Our Dream House Phase II : Start Renovation

Wow, since the writting of my house phase I, we have been busy running around to settle down our house matter, yet to have any times to document the progress and process accordingly. Hehehe!

Here are some of the photos which document the process of the overall renovation from nothing to something.

We started the renovation on 13th May 2012, you must be wondering how do we get this date. My auntie, Yen Mae recommended us to go a temple in PJ (very deep inside the housing area), where he always went for praying. Pay RM2-RM10 where you can get "someone obssessed by a GOD" to ask for anything. Vincent pay RM10 to ask for a suitable date to kick off the renovation date, while I pay RM10 to ask for my luck in lottery! HAHAHAH! No la.. Other than this, I also asked for my career whether is there any "wan san" in my working place : "he said : there is wan san anywhere! So must bear with it".. Aduh... Means ask also useless...  ahahhaah!

Anyway, we got the date and there we go on Sunday purposely to hump the door little bit, just to indicate that we have started the renovation.

HUMP HUMP!!! Jeng jeng jeng... here we started the renovation officially... officially from both us..
Why we started with backyard, because we decide to extend out kitchen :) Wolla!!! Can't wait to see it.

At first, our Indon-contractor (Ari) which we engaged after few comparison somehow to be the cheapest among others who quote us less than RM10,000 for the back extension, and suprisingly his plaster ceiling also appear to be the cheapest as well, less than RM3,000 for whole house plastering. *praying hard that his workmanship is NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT bad and aceptable level considering his cheapest rate among all - pray kuat kuat*

He started on 14th May 2012, Monday.. Started with the removal of the back gate and also made 3 big holes align with the drain. I was wondering what does the 3 holes is all about, then he explain it is used to bury all the "kayu bakau" underneath to ensure the ground is strong enough.

Can you see the holes?

Nearer close up vision... 3 holes align with each other.

And soon all these wood will be buried underneath the holes..

There you go with all the kayu bakau in the holes.. Some of my friend asked "why not steel but wood", and I said... Hmmmm... Because I don't plan for top floor extension, so kayu bakau is sufficient.

Another hole... I started to document all the hole to ensure I know how many kayu is inside the hole, so I can sue the Indon-contractor if my house somehow out of order.. CHOIIIIIIIIIII!!! Touch wood.. >.<

Next step.. He covered all the hole with cement.. and he has put some steep bar surrounding the edge with concrette cement. Ok at least I know he is using steel and adding concrette beam to the underneath.



Within a week, he has build the wall. Not bad.. fast isn't? :)

And babe start measuring the size...

Start taking and document out all the material that they used.. U know, just incase I want to build my house later..  hahahaha!

Full of materials.. and So afraid the thing will scratch my tiles T_T

Ok, let's move back, they build the beam above the window area, and build the window hole for the window frame.

They placed the frame for door as well.

Oh, and manage to snap how they twist the wire to strengthen the steel which used for beam at the back of kitchen.

Still got alot of things going on and stay tune :)