Anyone looking at Landed?

[limck]

Not discussed much here but be careful of LAN cables .. go for highest spec
I think My house is constrained to 100mbps cos I think developer use cat5 cables

how old is your house? last 20 years already using Cat5E which can go up to 1Gbps as well.

Anyway Cat6 cables are good enough as they can reach up to 10Gbps. The cable run length within a landed house should not exceed the thermotical limit for 10Gbps speeds. No point paying extra for Cat 7 or Cat 8 cables as well.

 

[rlskyline]

Not discussed much here but be careful of LAN cables .. go for highest spec
I think My house is constrained to 100mbps cos I think developer use cat5 cables

thank you for sharing. 100mbps is quite a big limitation. how are u coping with this?

 

[estrangable]

does anyone have experience with landscaping/removing trees at their roadside verges? Have got a bunch of trees growing outside of my house at the roadside verge but they look rather untidy and would prefer to replace them with something tidier.

Do you have to seek permission from nparks before chopping down the trees or is it something that you can proceed with on your own?

during my renovation, i actually wrote to Nparks to request for their help to remove 5 trees that were planted 10 years ago by the previous owner. They came down a week later to check and confirmed that they will proceed to remove as these were considered as "non native" trees ... not sure what it meant though. 3 coconut trees and 2 starfruit trees. All were infested with huge red ants! They were also very generous in offering to plant new trees.

I suggest you ask Nparks to remove as it will be foc. I paid 10k plus to remove more than 30 different sizes of trees within my compound. The previous owner was a serious green finger who at the later stage of his life, probably just gave up on the maintenance and his property became a mini forest. I had to remove 4 20m tall royal palm trees and each cost a bomb to remove, not to mention the emotional stress during the removal. Any mistake and it will probably crash onto the house!

And yes, u need to write in to Nparks to get their approval for any removal, to avoid any issues with the authority. They are really prompt in their response though.

 

[limck]

during my renovation, i actually wrote to Nparks to request for their help to remove 5 trees that were planted 10 years ago by the previous owner. They came down a week later to check and confirmed that they will proceed to remove as these were considered as "non native" trees ... not sure what it meant though. 3 coconut trees and 2 starfruit trees. All were infested with huge red ants! They were also very generous in offering to plant new trees.

I suggest you ask Nparks to remove as it will be foc. I paid 10k plus to remove more than 30 different sizes of trees within my compound. The previous owner was a serious green finger who at the later stage of his life, probably just gave up on the maintenance and his property became a mini forest. I had to remove 4 20m tall royal palm trees and each cost a bomb to remove, not to mention the emotional stress during the removal. Any mistake and it will probably crash onto the house!

And yes, u need to write in to Nparks to get their approval for any removal, to avoid any issues with the authority. They are really prompt in their response though.

NParks have a list of approved trees that can be planted on green verges so the coconut and starfruit trees are likely not part of their list of "native" trees.

 

[Invaaaaa]

during my renovation, i actually wrote to Nparks to request for their help to remove 5 trees that were planted 10 years ago by the previous owner. They came down a week later to check and confirmed that they will proceed to remove as these were considered as "non native" trees ... not sure what it meant though. 3 coconut trees and 2 starfruit trees. All were infested with huge red ants! They were also very generous in offering to plant new trees.

I suggest you ask Nparks to remove as it will be foc. I paid 10k plus to remove more than 30 different sizes of trees within my compound. The previous owner was a serious green finger who at the later stage of his life, probably just gave up on the maintenance and his property became a mini forest. I had to remove 4 20m tall royal palm trees and each cost a bomb to remove, not to mention the emotional stress during the removal. Any mistake and it will probably crash onto the house!

And yes, u need to write in to Nparks to get their approval for any removal, to avoid any issues with the authority. They are really prompt in their response though.

Thanks for this, will heed your advice!

 

[Invaaaaa]

since it's a new sub-divided plot, then the 7.5m front set back will apply so by right there should not be any structure within that 7.5m set back area apart from the car porch. So your pergola/shelter will likely be deemed as a structure and hence illegal.

Morning senpai,

i just stumbled upon this site:
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Pr.../semi-detached-houses/exterior2/TerracePatio2

with the following images:



and made some modifications to my original plan accordingly…


Based on my understanding, the patio roof should now fulfil the minimum front setback of 2.4m (A=2.8m) and the cantilevered roof extension/ledges which protrude 1.0m into the side setback should also fulfil the criteria.

Would this planned patio roof of mine be considered acceptable now as long as I don’t enclose It?

