22-10 (REPAIR) Reno Floor Tiles Nov2018

March 25, 2018

22-10 (REPAIR) Reno Floor Tiles Nov2018 - 687 HDB

FLOOR TILE RENO @687B

19 to 23 Nov 2018

Reno (Repairs, Corrections)

1. to repair sloping tiles next to kitchen

2. to redo tiles at bomb shelter door so that door can swing fully open

revised plan below

as at 19 nov 2018

31 Oct 2018 blog entry

Finally, it will happen on 19 Nov 2018

my RENO NIGHTMARE continues...

my uneven floors will be repaired.

it could end up worse but will be great if it's done properly.

below: old plan - we added one more row of tiles on site on 19 nov 2018 because contractor needs the distance to level out the floor tiles such that it will not slope when it connects to the kitchen tile/area.

helpful info for block

DAY 1

19 Nov 2018

8.30-9.30am

breakfast! at hans sembawang

before sealing the door frames with masking tape, noticed how the paint had come off... (below)

11-1pm

furniture shift & covering furniture, lights, bedrooms, kitchen areas

checking if bomb shelter door can swing all the way open

and the hole near the door Lol

2-5pm

hacking of affected tiles & clean up

door can swing all the way to the wall!

hole on the floor

DAY 2

20 Nov 2018

10.35am

one worker arrives but he doesn't have the tiles... i go off to the clinic for blood tests etc and have lunch before i get back.

2.50pm

i reach the flat and there are 2 of them. they start work, laying the tiles at around 2.55pm. takes about 5 min for one tile

some care taken to lay tiles near kitchen first before tackling the bomb shelter area. this is to repair or correct the height of floor so that it will be levelled at the kitchen. previously there was a slope which looks quite risky.

3.40pm

about 3.40pm the contractor comes with another worker and they lay the tiles near the kitchen - to correct the slope - under the contractor's supervision. chatting and jokes have stopped and they work in silence in front of big boss Lol

finally, the boss lays the deciding tile himself.

and... the... moment of truth...

... it's about 0.3mm higher than the kitchen tiles but not as bad as the sloping tiles from last time

at the end of Day2... abt 6.30pm

they drilled around the bomb shelter door as the base was too high

living room and kitchen tiles

the mess...

quite a mess along the corridor

DAY 3

21 Nov 2018 wed

9.30am

check bomb shelter door -

yes! the door can swing open all the way!

we had to open up to grab the 8 spare tiles given to me earlier.

today the plan is to finish laying all tiles, do skirting and grout touch up. maybe clean up will be tom.

below - he's placing tile on floor, checking on the area, ht, level ... and to see if there are enough tiles to finish up. this boy is quite skilled and detailed in doing the tiles. he makes sure the pattern of the veins are of the right direction before laying the tiles. he's also the only one in charge of cutting tiles. quite focused too and he's under the supervision of a tall indian worker who's more skilled and experienced.

note to self - check finishes (polish) on skirting and entrance step (done)