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Breaking down a $60,000 renovation | Japandi | Singapore HDB Renovation
The renovation for our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! We're so glad that many of you enjoyed our Japandi Home Tour video. In this video, we break down exactly how much we spent on our home renovation in 2022. We got our quotations in 2021 so be sure to adjust for inflation on for your own renovation. We go through how much we spent on hacking works, tiling and flooring works, plumbing works, carpentry works, glass works, electrical works, aircon works, painting works. The costs for all these things are included in the video. We also have some tips for you for how to save money and budget for your renovation. We also wasted some money due to poor planning. But we hope that you will be able to learn from our renovation mistakes!
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📖 Chapters 📖
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Hacking Works
01:03 Flooring and Tiling Works
02:11 Masonry Works
02:57 False Ceiling
03:21 Carpentry Works
05:14 Plumbing Works
05:32 Electrical Works
05:57 Miscellaneous
06:45 Tips
🗃️ Cost Breakdown Slides 🗃️
www.canva.com/design/DAF34tO6Amk/GWB_VZnwh17cBiulWw1AFg/view
🏠 Hometrust 🏠
Looking for an interior designer for your own home? Head over to HomeTrust for inspiration and reviews www.hometrust.sg/?ref=LivingWithSun
🧡 My Favorite Shopee Items 🧡
mycollection.shop/livingwithsun
📖 Chapters 📖
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Hacking Works
01:03 Flooring and Tiling Works
02:11 Masonry Works
02:57 False Ceiling
03:21 Carpentry Works
05:14 Plumbing Works
05:32 Electrical Works
05:57 Miscellaneous
06:45 Tips
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Painting our doors saved us $400! | HDB Renovation Vlog #11
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The renovation for our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! We filmed this video before our Japandi Home Tour video. When we did our renovation, we decided to keep the front door and bedroom doors instead of replacing them to save money and resources. To make the doors fit better with our space, we decided to paint them white ourselves! DIY door painting is actually really easy and fun and we m...
Why Use Both Smart Lights and Smart Switches | HDB Smart Home
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Our home has all the combinations of dumb and smart lights and switches even after going through serious thoughtful planning during renovation and electrical works. We had to consider what was available in the market, and what fits in our 4-room HDB. In the end, we opted for a combination of smart lights and smart switches for the majority of the house, and this video outlines the reasons why! ...
Integrating with Home Assistant | HDB Smart Home
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During renovation, we had to start thinking about the appliances and fittings to install in our HDB flat. Many IDs and electricians are still not savvy on smart homes, and although there are companies that help set one up in their walled ecosystems, we chose to figure things out ourselves by researching about all the different smart home protocols and integrations available in Singapore. For th...
Regrouting Tiles and Removing Grout Haze | HDB Renovation Vlog #10
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The renovation for our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! We filmed this video before our Japandi Home Tour video. We didn't like the grouting done in our living room and kitchen area because it was brown and patchy. We got the tilers to regrout the tiles but they left our tiles damaged and did not clean up the grout haze. We cleaned up the grout haze ourselves by using a homemade acid wash m...
Self-Designed Japandi Home Tour of a 4-room HDB Flat in Singapore
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The renovation of our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! Come take a tour of our house. We went with a Japandi interior design for our home. We personally love Japandi, Scandinavian, Wabisabi, and Minimalist interior design styles and these are all incorporated in our home. We got a lot of items from Muji since it fits nicely into our home. We did our renovation in 2022 and it cost us about $...
Fake Limewash Is Better Than Real Limewash | Renovation Vlog #9
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The renovation for our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! We left our guest bedroom in a sorry state for a couple of months. We finally took the time to give it a complete makeover. We're treating our guests to a super plush mattress from Woosa and we furnished the room using cheap furniture from IKEA. We love the look of Limewash walls but the cost and time required was too much. We found a ...
Bed, Mattress, and Pillow Shopping at Woosa and IKEA | HDB Renovation Vlog #8
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The renovation for our 4RM HDB BTO resale flat is complete! But we're not done with furnishing and decorating the place. We went shopping for bed, mattresses, pillows, and other bedroom furniture to furnish our guest bedroom. We were really excited to try foam mattresses at Woosa and their super high tech adjustable beds. We were also on the look out for mattresses and pillows with cooling feat...
Plumbing Works and Saving Money | Renovation Vlog #7
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The renovation of our resale HDB BTO home is complete! In this video, we cover the plumbing works for our bathroom and kitchen that we did and our tips for saving money on renovation. We shopped at several places for all our bathroom hardware and accessories (toilet, bidet seat, shower bar, towel rack, toilet paper holder, sink, vanity, shower mixer). All products are linked in the section belo...
