Following up from Previous Posts: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/a-couples-decision-to-diy-their-home-renovation-part-1/" target="_blank">A Couple's Decision to DIY their Home Renovation (part 1)</a>, <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/a-couples-decision-to-diy-their-home-renovation-part-2/" target="_blank">(part 2),</a> <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/a-couples-decision-to-diy-their-home-renovation-part-3-1/" target="_blank">(part 3.1)</a>
Chapter 3 – Checklist checked!
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<img class="size-full wp-image-24577 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/renovation-material-tiles-delivered.jpg" alt="renovation-material-tiles-delivered" width="800" height="347" />Checked: Material and tiles are all delivered.
<img class="size-full wp-image-24578 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Wall-smoothened-and-wall-coated.jpg" alt="Wall-smoothened-and-wall-coated" width="800" height="333" />Checked: Wall smoothened and a layer of cement is coated on the wall
<img class="size-full wp-image-24580 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/25-years-of-tiling-experience-tiler.jpg" alt="25-years-of-tiling-experience-tiler" width="800" height="720" />Checked: A 25 years of tiling experience tiler, Mr Ah-Shui is ready
<img class="size-full wp-image-24579 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/15-years-of-tiling-experience-tiler.jpg" alt="15-years-of-tiling-experience-tiler" width="800" height="548" />Checked: An 15 years of tiling experience tiler, Mr Oh-Kim (shy) is all good
SO LET's GO


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Work in progress
<img class="size-full wp-image-24582 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Laying-wall-tiles-kitchen.jpg" alt="Laying-wall-tiles-kitchen" width="800" height="570" />Laying wall tiles for our industrial kitchen
<img class="size-full wp-image-24581 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/kitchen-renovation.jpg" alt="kitchen-renovation" width="800" height="553" />Why only the middle wall has tiles??
Tips:
If you are doing top and bottom kitchen cabinet, you can simply save $$$ by laying wall tiles on expose area only. For our case, it would be only subway tiles on cooking area!
<img class="size-full wp-image-24584 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/renovation-progress.jpg" alt="renovation-progress" width="800" height="427" />From left to right:
1. MY Dad fixing water piping for conceal
2. Ah Shui grouting the common toilet tiles
3. Oh Kim making the final wall coating
<img class="size-full wp-image-24586 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Renovation-Finalising-Toilet-and-Balcony.jpg" alt="Renovation-Finalising-Toilet-and-Balcony" width="800" height="247" />Finalising the Master Toilet and Balcony
<img class="size-full wp-image-24588 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Laying-the-bedroom-tiles-1.jpg" alt="Laying-the-bedroom-tiles" width="800" height="488" />From left to right:
1. Laying the bedroom tiles
2. Mixing the colour grout colours
3. Fill in the blank!
<img class="size-full wp-image-24589 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Renovation-Inspection.jpg" alt="Renovation-Inspection" width="800" height="536" />Inspection of the area and it’s good for Sink Support to be up!
<img class="size-full wp-image-24590 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/renovation-living-room.jpg" alt="renovation-living-room" width="800" height="599" /> Finally the Big Living Room, the final ones
So let’s recapture of our transformation:
From this:
<img class="size-full wp-image-24566 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/hdb-before-renovation-02.jpg" alt="hdb-before-renovation-02" width="800" height="482" /><img class="size-full wp-image-24567 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/hdb-before-renovation-03.jpg" alt="hdb-before-renovation-03" width="800" height="458" />


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And now To this:

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Living room</h2>
<img class="size-full wp-image-24591 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/after-renovation-living-room.jpg" alt="after-renovation-living-room" width="800" height="600" /><img class="size-full wp-image-24592 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/after-renovation-living-room-kitchen.jpg" alt="after-renovation-living-room-kitchen" width="800" height="473" />

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Balcony room</h2>
<img class="size-full wp-image-24593 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/after-renovation-balcony.jpg" alt="after-renovation-balcony" width="800" height="813" />

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Bedroom rooms &amp; Master toilet</h2>
<img class="size-full wp-image-24594 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/after-renovation-Bedroom-master-toilet.jpg" alt="after-renovation-Bedroom-master-toilet" width="800" height="2052" />

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Kitchen and Common Toilet</h2>
<img class="size-full wp-image-24595 aligncenter" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/after-renovation-Kitchen-and-Common-Toilet.jpg" alt="after-renovation-Kitchen-and-Common-Toilet" width="800" height="1709" />
Laying pieces of jigsaw puzzle to form a beautiful home of ours is never easy. It could be a more painful process for us as we are not professional. However, what makes this a beautiful jigsaw puzzle really come from this great people:
1. MY Dad for his off-days, patience, coordination and monitoring of the whole process and ensuring a smooth process ;
2. Uncle Johnnie, Ah Shui and Oh Kim for their patience in guiding us what to lookout for in tiling works, haulage and no complain in rework if things done wrongly;
3. Kelly and Anand from Soon Bee Huat, for their unconditional assistance. Especially their quick turnaround time to replenish tiles for us due to damage tiles (not even a single question why it is damage {it is damaged during transporting}) and miscalculation of tiles.
REALLY THANK YOU
For you as a reader, We hope we have shared a Good Experience for Your reference. Cheers!!
Next: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/couples-decision-diy-home-renovation-part-4/" target="_blank">A Couple’s Decision to DIY their Home Renovation (part 4)</a>


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<h5>Written by MYPS. Do email to us at <a href="mailto:support@renonation.sg" target="_blank">support@renonation.sg</a> if you wish to know more details on our renovation.</h5>

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