I have purchased one subsale single storey unit for my parents during MCO period Around May 2020.. I have settled the SNP and got my keys at the end of July. In between of May to July, i have engaged with few renovation contractors identified the one suit within my budget and plan..

Basically the unit was more than 20 years old with some good condition such as floor tiles.. but layout, toilet, kitchen, even some of walls are not in good condition.. Somehow i have thought to restructure the layout and expand the living hall area and redo toilet area for hygience purpose.

There are some photos for old looks about the house..

1. External Parking Area - Cement flooring


2. Internal - Living Hall


3. Master bedroom


4. Second bedroom - bad wall as some sort of wallpaper/foam sticker paste on wall


5. Third room - very small and unable to use it properly.


6. Dining area - very small and next to third room..


7. Toilet - very bad condition, at least to me.


8. Old kitchen



Basically these are the condition of house and owner repaint some wall to refurbish and make it looks nicer to sell in ads.. I've decided to go with this unit as close to my existing home.. so easier for me to visit parent. within 1.2km..

Here are the items that i must did in my renovation within my low budget:
1. Wiring (AC, lighting, fan, plugs points.. )
2. Toilet (existing is old and facing kitchen area)
3. Kitchen
4. Layout change for dining area + third room
5. Skim cost of bedroom wall
6. Parking area + external road area where did grow some grass over there.. (+auto gate)

To be continue...

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Oct 12 2020, 11:58 PM

- Renovation Early Progress -

After identified with renovation contractor and brief the items i would like to do within my budget as above..

1. Renovation progress have been started in month Aug. Demolished walls, remove unnecessary wallpapers/to check wall condition and do skim coat..







2. Rebuilt a wall between original living hall & dining area, built slightly backward to align with second bedroom, in addition it could extend third bedroom area... Dining area will be combined together with living hall..


3. Demolish old tiles on walls for all area at the back.. Removed toilet stuffs & kitchen area..



4. Break all old ceiling and going to replace with new plaster ceiling..



To be continue...

Next task: get all wiring works & drill extra plug points for every area.. Living hall, dining area, extra spare for god altar, bedroom, kitchen, toilet, car porch, back door for lighting point..







After those plug point been planned out, AC point for living hall + 3 rooms..




Lastly, started wet work.. This is most time consuming parts as contractor are really slow in this part.. Major parts focus on toilet & kitchen.. However, i also did for car porch, change every single door for room. I am not use normal kitchen cabinet while i build kitchen cabinet by using tiles.. it should be last longer and resist to water..





To be continue..

After that, plaster ceiling is up, all wirings works are done and they've started to install lighting, fan, plug points..








all these been done in end of Sept.. in the meantime, they are doing wetwork for toilet, kitchen, car porch slowly.. Somehow i am rushing them to speed up their process so that i could see something are up..

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Oct 13 2020, 04:08 PM

Car porch - hacked and put tiles as flooring.. external area just cement to prevent raw grass.. work been completed with proper leveling and water draining line..




Toilet - waiting for some time and it is completed all base works, now up with white tile 2x1 and black 4x2 tiles as combination.. Lastly is the toilet door..




Kitchen wet work and cabinet are installed up now.. Pending on drawer and door.. bottom all are tiles including my top.. attached kitchen top view.. it will be complete by this week.. a bit out of my expectation where the windows there, hardly to install my curtain ady.. I also installed a sliding door to diffentiate & close the area between living hall & kitchen area.. so AC, cooking smell or whatever will not flow to living hall.. Somehow sliding door, didnt install with frosted glass.. contractor will help to paste a frosted protector in future..




This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Oct 14 2020, 11:53 AM

my neck .. oouch

impressive so short duration within 2 months can get everything kao tim get keys and within 3 months can almost finish all the wet works.

nice place u got there.

sorry.. forget that portrait photo will become in that way..

yea.. guess lesser transaction and lawyer able to get stamp everything in short time.. end of May signed SNP and end of July could get the keys ady.. expected all stuffs to be end by this week.. Probably left some touch up required..

Can share your location? might as well looking for contractor for renovation too later..

btw, next post maybe you can rotate your picture 1st

This post has been edited by AmeiN: Oct 14 2020, 09:09 AM

BM Alma..

Will rotate all photos from portrait to landscape in coming days..

Not far.. Looking forward your review on contractor job.

My house at Jawi

all from one contractor? or wiring, wet work, ceiling diff contractor ?

thanks. I am from BM as well and looking for reno contractor. Are yours recommended? Can I get the contact?

Hi can share your cost on the reno?

Another thing for the plaster ceiling, using back the old wood or new aluminium to support?

Tq

Nice... I like to see these kind of things.. don't know why. I like the part where the old ceiling is replaced with the plaster ceiling. It really changed the look and feel.
How is the ventilation? I am always concern about airflow.

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: Oct 14 2020, 10:16 AM

one.. but of course he is sub con the task to electrical, AC different ppl, all doors different vendors lo..

new thick aluminium.. cause there are some parts i could open up and see.. existing wood still there.. just dont want break major structure there..

original budget should be around 40k or below.. including wet works, plaster ceiling, wall, demolish, car porch tiles & cement works, kitchen, AC, wiring works, doors and etc.. somehow in the end got add some items 1 by 1.. probably the total payment around there as well but maybe exceed 5% to 10% to 42k~44k.. not really sure yet.. so far havent complete entire renovation.. but target to be done by this week.. will further update..

lighting, fan, AC, electrical appliance will be another cost which paid by myself..

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Oct 14 2020, 11:45 AM

i will recommend him btw.. overall i am satisfied with workmanship especially wet work.. however, definitely there are some touch up works required or some minor places didnt paint well like that.. but not major concern.. so far doing all these touch up area..

Only concern if you need house renovation complete in fast progress, probably might not meet your expectation.. but part of it are reasonable as keep raining.. estimate additional 1 month for unexpected situation.. if you are good, i can share contact to you.. not meant for advertisement but just did my sharing here.. Original discussion will be handover by end of Sept.. somehow a bit delay..


hahaha.. ventilation will have exhaust fan to be installed in few location. However, i do installed AC in every area except kitchen... only exhaust fan and wall fan.. . somehow i forget to buy and i let electrical team buy for me.. they will installed it today or tomorrow.. they came 3 times in total.. first time did wiring layout and drill wall + pull wiring works.. 2nd come to install plug points, fan and whatever.. last time will be my kitchen area plug points + cabinet LED + exhaust fan..

Yeah indeed it is.. after change the lighting, all looks brighter.. somehow due to budget concern.. i didnt do fancy L-Box or square box lighting.. for my parent stay, they no need those as well.. so i cut budget there and move for autogate there.. original no motor for auto gate.. i just need lay new wiring + 1 motor over there lo.. also did tiles work on car porch for better looking..

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Oct 14 2020, 11:47 AM

price seems not bad