Landed terrace btw Cashew and Lentor

[Lms822]

It's just the rebuild plus lift, cabinetry and other furnishings not included. If all in will be slightly more than $300 psf

Is it current pricing or months/years ago?

[Throttle2]

italian marble for jailhouse theme, too high end lah

 

I always wondered about the law of diminishing returns and why do people spend crazy amounts of money to buy super expensive bags...

 

They always say the quality is better but after a point, does more money buy you better quality or just rarity?

 

reminds me of hasselbald digital camera...

 

Cannot blindly use higher price as a gauge for quality, of course

Need to be more discerning lah.

Know what you are paying for.

 

And discerning i am, very.

[Throttle2]

Good decent quality Greek natural white Volakas marble

 

Can lah. Slab cut. $220 per sqm.

About $20k for the living + dining area.

Not overboard lah.

Edited May 3, 2019 by Throttle2

[mmlky]

Is it current pricing or months/years ago?

Current price. Just started rebuilding process.

[Lms822]

Good decent quality Greek natural white Volakas marble

 

Can lah. Slab cut. $220 per sqm.

About $20k for the living + dining area.

Not overboard lah.

$220 per sqm including workmanship?

[Wind30]

Good decent quality Greek natural white Volakas marble

 

Can lah. Slab cut. $220 per sqm.

About $20k for the living + dining area.

Not overboard lah.

Did u source it yourself or went through a main contractor/design?

 

I always wonder how easy is it to take out the main con profit and do it myself...

 

At the end of the day, it’s the tiler that is the most impt.

Edited May 4, 2019 by Wind30

[Throttle2]

Did u source it yourself or went through a main contractor/design?

 

I always wonder how easy is it to take out the main con profit and do it myself...

 

At the end of the day, it’s the tiler that is the most impt.

I source all the marble.

Tiles i take through builder, let him earn some mah....

[Volvobrick]

I source all the marble.

Tiles i take through builder, let him earn some mah....

Now I know there is a reno guru/resource here! Those slabs look very big, normal tiles can tile properly? Or need specialists? Edited May 4, 2019 by Volvobrick

[Aventador]

Now I know there is a reno guru/resource here! Those slabs look very big, normal tiles can tile properly? Or need specialists?

Those slabs you see are very very very heavy. And also will not fit through the door.

 

The supplier will cut it. You can actually go draw marks on the stone to choose which part you want cut, based on the pattern you like to see.

 

For flooring they try to match back all the same direction of swirls after cutting.

[Throttle2]

Now I know there is a reno guru/resource here! Those slabs look very big, normal tiles can tile properly? Or need specialists?

Yes these are very big ones further cut to 80 x 125 cm

Requires minimum two tilers to lay.

Marble is dry laid and numbered according to pattern for the final laying

Not easy job so the installation cost is also higher

But also not too expensive lah

 

My friend do like hotel on his room wall, one slab 2 x 3m

$5k a piece and need 4 people to manage.

 

Mine is sup sup suay

Edited May 4, 2019 by Throttle2

[Throttle2]

Jailhouse woohoo

 

Not for the regular folks

[Wind30]

Yes these are very big ones further cut to 80 x 125 cm

Requires minimum two tilers to lay.

Marble is dry laid and numbered according to pattern for the final laying

Not easy job so the installation cost is also higher

But also not too expensive lah

 

My friend do like hotel on his room wall, one slab 2 x 3m

$5k a piece and need 4 people to manage.

 

Mine is sup sup suay

For wall tiles what is the adv of choosing natural stone vs porcelain?

 

I see a lot of show room nowadays uses porcelain wall tiles.

[Throttle2]

Definitely not for @wind30 and friends

For wall tiles what is the adv of choosing natural stone vs porcelain?

 

I see a lot of show room nowadays uses porcelain wall tiles.

Whats the advantage of buying a real Rolex vs a watch which is designed like a Rolex?

 

Showroom sells to masses.

