Champions Court @ Woodlands - BTO

[babysummer]

CH
Nice kitchen cabinet with granite top can be about $4k. If you include the higher range of induction stove, built in oven, sink, easily $10k. But well, can always opt for solid top, normal electrical appliances and they are definitely less than 50% of the higher range. U plan to spend a lot on ya kitchen? I want to hack the kitchen wall and make it open concept like my current place to bring in the light.Also want to change common toilet's door to the service area. We are oso used to having air con in living room so probably need to find a way to design due to open concept kitchen.

10 years ago, we hacked everything away for the 5 room flat's kitchen and paid about $15k, doing floor and wall tiles, long cabinets and using cultured marble top ( cheaper than granite). The kitchen was big thus more $. Renovation is much cheaper compared to a decade ago.

 

[sept_09_bride]

babysummer>> u mean to say.. 15k is to do reno for the whole hse huh??

i dun intend and dun 1 to spend alot on kitchen.. bt got scare after hearing the cost of kitchen 10k.. so juz trying to ask ard..

me too wana hack kitchen wall and mk it open concept.. dun nid granite.. coz like and prefer something tat is of white top... instead of granite colour..

 

[babysummer]

Ch
for the kitchen only!! But Reno for these few years are not as ex compared to a decade. We only spent about 25k to hack n renovate everything in current place 5 years ago, with big homo tiles somemore. If you r only going to do kitchen cabinets only, 2.5k is good enough for a decent one for both sides. I m going to use big homo tiles again for cc, make the house look bigger and brighter

 

[sept_09_bride]

izit.. 2.5k enough?? me thought 1 side do kitchen cabinets for both top and bottom only.. then the other side will b only bottom.. coz intend to hack dwn 1 side and build those 'bar top' type..

scare it will b v exp.. coz tiles we get hdb to do.. then room wise, will do those platform to put our bed lor.. then hall, mayb those new type of tv rack lor..

toilet mayb juz 2 glass doors for bathing lor. heard tat nw new hse nt included..my sis 1 have 2 glass doors. v good and nice lor..at least wouldnt wet the whole toilet when we bath..

n the lightings, aircon, cornice, and window grills lor..

hopefully add them all up.. wouldnt b mre than 20k.. any advise??

 

[potat0]

cornice is optional.

last time do cornice is to cover up those wirings. If you are going to conceal the wires in the wall, then most likely no need to do cornice.

http://www.h88.com.sg/tools_calc_renovation.php

there is a calculator here for you to do a rough estimation of how much it will cost you.

 

[sept_09_bride]

oh. tats a nice gauge.. bt me duno hw to count via square feet..hehe.. gona find out..

 

[keflene]

i count using that end up my reno cost adds up to like 70k...i dunno is it i convert my metres to feet wrongly...n i oni do floor...wardrobe..kitchen...tv console

 

[sept_09_bride]

wah.. kef.. urs so exp?? 70K?? OMG!! gona faintz..

heard my friend who juz reno their hses.. they told me, do kitchen alone, juz few Ks will do.. then cornice also nt so exp.. and raising platform also nt v exp.. mre exp is the window grills...

pray hard by the time our hse come, things wouldnt go up again.. scare scare..

 

[keflene]

no la.i use the link that ryan provided...then end up 70k lo...i see liao i wanna faint...i think maybe my metres to feet count wrongly..

i think we save abit on the doors n windows panes then kitchen n toilets tile oso no need...

 

[sept_09_bride]

window panes izit similar to window grills?? hdb got provide huh.. do hdb provide toilet shower partition also??

 

[alicia_yong]

CH> I tink window panes is the glass transparent window, whereas grills r the metal ting.

 

[sept_09_bride]

ok ok.. understand liao..hehe..

pass by the site on sat.. wow.. many heavy machines are at work even on wkends.. good.. hope they can speed up the progress..hehe. .

cant wait to hv our own hse..

hey dear neighbours.. any job lobang to intro huh.. me desperately loking out for job..hehe..
prefered sales engr job..

 

[potat0]

http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/area.htm

use this for conversion, it should be accurate.

 

[sept_09_bride]

wow.. ryan seems to hv alot of conversion tables on hand.. tats v good..

 

[potat0]

CH> useful as and when you need it. that site is quite accurate in their conversion calculations.

Kef> h88's calculator is generic, for all sorts of property, ranging from private mansions to HDBs. I will suggest for those fields that you are unsure about the pricing, note it down and then go any interior firm and disturb them, ask for pricing lo. This will give you a clearer picture of how much you will need for your renovation based on current pricing.

some of them i don't quite understand how it works like TV console as the height varies.

 

[keflene]

yea lo...i calculate my TV console end up like 9k i nearly fainted...my built in wardrobe oso very expensive..only the flooring is consider 'normal' price...

So i think i must have gone wrong somewhere...

 

[sept_09_bride]

i nv really go and do a serious calculation.. hehe..

 

[babysummer]

folks,
I am back from my short vacation. bringing my gal for a walk and saw that they have shifted many big blocks now. They are now drilling ard 570C. the entrance for construction is probably going to be along the main road as i see them setting up the new entrance.

 

[sept_09_bride]

wow.. so the big blocks come in liao.. wow.. good.. drill mre area lah..haha..

cant wait for the buildings to b up..hehe..

babysummer>> where did u go for ur short vacation?? planning..bt duno wana go where..hehe. .

 

[dreamseeker]

jus went to see the site.. Seem like alot of movement going on e.g. digging.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> Did u reno ur current hse main toilet wen u bought ur hse last time? If yes, do u still remb roughly how much is it to reno it? My Mother-in-law (MIL) hse now the main toilet is those olden days squarting type, was tinking how much wld it cost to reno to those sitting type.

