Hacking Walls from BTO House

astutekitty

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Has anyone hack their walls below or after obtaining their keys?

Currently, my kitchen layout showing 2 rows of cabinet design (left and right) which may lead to narrow walk way.

But my concern is can i do it before the floor done? If after floor and door done, I want to hack the walls and make a false wall, to make my kitchen in L-shape layout, will my constructor able to find the same tiles that HDB constructor use for the BTO project?

If not, what should I do? As after getting the keys, where everything done (door and floor), hack the wall and make false wall, the wall and the floor will be affected by the hacking, then if my constructor amend the damage, it may look different.

Anybody knows how much is it to hack the wall and make false wall?

TIA
 

melo

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hi astutuekitty, you've gotten your BTO already? you need not use the same tiles that the hdb constructor use actually, in fact the tiles they use are usually quite poor quality. my friend drop something really hard and the tiles broke.

best to contact a contractor on the hacking, some do it before tiling. :)
 

astutekitty

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Hi Melo

Nope haven't got the built BTO yet and hopefully its starts building ... =x
Not sure if really that poor quality but my concern is BTO comes with doors and flooring?

If so, once done and if any changes, I will need to tell my reno constructor to hack the kitchen wall and this results in damaging the tiles where the wall is. Then to fix it, my reno constructor needs to use tile to fix the damage area or tiles to replace existing tiles so that they looks the same?

Moreover doing after floor and door done, more charges incurred for the hacking and the tiles.

But if I do it before the floor and door done. I will need to pay only the hacking of the walls?

So how am I going to ask the constructor to do so before the flooring and the door?

If you were me, how would you do? :'(
 

zyroo

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I think you need to consider the space the wall is on. After hacking it away, you may be able to see one strip of bare floor with no tiles. You may wish to speak to an id or contractor to discuss your concerns. Cos all these works may also affect electrical wiring, plumbing etc.
 
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