Kitchen Tour & Reno Tips (Part 2) | Self-Designed Neutral Contemporary Home | EP17 HDB BTO
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Our kitchen home tour and reno tips continue! This is Part 2 of 2 where we will cover our kitchen layout and carpentry tips, smart home features in our kitchen, super important hood installation tips and more.
Don't forget to watch Part 1 too: • Ultimate Kitchen Reno ...
With this, our home reno journey has come to an end. But our journey continues with more in-depth home living reviews and our smart home series! If you found our sharing useful, do subscribe and stay tuned!
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SKIP TO THE GOOD PART?
0:00 - Part 1 Recap
0:34 - Hometrust
0:58 - Kitchen Layout & Carpentry Tips
2:06 - Fridge & Tall Unit Placement
2:53 - Why No Water Filter?
3:35 - Hack for Water Dispensers
4:13 - Fridge Tips
5:35 - Smart Kitchen Tips
6:07 - Arc Dish Rack
7:06 - Carpentry Tips
8:25 - Washer Dryer
8:54 - Drawers Tips
10:00 - Important Hood Tips
15:12 - Steigen
15:31 - 3M Solar Film
16:11 - Issue with Overlaying Tiles
17:43 - Closing Montage
#hdb #home #renovation
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Thank you for your efforts in making videos like this! Really helps in my home reno journey!
i think your hubby can really be a reno consultant and I want to see your parents' home! :)
Aww glad to be of help!! You all are the reason why we have persevered to the end of this home reno series!! Gotcha, may consider doing a final home tour for my parents' BTO! 🥰
Finally someone who did not get a water dispenser! Thought I was the only one who didn't get the point of it, plus so expensive. Already have a coffee machine for hot water and fridge for cold water.
Hello! Aha finally someone who commented about this! 🥹 Ya its all personal preference but the CNA bacterial study was what gave us the final nope...😂
Yeah. So looking forward to the part 2
omg thank you for sharing abt the kitchen hood, something learnt for my future house!
You are most welcome!! Glad it helped 😁
The hood tips are so helpful. Found telescopic hoods attractive because of the space saving but now I understand why chimney hood makes sense! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
Another superb sharing and guide video! 👍
Thank you so much for your support Jeff!! 🥰
I love you guys. This is really helpful for future home owners 🥰 subs!
🙆♀️🙆♂️ We ❤️ all of you too!! Thank you for your support 😃
I bought the same hood as your parent. Luckily I watched your video before starting my renovation. Il
Y'all are the BEST!
You all are THE best!!! ❤️
Hi guys thanks for the video again, looking forward to your smart home story. If you dont mind, i hope to hear more about your 100 page slideshow for us to know how to present to our ID.
Hi Aaron! Aha the full deck too messy to share but we've been showing some snippets of it across our episodes and on Lemon8 🥰 Stay tuned for our smart home series in June!
I really love this series. I might get my keys in June so I'm looking around for ideas. While I can't take most of your suggestions due to the smaller budget I have (planning to sell the house after MOP so Idw to invest too much money in carpentry), I stuck around because it was just great content.
Hello there! Aww thank you 🥰 Yes, that's right! If no mid/long term plans to stay then lesser the carpentry the better! We share more about space planning considerations here: s.lemon8-app.com/al/yNfhrUrYQR
It’s kinda short sighted to hav less carpentry even if u planned on selling after MOP(what’s MOP, lol, sorry not local) , buyers will rather hv a very nice renovated kitchen with lots of useable cabinets than less , so the selling price will reflects what’s incurred in the Reno.
@@david888a There's a rule in SG where you aren't able to sell a house for a certain number of years (MOP). And usually, most buyers would want the house as untouched as possible because they dont have to pay so much to hack away carpentry or to plaster up a wall if you hacked it down. It's very rare to find a buyer that has the same exact style as yours, from what i hear, and would usually just start from square one. So they would offer you less because they can argue that they need more money to redo the house.
And I do have carpentry for kitchen. I'm just not hacking down my walls or building an arch or building a curved bench like their videos, as beautiful as it is.