Magnetic Insect Screens from Mozziefy | HDB Renovation Vlog #6
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Our renovation is almost complete and we've already moved into our resale HDB home but there are a few kinks to work out. Insect screens are a must for us ever since our encounter with flying termites swarming our HDB apartment. We wanted also screens that were also durable and safe for pets so we don't have to install invisible grilles. We stumbled upon Mozziefy. Mozziefy had a lot of 5-star r...
Touring a Semi-Detached Home in Singapore | Pre-renovation Home Tour
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My auntie and uncle recently bought a semi-detached house in Singapore for their large family. They're planning on renovating the home to suit their family's lifestyle. I can't wait to see how they transform the space! I took a tour of the place before renovation started. The home has several interesting elements: the all white marble bathrooms, the zen garden, and a large white kitchen with an...
Carpentry Mistakes and Fixes | Renovation Vlog #5
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The renovation of our 4-room HDB resale is almost complete! Carpentry was one of the most stressful parts of the renovation for us. The details really matter! There were a lot of parts that we needed to rectify after the works were delivered. Some of the mistakes we have decided to live with. Hopefully learning about our experiences will be helpful for your renovation journey of your HDB resale...
Smart Downlights and Disappointments | HDB Renovation Vlog #4
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Smart Downlights and Disappointments | HDB Renovation Vlog #4
Aircon Trunking, False Ceilings, and Paint! | Renovation Vlog #3
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Aircon Trunking, False Ceilings, and Paint! | Renovation Vlog #3
Lessons learnt from tiling our 4-RM HDB | HDB Renovation Vlog #2
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Lessons learnt from tiling our 4-RM HDB | HDB Renovation Vlog #2
home.by.me tutorial | Designing a HDB BTO apartment at Dakota Breeze
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home.by.me tutorial | Designing a HDB BTO apartment at Dakota Breeze
How to plan for your home renovation
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How to plan for your home renovation
Pre-renovation Home Tour | Renovation Vlog #1
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Pre-renovation Home Tour | Renovation Vlog #1
What happens when you don't clean your washing machine for 5 years?
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What happens when you don't clean your washing machine for 5 years?
Shopping at IKEA Singapore | IKEA 365+ | Lights 😍
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Shopping at IKEA Singapore | IKEA 365 | Lights 😍
Minimalist Scandinavian Home Tour of a 5 RM HDB BTO
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Minimalist Scandinavian Home Tour of a 5 RM HDB BTO
hello Sun, thank you for this video! It's been very helpful. Regarding your MacBook Air, could you share a bit more on how you managed to install HA on it? Are you using HAOS (in which case with a hypervisor?) or something else? I noticed you do not have a lan cable connected to the MacBook, but the VirtualBox (the only hypervisor in HA MacOS docs) does not support network bridge with wifi.
Love the downlights that follow the sun!
Hi may i know where did you get the knife magnet holder from and how did you install it ? Thank you!
We bought it from Ikea and used 3M stickers!
You have clean and well designed Apartment. It looks great, but to be honest I don’t feel Japandi vibe. Other than that it was enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, there's no Japandi vibe, more like clean modern home.
Thank you! This is so helpful!
Really love your down to earth yet beautiful design. Especially love your kitchen wall without tiles remind me of all the homes I've lived in in England they didn't have tiles too. Congrats to your wife and you. Enjoy your life together in your beautiful home❤
NVM I see 1:40 Nippon Odorless Paint in Cloud formation & snowflake!
What brand of paint and actual colors did you use? This is exactly what I was looking for!
is this usd
Which led bulbs did you use with aqara?
You can check out the different lighting setup we have in our first smart home video. 🙂
Love this great ideas 💡 peace
Could I control the lights remotely if I go out of town/ not in the house? Or do I have to be in my house?
This depends on your smart home platform. Most allow internet/remote access by default!
Hi, do you use dumb switch for the smart fan or it can be use with smart switch? I read up that smart switches is not compatible with smart fan due to the impulse load.
We are using a smart switch for our ceiling fan with no issues. Modern fans should be compatible.
I'm just wondering why you can't have slightly different levels for the bedroom and the living area. Is it so important to be level?
We wanted to minimise the risk of tripping and make it easier for us and our robot vacuum to clean. 🙂
Love your place ! Great job 🥰
Telok blangah❤🎉
Appreciate your video.
Beautiful home
beautiful home. lovely music.
