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 My humble studio house reno.., 484 sqft studio

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TSLester1987
post Feb 8 2015, 01:03 PM

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QUOTE(tiffany0314 @ Feb 8 2015, 12:16 PM)
Hi, is it possible to share your  contractor contact?
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I wait for them to finish work first. if good then only i share with you... scare later many problem when ending.
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post Feb 10 2015, 08:53 PM

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Today took leave to check out the progress, suppose to finish tomorrow but this morning he boss call me to open door for him. His worker took my key and MIA the whole morning, went and open door for him around 10:30am.
He keep apologies says there might be a delay due to no worker today and he is working alone. I got wall paper installer scheduled tomorrow and they only have tomorrow free for me. Therefore the boss says he will try his best to finish the sides so the wall paper guy can install and he will proceed with the touch up of the middle tomorrow. Until now he is still working there... The condo management restrict working hours is 9-6 but because the whole block got no electricity and no people move in, we ask for permission to work until late. i help him to carry those "L" box on top to install it since he can't manage to carry it alone. he keep apologies. Good attitude although a bit farked up due to his worker.

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he have his "OT lights" stand by incase he need to OT... we tapping the electricity from the lift lobby.
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1 more thing to add, he lowered my ceiling by only 2 inch in the middle and less than a foot at the side.. good effort there. We just measured my downlight and its 1.5 inch. lucky can fit in. he said he wants to lower as less as possible so my house will look more spacious and nice. he also very particular with his work.. I am those cincai type person but he keep touch up until perfection. He mention many contractor usually install 3 screw 1 line (9 screw per board) but he cannot accept it. He needs to install at least 5 screw 1 line (25 screws 1 board shocking.gif ). He say by putting more screws, The board will be locked tightly at the rail and that will lessen the risk of ceiling crack.. dunno he bs me or he really pro.

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post Feb 11 2015, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(gu~wak_zhai @ Feb 11 2015, 01:13 PM)
Hi, mind to share which Taobao seller u bought from? How much is the delivery charge for really big furniture?
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QUOTE(steventan85 @ Feb 11 2015, 03:58 PM)
mind to share which shop in taobao ur item bought frm? smile.gif
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I got it from her moon83. Good service... I don't have to calculate anything. Throw her all the link and she quote me final price... Bestest.. thumbup.gif
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post Feb 11 2015, 09:57 PM

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Ceiling lights all installed, Today the wallpaper guy come installed wallpaper and also another guy come installed my basin cabinet... But my place TNB still no electric, cannot test my lights cry.gif

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QUOTE(PenangLaksa @ Feb 11 2015, 10:01 PM)
looking great so far
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wait till my furnitures came then you will ptuiii... cause I buy all ready made.. haha
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QUOTE(honkkydorry @ Feb 11 2015, 10:57 PM)
hope to see more pics. The place is looking great. where did u buy the bathroom set from? taobao oso?
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i buy from local bathroom shop.. Rm1.8k.. saw the exact same thing in Taobao for 1.6k RMB... dam sad cry.gif
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post Feb 12 2015, 09:50 AM

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QUOTE(noien @ Feb 12 2015, 09:27 AM)
quote for future reference. will need it very soon now
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haha see? she so hardworking, compile the list of final price for me now break them up for u guy's for reference.. haha
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post Feb 12 2015, 09:17 PM

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all renovation finished.. starting to unpack my stuff. 1 leg of the sofa is dented (senget 1 side, total lost). Lucky when I open the storage side, got spare 2 set of legs inside.. so no issue for my sofa.. that time too dark, cannot take picture anymore. below is the picture with lights on... (my place still no electricity, the maintenance guy come and ask my contractor to tap the power socket near the lift to test his work).

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post Feb 13 2015, 06:45 PM

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QUOTE(tiffany0314 @ Feb 8 2015, 12:16 PM)
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You can contact him 0167699190 Liong or 0167606900 Fion.
He finished my job personally, if you see my previous post, he fired his worker when doing my house blink.gif .
So far I am satisfied with his work... I paid RM300 deposit only and he yet to give me the balance I need to pay him.
He is Plaster Ceiling contractor.. He do electrical works as well but no other stuff. If you looking to source separately, He is highly recommended. If you looking to engage an ID, Then you can forget about hi, as I can feel he is not so friendly towards those id guy base on my conversation with him
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post Feb 14 2015, 08:19 PM

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ok, unpacked my stuff from taobao. generally it meets my expectation, you pay for what you get.. thats all I can say.

Sofa set - meet expectation, If you stay in KL, get it in Ikea. The quality is lower than IKEA made one. but still usable.

May be because it is hard so I dont like it. But I choosed Medium hard anyway, So cannot blame much.

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The hydraulic system works well. Good storage area here.

