Due to budget limit, without sacrificing quality & design, I started DIY reno project on my 2 rooms condo. It's a tiring project. Im sharing my experience with u guys who r interested.

These r what i did myself:
1. Wiring, add new wall socket, bring out new electrical point from DB box for kitchen hob & oven, etc. Chase wall to conseal wires. (DIY is not advisable). I did have one previous experience DIY wiring after observing how it is done. Need a lot of googling & consult friend
2. Plumbing (PEX pipe and brass fitting source from Taobao because > 2 times cheaper than local price) DIY is not advisable also without proper research on google. My first setup, water was still leaking at the Teflon tape sealed thread joint. Problem solved after replacing thread sealant with Teflon dope from Ace hardware. I removed the existing wall tile with chisel. I chased the wall with angle grinder & hammer drill. It is dusty n dangerous job to handle angle grinder.
3. Install fixture, all lights, fan, storage water heater, rain shower, shower mixture, curtain rail, TV bracket,
4. Tint windows. I bought tint film from taobao but item partially damaged by other heavy items.
5. Smart home: Amazon Echo dot, Broadlink RM Pro, RF switch, Xiaomi smart home, Raspberry pi HA Hassio, motorized curtain rail
6. Install tempered glass shower screen (sliding door type). Sourced from taobao. My sliding door dont have soft close, otherwise it looks good.
7. Touch up & painting job
8. Relocate kitchen wall water outlet & drain
9. Add on wall switches & socket at kitchen, kitchen cabinet & the wall beside toilet basin. Add lighting point behind toilet mirror
10. Install kitchen Fotile hood, Electrolux induction hob (bought from TBM @ OKR), Rubine build in oven (lazada), LED strip under wall cabinet (motion on/off switch from taobao).
12. Install under sink water filter, two way water tap. Sourced from taobao. One water tap can deliver both drinking water & pipe water.

My items mainly sourced from Taobao & brought in via 3rd party sea freight, (not official lazada taobao sea freight).
Some of the huge & heavy items that i brought in is not practical & unworthy to do so. It is just my own problem, like to challenge myself & my luck bringing in fragile/bigger items, after 2-3 years taobao experience & addiction.

Tools: Bosch battery powered drill, Cheap brand electric hammer drill, Bosch Angle grinder (Dangerous tool, can google about it), cheap taobao oscillating multitool (safer tool, but not useful. I use it to cut wood & tile grout. Angle grinder cannot use to saw wood or u will kill yourself)

Hire contractor to do:
1. Plaster ceiling & painting
2. Put back wall tiles (Too tired to put back the tiles that i removed)
3. Kitchen glass backsplash
4. Windows & door grille
5. Kitchen cabinet (the One kitchen studio) RM 13k exclude wiring, plumbing, backsplash





Living room
1. Sony bravia 55 x7000e rm2800, Senheng promotion time
2. Ikea wall shelves , LACK, 190cm, RM 99
3. Ikea photo shelves, MOSSLANDA, 55cm, RM 19.90
4. Ikea 2 seaters couch (Klippan) RM 649
5. Cheap tv cabinet from local furniture shop, RM299
6. Ceiling fan, Rubine, Ampio pine color RM800. Should be cheaper than this price if u can get it from Puchong electrical shop. Not a good fan because there is no last remote on/off memory. Every time the wall switch is turn off & on again, fan will be switched on.
7. Ikea canvas
8. Ikea photo frame
9. Cheap posters from taobao
10. Philips spotlight 6W link
11. Curtain link
12. Network cabinet link














Kitchen
1. Dinning table solid wood, 200cm x 80cm table top size, bench & 3 eames chairs, Taobao item, RM2840 (3 eames chairs are from different taobao seller)
link
link
2. Dinning LED pendant light, 115cm length, Taobao item, RM 302 (deformed, mayb factory rejected item) link
3. Nano water filter, under counter set, QinYuan, taobao item, RM 380, taobao search for 沁园净水器
4. Fotile EH-13 recirculating hood, bought from Zheilwane, RM 1550
5. Rubine oven AVATA2-70SS/S from Lazada RM 1.5k
6. Electrolux induction hob EHC726BA from TBM old klang road RM 2120
7. Toshiba 480L white tempered glass fridge, GR-TG48MDZ(ZW), local electrical shop, RM 2050
8. Below cabinet LED lamp link





