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 The makeover of my humble abode, Sharing my renovation journey

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post Feb 13 2014, 08:45 AM

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QUOTE(RO Player @ Feb 13 2014, 06:35 AM)
although yours is under GnG in PJ...900k++ for dsl...slightly expensive with reno bundle with it...RM1.25m?  sweat.gif
Below are some cheaper housing below 1mil.

At this price, although far abit, Pajam Dev...selling their Semi-D/ bungalow (40x80) with freebies ard RM700/RM850, unless your husband works in South KL/Cheras thru Lekas highway, would be no problem for you buying a house at Pajam.

Semenyih have many good housing there, esp Eco Hills

Bandar Enstek, Nilai, near KLIA/Putrajaya

Putra Heights, Planters Heaven, along PLUS KL-Sban..

Anyway, good luck with your reno. and money spend..
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I like Pajam's housing project, because I can sell air purifier more, air cond and can help doing wiring jobs.
Planters heaven, not bad also, at least I'll be escorted by samseng jalanan during night time. Sometimes I will spend them a drink also, just to keep me safe.
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post Feb 13 2014, 11:37 AM

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QUOTE(RO Player @ Feb 13 2014, 10:10 AM)
same goes to everywhere...at least they also GnG
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GnG is only ensure you won't get robbed but ensure your house gets break in every year.
Also, to make a low standard people to be high standard.
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post Feb 13 2014, 12:08 PM

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QUOTE(RO Player @ Feb 13 2014, 12:01 PM)
what a duh...are u arguing with me? for all ur nonsense.. doh.gif
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Nope, I just want to state that with GnG, you are opening the door for thief to come in while without GnG, you have to pray thief don't come to your house.
Also, a housing project that near to kampung area are not that good no matter how good is inside as you still need to pass by the main road that subjected to get robbed.
I do understand how a person will feel when he spend rm1M for a house and when people tell him that he is staying next to rubbish hill. He will fell insulted and be defensive.
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post Feb 14 2014, 10:07 AM

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Got any photos of the lock ears for your gate? Looks like the design not that good.
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post Feb 14 2014, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 14 2014, 01:49 PM)
The photos are in my previous post#425.
It will be fixed with an auto gate system, hence it doesn't comes with the sliding bolt lock...the ears are for additional pad lock if needed...
Can you help me to explain further if you happened to spot anything wrong?
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Just in a glance only(forget about the autogate), I see the ears are facing outside. For main door, it shall be facing inside or you add a top cover. This is to hold the thief for a while.
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post Feb 14 2014, 06:02 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 14 2014, 02:19 PM)
Oh lucky... the ears are actually facing inside...I will go there and take another clearer pic later... tongue.gif
Thanks anyway for pointing it out, newbie like me sometimes don't have much experience to spot if any mistakes from vendors...
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That's good, lucky your contractor know his job. Mine are not lucky, ears facing outside. But when broke in, they never cut the ears but break in from the sliding door.
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post Feb 14 2014, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 14 2014, 07:42 PM)
You're welcome!  biggrin.gif
Haha...ya...what a delay.. I've been over optimistic on the dateline earlier on...
Didn't fix date for move in yet...The kitchen may takes a bit longer coz I was well-informed that it was fully scheduled before CNY, so they just starting mine now.

Err...I don't quite understand what you mean by "that spot time stole my attention". Is it the "spotlights" that you are trying to say? If it is, yup...the spotlight is kinda obvious and might not looks nice but It still gonna sit there coz it really helpful.  tongue.gif
Hmmm... hmm.gif it's good to bring this out so that other forumer who are reading this thread got to take note.
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Make it this way : buying a house is not just to show the work carried out, but to share out what is the best practice and the bad things also.
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post Feb 22 2014, 07:44 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 22 2014, 05:37 AM)
Following are some clearer pics of my folding gate, with a intergrated small door so that we can use it to get in and out when the auto gate is not working or when we just want to go out for a walk...

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Herewith, I will like to post one of the pic taken from a house that I passed by often. It was newly renovated just about a year ago when we used to admire their mesh wire type of fencing each time we passed by. A recent encounter, the fencing is now in a rather bad shape with rusty mark all along the perimeter wall underneath the fencing. I guess it is the corrosion material coming out from the fencing which probably did not went through the process of hot-dip galvanising.
So, pls take note that some spending like galvanising is just unavoidable for iron material exposed to outdoor environment.

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From my old man's talking, gate inside gate are not that good. Suggest don't use it(unless emergencies)
Anyway, any metal in this world sure will get corroded, is just matter of time.

