Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The finish product!!!

This is a very late update for our home renovation because dwyt and I were so busy buying things for the house and preparing for the house warming. But this is the output for the 12-day renovation.

The yellow room:
The violet room:
The temporary dining area and living room:
 The stairway:

The laundry area:

The CR:

So this is the output of our home renovation :)

Ratings: 5/5

  • Kuya Alfred's work - 3/5 Follows instruction but the execution is not satisfactory. There were back jobs and we can no longer contact his number.
  • Atlantic Hardware - 4/5 Very cheap materials especially on the paint supplies and moldings but I will not recommend to buy your tiles here because it is expensive compared to other hardware. Make sure to do business with them at an early hour because processing of orders will take 2 hours and more, very frustrating.
  • Citihardware - 4.5/5 Very accommodating staff. Most of the things you need are already available. Tiles here are very cheap and you can also ask for discount for items bought in bulk.
  • Cebu Home Builders - 3.5/5 Most of the items were expensive compared to other hardware. Good thing is they can mix paint for boysen. Tiles are also cheap as well as home accessories.
  • Ace Hardware - 4/5 Very accommodating staff and trusted seller for stainless steel products. They are cheap when it comes to lighting materials.

Day 9

Finally, our CR renovation is done. The tile grout is applied and the fixtures were installed but still no water connection (already a headache!!!).

T&B Fixtures:
Shower Curtain & Rod - Php250.00 (SM Department Store)
Blue Trash Bin - Php200.00 (SM Department Store)
Blue Toilet Bowl Brush - Php120.00 (SM Department Store)
Single Glass Shelf with Mirror - Php629.75 (Ace Hardware)
Stainless Robe Hook - Php1,199.75 (Ace Hardware)
Double Stainless Glass Shelf - Php1,913.40 (Cebu Home Builders)
Stainless Toothbrush Holder - Php500.00 (Ace Hardware)
Stainless Tissue Holder - Php429.75 (Handyman)
Blue Bidet Spray - Php349.75 (Ace Hardware)
Pretty Door w/ Louver - Php1,250.00 (Cebu Home Builders)

Materials:
Tile Grout (P8 Sorento Blue ABC) - Php103.00/pack (2 packs)
Wall tiles (20x30 Romano) - Php10.00 (80pcs)

Experience:
Renovating a CR with a dimension of 1m Width x 1.8m Length was very difficult, because you have to plan carefully in order to avoid cluttered fixtures and wrong color combination. These were the things that Dwyt and I have done and learned before and after the renovation.
1. Plan Carefully. Using a steel tape, Dwyt measured the width, length and height of the CR and I sketched it using Sweet Home 3D.
2. Color Scheme. Based on my research, to make smaller space look bigger, pastel colors should be used. Since our CR already have an existing blue floor tiles and a blue stripe tiles, we both agreed to buy a blue plain colored tiles for the remaining half portion of the wall.
3. Buy stainless steel items. Please do not use plastic or chrome items for the CR as much as possible because these type of material easily gets damaged.