1st bed room:
1. Bedframe, queen size, pvc material, bought from the Court, RM 1000 include delivery (Bad decision, it is too expensive & quality is so-so.) Goodnite I-PLUSH 11" double posture spring, Lazada, Kitchen Z, RM 770 (Loving it)
2. Ikea Bedside table, TRYSIL, RM 139 x 2 = RM 278
3. Ikea open clothes storage, customized myself (Cant remember the price, around rm 1500)
4. Bedside glass pendent lights, galaxy grey color, 小龙眼, size 20cm x 20cm, free 2 Edison light bulb, RM 87, wired with CHUGUAN 433Hz RF remote switch X 2 units, RM 115, (I use battery powered remote switch pad to avoid chasing the shear wall)
link
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2nd room
1. Ikea single bed
2. Ikea mattress Halfso
3. Ikea. Basket, two glass container hanger
4. 7 x 8 feet ready made wardrobe RM 1999, furniture shop during Homedec.
5. Wooden venetian blind, size 160 x 168cm, 5cm broad, taobao, RM 245, link
6. Track lightslink









Toilet:
1. Toilet mirror, with LED strip & anti-fog heater behind the mirror, BOLEN brand, taobao item, size 700x900mm, RM 168, link
2. Rain shower set come together with shower mixture, HSK brand, taobao item, ~ RM 1.4k link
3. Toilet tempered glass sliding door whole set, height 200cm, area 1m x 1.2m, taobao item, RM 1480. It doesn't have soft close. I felt that it is quite dangerous if ppl accidentally slam it. link

Other items

1. Windows tint, 10m x 1.5m for sliding door & 2 big windows, Taobao item, comes with installation tools, RM 163, link
2. Curtain, 2.9m x 2.8m x 2, 2.97m x 4m. Total 3 pieces, linen material, 麻布, RM 348 link
3. Motorized curtain rail 2 meters & 3.3 meters with 433Hz RF Remote controls, DOOYA sunflower KT82TN motors 3 units include rail, source taobao, RM710 link
4. Amazon Echo dot, shipped from US online store, RM 240 include shipping fees. bought long time ago, not sure the total cost is still the same https://www.bhphotovideo.com/

My occupation is not related to reno, ID or construction work. It is purely passion to renovate n design my own house by myself. For people who does not do well in following manual, like assambling ikea furniture or handling tools, better dont DIY reno & take this as reading for fun. Cheers






This post has been edited by luvox: Jun 13 2018, 10:34 AM

Woah awesome. That’s quite extensive.

Did you hook up the hood alone by yourself? Did mine alone, had to struggle a little mounting it on the wall.

How much total do U spend ?

Good reference!! unfortunately i can't read chinese...can't buy from Taobao.

Whoa, you do all the bathroom work yourself?

Yup, i installed the bracket. i put it up with another person help, too heavy to carry alone. If u do proper marking as reference, not so worry to let go hand. 😂

Lost count. Mayb around 60k include smart home device, furniture, deco, curtains, tv, fridge, kitchen appliances, 3 aircons, mattress & bedframe....... Exclude coffee stuff, PC & bike.

Yup, from remove tiles, chase the wall, piping, put up storage heater. Toilet is the most challenging part & took the longest time. I gave up put back the tile myself & let the contractor to put back wall tiles. Nowadays pex pipe is easy to assemble & easily DIY

Clap clap clap!

I like your table, thanks for sharing the link! How heavy was the table? do you need to install the table tops?
Also for the shower tempered glass, it is worth it to buy from taobao? how was the packaging? any damages?
can you also share a bit on how you create your network cabinets? I read from China lots of people do that but very hard to find post about that here

Thanks!

