gee. thanks....

maxxon
Really girl i dunno how u handle all the stress etc.

Plumber forgot to off the masterbathroom tap. They hacked the wall for hot water piping. Contractor had made a hole for new washcabinet. Tank water was empty at that time.When the water ration was over main came full out flooded my whole downstairs right up the street. Although nothing was damaged other than the existing ceiling etc since no tiling etc had been done.. but just feel now i have a spoilt house. Cant get over the feeling.

Happened over the weekend. Noticed it only Sunday evening. Meter shows about 11000 liters of water.

Really salute to u. This was my first hickup and i was about to sell the house. One week didnt go see the house already. Really like no mood to care anymore. Enthusiasm of moving to first landed property of our own feeling gone.

I resorted in buying a lot of tech gears to fuel my hobby that i thought i forgo cause wasting money.
Was even thinking of ordering two Titan Zs.
Was like why the hell we spend so much for the house when other workers etc doesnt give a crap that all this is hard earned dough...

Wife actually slapped me. Lol.

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Apr 28 2014, 11:04 AM

wah........
did u installed new timber flooring?

no. all floor just hacked etc.. not yet done cement screeding. just when i saw the ceiling. cause the master bathroom is right smack middle of the house. So water went down to the plaster thingy. plaster thingy all wet and then like came pouring down.

I know contractor told me he will fix it foc etc no issue etc nothing. But u know .. always know now the house was not perfect.. get what i mean?? will always have this doubt.

This thread is a gathering place for everyone who is doing renovation, but is lazy to maintain their own thread .

But wah seriously, didn't seal up the pipe causing overflow? And the floor drain is not working? That seriously amateurish...

well dont have to be so negative. my grille guy drilled into my kitchen faucet pipe and my blood pressure shot up too. i just call my indon to settle it. pay money. the next day it;s all ok as it nothing happen.

part from that, i also have other hiccups due to their overlook/ plain misplanning. my bidet outlet was hidden behind the wc water tank. tht requires hacking and tiling too. ,......not one bathroom but two bathrooms. i dunno why they so smart, do so many reno still can wrongly plan the outlet.......but they fixed that too.

the indon installed my main door on the wrong side. ended up ppl can put their hand in through the window and open my wooden doorknob. but i got over it by changing the lock to be opened by key from both sides. simple cheap solution too. but got over it too.


ok. maybe too long story telling, i m just saying cherish what u have. many of my friend still looking to buy landed and yearning to move from their apartments.

i m one of the lucky few who did/doing......

Hi, nice flooring. I have chosen inovar too. Paid deposit to lock their homedec price.
Btw, I would like to know how the flooring was done near your bathroom door/entrance.
I am worry that the water from the bathroom might splash out and damage the floorboard in long run.
Some pictures of the area can really help me. Thanks.

This post has been edited by kianchun555: Apr 29 2014, 08:37 PM

Nope. din ask.. went straight to pick it up myself with an accord. the indian storekeeper even ask me 'ini lorry ka?' LOL.. took 2 trips to batu caves for 90 pcs of the blocks. arrive back at my hse and found one broken piece.. anyway i have estimated few extra pieces already. But nice worker they have there.



Read throughout some of the post and some other lyn forumer with their reno thread also.. been hesitating and holding myself back to start my own thread on my reno progress. wait for one fine day with my angin blowing to the right direction then i will start.. hehe..

thanks again for the information.

Wow, like that?

Then you should chase plumber to pay for the water bill since he forgot to turn off the masterbathroom tap.

But yes I can understand your frustration. I have my own frustrations with my tiling contractor and his workers. They are fast with tiling but cutting the tiles need accuracy and must be a clean straight line when tiles are cut. This is my main pet peeve. Tiling workmanship is very important but what you pay for is what you get. So I think this kind of tiling workmanship is either 2nd or 3rd grade type.

So end up some tiles laid against the wall look out of place and ruined my plan for a Non-Skirting floor look. Well the fact that the house's existing walls are not entirely straight including the extended areas, are 1 of the problems that contributed to the alignment of tiles.

What is done is done, need to find some solutions to solve the hiccups/problems and get over it. Don't let such issues ruin your whole anticipation for your first landed property.

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!

maxxon ty. Really ure thread is a encourgament to a lot of ppl.

Yea exactly.. Its not other members not dedicated enough.. But maxxon is going the extra mile on sharing the info n making this a very helpful thread..

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

admire your concept of having your laundry with kitchen. but isnt it will effect your cloths? cooking,oily stuffs..

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....