We officially started the renovation yesterday. The first step was to clear a section of the floor in the living, kitchen and bedroom to figure the depth of the as-is cement screed and how much we can drop in for the floor thickness.
It seems there is a new regulation since we last renovated our existing 303. The thickness of the cement base plus the tiling cannot be more than 5cm. We were also drilling in hopes that the flooring was thicker than expected so we can drop the height to achieve between 255-260cm ceiling height to fix up a ceiling fan in the living room.
Sadly it wasn't to be ... The reduction in height is only about 2-3cm. As it turns out, the ceiling at 405 was lower than 303! And all these years I was under the impression that the older flats had taller ceiling.
There is huge progress in the hacking works today. A key find is that we can confirm the bedroom laminates were not overlay over original tiles. That means we don't have to redo the cement screed and thereby saving $2.2K from the ID quote. That money can now go to doing up top hung cabinets in the living room.
The whole place was already torn up when I arrive at noon to inspect the progress. They have even hack the new kitchen entrance. Tomorrow's dedicated to hauling the debris out of the unit and uplifting all the pre-pack cement and tiles. The exciting parts are likely to only come next week.
There is huge progress in the hacking works today. A key find is that we can confirm the bedroom laminates were not overlay over original tiles. That means we don't have to redo the cement screed and thereby saving $2.2K from the ID quote. That money can now go to doing up top hung cabinets in the living room.
The whole place was already torn up when I arrive at noon to inspect the progress. They have even hack the new kitchen entrance. Tomorrow's dedicated to hauling the debris out of the unit and uplifting all the pre-pack cement and tiles. The exciting parts are likely to only come next week.
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