Nice sharing TS! I'm doing my DIY Renovation too..

I bought lighting, ceiling speaker, prayer altar and other misc from taobao too. Btw, what power tools you used to hack the concrete for wire path?

Last few day, I accidentally drilled on one of the wire pathway, now I need to hack the concrete to repair the damaged wire.

very nice stuff you got there bro.

and thanks for sharing the links too.

my house will be done in this year end and im still looking for those stuffs you shared. Same as you and will be DIY too on the reno,except those heavy ones.

Good job! kudos.

MM+Oscar

TS must be a renovation contractor huh.

Love the shower...

Wow! Impressive! Thank you for the sharing.

Nice dining table set you bought, kudos!

Wow, very nice place you got there. Very skillful TS!

Very heavy items. Mine if not mistake 8cm thick solid wood. Two ppl will also struggle to move the table. Need to assemble yourself. It is so heavy that i feel worry if kids go under it, playing there. It is better dont buy the white framed table, it is power coated paint but i still think it may rust or get dirty easily

There were no damage on packages. The package is very heavy n require 5 ppl to move the tempered glass shower screen, 4 ppl to move the table. If u hv limited budget & not risk taker, better dont buy tempered glass shower screen from taobao. U may need to count in the cost possibility need to hire ppl to help u to move ur package. Mayb can consider cheaper one just one panel without door. U need to text the seller custom made size.

This network cabinet have a big opening beneath it, mayb for wires to pass out. I think it is not those type to hang high near the ceiling. If u need good wifi signal, should not put router inside this cabinet.
I drill the wall n use wall plug & screw to fix the cabinet onto wall. I dint chase the wall to conceal the wire coz i hide the wire behind sofa. Actually i thought wana use the cabinet as sofa side coffee table but dint realize above it has a cooling fan. It is noisy fan & i dint turn it on & inside is cool enuf coz quite empty & not much heat

Wow. U r pro. U did plaster ceiling by yourself?
Do u have previous experience do plaster ceiling?

Also need to becareful, dont drill the ceiling water pipe if u r renovate condo. My previous DIY wiring, i dont know there is water pipe up there n lucky dint hit it. Haha.

My hammer drill is china brand one, cant remember. Any hammer drill can hack the wall d. If u want nice cutting, chase the wall, need angle grinder, dangerous tool. Look for youtube what kina accident will happen when using angle grinder, b4 using it. Haha. Dangerous n dusty job

Not contractor. Totally unrelated to renovation. Not even an engineer. 😂
I only did DIY wiring 1 previous house & have seen how ppl renovate my first house.

Yeah. But only have enough time to do for my master room now because got bird's nest and rushing for cny. Previously I did fire rated ceiling for commercial building. For conventional home ceiling, this is the first time.

Lucky you, I didn't expect my wire lay on the concrete ceiling. My cordless impact drill too weak to hack it, I'm thinking of using hammer + chisel or angle grinder but I'm really scare of angle grinder. Got minor injuries when doing my wooden platform.

Never use angle grinder to saw wood. Will get killed. Lucky i google to look for angle grinder blade for wood. There is no angle grinder blade for wood. Haha. Or i will not be posting here.

Wow...this is really impressive then.
Very good passion you have there.

Where did you learn then? At least where do you refer to in doing something, can't be just simply hack and trial and error right.

Thank you so much for the reply!

You bought 8cm, sure super heavy, I will take note to get lighter ones. One thing is because I am staying in landed areas so maybe I can save a bit without hiring people to help me move into the house.
Is the shower screen worth it? I got quoted around RM30~45 psf for a fixed panel one, even more expensive for ones with a door.

For the network cabinet, I understand that router can't go into metal box, what else are you placing inside? NAS?

