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[MrsKiasu]

at Hamilton, when wheels run over poop…park inside then we got to mop the (own) floor? landed…you can just throw the water from the pail.

[MrsKiasu]

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[Coolkidsrock2]

jetsetter:

doodbug:

If home lift is important, take a look at the air well or space in the middle of the stairs at Hillcrest Villa to see if it is possible to install a home lift. Some stair configurations go round and round and there is space in the centre for a lift.


Locationwise the good schools at the Bukit Timah belt are unlikely to ever shift away.

There are sthgs I m not clear about. Earlier u mentioned one needs to fork out from own pocket to service the home lifts in a cluster house but isn't such annual servicing under the MCST's purview n drawn down from your mgmt funds?

And under MCST act, I doubt u can anyohow install lifts in the airwell area of a strata titled condo, right? Heard condos need to use the same grilles, canopy and door gates approved by your mgmt coy. Moreover URA forbids owners from creating illegal partitions to sublet to tenants let alone to build a lift. Any illegal structural reconfigurations will be torn down...haha!

Hacking a gaping hole on your level 1 ground to let the lift shaft access your basement requires PE approval, after MCST'S clearance, if permissible at all!!

The lifts are already provided by the developer or the space catered for the developer (there is an air-well going from the basement to the roof garden level) in such projects that I see. According to the agents, the maintenance fees are to be paid from own pocket as the lift is within your premise.

My friends with lifts in their home service it monthly. Am not sure if this frequency is a requirement or prudence on their part.

Such servicing may not be required for stairs lift as I never hear my friend with such lift mention anything about servicing.

[sleepy]

I have a question on ducted aircon. Not sure where to post this

Just curious
I noticed some condos come with hard-to-reach aircon unit concealed within false ceiling.
If I want to replace the ducted aircon, the only way is to tear down the entire false ceiling?
And since already torn down false ceiling, better to change to split unit aircon?
Any other consideration or troublesome stuff to look out for?

[pirated]

sleepy:

I have a question on ducted aircon. Not sure where to post this

Just curious
I noticed some condos come with hard-to-reach aircon unit concealed within false ceiling.
If I want to replace the ducted aircon, the only way is to tear down the entire false ceiling?
And since already torn down false ceiling, better to change to split unit aircon?
Any other consideration or troublesome stuff to look out for?

Why u want to tear down the ducted aircon? The piping system is different from normal split unit

[pirated]

sleepy:

I have a question on ducted aircon. Not sure where to post this

Just curious
I noticed some condos come with hard-to-reach aircon unit concealed within false ceiling.
If I want to replace the ducted aircon, the only way is to tear down the entire false ceiling?
And since already torn down false ceiling, better to change to split unit aircon?
Any other consideration or troublesome stuff to look out for?

Why u want to tear down the ducted aircon? The piping system is different from normal split unit

[doodbug]

Sometimes the warranties for new lifts are contingent on monthly servicing otherwise the warranty may be void, hence owners tend to be a bit more diligent in servicing lifts in the initial years when under warranty.


My current home lift does not fall within the ambit of the latest regulations so apart from the annual license check by the PE I am not sure what other servicing requirements are stipulated in the latest regulations.

[jetsetter]

Just realised I mistook mum sugoku's 'stair lift' to be lift tucked beside the stairs.


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If it's this type for the handicapped, then I think it's doable from Basement to Ground flr. No hacking like I envisaged But provided your staircase is against a wall, or has a non-glass railing!

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[lee_yl]

jetsetter:

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Yes, this is a good suggestion as maintenance wise, seems fuss free.
I think for landed like Hillcrest Villa, one side is glass while the other side is wall, guess should be fine.

May I know what will happen to a 99yr property's price after it hits 10 years and beyond?

[sleepy]

pirated:

Why u want to tear down the ducted aircon? The piping system is different from normal split unit

If intending to renovate the whole house, what do people usually do with their old ducted aircon?

Since it is an overhaul renovation. Going to hack most things anyway. For split unit, I know can just discard everything and change an entire set including new piping.

I'm not familiar with ducted aircon though