Gambar anak ku Idris ...naik baby stoller kat kawasan umah...

Hampir siap....




Hampir semua cabinet ikea dah selamat dipasang, kecuali bahagian touching jer . Pintu2 cabinet nak kena adjust dulu, ada yg senget benget. Pull out larder for high cabinet pun ada senget sikit. Ini yang paling susah nak pasang.

Decostrip dgn cover panel pun tak sempat pasang lagi, sebab tengah fikir nak sambung lagi for future. Satu cover panel pun harganya RM150 camtuh....wall cabinet 20X70 pun tak sempat beli lagi. Ingat nak gi ikea for final touching..plus ada xmas sale skang nie...harap2 ada jual barang yang nak beli kat AS IS dept...

Dapur IKEA ..pasang sendiri...

Last weekend pegi IKEA, sebab ada sale utk kitchen...beli lebih RM6000 , dapat 10% diskaun..so, kiranya...berbaloi jugaklah, walaupun dah setahun tunggu IKEA utk drop harga barang kitchen dia. Pintu semua aku ambik ABSTRACT Red Gloss... made in Italy..hehe.


Project pertama, ialah pasang pintu utk kabinet yg dah ada...bawah sinki, combine dengan door handle KORREKT.



Kalau dalam showroom...rupa dia mcm nih...

Cara pemasangan Bio Aura dengan mineral water tap

Pada kebiasaannya, kita pasang mineral water disambung dengan kepala paip atau secara berkongsi kepala paip. Tapi skang ni bila dah banyak mineral water product, seperti Bio-Aura yg aku pakai, byk lah design utk mencantikkan lagi kitchen dengan menyorok paip putih/biru dan filter box boleh disimpan dlm kabinet.

Parts utk buat ni boleh di dapati dikebanyakan kedai spare part. contohnya seperti dlm gambar berikut:-


1) Parts ni kita beli kat hardware Living Depot Puchong. tak sampai Rm15 pun sumer, dan make sure beli yg ada stopcock (warna merah) supaya kelajuan air ke penapis air dapat di kawal


2) Paip2 mineral water disambung.

3) Dah siap... kepala paip air mineral yang paling kanan sekali... harga dlm RM120..brand felize (iyer kot)

Pokok delima dah berbuah!!

Setelah hampir 5 bulan, pokok delima mula membuahkan hasil. Ini pun selepas di tanam di tanah. Sebelum ni dalam pasu jer...

Baby Idris

Kitchen Table Top

Progress kitchen renovation is a bit delay. Sepatutnya start hari jumaat, tapi ditangguhkan kepada 9th Nov. As usual, to install concrete table top with IKEA cabinet, all the pre measurement must be done accordingly. Precise measurement until centimeter must according to the cabinet that you want to install. Tak boleh lari.. nanti dah siap table top, no more turning back.

Proses pasang table top + ikea cabinet as follow:-

1) Buat ukuran dinding dulu:-



2) Pasang pelapik untuk top concrete.

3) Pasang besi utk concrete

4) Bagi sinki dan hob, mold yang telah di ukur disediakan dahulu.
5) Tuang simen yang sudah di bancuh ke dalam mold table top :-


7) Setelah 2 hari peram simen dlm acuan, kayu pun tu di buka semula...
8) Skirting dibuat sejurus table top dah siap


9) Setelah 2 hari simen concrete di tuang, pemasangan tile table top pun bermula:-







Ini dah separuh siap....


Kalau dah siap... lakaran dia cam ni kot...

IKEA Kitchen Planner

lama jugak malaysia version utk IKEA Kitchen Planner nak boleh pakai. Semua orang sekarang dah boleh start download kitchen planner kat http://www.ikea.com.my/complete_kitchen_2009/MY_Build(19009)-latest.zip . Size dlm 29MB.

Tips2 menggunakan Ikea Planner:-
1) Ambil size ukuran metrics bagi:-
1.1) Saiz dapur (lebar, panjang, tinggi)
2) Ambil ukuran tinggi dari lantai bagi:- power outlet, suis, soket, paip air, dsb.
3) Ambil ukurang tingkap: - kedudukan dari lantai, panjang dan lebar.
4) Pastikan dinding rumah tu 'level' . Kalau senget2..takut nanti susah nak pasang table top.
Utk bahagian lantai, kalau tak level, baik pakai kaki daripada pakai plinth.
5) Pastikan kedudukan sinki , hood dan hob ditentukan terlebih dahulu sebelum memilih cabinet.
6) Saiz sinki, hood dan hob juga perlu di catit.
7) Kalau dah ready semua ni, baru design pakai kitchen planner.
8) Dah siap planner, bawak softcopy ke kitchen dept, IKEA.. suruh diorang finalise .
9) Harga pemasangan cabinet adalah RM80 per meter run, RM80 pasang sinki, RM80 pasang hob/hood.