This is not my first house. Wiring i observed how wireman did before on my first house. Im good at physic also back at school day, i like electrical stuff. I also learn from google & youtube, especially plumbing & smart home. You can learn many things from google search with right keywords. Just need to be hardworking a bit do reading. Can google lowyat forum as well for old post, just add lowyat keyword together at google search. Youtube is also helpful for plumbing & smart home setup. I think there r many others good at follow manual also install all those electrical appliance themselves

This is absolutely wicked, you sir deserves a big

how you guys DIY plaster ceiling?

do you guys use laser to ensure the level is same?

and where you guys buy the material like support frame & backboards? and you guys use plug + screw or direct screw to secure the frame on the ceiling?

avoiding pipe is 1 thing, avoiding wire conduit is another.

the ikea wallshelves comes with the back brackets since it's not using bottom supports. ok read the manual it says use screw direct screw in? i though it'd be better to use wall plugs + screws instead of direct screw? and how many screw you used? really need 8 screws?

the tiles, when you say put back you mean use back old tiles or use new tiles? so far haven't hear people successfully reuse old tiles. it's actually not as tiring as hacking walls.

the fan & pendant light, did you get the plaster guys to install the support wood? did you use wall plugs, plaster ceiling plugs or direct screw? may i know the type & size you used for Fans & Lights?

This post has been edited by advocado: Feb 20 2018, 01:12 PM

also how far is your round downlight from the walls? looks less than 2ft?

if you observe experienced wireman, they only hack wall or lay conduit when really no choice. this takes more time but requires less materials & drilling (for conduit clips) for lights and saves alot of muscle work to hack walls.

if can they will try to fish the existing conduit and trace it back to closest round box then "whack a mole" to reveal it (reveal more easier for other jobs), from there they can easily lay new wires using existing conduit. only time they have issue is: a.when existing conduit is already full of wires b.damaged existing conduit (does happen).

by revealing the round box, you have better idea where the wires are, this helps ceiling guy to avoid drilling into important areas. because plaster ceiling requires alot of drilling tru the ceiling.

also avoid the areas near the edges of the ceiling usually wire conduits drop from there. good way is to check all socket/switch/exposed wire and avoid the cross line on each point for both ceiling & wall.

you can use a multitool to detect wires but they aren't always accurate.

hacking the wall is the most tiring part.

I dint DIY plaster ceiling. Plaster ceiling is not one man work. Haha. It is another DIY guy from other thread did it. But he has previous experience & part of his occupation related to the work

I saw worker use laser for leveling. If u have extra budget or OCD person, mayb u can buy this laser machine cheap from taobao to hang your deco. 😂

If you bought your house from some good developer, they may provide the water pipe n wiring diagram according to layout. If u remove the cement around your ceiling light point, u may see a round shape junctional box that will give u some clue how the wire runs. If u really hit conduit, u can feel give way n prevent u from damage further the wire. But pray hard, dont hit the water pipe, it is disaster

U need wall plug n screw. Ya, fill up the holes with screws according to manual. I couldn’t remember was it 8 screws

I bought new tiles to replace the wall tiles that i removed. But u still can use back undamaged wall tiles that u removed which is unlikely unless the developer did a bad job, tile not properly put on, that old tile easily chisel out which is my case for kitchen wall tiles. 😂 ya, i saw worker help me to put back, not heavy work, but dirty job, mixing the cement n adhesive chemical.

Fan hook plaster ceiling guy install for me. For pendant light i cant find the support wood that he installed. I just use spring toggle bolt to fix the thing onto plaster board. Lucky im able to fix a screw to the plasterceiling metal frame support. Last time i saw the curtain blind installer secure the blind to plaster board using spring toggle bolts & no extra support & it does not fall down until now 😬
I saw spring toggle bolt available at Ace hardware but i bought mine from taobao, way more cheaper but in huge volume. Haha. If not mistake one package 100 of them. There is smaller amount available by other seller. Mine is M4, 50 length.