 

[sept_09_bride]

yah.. me too pass by the site on sun.. alot of those big stones there and mre heavy machines there..

seems like the progress quite good.. hehe.. even on suns.. they are wrking.. i see movements on the machines and many workers wrking there..

 

[babysummer]

alicia

YEs, I overhauled everything in my current resale flat. I paid about $4k for everything you see in the this pic. Hacked and Redo wall and floor tiles, pebbles on the walls, toilet bowl, Glass divider, basic, carpentry. This reno quite cheap cos i know market price so he dared not "slaughter" me hee

 

[babysummer]

CH
Yes, more blocks were moved in on Sun. Hope that our project will be as fast as punggol lodge.

 

[babysummer]

alicia
usually it will cost you about $2k to rehaul the toilet, if you do not include those carpentry work in the toilet like mine. In fact, I changed my toilet bowl again last year. I was conned into buying this ToTo toilet bowl but the flushing system does not suit hdb! I bought a new toilet bowl and paid about $200 to change it.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> U mean u paid $200 to change the toilet bowl + they come & install for u?

 

[babysummer]

alicia
Yes, you can just call up any plumber who will do the job. Just buy your toilet bowl. I think should be ard the price or maybe cheaper. Just a guage for the changing of toilet bowl. But the old squatting may require to change the tiles cos it has a bigger surface area, eg. the place when you put ya legs? Think it is better for you to hack and redo everything cos you have to consider waterproofing.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> My main thing is to change the toilet bowl, but i heard my frens says the contractor needs to "dig up" the tiles, put water-proofing, den relay the tiles back, all cost abt $4K! Coz my main concern is tat now the master room's toilet is used by MIL, but wen i move in after my wedding next yr, we will be occupying the master room, so if in the middle of the nite she needs to go toilet, i dun tink she will come into our room. So in order for her convenience, beta to change the kitchen toilet from the squarting type to sitting type.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> If to hack & do everything, tat will cost a lot. Coz now we need to pay for our wedding expenses & we're onli staying for till CC is done, den all of us (incl MIL).

 

[sept_09_bride]

Babysummer>> ur hse toilet looks nice.. lok like those resorts or spa toilets..love tat..
bt think im nt gona do so much to my toilet in CC.. mayb only add a glass divider only.. like to hv tat..coz when we shower, we wouldnt wet the whole toilet.. hate to walk in to a wet toilet..hehe..

any idea hw much is the glass divider alone??

 

[babysummer]

CH
thanks, yes i like grey, pebbles and minimalist design. glass divider is about $500

and easier to maintain.

alicia
It will not be so much $$$ for sure! Since you will be touching very little wall tiles ( most ex), you are only paying for hacking and laying floor tiles, waterproofing, new toilet bowl, simple basin, so it will cost ard $2k. Must be very frustrating fo you ya, esp when you need to sell off in 2 yrs time.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> Hahhaa! I dun need new basin.. keke! Ya lor, 1 2 do, but yet tink use the $$ for banquet 1st, dun 1 2 do, scared later MIL 1 2 go toilet difficult for her.

 

[babysummer]

alicia
ya current basic touches the floor with the pedestal? If not, then you can save the $$$ hehe.

 

[sept_09_bride]

wow.. the glass divider nids $500 huh.. tats quite exp.. bt think thats the only think i gona do for our CC toilets..

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> Wat u mean? Now their basin is outside the toilet, hence not changing the basin. =)

 

[babysummer]

alicia
oic

go check out those neighbourhood contractor, cheaper ya.

 

[alicia_yong]

babysummer> Ya, i guess so too.. Sianz leh, so many tings spoil/not working!

 

[sept_09_bride]

yah.. think is like tat after yrs of staying in a plc... many wear and tear happens..

 

[alicia_yong]

CH> Ya lor.. Esp old buidlings...

 

[sept_09_bride]

my current hse experience tat too.. bt think is cheaper things getting spoilt compare to reno..coz is furniture lah.. tv lah.. washing machine lah..haiz.. all take turns to break dwn.. so scary..haha..

 

[alicia_yong]

CH> Hahahha! ya lor.. And all those costs a lot of $$ oso! Now am tinking of 1) repair his room aircon, 2) change water heater &amp; 3) change toilet to sitting-type. Sianz! Most ex of the 3 is the toilet! >_<

 

[sept_09_bride]

yah lor.. toilet is the major thingy.. mst costly 1.. slowly do and do 1 at a time lor..

 

[alicia_yong]

CH> Slowly do oso gotta get it done b4 next yr march. hahhaa! The aircon &amp; water heater shld be easier, major &amp; more difficult is the toilet.

 

[sept_09_bride]

yah.. mre messy 1 is the toilet.. so scary of all the mess... tats y at least the min gota do for my CC hse is all the basic things..else if shift in liao then do.. i will hv lots of headache..

 

[alicia_yong]

CH> Ya lor...

 

[babysummer]

Updates:
The new entrance is completed with the company name. Hopefully the info on Date of completion will be put up soon.

 

[sept_09_bride]

yah.. i drove pass CC yest evening.. saw a new entrance near the bus stop there.. the progress quite fast leh.. they digging and digging mre liao... cant wait to see more progresses..haha. .

 

[dreamseeker]

wah think i gotta go see see tmr =)

 

[sept_09_bride]

hehe.. yah.. see for urself..i always pass by there only on wkends.. think wkdays may hv mre happenings.. any updates on the wrk progress on wkdays??

 

[babysummer]

Updates:
They put on the Date of completion at the entrance today. It is 4th quarter of 2012