We also decided to paint the door. Dont worry, it's about trial and error. Do what make you happy :)
Any issue with having the oven next to the fridge? I've read somewhere that we shouldn't keep fridge near to heat source
No issues so far. The fridge has some space from the oven and not directly touching it
may i now what type of tile that you using.??
I shared the codes for the tiles in video
Hi, may I check where did you get the mirror with the back hanger (@8:30)? Also what's your kitchen counter top floor to top height, if it's <90cm do you reckon it might work better if it had been higher, say 90cm? (Reason for asking is I have been reading that ideal height would be 90cm while most contractors' default is 86-87cm). Thank you!
Hi the mirror is from IKEA. My kitchen countertop height is 85cm because I am short so I decided to build it shorter. I know some of our taller friends went with 90cm. I think it's up to you!
also which vendor did you use for your bathroom doors? :) sounds reasonable
We went with Best Doors in Singapore
is it easy to clean the kitchen since there is no tile backsplash and there is only wall now?
Yup still easy to clean. We don't do heavy cooking so no oil stains on the plain wall so far.
which grout did you get from lacticrete? they have quite a few different kinds.. didn't see any colors on their website like how you showed actually
Seems like they changed their colour selector page. I think ours was the 1600 unsanded grout type.
Beautiful home!
mind teaching how you fade in and out the lights? mine just goes dark immediately after i switch it off
This depends on the brand and model of the smart bulb whether it will fade in and out itself.
@@LivingwithSun what downlights and strips did you buy then?
We covered them in our other video! ua-cam.com/video/D_1-p6ozz04/v-deo.html
Hi Sun, can i have your house plan? your house is my favorite, and i want to build a home next month, but i need some adjustment coz i need 3 bedroom and 1 multi use room
You can see our floor plan here instagram.com/p/Cc43g_YPBW7/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
很雅致美的家❤❤❤……
I was looking exactly for that! Unfortunately, seems that aqara just offers the EU format for their wall switch, which are square shaped. Since I'm from brazil, our electrical switch boxes are rectangular, similar as to those in the US. Does anyone know of another smart switch with decoupled mode that fits in the rectangular format?
Hello...may i know which sink model did u get from zuhne and what is the size of ur sink?
Zuhne Modena 25 inch.
Hello, what is the wood type on the kitchen kabinets please?
It's plywood with a laminate. Our laminate is Panaplast Loft Birch.
Hi, may I know how much it cost to fabricate a kitchen island?
Hi, may I know the laminate code you used for your kitchen?
It's Panaplast Loft Birch
nice n functional. the only hindsight of newer flat is the wardrobe has to always be L shape making it difficult to find clothings deep inside.
Yes true. We also feel our wardrobe is too deep.
Hi can i know how much does it cause to hack the existing floor tiles in your resale flat and laying of the new tiles?
Hi the costs are in the video. We didn't hack all the existing tiles in our flat, just overlay over the old tiles.
The flow rate of the water dispenser is painfully slow.
Yea it's quite slow for hot water.
Sweet
Always discuss detailing often by the time carpenter has measure after updates...Floor Plan and on site is always different. As a client, please clear all your doubts and don't be afraid to ask and dont assume all ID offer the same type of standard deliverables. Regarding the cooker hood...the top cabinet has to come out beyond standard measurement but it's not practical...that recessed hood is Telescopic where it flushes...a few mm offset. Be specific with your dimensions. All laminated are low VOC...this is standard ACROSS ALL SINGAPORE Laminate Brands unless your carpenter cheapens out buying from Malaysia. Adhesive smell is what you call it toxic and theres nothing you can do about it...who the hell moves in during carpentry installation...
Your home is so beautiful,simple and functional, I am very inspired to add jaoandi style to my home.
Hi ur living room new floor tiles is matte finish? Heard its harder to clean. Any thots?
Yea it's matte finish but not rough. I don't find it very hard to clean we just use the robot vacuum and mop.
A well shot video showing a beautiful home with AC music in the background? Yes please. 💅
:) the mimikyu and slowbros
Lovely simple home....very well-thought-out.
Hi I noticed you did not hack away all your tiles in your living room, but you have new living room tiles. May I know if you simply overlayed the new tiles onto the old tiles? Thank you!
Yup we just did an overlay
Lindísimo ❤❤❤
"i have no clue what's going on 80% of the time... i just like pressing the switches." mood 😆she's a renovation ✨princess✨
Why the pipe trunking running on top instead of at bottom?
It goes from the top to the bottom
The decoupled mode on your Aqara switches is done via the Aqara app or the eWeLink via your Sonoff hub?
It is set via the Home Assistant / Zigbee2MQTT via the Sonoff dongle.