This post has been edited by luvox: Feb 20 2018, 11:31 PM

The distance is depend on what u wana achieve on the light effect. Google, Wall washing vs wall grazing. Light beam angle.

https://premiseled.com/wall-washing-or-wall...ing-difference/

Im using eyeball, which produce smaller angle beam. I just put it close enuf to produce light scalloping & at the same time highlight deco, wall pictures. If not mistake is 15 inches away from wall. U cant use mine as guideline because your light beam & wall object from ceiling or ceiling height will affect the decision on distance light placement from wall. If u bought eyeball with diffuser (non transparent cover), or wide angle eyeball, u wont get nice light scalloping. Mine is narrow angle china model philips COB led

You r right. Good observer or r u in this field? Quite details n accurate. Haha.
Some good developers do provide wiring diagram according to layout.

This post has been edited by luvox: Feb 21 2018, 12:02 AM

so your ceiling guy come back to install fan or install fan then paint? the fan just install a wood support on the ceiling frame? got U-Hook? do you know how they secure the U-Hook onto the board?

what paint you use for ceiling? did you do any water proof or at least for bathroom where humidity is high? i think if not very fast the paint will bubble out?

your pendant light heavy? if heavy use toggle bolt the weight might still bend the board after some time. the metal umbrella type (spreads out 4-5 legs) is better because it spreads the weight distribution further out and bigger area.

the screw just normal screw onto the frame right? if spread across multiple support should be ok.

Sorry, i missed out the word hook. Plaster ceiling guy install the fan hook for me. I install the fan, it is not difficult, all in manual. In fact this is the 3rd ceiling fan i have installed myself. Im not around that day they put on plaster ceiling. I saw wood & U hook fix onto it. I dint check properly how they fix it, touch wood. I trusted their experty. Haha.

Only juton white paint. Like those water paint, nippon matex. Plaster ceiling guys told me before at previous renovation, dont use acrylic type paint. I dont know exact reason. But he said acrylic paint is too heavy. U may ask your plaster ceiling guys.

My toilet comes with plaster ceiling by developer, gypsum board which my contractor told me is better quality than normal plaster board, two layers sandwich the plaster. Mayb u can consider gypsum board.

I only later realize humidity is quite high in the house from the smart home monitor 65- 75%. Cant do anything, other than frequent switch on aircon. 😂

Pendant lights the glass material one is heavy, but it is fixed very nearby the plaster ceiling supporting frame, i think it should not bend the board easily in long run.

Only the kitchen pendant light, which is not heavy, manage to put a normal screw to fix onto the plaster ceiling metal supporting frame

This post has been edited by luvox: Feb 21 2018, 12:42 AM

acrylic is same as water paint right? or you mean oil/lacquer based?

humidity not an issue but bathroom water vapor quite high unless you have exhaust still cannot keep all vented. you see shopping mall toilet, most of them have flaking paint on ceiling from water mists.

Nice job! Mind sharing how long the works took e.g. dividing project to phases? How many hours per week would you recommend on this?

I think the speed to complete reno is different for individual, depend on skill & experience. I dint record down the exact time frame i complete each work. The longest time is doing the work for the toilet. I took a week leave to reno toilet, chisel off old tiles, chase the wall, assemble the pex pipe, reassemble due to leaking at joint, cut the old plaster ceiling, install storage heater, install new wall socket point & backlit mirror light point, shower screen. Sometimes i reno beyond the restricted reno time for condo, doing non noisy work.

If not mistake 4 half days doing wiring work for the ceiling, kitchen hob, hood, oven & new socket

2 days can complete ceiling fitting, cut the plaster ceiling to install eyeball, fit pendant lights & fan, curtain railing

Actually everything can be completed within a month but my contractor keep delay the works on the other things. If not mistake contractor took two months

Are you using the echo dot ? How is the reliability ?

Yup, it is echo dot. What u mean by reliability? It does recognize voice command well, but become less sensitive to call when there is noise like tv & music. I use it to control lights, fan, aircon, tv, tv channels, some socket point, curtain, set routine change color of my RGB led strip at network cabinet, play spotify, remote control from outside with alexa app...
Most ppl prefer google mini. I bought this echo dot earlier before google mini launched. I may get one google mini to try in future.

Sounds like is quite useful but you will still need to have smart device for it to control right. Example not all switch can be control

you did a good job there.
May I know the distance of your spotlight from wall?