@@nickdisney3233 in a house,the selling points r nicely renovated kitchen and bath/washroom. most of the time,the selling price reflects that, bare bone price n renovated price n it’s up to the buyers. I would think a nicely thought out renovated hdb flat will generates more interest n buyer can simply moves in n don’t hv to spend time dealing with dusty n messy re-construction. JMO
Me too! I’m just planning to do carpentry (sufficiently) in the living, kitchen and master bedroom. Also sticking around for tips 😂
The hood! I got up to do tissue test and luckily it was fine, nice guys!
Ahah wheeewww!! Good to hear that 😀
Just a thought, the wood panel shown in 4:48 could be a simple drop down wood pannel that extends up to the cabinet above to also double up as a guard to keep things in place. That way even if you change fridge dimensions, the height of the wood panel can easily be adjusted and u can have as good as no clearance between the wood pannel and the fridge for an even tighter aesthetic look
Hello Tim! Thanks for sharing this neat idea! 😃
Thank you for the amazing video, super informative and helpful !!
Wanted to check how your slanted hood been performing? Interested in the exact bertazzoni model you got but read online there seems to be conflicting information on chimney vs slanted hoods.
Hello there! Glad you found it informative 😃 So far so good - we're not heavy cooks so it serves us well! It's similar to other chimney hoods just that it has unusual aesthetics. Then again, all these hoods are recycling in nature (ie the air is recirculated within your kitchen) so if your layout permits, try to see if you can duct and vent it towards the windows to the outside world) 😉
Hi there! Thanks for the informative video. Can you do a review of the Bertazzoni hoods shown? Also can you share how much did your Reno cost? Thank you!
Thanks You ! 🙏🙏🙏
You are most welcome! 🥰
the insights shared are so good!
Can you share your sub-contractors? Like ID, electrician, carpenter, sintered stone supplier ! Thanks!
Hello! Glad you found them useful. 🥰 You can DM us on IG for our ID. Electrician and Tiler companies are on the back of their teeshirts in our Electrical and Tiling episodes. Carpenter unfortunately they are not allowed to share. Sintered Stone is from Hua Khian!
I like to thank you for your channel! I was looking for tips for hdb flat and you appeared. Probably one of the best video on tips. Please do more especially about your parents. Keep up the good job. Now I need to start from tip#1. Looking forward to the smart home series. Btw. Just out of curiosity: what if your internet don’t work. Will the switches turn analog?
Hello! 😀 We're happy to have you here!! Yes, all our smart devices will still be able to run their base functions without internet. For e.g. wall switches would still work normally, and our lighting system remote controls too (Philips Hue Zigbee remote / Yeelight bluetooth remotes)
@@thesuakus I use HomeKit because well, it’s the apple ecosystem. Looking forward to when all smart system is matter compatible. For now Aqara switches are best in the market I believe. Thanks for the tips. I really enjoyed your tips
I am renovating my kitchen and your video is a life saver. Thanks for sharing. I love the idea of the detachable wood panel above the fridge, could you please share how it works? TIA!
Happy to hear that! 😃 its actually just secured with a couple of screws (from inside the compartment)
Thank you for your quick reply. May I know the position of the screws? Is it at the top of the panel screwed through the bottom of the inner compartment? I can't really imagine and I think this is the first time I see someone comes out with this design. 😊👍
It is from the bottom of the inner compartment screwed down into the detachable panel! 😀 you can DM us on IG for pictures~
Thanks a bunch! I asked my contractor about this design, he understood and agreed to do it for me. Thanks a bunch!
So happy to hear that!! 😀😀
Hi! really find your videos very helpful! How come you guys didnt get a dishwasher?
Hello Leon! Glad you found them useful 😀 We didn't get a dishwasher because we feel that "accumulating" dishes and mugs is something that would not fit our lifestyle..we want to be disciplined to just wash it immediately 😆 also, periodically cleaning the dishwasher and maintaining its hygiene seems like a chore...
Can you do a video on how much u spend on the whole reno and what your payment plan is like? also if u can share any tips about it as well!
Hello there! Yess we will do a full accounting and break it all down in an upcoming episode! 😃
I really love ur content and it’s really helpful! May I know if your carpentry is made from plywood or pvc? Thank you..
Hello! Thank you for your support! 😀 it is from plywood~
@@thesuakus Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Sam, seems like not all compact hoods have the same design cos I just checked the user manual of my hood and there is no top exhaust outlet on mine. I also heard we're not allowed to exhaust the fumes directly out of the window but not too sure how true that is.
