• Timber Flooring in the Bedrooms

    The installers have come to install the timber flooring of the bedrooms . The timber is African Teak so hopefully that looks nice . I have not gone back to Muar because my schedule for the month of August is pretty tight . I am checking my September schedule but that seems to be filling…

  • More on Chairs

    Got the other two chairs to the restorer’s factory at Bandar Sri Damansara . The chairs got moss on them . Also, the leather will be hard to replace as according to the restorer this type of leather is old and difficult to find. Also, if changing the upholstery of seat of the chair ,…

  • Videos on the house from the outside

    The installation of the doors are done . This includes both the front door and the French Doors at the back of the house . The installation of the wooden panels at the bedrooms are also done as the video shows . Video of the outside of the house with the lights on . Quite…

  • 2 Chairs & Ipoh trip

    I was able to transport 3 chairs to the restorer’s shop last Saturday . The three chairs fit into the boot of my car as the back seats are collapsible. There are only 2 chairs left in my condo so that’s the errand to do next Saturday . There are 6 chairs in all. I…

  • Installation of Smart Locks on the Front Door

    Smart Lock is installed at the front door . The Front Door is at the what-was-the-side-door of the original layout of the house . The front door is nyatoh wood and has been varnished with a natural finish . The Porch has the original tiles . The contractor asked me whether I wanted to do…

  • Bathroom Glass partition

    The only bathroom in the main house is shared between two bedrooms of the main house . The space for the glass partition is quite tight . The glass partition acts to prevent water from falling onto the toilet when someone is showering . The toilet area should then remain relatively dry. Space for shower…

  • More on Doors

    Just to show the doors of the main bathroom has been varnished and looks rather nice . There are 4 sets of panels for the doors as the bathroom is shared between two bedrooms. No locks on the panels , OOPs! I need to ask the contractor whether the carpenter can put a small locking…

  • SMART Locks for Front Door & French Doors

    Wonders never cease with technology today ! They have invented smart locks whereby I need to download an app ( as if I have not enough apps on my mobile . As it is, I am trying not to download apps on my mobile unless I truly need them ) . I can actually open…

  • UNIFI

    OK, got the UNIFI installed in the house so now the contractor can install the smart lock only at the front door when the front doors are installed . More importantly , the security cameras can be installed as that needs the internet for the security cameras to be working . I still need to…

  • Doors

    The Front doors, French doors for the patio and the Kebun House bathroom doors will be ready in 10 days time . The doors will nyatoh wood ( tropical hardwood) which is more expensive than Merpauh ( another tropical hard wood). I thought Nyatoh was the cheapest tropical hardwood which means I am wrong in…