Doesnt look cheap...

Yup, not cheap & u need a lot of google for guide to setup. No straight forward solution. Need to learn to read some script to setup a bridge, home assistant, to link up different brands smart device.

Not user friendly. Well, I guess is not suitable for me. Too lazy to do all the setup

Living room right side is around 1 feet away from edge of eyeball, left side is around 15 inches away from edge of eyeball. Left side further away for wider beam bcoz the wall deco is bigger, and aim to put at top of sofa seat slightly infront of head so that wont produce shadow when reading at there.

nice toilet wall tiles. source?

It is original tile by developer. Niro granite park avenue. I think is belong to old series. Niro tiles r expensive.

Great work and effort ..

Good plan, and led to good results!

Amazing! Salute! Beautiful work there.

wuaahh .. good job!

It's a marvel the amount of time, effort and research u put into this project, not to mention DIY for a lot of scope! Already tabik, if u manage to do the plaster ceiling yourself, really tabik reach the floor... Thanks for sharing!

I'm interested in the smarthome features u incorporated in your home...

1. For motorized curtain, any particular reason u choose Dooya? Was there any other consideration, such as Xiaomi Aqara?
2. The mood lighting in the plaster ceiling RGB color... what product did u use? Can u control it using phone app or automate it?
3. Can u pls explain how u managed to get the TV to turn on using Alexa? How did u make your TV smarthome compatible?

Planning for house renovation soon...

Bro, i saw there's beam between your living & dining room what you do with it?

plaster ceiling cover it same height?

Plaster ceiling i did mention that it is done by contractor. Mayb u saw one of the other user post here that he DIY his plaster ceiling & it is his field.

If u use xiaomi smarthome system, it is better to use aqara motorized curtain, coz u can know the status of the curtain whether it is in close or open state. The time i order taobao item, i never think of getting a proper smarthome system. Due to tight budget, i go for broadlink product that use RF to control my dooya curtain, which is bad decision. RF motor is around 100-200 cheaper that aqara. They share same curtain track. I can always replace my dooya with aqara.

RGB LED strip bought from taobao. There is three type, RF, IR & bluetooth.
It comes with remote control. I use broadlink Rm pro to learn the RF remote control signal to control the led strip.
My smarthome setup is using homeassistant on raspberry pi. Automation is through homeassistant & broadlink rm pro. I setup my homeassistant app, accessible from outside.

Broadlink rm pro can learn my hypp tv n tv IR signal. I link alexa, broadlink rm pro, xiaomi gateway together under homeassistant on a raspberry pi. Guides from youtube n google & smarthome sifu at telegram chatgroup.
https://t.me/joinchat/FOy68QzeWFnoVp1oaqiBLA
Dont know the link still work not

I googled & searching for ideas to mask the beam for sometimes, and realise there is option to ignore it n let it exposed. 😂 reason is i dont wan to sacrify ceiling height. It does not look bad or obvious bcoz the beam is same height as the kitchen drop down plaster ceiling that has L box edge with RGB light. It gives the impression of ceiling box up at living room and dinning table area. Ppl may thought the beam is purposely created drop down L box

Erm.... picture please? lolz dont quite understand.....

I understand what u mean, now make me curious... I marked in the photo. Your bare concrete ceiling on top of dining area is same height as plaster ceiling at your living room? Seems strange cos that would mean the concrete ceiling on your living room is higher...


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Like u mentioned, at the beam, can make L shaped light trough so can put even more strip lighting to make the place even more pimp

About your Dooya motorized curtain, u mentioned u got 3 motors? Is that 1 motor using for 1 window, so u got 3 motors for 3 windows?

I'm looking at Aqara curtain motor cos I will build my smarthome system using all Xiaomi products, easier for noob like me cos everything can be under 1 app and it's easy to configure the automation rules in-app and the app is like my control hub can on off whatever I choose.

