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The guys from Rowenta came to install the kitchen cabinets today. I have to say that I’m really impressed by their professionalism. Every time they assemble the modular cabinets, they would measure to make sure the cabinets are aligned properly, etc… H3ck, I don’t think I have seen that with my other contractor as well as even the developer’s contractor.

Speaking of the developer’s contractor… I can only say that I’ve really given up on them. So much for being the number 1 developer for the past few years — yes, we’re talking about SP Setia. They can actually mess up on small little things that I just don’t know if I should laugh or cry.

For example… When they handed the keys to us, they provided us with stack of documentations — floor plans, piping plans, electrical plans, tile codes and even paint codes and brand. So, you’d think that if they have the paint codes, they can’t really mess up, right? Wrong…

There are actually two tones when it is supposed to be just ONE colour

Neighbour’s wall also has got two tones

High contrast photo just to highlight the two obvious tones

If you think that’s bas enough… Take a look at what they had done with one of my complaints… Presenting… The number one developer who can’t even paint properly!

They use a different paint and they don’t scrape away the chipped paint!

I had lodged a complaint to SP Setia a few weeks back about the paint on my gate — they were peeling off… And how do they rectify it? They just paint over the cracked area… With a different colour!

Want to see another ‘scary’ work by the developer?

I’m really speechless when the Rowenta guys asked me to take a look at my kitchen ceiling. They assured me (and yes, I’m convinced by them) that their cabinet is not the culprit. Still, the Rowenta guys took the effort to try and cover the defect as nicely as they could… They could have just left big gaping holes and seal it up with silicone. But they didn’t. Instead, they actually cut out the wood according to my ceiling contour!

OK, OK… Enough rambling. I think many residents have also given up on them… I’ve heard many complaints in the residents’ forum.

Back to the professionals from Rowenta. Once again, I have to say again that I’m very impressed by their work. And its not only me. Even Mrs Tai was also very impressed. She also agreed with me that between the three contractors we have to do our house, Rowenta is definitely a class on its own.

If you’re curious as to how our kitchen cabinets look like…

It is really a joy to see the kitchen slowly forming… Unfortunately, there’s a Part 2. The solid surface is only coming in about 2 weeks time…

I realised that I don’t really have that many ‘visitors’ to my site. But the few you who regularly visit my site really touched my heart because you guys and girls actually take the time to drop by and read whatever nonsense I put here…

Thank you very much for dropping by and leaving your comments.

I’m definitely behind my own schedule. I was actually planning to complete painting the ‘major’ walls this week but somehow, we got side-tracked. We were kinda annoyed with what the contractor had done with the gap between the grilles and the wall. We had asked him to use silicone sealant to fill up the gap but he said he’ll be using white-cement which he said was better. Well, the white cement have started to crack and in some areas, they’ve actually fallen off. So Mrs Tai and I decided to hack them away. We ran out of time so we’ll probably fill it with silicone next week.

Next week, there’s gonna be a lot to do as well. Alarm, water filter, water heater, etc…

Then there’s also more painting. We decided that we’re gonna paint ALL the internal walls. Hmmm… Did I mention that already in my earlier post?

Oh ya, we got ourselves a ladder. We needed it as the wall is quite high and we couldn’t reach the top part with a chair (ya, both of us are kinda short).

Anyway, for my caring family and friends… Because you have been faithfully dropping by my website, here’s a sneak preview… Ya, I originally wanted to keep this a surprise, but I thought this is one nice way to ‘reward’ you all… OK, don’t faint when you see it…
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