Heya Reuben! 😃 Aha ya needa see the design in the instruction manual and prep.. Some brands like Brandt have the outlet just above the undermount so won't have this issue. As for the duct.. cannot exhaust it outside the window but it can end just before your window (where your top carpentry ends) 😅 but may not be nice if yard faces another neighbour yard..
Beautiful kitchen! Can I ask about the performance of how kitchen hob? I've been wanting to get the this particular Bertazzoni hob as well but I heard that the power requirements might be a little too low after being tuned down for HDB. Thank you!
Hi there! Thank you 🥰 Aha we checked with the salesperson and this model is HDB compatible. So far we have no issues running all three induction burners at once. We tested at heat 7/7/7 and nothing tripped 😅 Maybe any one reading this comment can share more about the technical stuff?
Can you share more about your sintered stone tabletop selection? Any tips? I am in the dilemma to choose between matte or glossy surface. Thanks a bunch!
Hello! Aha ooh we've never seen glossy sintered stone! But for high contact surfaces always recommend matte to reduce water stains and scratches
Thank you for your reply.
for such an extremely well prepared and educated home owner, don't get me wrong I've learnt a lot from your videos, I'm surprised you purchased a Samsung fridge that comes with a water dispenser and ice maker
Thanks for your support! 😄 Yes the Samsung FamilyHub is one of our best appliances! No more fumbling about when guests need ice!
your parents got hood-winked
HAHAHAHAA thanks for the laughs! Tgif 🥰
Hi, can I check, for your parents hood, would the issue have been avoided if there was an outlet? Or must the chimney hood idea a must?
Hi! Most of these slimline hoods do not really require a vent upwards. But the hot air will just keep recirculating in the vicinity and it won't be effective. Funnelling it upwards would at least allow better convection 😊
Love your videos, notice that you have used gloss laminates for your kitchen laminates. It certainly makes the kitchen bright and airy, but I'm concerned that they are suckers for finger prints, do you have any regrets so far? By the way, what's the laminate code for them if u r using Lamitak? Thanks!
Hi Simon! Thanks for your support. So far no regrets, we don't really have fingerprints much because cabinets are opened from the edges :) from time to time we use Magiclean glass cleaner and microfiber cloth to touch-up. The laminate code is CC 47101G (Lamitak Nude Core Glossy) for the upper carpentry and the bottom is SHG 1103 (High Gloss Mood).
@@thesuakus Thank you so much for the quick reply! Am choosing laminates for kitchen cabinet next week! And this comes super handy!
ehhhhh can u guys do a video on how u prepped the ppt slides to go thru with your id?
Hello!! Ahah thinking of that (pre-reno journey) sometime down the road 😀 but in the meantime we summarised it on our Lemon8 posts starting with this: s.lemon8-app.com/al/yNfhrUrYQR
Hi. Lovely kitchen. What was the model of the kitchen hood that you purchased? Thanks.
Aww, thank you!! It is the Bertazzoni KV90MOD1NA 90cm Wall Mount Inclined Hood 😊
@@thesuakusthanks for the info!
Is that 2 in 1 washer really good?, am thinking of getting one but heard the dryer doesn't work well (other brand)
Hello! Yes aha the Samsung one is really good 😀 We use the 3hr wash and dry for our bedsheets when we are leaving the house and come back home to take it out.. all dry and ready to be fitted back on the bed.
I so into ❤❤ dish rack in curved design. Nice!!! May I know led stripe light where you guys purchased? And the fridge detachable panel. How it work? We asked ID to give more space for air circulation which mean able to see a big gap. 😂My hse is under gg reno now. The carpentry is on gg now. I'm worrying on HOOD after watching ur video. 😢😢😢😢😢
Hello there!! Thank you aha glad you like it 🥰 for our Kitchen LED lights we just went with normal non-smart LED lights sourced by our ID/Electrician. ID coordinated with Carpenter to have it installed recessed in the carpentry.
For the Panel, it's simply drilled and screwed in from the inside of the cabinet above the fridge.