If ask me to configure, write script into Raspberry Pi, etc... I think I will give up before even start LOL

I figured using Xiaomi products is still wayyyy cheaper than those proprietary smarthome systems those sellers at HomeDec try to liok customers to the tune of RM20k

Btw, can your Dooya curtains be configured to open/close according to some automation rules? ie. scheduled open/close, open when door is opened, close when temperature >32degC?

Only the beam is concrete. Both side that u highlight are plaster ceiling. I just ignore the beam & dint try to hide it

Yes xiao mi app allow u to do those automation for ur aqara motor curtain.

If ur window curtain open at centre & u want both side open together n move together, u only need one motor with long railing. Mine another curtain open at centre but i want each side to move independant, so i use two railing and two motor. U need to tell seller what kina opening so that they provide u the ready setup railing. If not, actually u can disamble the railing and convert it to single side open or one motor centre open railing yourself if u r handy man.

wow nice... how much it cost for a motor?
and where you buy it?

This photo I'm quite confused by the curtain railing socket for motor placement... Is it a room with 2 windows separated by a concrete wall in between? How come there is a curtain railing socket in the middle? U open the curtains from both sides towards the middle?

The railing both end looks similar that can install motor at either end. The photo that u circled is the middle where two individual railing meet and the curtain panels will move to the side opposite direction.

U dont need two motor n two railing like my case if u dont need each curtain panel to move independant. Alternative is one long railing & one motor on either end. Ask seller to setup ur railing to open at centre & both side curtain panel will move simultaneously

I see... Thanks for the clarification. May I know how do u put power supply to the motor? Do u install a Switch socket outlet at the wall or wall switch somewhere else which can off/on? Or do u wire directly to the electrical DB without any on/off?

By the way, any idea if Aqara or Xiaomi has any motor for blinds? I didn't manage to find... Ideally if can work with the Mi Home app will be the best for integration with everything for automation.

You can get your solutions at smarthome thread

Awesome job! I planned to buy many stuffs for my condo from Taobao as well. Do you mind to share what shipping agent u used?

Not recommended. i use my local sea freight service, butterworth office, which is expensive. rm 50/0.1m3
Will be slightly cheaper if > 0.3m3

i c.... thx~

parking.

very nice thread and thanks for the sharing TS. I was looking to do the same as well after 1-2 months of research.

Mind to share which sea freight provide you use for taobao?
For china electric appliances, do you change from china 3 Pin to UK 3 Pin? or adaptor will do?

My sea freight rate is quite expensive. Rm 50 per 0.1m3. I use my regional based sea freight where i can collect the item myself at their office in butterworth, asiadaigou, bcoz most of the time my order is small amount. U can try to ask ur friend to recommend cheaper one

Some wall socket i change to china type, but most electric appliances i use adaptor. Either will do bcoz the china local electric appliance voltage is same as ours

Nice renovation, so pro you did so much by yourself

Hi mind share the feedback for the water filter
Please send me the link of the product
And how to buy the filter replacement

This post has been edited by xproc: Nov 25 2018, 08:20 PM

For me I install many international socket, actually if ok you just install all socket for this type Vivace Universal

Great! really appreciate your reply. How stupid am i to overlook the existance of international socket..

This post has been edited by Kent89: Nov 25 2018, 10:51 PM

Thanks TS for the sharing of this detailed post! Will be taking some suggestions from here for my next reno

power TS can do alot of stuff yourself. pro level edi. maybe u can be tradies wor. haha

Awesome stuff!

Any things broken and turned faulty thus far?

Taobao shopping dont expect to return defect, broken or failed item. So far my past 3 years taobao shopping, only face failed aqara smart switch without neutral line, broadlink smart switches, both r recognized as non reliable products.

Taobao price is usually less than half the price same item selling at the retails shop, if spoil or broken, order again or choose better review items...

So you're saying they are all still working great so far for you ya?

That's pretty awesome!

Can I ask for the shower set, does it need special set up compared to malaysia?

It is concealed shower mixer box. U need the set ready for ur plumber to install.
Rain shower minimum 50L storage heater capacity

This post has been edited by luvox: Apr 7 2019, 01:42 PM