Kitchen cabinet

28Oct, bermulalah project kitchen cabinet. Aku bertekad utk buat sendiri kitchen cabinet, tapi utk tabletop, tak sure nak pakai apa. Ramai yg recommend guna concrete top dgn tile 2X2' . Tapi kalau nak cantik, pakai solid surface (mahal ler pulak) ... nak senang, pakai ikea punya worktop.

Sekarang nie, aku beli base cabinet dulu (IKEA Faktum).
tak ler susah nak pasang.

Reference:-
http://www.thehomedr.com/IKEA.htm

Rumput ohh rumput..

Setelah sekian lama tak update blog... satu nya sebab puasa, pastu raya... , pastu dapat baby ... Muhammad Idris Ibrahim (MI2). Di lahirkan tanggal 29 SEPT 2009 ( 290909) di Hospital Pakar An-Nur B.B.Bangi. Alhamdulillah, semuanya ditakdirkan tuhan untuk mendapat cahaya mata lelaki, seberat 2.85KG. Ibunya pun sihat setelah bertungkus lumus deliver baby secara normal.

Sementara baby berada bersama nenek di Batu Pahat, aku pulak start langkah balik utk sambung renovation rumah. 1st aku start dengan tanam rumput karpet. Mula2 taruk pasir (setengah lori) dan ratakan... pastu aku taruk rumput karpet jenis filipina (katanya lah... ) ..RM2 sekeping ( 2 X 1 kaki)..saiz mcm tile porch aku.... sehari suntuk aku tanam rumput...

IKEA Sales!!

Mmg byk barang tengah sales, tapi barang yg kurang menarik...barang2 highly demand price lebih kurang jer. Terutama mcm dapur, tak turun pun harga. Agaknya kena tunggu catalog baru bulan 10 ni lah kot. Barang2 baru pun ada dah display...

Dining Area

Chandelier --> http://www.massive.be

Wall Lamp --> http://www.ikea.com.my

Dining Sink --> Living Depot, Puchong

Guess, how much to spend for this 3 item?

Cracks

Rumah dah mula mengeluarkan retakan kecil atau 'hairline' crack. Kat living room sahaja ada 5 line. Sebelah tangga ada 3 lines.

Ref:-

http://www.askthebuilder.com/B288_Foundation_Crack_Illustrations.shtml
http://www.chrisdhilton.com/newsletters/foundation_wall_cracks.htm

Porch Design



How i design my porch? Following are the steps...



1) Get your exact floor map ( I draw using Visio), including those wiring, autogate , etc . Every inches must match the exact.


2) Get your rough design.


3) Match those design with tiles available in market ( I choose 30cm X 30cm).


4) Add some design, border, center pieces, skirting.

5) Estimate how many pieces ( by adding 5 to 10% variation) . FYI, usually MML /Niro has offer during end month. Other store also have good offer for clearance stock.

MML also provide good offers if we buy the whole pallete (600 pieces minimum)

For lasting of porch, I tried to choose locally brand, like MML, Guocera, Niro or WHorse.

Total cost for my porch is about RM1300
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6) Get a contractor to discuss with your design.

Selamat Bertunang Luncai,

Majlis pertunangan sepupu yg berlangsung di Tg Karang pada 28 JUN 2009, seminggu selepas pemergian sepupu , Jamaludin, ke rahmatullah.

LuncaiTunang

Door handle/knobs

I am not sure about you all, but the default door knobs the developer provided not high quality. 3 of the door knobs already mulfunction. I am not sure this is come under the warranty or not.

My house is nearly at the end, supposed to complete renovation by this month. Being the own ID, with much help from contractors giving idea and everything, looks like it is a pretty good job done.

My Kitchen Cabinet???

Pening-pening...which one to choose...I think we dont have to be complicated in choosing which brand, what color..instead, just go for the old school...like the one I found in mudah.my .. haha...

Highway Interchange to Bdr Nusaputra/ Tmn Putra Perdana Puchong - SKVE/Elite

I guess we are not long enough to wait for the interchange from ELITE to Bdr Nusaputra to complete. You can visit Nusaputra.com for details. The RM1.1 bilion SKVE project which you can see the development being build along the entrance to Tmn Putra Perdana. Sampai tasik pun kena tambak nak cacak cerucuk tiang highway.