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In bed mode. As you can see the gaps are quite huge as compare to IKEA's one.

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Coffee table - below expectation. The paint finishing is not good. May be it is the design but it makes it looks like unfinished paint. But the wood is solid and freaking heavy.

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again, Storage storage storage~~ its curial for me.
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Shoe Rack - exceed expectation.. The manual, and all the stuff is brilliant. Nicely marked and every single screw was packed separately with their respective marking. beyond that IKEA can offer and the quality of it is good as well.

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Again, Its all about storage

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post Feb 14 2015, 08:21 PM

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My small dining table (my friend say its like ironing board.. So sad cry.gif ) - Meet my expectation. A bit shaky though. but what to expect..

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Folded mode
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Office chair - Meet expectation. its just like those RM150-200 char that you buy. but this one is in mesh and with 2 way adjustment and also can lean down. Ergonomic as well. Overall I would say its good. The steel leg is solid and heavy, that confirm better than our local 100-200 item.

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Carpet - Exceed my expectation. Those carpet are only selling for like RM100 but the quality is as good as those we buy in jusco for 300-400. highly recommended. Especially the one below the office chair, its less than $100RMB. But the feel on it... Its Awesome! super soft and nice. I believe thats all for today, Those rack to install on wall its just normal like the ones you buy outside. Meet my expectation and its cheap. thats all. but I will not install it first until I get all my big local furniture. hope the TV cabinet that will be sent on Monday will not disappoint me.

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post Feb 28 2015, 06:48 PM

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after long holiday, time to get back to work.... electricity is here at last... can also work on my house at night...
bought a TV from Lazada, damaged on delivery so now waiting for them to resend me a new one.

curtain is up..... bed is also here.

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please ignore the ugly bed sheet, never expect it to turn out tat ugly when purchasing it.
shelf on top of bed installed. a bit senget but i think hardly noticable? hopefully.

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place to hang my keys at the entrance.

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post Mar 1 2015, 10:43 PM

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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Feb 28 2015, 11:18 PM)
How long is the shipment from China to Malaysia for your Taobao purchase? smile.gif
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about 1 month.
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post Mar 2 2015, 01:56 PM

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QUOTE(leonhart88 @ Mar 2 2015, 01:28 PM)
u use wallpaper or painting?
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wallpaper
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post Mar 2 2015, 07:42 PM

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QUOTE(leonhart88 @ Mar 2 2015, 02:42 PM)
More expensive right?
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a bit more expensive, but can wipe and clean.. also the effect is better than paint.
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post Mar 2 2015, 08:53 PM

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QUOTE(leonhart88 @ Mar 2 2015, 08:51 PM)
what if got water leakage in the wall
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that one u use what wallpaper or paint also cannot save already.. sure all need to redo after fix paip.
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post Mar 3 2015, 07:09 PM

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QUOTE(leonhart88 @ Mar 2 2015, 09:36 PM)
Paint got easy cleaning one from nippon right?
Paint easy just paint. How about wallpaper? Need to buy whole again?
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so far i never encounter much problem. I usually just use a wet cloth and wipe it if there is stains. So far so good.
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post Mar 19 2015, 09:53 AM

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QUOTE(leonhart88 @ Mar 19 2015, 09:47 AM)
How much the shipping costs when you bought all from taobao?
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never really pay attention to the total, but should be RM1k+.
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post Nov 22 2015, 06:42 PM

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QUOTE(MissConstruction @ Nov 22 2015, 04:12 PM)
Hw much for all this? Renovation + furnitures = Total.. No kitchen? No washing machine? No fridge?
You get ur studio in ur mid 25? Awesome..
Totally different concept from mine (generate ideas process)
The 2 windows near the door is for wat? Outsider can see it?? Do u allow to do 铁花 for ur entrance door? How much u bought ur studio?
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total i did roughly around 25-30k. The window is for kitchen. the kitchen is very small. to cook maggi and minor cooking is ok. 铁花 no problem for door side. I did mine for 1.7k.

Let me break down.

Tao Bao furniture purchase around RM7-8k.
Ceiling and lighting around RM3-4k.
Wallpaper and curtain RM4k
Wardrobe RM2.5k
Bed RM3.6k
Aircond 2 unit Rm2.k
heater RM900
Shower screen and bi-fold door Rm2k
Toilet accessories and basin cabinet RM3k.
TV RM3.4k (bought from Lazada)


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QUOTE(Bijisss @ Oct 22 2023, 05:01 PM)
Hi. If you don’t mind, can u share your experience using the dreamnite mattress?
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overall its ok. but last time i dont know and keep seat on the edge of the mattress to watch tv, it did sinked down after 2-3 years. i am 100+kg btw laugh.gif

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