This post has been edited by supersound: Feb 22 2014, 07:44 AM
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post Feb 22 2014, 03:28 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 22 2014, 03:24 PM)
Can i know what's the reason of disadvantages of door inside gate?

Yup, all metal will get corroded but the process of galvanising could make it tahan longer. Like the lamp post, we hardly see it getting rusty.
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More on feng shui issue. But for current situation, security is a concern.
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post Feb 22 2014, 08:31 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 22 2014, 03:42 PM)
Ya... I think the small door won't be in much use unless emergency. So, guess it wont affect the feng shui much lor... tongue.gif

About security, actually anything also ppl can break in nowsaday.... Actually they just need to climb in from the gate and do something on the autogate box with just an allen key, then they can open the gate "wide-wide" already....
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Think I'm going too far already.
Anyway, do you think of installing a shower for your roof? It can help cool down your house. Water is cheaper than electric bill.
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post Feb 22 2014, 09:44 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 22 2014, 09:38 PM)
Rain shower for roof ar? Hehe... I think no need kua... My house not stuffy coz very good ventilation with opened centre courtyard and lot's of windows and sliding/folding doors... My front facade exterior was painted with Nippon weatherbond solareflex..because it's facing west. However the living room is kinda cooling and the master room is also ok as I've opened up an extra window looking out to the court yard, thus ventilation is good.
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Then no need already, now I think need to engage my uncle to install. Center lot are darn hot now.
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post Feb 23 2014, 07:39 AM

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QUOTE(soR @ Feb 22 2014, 10:51 PM)
first time i heard this, what is that "shower for your roof"
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This idea is I get it from some mamak stores, they install water spray on their roof. And open during hot days.
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post Feb 23 2014, 07:56 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 23 2014, 01:54 AM)
Those 20A switches are for airconds, water heaters, oven, hood and hob.
As you can see from the picture which I posted earlier, there are already some black casing 'planted' into the wall when they pull the wires...so, the switches are just gonna sit nicely aligned with the black casing.
Have yours with such inner casing as well? Do you mind to put up some photos here so that we get a clearer picture?
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But looks like the wires are not meant for true 20A.
Anyway, all those high power consumer won't really drag >13A most of the time, unless it is shorted. Typical current draw will be 5-6A. Just make sure they upgrade your main grounding also. Don't just rely on the original ground from developer.
When the wiring job completes, you need to get an assistant and try to short all the socket points just to ensure the wiring are properly installed. When i got my house, I got 4 sockets are not wired up properly.

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post Feb 23 2014, 10:16 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 23 2014, 10:04 AM)
Noted, thks!  nod.gif
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For safety, let the MCB/ELCB trip first will be better. My boss's house even using lower value than normal. Raining season only it will keep on tripping.
But I won't go to that extreme, all just normal 13A(except those meant for high current draw will use double wire but still 13A socket).
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post Feb 23 2014, 10:28 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 23 2014, 10:25 AM)
My MCB has a lot of 20A..mainly for higher current draw sockets i think...
Yalor, some houses' MCB very sensitive, it will trip even when there is thunder... hmm.gif
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When lightning strikes, better let it trip earlier, else the damage you won't know.
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post Feb 23 2014, 10:49 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Feb 23 2014, 10:33 AM)
True...but some just over-sensitive... sweat.gif
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Depends what we want. But something that are funny, during heavy lightning/thunder strike, our electric appliances like TV and PC failed not because of power supply, but from receiver and phone line. I had my PC blow 4 times because of this. And all are from phone line>modem>PC.
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post Mar 5 2014, 02:34 PM

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Buying online I have some requirements :
1. must be cheaper than market price for 50%.
2. some odd stuffs.
3. no time to source the stuffs(which online shopping are picking up a good trend)
And for house stuffs, once installed it will be used for few years.
As for me, I'll always scout around hardware shops to compare the price, also with my uncle a renovation contractor, so I can roughly find the shop that gives bang for buck price.
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post Mar 5 2014, 03:00 PM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Mar 5 2014, 02:47 PM)
Agreed, but from my understanding on no.1, things from China are "Cheap things no good; Good things no cheap". So, if no cheap, I rather bet my money on other established brand....  tongue.gif
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Now you get my point.
But then made in China stuffs are not that bad sometimes.
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post Mar 15 2014, 07:44 AM

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I will tint those glass doors.
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post Mar 15 2014, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(maxxon @ Mar 15 2014, 10:18 AM)
It's already colorglass-laminated actually... Not see thru unless ones stand very close to the door, there is slight shadow... Haha... It's unlikely to stand so close to the door when stripping or taking shower... Very slight shadow only noticeble when ones is opening the door when coming out. tongue.gif
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Still the reflective properties are there, this is what you need to avoid.

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