destination and keep walking.

In your case, the floor has not much issue since there is yet to be installed with any laminate or timber flooring. The plaster thingy that u mentioned is the ceiling? If like that, got to change to new plaster ceiling then. Let the contractor handle those messy work. Give it some times, I'm very sure your house will turn into a stunning beauty after the makeover.

I have no water splashing kinda problem for my master bathroom as the shower area is quite a distance from the door.
You definitely need to put those very good water-absorbing kinda rag outside the bathroom so that we don't wet the floor with wet feet after using the bathroom. Are you using swing door or bifold bathroom door? You got to makesure no laminate flooring inside the bathroom compound. I will show you mine when i manage to take some pics later. Also, check that the gap between the door and floor is not too big so that water won't splash out. Otherwise, you can buy some rubber strips specially design to seal the gap under the door. I remember I saw something like that in Daiso and other hardware shops...

You are welcome! Just sharing info..
Btw, i really salute you! Tortured your accord like that...

Yalor!! You guys not dedicated enough lor...

A big applause to us all who has went thru these challenging reno process!

Paiseh~ Paiseh~

Following are the pictures that I just took, on the laminate flooring near bathrooms.


Flooring near master bathroom's door (view from inside the bathroom)



Flooring near master bathroom with its door closed. (View from outside the bathroom)




Flooring near another bathroom's door.



With the door closed.



Closer look on the connection between laminate floor and tiles. The floor was initially done all the way to the end with laminate by Inovar.... Realising that the water splashes will sure damage the floorboard, i get the contractor to modify it by changing the inner part to tiles and make it same level with the laminate floor. One side of the original L-shape strip has been 'buried' in by my contractor when they make it level with tiles.

This post has been edited by maxxon: May 1 2014, 12:17 AM

Well, I'm just gonna wash my clothes there but not drying them there... I'm sure the oily stuffs won't sip into the washer.... The laundry basket pulak will be located outside of my master bathroom...

Btw, I used it this way too when I lived abroad, no issue at all...
Err....and I don't think I will have an oily kitchen either....

Not the states, but lived a few years in London. Most of the houses/flat place their washers integrated under the kitchen counter. They have only one kitchen and not many have separate laundry room. I've never seen one in the washroom yet....

This post has been edited by maxxon: May 1 2014, 03:29 AM

As you can see, my space available here is nothing bigger than the Uk's. I really don't need a separate room just to put that single washer, do I??

Haha.... I'm definitely not the first one, it's such a common thing everywhere including the states...
Thanks for your reminder, but don't worry for me, my past experience tells me that it gonna works perfectly fine.

I haven't been to Canada so no idea bout there... I lived in a 2 and half storey terrace in London, visited many other houses with various sizes and setup....all with washer under the kitchen counter... Ppl just don't bother to make a laundry room while all houses actually have real massive back yard for grass and plants.... I haven't been to a bangalow to see the difference though...

Talking about food, of all places outside the HK, there are actually best Chinese food in London and Vancouver (this one I haven't been to). Reason being these 2 places live the most ppl from HK... I find the food there are at par with in Hong Kong provided that you know which restaurant to go. I can't find better roasted duck there... However, the food that I craved most when I was there were nasi lemak, roti canai, curry mee, teh tarik, etc.

Ok, let's come back to Malaysia...many places that I've seen included my mum's, placed the top-loading washer very near the kitchen as well. Most of them that I've seen put it in the wet kitchen. Talking about the actual distance from the stove, there are no difference with mine except that mine is under the counter top but many of others' are 'parked' at a corner against the wall.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Jun 3 2014, 07:33 AM

You are welcome..
If you haven't done the bathroom door, pls take note of the gap underneath especially when you are using a swing door.

I placed my washer near sink for the ease of water in/outlet as well...
Many link houses like mine were fully extended but that's not for me. I'm going to dry my clothes under the sun at the back yard. That's part of the reason I didn't fully extend the back of the house, the other reason being that I want to reserve a nice view from the window of downstairs' room. I'm reserving that room for other purposes in future.

Haha...ofcoz i have been to bungalows of my relatives' and friends' in Msia... What I meant was bangalow in uk...
If i have the luxury of space at the backyard or have a bungalow in future , i would have put it away too at the back yard.....but still not gonna make a separate room for it though. Well, I don't see the necessary, based on my personal living lifestyle. I just load and unload clothes for washing. That's it. Nothing much that I will do on laundry. I don't spend much time and attention in doing laundry.... I'm not sure about others.

This post has been edited by maxxon: May 1 2014, 02:24 PM

Err... Unobstructed view is what I'm after...that's why I've actually been struggled whether to stay in condo or landed... Chosen the latter for the convenience of parking, loading and unloading stuff from car...

Same here, had issues with manhole pipe clogged, minor leakage, plumbing miss-planning, etc... Hang in there bro, it will all worthwhile your hardwork and sleepless nights when it's all done.

The alpha fan actually performs better than fanco's as the latter is slightly shaky when it turns on to top speed. Fanco fan just need normal "U" shape fan hook while Alpha's need an additional support on top of the ceiling as it uses U bracket.

Latest technology and trends need lots of moolah bro...
Most important is to get things and designs to suit our very own living style.

This post has been edited by maxxon: May 2 2014, 02:13 AM

If not mistaken, normal fan hook can just be installed on the metal support structure which hold the plaster ceiling board. (You may want to double check with the plaster ceiling guy or electrician on this). For the Alpha fan, it's not using normal fan hook but it comes with a big U bracket. Just show your electrician and plaster ceiling guy the bracket, they know what is the support structure to be installed, of course to be hidden and covered by plaster board.

I checked with my husband who is very sure that the fan hook is just installs on the metal structure, but the area with fan will be enhanced with stronger support structure compared to other area without a ceiling fan. You got to tell your contractor in advance if you have heavy pendant light or chandelier, they got to add strength to the inner metal structure as well. My contractor did that for one of my pendant light.

This post has been edited by maxxon: May 2 2014, 02:32 PM

As for me it just doesn't look 'nice' (looks abit uncle/aunty's hse ), unless you have a proper sitting area. If you are considering a fan will be of good use when you do car-polishing or for a pet, then just go ahead. As I said, a house design is to suit our living style but not the other way round.

The guy who drew my house plan once put in 2 pendant lighting points (at the car porch) in the drawing. I asked him why is that so... He said for lantern mar... I was like, "errr....no thanks....".
Later I knew why is he assuming the need of lanterns... He is a Klang guy.. Most chinese house in Klang with 2 red lanterns...

A 2 way socket is essential but make sure the area is covered under the roof. If wanna use for pond or outdoor garden lights must lay armor cable (water proof).

Haha... Me too have same feeling too...