http://forum.lowyat.net/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:32:48 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3945959 I was reading phoenixxx&#39;s post on his house renovation, and midway through I was inspired to share my own experience - I&#39;ve been prevaricating a whole lot on this very similar job that my family has entrusted me to do. So I&#39;m just embarking on this... I talked to an architect whom gave me some pointers as to how to go about it, specifically the planning of it. I have prepared a layout drawing and a BQ much as he had recommended and I&#39;ve got some prices filled up as well. I&#39;ll share them here for your edification.. The layout may have changed a bit as I seem to be constantly getting new ideas&#33; <br /><br />So it&#39;s a 20 year old house with really bad rusty GI piping and paint peeling off everywhere. The parquet on the 1st floor has been resurfaced once and it&#39;s now showing extreme wear and tear in some areas. Most windows have latches broken and some are broken too. <br /><br />Well long story short it&#39;s going to be a massive overhaul and it&#39;s probably going to cost a pretty penny too. <br /><br />Some of the highlights are:<br /><br />-Retiling downstairs (currently terazzo and old tiles)<br />-Timber flooring for bedrooms, upstairs and staircase<br />-New foyer room at the front extended area<br />-New store room under new concrete staircase (was an exposed wood plank staircase)<br />-Open floorspace from living room to dining to kitchen<br />-New guest room downstairs with attached bathroom<br />-New split bathroom for upstairs bedroom at back extended area upstairs (previously shared bathroom)<br />-New yard for drying clothes with polycarbonate roof<br />-A little garden area at the back of yard that allows the guest bedroom and bathroom a nicer view<br /><br />Reading the replies to phoenixxx&#39;s post gave me some great ideas. I thought that tubular skylight was an amazing invention&#33; I was planning to use those domed skylights from Monier as recommended by the architect -- but those look amazing, and heat convection into the roof will be less of an issue was well. Also, the IKEA Grundtal system looks like a cheap, practical, safe saving way to dry your dishes -- cool&#33; <br /><br />I&#39;m currently trying to source for affordable timber flooring solutions and can&#39;t seem to get a hold of lumbermart.com.my or parquet.com.my. I&#39;ll have to try later.<br /><br />I&#39;ll be meeting my contractor in a few hours to discuss further on the networking &amp; security system (I&#39;m putting in REAL Gigabit networking and avoiding WiFi and other radiating EMF sources - bad for health). Please see my BQ to have an idea of what I&#39;m up to. I&#39;ll post some &quot;before&quot; photos later... beetlemaniac Home Renovations and Interior Design Fri, 13 May 2016 11:38:07 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/758932 Just finished up my little project, externalising the 360 DVD drive and adding fans, great cooling but super noisy, not to mention ugly <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->. Pics:<br /><br /><img src='http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7494/dsc00385ss1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7464/dsc00384yt0.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3362/dsc00383ow1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3221/dsc00387cb6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> beetlemaniac Xbox Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:36:59 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/749207 Hey there, just wanted to show off my little mod I did a while ago, The 360 ROL modified with blue and white LEDs. Please take a look <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--><br /><br /><img src='http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4073/dsc00372ib6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />No controllers<br /><br /><img src='http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5895/dsc00371xp8.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />Error Lights (Previously red, now blue and white)<br /><br /><img src='http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/676/dsc00370ze9.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />1 Controller<br /><br /><img src='http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6026/dsc00376ff6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />4 Controllers<br /><br /><img src='http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4048/dsc00375ly5.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />Console half nude<br /><br /><img src='http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7906/dsc00374za3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />Caught the pic while the boot up lights were flashing<br /><br />Pretty cool huh <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->. We can arrange something if you want yours modded too. beetlemaniac Xbox Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:59:48 +0800