A little bit about SKVE, the 40KM highway from Pulau Indah via Cyberjaya will connect to LDP/ Elite Highway.

Previously, during construction, we can still use the under-construction road to Elite interchange to Cyberjaya/Putrajaya, however, due to safety, the contractor have to close the road. I can still bikers can easily go through the barricade , however for cars, you have to wait until they remove the concrete pile.

And yes, this is a good news...plus, close to Selangor Science Park...and to KLIA...

Dah siap rumah jiran aku ni,

Pekerja sedang memasang rumput permaidani

Defect Again!!

Dalam post saya yg awal, ada saya sebut pasal crack dinding dapur di mana saya suspek dinding dapur saya mendap (sinking).

Dari gambar di atas, dlm petak merah, kelihatan crack lama tumbuh kembali. Nampaknya developer buat kerja sambil lewa. Dulu dah kasitau, suruh hack dinding, tapi diorang tambal simen tampal sahaja...

Tergendala jugak dapur idaman ku...

Next Phase: Choosing Autogate/Water Filter: The cheapest? Durability? Easisest?

OK. sekarang tiba masa utk mencari autogate solution pulak. Price range from RM1200 and further up. Basically some reference to be made prior of installation:-

http://autogatemalaysia.blogspot.com/
http://www.jackpro.com/
http://www.ions.com.my/

For home walter filter, I am still in midst of evaluating the product from http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-a-Home-Water-Filter
http://www.fendy.org/learned/water-filter-for-malaysian-homes/
http://knol.google.com/k/nicholas-wise/reverse-osmosis-water-filter-guide/sgs2u4d4tbid/2#

Entering the final phase of 'wet works'

Letih jugak jadik project manager renovation rumah sendiri ni. Tapi berbaloi akhirnya, sebab apa yg nak, hampir semuanya dapat. Rasa-rasa mmg semua org penah lalui time mcm ni. Nasib baik rumah mmg dah siap, kalau beli tanah jer, pastu buat rumah, pasti tergolek dekat depan pagar nak.

Khas utk penghuni Nusaputra yg nak buat renovation, simple budget tips for renovation:-

Grill(Metal Biasa) : from RM2500 utk rumah intermediaate, RM5000 for end lot
Grill(Wrought) : from RM3500 above


Plaster ceiling :
--> from RM1500 (flatboard) + Cornice (Ground Floor jer)
--> from RM3000 utk LBox Living Hall + Flat Ground Floor
--> from RM5000 utk satu rumah
**utk tingkat atas, saya cadangkan tambah cornice jer, dgn buang kayu ..kontraktor mambang boleh buat seperti plaster siling (gambar tak sempat upload)


Wiring: from RM60 satu point (tanam)

Kitchen Table Top: upah pasang from RM1000 (dari ukuran kaki 8' X 10' ) - tiles beli sendiri

Porch Tiling : upah pasang dari RM1000

Naik Dinding Simen ( ganti pagar hijau dekat depan) , all included from Rm200 (mambang)

Berikut adalah beberapa gambar utk ruang tamu....




Lampu gambar atas nie di beli dari IKEA...utk spotlight ke dinding tv

Lawa jugak effect lampu eye ball 'kristal' nie... lampu di beli dari Top Lamp puchong.

Lembab... n flyover elite

Progress renovation rumah yg sepatutnya siap bulan nie, nampaknya tak menampakkan sebarang perubahan. Yg buat wiring takda progress langsung... one of the reason, tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many projects dia nak sapu..... my advise is, for those who are urgently want to move in, please get outsite contractor...

For elite flyover to nusaputra... i heard from my friend, that there is no interchange to tmn putra perdana from elite highway...hmmmm....

Plaster Ceiling - Last 2 Days

Another headache, or "mal a la tete" ... nak kena pilih lampu lah pulak, jenis chandelier... pilih punya pilih, last2 , letak kat rumah kampung jer...haha...RM500 utk yg bawah nie... ini beli kat Ipoh..

Plaster Ceiling...Day 1
Baru hari pertama... progress dah 30%... (installation bracket) + Plaster Board

Downligth...

(From House of Lighting: Price range from RM16 to RM30)

(From Top Lamp :Price range from RM14 to RM30, but mostly more expensive than offered by House of Lighting)