Home Tour Case Study 4

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Home Tour Case Study 4

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Project Details

Type: 5-Room resale HDB (1216 sqft)
Priorities: Workmanship & Value-for-Money
Requirements: Sarah & Jon were specifically looking for a renovator who was technically strong as it was a resale unit. Design-wise, they just needed someone who was good-enough to execute as they had quite a good idea of what they wanted.

Total Cost: $75k
Renovator: Budget-friendly ID/Contractor
Scope:
Major Renovation

  • Hacking (full-house)

  • Tiling (full-house)

  • Integrated Sink

  • Tinted Glass Doors & Mirror

  • False Ceiling & Partition

  • Carpentry

  • Miscellaneous (eg. painting / plumbing etc.)

Key Renovation Tips

Wall Mirror

The black-tinted wall mirror served as both an aesthetic and practical addition.

Aesthetically, it fit into the industrial/modern lux theme that Sarah & Jon wanted, and made the space look even larger.

Practically, the owner wanted to have a space to practice dancing. By adding this into the living room, it “saved them” a room as they just had to push the dining table back to accommodate up to 3-4 people dancing at the same time.

“Extended” Master Bath & Integrated Sink

The master bathroom has 2 main reconfigurations (i) shifting of the sink out of the bathroom (ii) integrated sink

(i) Shifting of Sink Out

By moving the sink out of the master bathroom, it increased the space available for them to do their business. This included creating a “sit-down ledge” at the shower area for them to “lepak”.

Side note, as per HDB, if you want to extend your bathroom, it “must not be more than 600mm (width) and 0.6m2 (area of extension) respectively, and can only be used as a ‘dry area’ .“

(ii) Integrated Sink

Most bathroom sinks comprise of a separate ‘sink’ and ‘countertop’.

Integrated sinks on the other hand, as seen in the photo, combine both into one, making it sleeker-looking compared to normal basins.

The owner paid $4,000 for this.

This is an option for homeowners who have more budget and are looking for a cleaner look.

However, the owners had a small regret, which was not specifying the area of “cut”, resulting in the unevenness of left side having more of the golden veins, and the right side having lesser.

This “cut” refers to the marbling design.

For most countertop, while you can’t request the specific cut (i.e. i want this vein here and needs to be xxx thick), you can request generically for something that has maybe more or less veins. The fabricator will then try, bo bao one ah, to find a slab that fit more.

So here you go, hope you learnt something once again!

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