 

I prefer the real thing

Feeds my soul lah

Porcelain can never replicate the true look of real stone

[Wind30]

Definitely not for @wind30 and friends

 

Whats the advantage of buying a real Rolex vs a watch which is designed like a Rolex?

 

Showroom sells to masses.

 

I prefer the real thing

Feeds my soul lah

Porcelain can never replicate the true look of real stone

Although I don’t buy watches but I assume watches can keep and up value sometimes so there is actual sense buying the real thing.

 

I do see u spent a lot of effort and money into rebuilding. Hopefully it turned out well as it is a huge investment in time and money.

 

my contractor said a full timber plank is expensive for the stairs so in the end we used parquet on the stairs which is prob not a good idea as over time, it develops unsightly small gaps.

 

Your pics looks processed . Probably good to get some pro photos taken right after completion to preserve the new look.

Edited May 4, 2019 by Wind30

[Throttle2]

Although I don’t buy watches but I assume watches can keep and up value sometimes so there is actual sense buying the real thing.

 

I do see u spent a lot of effort and money into rebuilding. Hopefully it turned out well as it is a huge investment in time and money.

 

my contractor said a full timber plank is expensive for the stairs so in the end we used parquet on the stairs which is prob not a good idea as over time, it develops unsightly small gaps.

 

Your pics looks processed . Probably good to get some pro photos taken right after completion to preserve the new look.

 

Real leather Sofa or faux leather sofa?

 

You see things purely on $$ value maybe?

I dont. I am more zen lah.

My place can go to 4200sft but i carve out many void and light.

I dont just think about maximising $$$

I feed my soul

 

 

Some pics posted are just illustrative of how my place will turn out.

Am sure you can tell which are real and which are not.

 

Yup speding 7 figure sum in full cash for this rebuild.

And also much effort in making detailed decisions.

Hope it turns out the way i like and i want.

So far so good. Keeping fingers crossed

[Throttle2]

Bottomline @Wind30 ,

 

You are the Ops guy with the Ops mind and Ops taste

 

I am the Sales guy with the sales mind and the Sales taste

 

Ok?

 

You happy with your house

I happy with mine

 

Thats all that matters right?

[Wind30]

Bottomline @Wind30 ,

 

You are the Ops guy with the Ops mind and Ops taste

 

I am the Sales guy with the sales mind and the Sales taste

 

Ok?

 

You happy with your house

I happy with mine

 

Thats all that matters right?

Ya, what you do with your house is entirely up to you. The original question on wall tiles is solely for knowledge sharing cuz we were impressed by some of the showroom porcelain wall tiles we have seen. Just wondering on any practical issues with using porcelain tiles.

 

If it’s a solely aesthetic thing, then that is something I will keep in mind when I do my next place.

 

At the end of the day, all of us work within our Budget and the concept of value is so subjective so don’t be so sensitive lah.

[Throttle2]

Ya, what you do with your house is entirely up to you. The original question on wall tiles is solely for knowledge sharing cuz we were impressed by some of the showroom porcelain wall tiles we have seen. Just wondering on any practical issues with using porcelain tiles.

 

If it’s a solely aesthetic thing, then that is something I will keep in mind when I do my next place.

 

At the end of the day, all of us work within our Budget and the concept of value is so subjective so don’t be so sensitive lah.

No problem lah

I scared you sensitive so i draw the line.

I share some knowledge with you ?

 

Porcelain tile is basically just color applied on the tile and glazed.

It cannot achieve the real mesmirizing look of natural marble which allows you to see into the material

 

Secondly natural marble can be cut to near perfection and complete flat and therefore can be laid very closely

As the cutting is near perfection, when applied onto a big floor and buffed to a light shine, it looks like one single surface

 

China Porcelain tiles cantachieve that

They have to be placed further apart where the grouting will be wider

Porcelain tiles are not 100% flat, they are wavy

So if you apply them on the floor you can see the ugly waviness all stretched out

If you apply onto wall, you will see the waviness from the side

 

Next time you go showroom , take a look closely this time

The waviness is just so fake and unacceptable to me