I suggest you do a full height partition near master bedroom door then park the dining table there with wall bench.

This way you can have a nice kitchen layout with island and ensure smooth traffic flow around these areas.

Hope this help!




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I think since the back area only has 5ft width, if you go for glass roof, it will definitely quite hot under it.

May be can consider aluminum composite roof instead and also allow 12 ft length ( full 22 ft even better ) x 6ft height upper ventilation opening right under the roof ( with m/s grills ) for heat outflow and cool air inflow to keep the wet kitchen in acceptable temperature for cooking.

since you are touch the existing walls and doing new walls, you will need to get the authority approvals.

This post has been edited by ehwee: Apr 28 2021, 06:23 PM

Thanks Ehwee for the advice

Sorry for typing mistake, should be 12 ft length ( full 22 ft even better ) x 2ft height upper ventilation opening right under the roof

Hi ehwee, would like to seek your advice again. Can you please comment on the lighting layout as per picture? My intention is to use tracklights at the living room, master bedroom and bedroom 3, but I'm not sure on the following:
1. How long is the track required?
2. Number of light points per track. For both living room and bedroom, is 3 lights/track sufficient? What should be the size and watt of the lightbulbs if ceiling height is around 12 - 13 ft?

Hello ehwee,

Just recently discovered your thread here. Very helpful!

Here is the plan of an old inter terrace unit that I am currently looking at, (about 54 years), 1st floor is wooden floor and plywood wall.
How would you dress up this type of house plan? I am planning to go with white paint. And if you can see the living room area, its not too wide enough because there's the entrance door in the middle. Where should I put my TV console?

Thanks for your advise!

5'x 20' is considered a long and narrow area for wet kitchen, here is my suggestion for you as an ideas & direction you can explore and see if it fit your needs and budget.

By redo the back toilet, you can have a better layout for wet and dry kitchen, hope this help!




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If base on the size of your kitchen, the kitchen cabinet will already take 11.5K to 14K from your budget, which mean you only left around 8K max of your 20K total budget to do the rest of works.

So may be I suggest you can consider IKEA kitchen cabinet and also getting ready made furniture for wardrobes and storage cabinets can be the options for you, cheers!

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This post has been edited by drbone: May 12 2021, 10:21 PM

Guys, very interesting reading this thread. Planning for renovation for double storey semi-d. Most of the external and internal hacking and putting up of walls done.
What do you guys think of the quotations so far? Got an ID involved as well. Budget for reno works is rm350K , however with the current quotations, will have to scrap off some of the items. Still not received quotations for wiring works , painting of the whole house, and solar panel to save on electricity (planning to get this and am aware that will see ROI after about 5 years). Also not included payments for furniture, electrical appliances and beddings.

Please share what you guys think.






Apparently stainless steel prices have gone up drastically in the past 2 weeks , so am thinking of improvising. So , for the upstairs balcony , instead of fully installing awning, am planning for something like below.






Separate issue is the maid's room, with the current setup, there is no ventilation for her if the toilet door is closed, any way to improvise on this? The external window in the 2nd pic below is of the maid's toilet.
So far , 2 remedies are fixing a louvre door with blinds , or fix a ceiling ventilator fan .






Thanks all!

This post has been edited by drbone: May 12 2021, 10:29 PM

Hello ehwee,

Would like to seek for your opinion, how I can make use of this awkward corner in the kitchen? This is pipping inside and not possible to drill.
The kitchen space is quite small and would like to know how I can utilize this corner, may be some rack for microwave (Use for height), or some L shape cabinet?

Many thanks for the advise..



This post has been edited by 1234_4321: May 13 2021, 11:14 PM

I would say 3 spot lights per track at master and 2 spot lights per track at bedroom 3 is good enough to light up the bed head areas, as you also have additional downlights in these bedrooms.

For Living room, you might consider a rectangular tracking with 8 spot lights as per attached diagram due to the 12.5 ft x 16ft living size, yet it all depend on how bright you prefer for the living room, if you ok with medium brightness for better tv watching ambience then ok to remain your planning on 3 spot lights per tracks.




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can you share your kitchen existing plan so we have a better ideas on how is it look like and see if can do suggestion for you base on that.

Hi ehwee, super helpful thread here.

I'm wondering how to implement a good kitchen with island layout with this image



Also thinking if need to implement kitchen hood or not, is there hanging ceiling kitchen hood? since most of the kitchen hood need to put against wall.

Hi ehwee, thanks for your selflessly sharing here.

May I seek your view on the layout below?

1. I would like to do a bar island for kitchen, but doing a L shape I have no idea where my fridge to put.

If I do a double vertical shape is it too narrow for the walkway for main entrance and kitchen?

2. Any idea to utilise this area? Haha feng shui say cannot open door directly see balcony, anything I can do here?

3. The layout is a bit weird, there is no allowance to build in shoe rack at the entrance, if I put a shoe rack here will it seem weird?

it was bundle from the developer, so the side with stove can quite easily install with cabinet, but the side with piping is the side i'm having headache with…

I will suggest you reposition the entrance door to the right as diagram below so you will have a well defined living zone and better walking flow around the areas also.

Hope this help!



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Thank you!! This one definitely workable, love this idea

Hi Ehwee,

Seek your professional advice for my new house's wet kitchen.

1. There are two pillars/beams in my wet kitchen. I made a complaint to the developer and they claimed that it is as per drawing. If that's the case then the architect is really failed. I've never seen such in a kitchen.
2. The width of kitchen top from the left pillar to window is deeper compare to the right side. Again, thanks to the architect.

Do you have any idea how to hide the beam? Especially the left side one. I don't know where to install my cooking hood and hob now.

Hello Ehwee,

Would like to know in the ID industry, does anyone providing only the consultation cost without the renovation package bundled?

I have asked a few ID out there, the quote is all inclusive of their renovation work etc, but what I have been looking is the ID that providing consultation on:
1. Theming
2. Light Fitting
3. Paint Color
4. Furniture /Decoration Color that fit the theme.

Does this kind of consultation service available out there?