My humble house

  • Updates on the Rumah Kebun

    The pathway from the back door with patio to the front of the Rumah Kebun. The back door which will have the antique teak doors will lead out to the Rumah Kebun and to the view of the Kebun itself. The photo on the right is the back of the main house. There were 2…

  • Walls are up..

    The bricking of the walls are being done for the main house . The walls are coming up and I need to do another progress payment to the contractor ! I have not been blogging because been busy teaching so a little slow at doing up this blog.

  • Windows coming up

    Windows coming up in the house . The curvature of the house with pseudo-like Grecian pillars gone and instead will be bricked up as photos shown below . The side windows of the house taking shape. More piping works for the main bathroom in the house. There is only one attached bathroom between 2 bedrooms…

  • Wall Lights

    They arrived! I ordered from Esty.com , 2 different types of wall scones . The first type of light as above , I ordered 4 of these . The lights were from Laos ( suprise , surprise ! ) and 3 were in perfect condition . One glass was shattered but was able to contact…

  • Floors of the Main House

    The floors of the main house being done with a layer of cement . This needs to dry up before tiling can be done . The house is gutted , unfortunenly to the bare bones . Only the walls and roofs that are original , the layout will be different from the original . The…

  • Roof of the Rumah Kebun & my Monkey problems

    Workers replacing the zinc roof of the Rumah Kebun as the zinc roof got holes. Hopefully , once the roof is fixed , then workers can start working on the Rumah Kebun as proposed plan . Got the wire mesh of my condo fixed today on all the windows especially for my back balcony .…

  • Lights & Plug points at the Main House

    I am putting 4 ceiling fans , 2 ceiling fans in the living room and dining /cum kitchen. One ceiling fan for each of the bedrooms . Having an AC each in the bedrooms and a cassette AC from the ceiling rather than wall AC. That is a good idea as suggested by my contractor.…

  • Work-in-progress

    This is the current state of the house . The remaining structure that is left is only the walls and the roof . The rest of the house will be new . Sigh. This cannot be helped as the house has no concrete or metal piling . The photos below the tiles before and after…

  • Bad news and Monkeys

    Contractor had to dig up the tiles on the floors and they found that there is no proper foundation of concrete or even metal pilings on the floor . The floor is just rubble and stones so if new walls & new tiles were put up, the house may collapse ( worst scenario) or new…

  • Rumah Kebun ( the outhouse)

    The Rumah Kebun (outhouse) is perpendicular to the main house . The Rumah Kebun has a small window at the frontage , with airing ( ventilation ) holes all around the house. The Rumah Kebun is full of garden tools & traps like squirrel traps. I am not sure whether my late uncle actually used…