Ya but don't worry you can always do the tissue test on the Hood and get the ID help to fix any flaws 😃
Wow! You are so responsive.... there are so many changes till dunno wat is wat. Sigh!I need to ask my ID's to check it out your video. Haha...
@@bin0950buy a hood that vents outside, no point hving the cooking smell circulates in the house, also buy a Rangehood with high CFM, 450 or 500 CFM for a decent size kitchen is ideal
Sam needs to try his hand at interior design. He is an expert now
wow! can share your ppt slides?? it will be so useful!!
Ahaha its too messy to be shared but we have shown snippets of it across our episodes and on our Lemon8 guides! 😇
hi what material your kitchen cabinet? so beautiful
Hello! All our Laminates are from Lamitak. We shared more about our Lamitak laminates in our Walk-in-Wardrobe episode 😀 Our top carpentry are Lamitak Core (Nude). The Core series is good for light colours as it has white instead of brown edges/backing. The bottom carpentry are Lamitak Mood.
Hi! May i know why must the top and bottom cabinets be aligned?
Hello! It is best practice 😀 if I recall it might also be covered in the BCA Industry Guidebook here:
www1.bca.gov.sg/docs/default-source/docs-corp-buildsg/quality/cabinetappendixa-combined.pdf?sfvrsn=cf578f60_0
Most hood have 2 different different versions. R which stands for recylcing, no need for duct and V which stands for ventilating, duct needed. Look at the model number and the last alphabet to differentiate. When in doubt ask the sales person and remember to inform your ID.👍
Hello! Thanks for sharing 😃 For the benefit of viewers, maybe you could send some examples of such R and V versions of typical hood brands in SG? I don't think Bertazzoni has this option. The parents' one showed in the video is this K60TELXA sg.bertazzoni.com/products/modern-series/ventilation/90-cm-telescopic-hood-2
Ducts are optional but always recommended for some air flow
Some examples are Bosch, Electrolux, Rinnai and i personally recommend Fujioh. One of the top mid range brand. And yes you are right Bertazzoni only have ducting/ventilating hoods even for the telescopic ones.
@@thesuakusdon’t know if Roxon is available in Sg, I just bought n installed one,it’s vented outside, with remote controller n 850 CFM, this wasn’t even mentioned in your content, 2 LED light n 3 fan speed
seems like there is 2 kinds of hood - recycling and ventilation hood. I googled and it seems that if it is recycling hood, there is no need for a duct?🤔
Hello! Yes, you are right! Ventilation hood are those that duct all the way outside like those in food courts. For homes, most hoods are recycling hood so they all recirculate air from the vicinity and don't really help.. duct or without duct 😅 The issue with parents' hood was that the carpenter simply used carpentry to cover the outlet hole so the hood was essentially useless. A duct would allow the air to at least traverse some distance away from the input so that it could better circulate (hot air rises, cold air sinks) and not keep recirculating within the same spot...
Hello! may I know who is your hood installer? After watching this, we may need to consider engaging one...haha
Hello Charlene! Our hood installer is Mr Ong, the boss himself from Ong Gas 😃 Highly recommend him aha he is very professional and passionate about his work. His website is here: www.onggas.com/
is there a part 3? or did I missed out the mosquito window net?
Hello!! We plan to cover it in detail in subsequent episodes as there are various configurations to show 😀
Looking for to this sharing.
Hi which renovators did u use. Also how much did it cost u? Sorry I am looking for people to do my hdb for my children. Thank u.
Hello! Sorry for missing to reply 🙏 You can DM us on IG @thesuakus and we can share in private for now 😊
What is the width in the center for walking between the 2 side carpentry ?
Hi! It is about 1m 😀 so far so good, comfy and no issues
Hi Suakus. What’s the length of your duct? I want to save money $80 for the duct is so expensive.
Hello! It is about 70cm. Yup, best to prepare one for yourself beforehand!
how come u got both dryer and steigen?
Hello! They both serve different purposes for us 😀. Most of the time, we use the Steigen which mirrors natural air drying. This is useful for diverse material types.
For laundry emergencies or when we are leaving the house and want laundry to be washed and dried when we return, we just throw in the Samsung washer-dryer and go out. No worries about moist clothing stuck in the washer any more 😀 However, the dryer is not suitable for many material types and shrunk some of our clothes. So we now use it for old/home clothes, bedsheets, towels, etc.
