This post shows the pictures of the house after hacking.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Living Room 1
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Living Room 2
- Hacking usually takes 2 days in a apartment or HDB renovation.
- After hacking, all the debris will be removed by the workers.
- Sands, cement, protective papers (to lay over after flooring works, which will protect the tiles from damages), pipes (for toilets and kitchen use) and tiles will be delivered for the tiling works.
- The pictures above show that the floor is already in bare statue where the previous tiles were removed.
- 1st stage of the electrical work is completed. Old wires and lighting fixtures are removed and new wires are installed. Some simple lightings are installed for temporary use.
- The new false ceiling is also installed to cover up the electrical wirings. Lights will be installed in the later stage.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Kitchen
- The worker is mixing the cement and sand for laying in the kitchen floor.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Common Toilet 1
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Common Toilet 2
- You can see that some pipes were installed in the toilet prior to applying the cement. All the pre-installed pipes will be hidden under the cement and tiles.
- Unfortunately, the big PVC sewage pipe cannot be hidden or conceal due to HDB renovation guidelines.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-1st Common Room
- This room is the princess room for the 6 years old daughter of the homeowner.
- The empty white sack bags are for collecting rubbish.
- Notice that the floor is not hack – Interior Designer Ben recommended that the hacking cost can be saved by laying vinyl tiles over the old tiles.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-2nd Common Room
- The owner plan to use this room as the study room.
- The renovation works include flooring, painting and changing of door.
- Again, the floor will be overlay with vinyl tiles.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Master Room 1
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Master Room 2
- The renovation works involved: overlay of vinyl tiles, wardrobe installation, painting and changing of door.
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Master Toilet 1
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Master Toilet 2
Punggol 4 Room HDB Day 4 (After Hacking)-Master Toilet 3
- The master toilet will be one of the highlight of the renovation.
- Notice some copper pipe is already installed and ready for cement and tiles to be overlaid.
- The sewage hole for toilet bowl is filled with papers to block any rubbish. This is to prevent the sewage from being choked during the renovation period.
Summary of renovation works at this stage
- Hacking and clearing of debris
- Delivery of cement, tiles, and other tiling materials
- Partial installation of copper pipes
- Partial electrical works (removal of old wiring and fixtures, installation of new wire)
- False ceiling installed
- Start of tiling works
Information about the Interior Designer:
Interior Designer Ben Ng
Name: Ben Ng
Experiences: working as a Interior Designer since 2006
Mobile: 9746 2581
Company: BEHome Design Concept
Website: http://www.behomedc.com/index.htm
Also see here for another of his master piece.
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