Hi Suakues, thanks for sharing. Are there any free software or tools you used to design the 3D drawing of your home before meeting your ID?
Hello! We used RoomPlanner for 3D but the easiest would be PowerPoint (we covered that on our Lemon8) 😃
Hi, am impressed by your reno video, very comprehensive and insightful indeed! Btw, can you fwd me the contact detail of Mr. Ong (recommended by Audio House) who specialized in hood installation? I might get him for my kitchen hood installation in future. Many thanks!
Hello there! Thanks for your kind words and support 😃 you can find their website online - their company name is Ong Gas!
You bought your diy smart home from which company?
Hello! We will showcase our detailed smart home in future episodes! 😀 They are a mix of several brands/devices and you can see some of them in action across the reno episodes (e.g. Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom)
What is your table top material? My carpenter said can't do Quartz or Sintered Stone for curved corner cabinet. Sad.
Hello! It is Sintered Stone 😀 why not? There shouldn't be any issues
Find another carpenter that have the tools to do curved corners
so how did you resolve the hood issue with yr id , I had the same issue and my id says not possible ??
Hi! Which hood issue? The one at our parents place ?
Yes yr parents one I did tissue test n it failed
@MsPpll Ya the hole cannot be covered up! You can show the drawing explanation to your ID! Quite alot of followers told us they faced the same issue and it was rectified after ID saw our drawing :)
Hi, whats the finishing of your cabinet doors?
Hello! Most of our laminates are Lamitak Core Glossy. We shared the difference of 'core' laminates vs ordinary laminates in our Walk-in-Wardrobe episode. 😀
@@thesuakus thanks so much!
How much does your total reno cost?
Hi, do you have the contact for your hood installer? Thanks
Hello! You can DM us on IG for the contact 😀
I am interested to see your parent's 3-room bto as I will be getting ours in 4th qtr 2024. Thank you so much. My name is Grace
Hi, may i ask how much was your reno and furniture cost
I guess The Sua Kus is not transparent after all or is it a sensitive Q pertaining to dollar amount to warrant a reply? Legitimate question though! Transparency will generates more subscriptions imo.
Hello! We will be covering the detailed cost breakdown in a future episode so stay tuned! 😀
Hello, apologies if you have answered this qn before but may I have a copy of your 100 page ppt?
Hello aha we've showed what we could across our videos and on Lemon8! The rest are too rough to share 😇😛
renovating should be hassle free, but because of a lot of experienced/inexperienced ID that always think that they are good and always go with their norm trend and push sell their concept. And if it doesn't out they will just add in extra charges till you would be thinking at the back of your head why does a simple cupboard or drawer add on would cost 300 dollars extra and giving the customers the same reason we heard over centuries ; labor cost, material cost, disposal cost , etc etc... frustrating to deal with them.
Hi. Can intro your ID and ID firm? And carpenter.
Hello! You can DM us on IG for our ID/ID Firm 😀 Carpenter.. unfortunately we were not able to find out.
Can you share contact of your contractor and smart home installer?
Hello! We still went through the ID route and our ID helped bring our ideas to life. Our SmartThings x Google smart home set-up planning is completely done ourselves. Most of them are plug-and-play except for smart switches which are installed by our electricians. Will share about our smart home in detail in subsequent episodes.
Y must every home reno video have a steigen when there's many brands around. Do they sponsor them for free?
Hello! Yes, for us we were sponsored with the latest Solar Pro and will be giving a honest review in our next video. To our knowledge, we don't see a detailed UA-cam review on the Solar Pro yet so hopefully our sharing will be useful for those who are planning to get one!
@@thesuakus kudos transparency
if you have designed everything yourself, why still go with ID?
Because it is our first home and we are sua kus so we don't dare to go the contractor route 😅 Looking back, we still see the value of having someone that we can lean on to help manage the project..
@@thesuakus could have just gotten main con/ project manager though
@@1MW9 True. Good IDs are designers themselves, probably wouldn't want to be just project managers and take on a project that has already been designed or fully planned out.
@@thesuakus you guys actually did a 100 page powerpoint?! You can be the ID lol
Sorry May I have your ID contact!
Hello! You can DM us on IG 😀