 

[limck]

Morning senpai,

i just stumbled upon this site:
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Pr.../semi-detached-houses/exterior2/TerracePatio2

with the following images:



and made some modifications to my original plan accordingly…


Based on my understanding, the patio roof should now fulfil the minimum front setback of 2.4m (A=2.8m) and the cantilevered roof extension/ledges which protrude 1.0m into the side setback should also fulfil the criteria.

Would this planned patio roof of mine be considered acceptable now as long as I don’t enclose It?

while your patio should be allowed based on the guidelines, the additional extensions on the patio roof may not be allowed.

the regulations on eaves/projections is allow beyond the building envelope. keyword here is the "building envelope". your patio is not within the building envelope so I doubt you can add the extensions to it beyond the required setback (front 2.4m and side 2m).
frankly speaking, if you want to add extensions to the patio. might as well just built it such that the roof line will be up to the 2m setback line rather than designing a smaller roof and then add extensions.

 

[isometric]

Hi guys, i saw a landed property over the weekend in one of the older landed zoning where there are still overhead lines supplying electricity to each houses in the area.. (instead of underground)

some of the houses has a pole in their land where electricity is distributed to the neighbors.
the terrace house (just A&A) i am interested in has the overhead lines resting passing through its back and one part of the lines is resting on the aircon compressor.

is this a safety concern i should be worried about? any solutions i can do to raise the wires higher such that it is not touching my house? or maybe i can call SP though not sure if they even entertain since is landed?

the owners has been staying there for 4 years and seems not bothered by it though

 

[limck]

Hi guys, i saw a landed property over the weekend in one of the older landed zoning where there are still overhead lines supplying electricity to each houses in the area.. (instead of underground)

some of the houses has a pole in their land where electricity is distributed to the neighbors.
the terrace house (just A&A) i am interested in has the overhead lines resting passing through its back and one part of the lines is resting on the aircon compressor.

is this a safety concern i should be worried about? any solutions i can do to raise the wires higher such that it is not touching my house? or maybe i can call SP though not sure if they even entertain since is landed?

the owners has been staying there for 4 years and seems not bothered by it though

yes, you can request for SP to relocate the pole and/or lines at your cost.

not sure how much it will cost but may not be cheap. my neighbour shifted a lamppost and it cost $20k.

 

[rlskyline]

yes, you can request for SP to relocate the pole and/or lines at your cost.

not sure how much it will cost but may not be cheap. my neighbour shifted a lamppost and it cost $20k.

the lamppost was in your neighbours house?

 

[petetherock]

I don’t think anyone should just take advice from an online forum and do their construction
You can use it as a basis at best but
Spend some money and hire an expert please

 

[limck]

the lamppost was in your neighbours house?

Was in a position where it is blocking their new driveway so no choice but to spend money to shift it by a few meters

 

[mikeeeey]

Hi guys, i saw a landed property over the weekend in one of the older landed zoning where there are still overhead lines supplying electricity to each houses in the area.. (instead of underground)

some of the houses has a pole in their land where electricity is distributed to the neighbors.
the terrace house (just A&A) i am interested in has the overhead lines resting passing through its back and one part of the lines is resting on the aircon compressor.

is this a safety concern i should be worried about? any solutions i can do to raise the wires higher such that it is not touching my house? or maybe i can call SP though not sure if they even entertain since is landed?

the owners has been staying there for 4 years and seems not bothered by it though

D19 bro?

 

[Invaaaaa]

I don’t think anyone should just take advice from an online forum and do their construction
You can use it as a basis at best but
Spend some money and hire an expert please

Thanks for your input! For sure that will happen before I actually commence the construction, but given that I still have a year to go before that happens, I can only resort to the ura site and this forum for my initial planning

 

[petetherock]

Actually you can begin interviewing suitable architects / renovators, and they can answer you.
It's litmus test too of whether they know their stuff.
Not too early to hire. Only one year away. The longer you delay, the more costly it can be, and TOP will be longer.. always buffer

Thanks for your input! For sure that will happen before I actually commence the construction, but given that I still have a year to go before that happens, I can only resort to the ura site and this forum for my initial planning

 

[Invaaaaa]

Actually you can begin interviewing suitable architects / renovators, and they can answer you.
It's litmus test too of whether they know their stuff.
Not too early to hire. Only one year away. The longer you delay, the more costly it can be, and TOP will be longer.. always buffer

My case is abit unconventional.. mine is a developer new build so it’s currently still under construction. The stuff that I’m planning are just minor A&A which can only happen after TOP and CSC... I got itchy fingers so I’m just doing alot of keyboard warrior-ing/line drawings without any real substance but it will hopefully still be useful to a certain extent because it’ll affect my planned placement of the data and electrical points which I expect to have a say in as the construction hasn’t reached that stage yet

 

[limck]

My case is abit unconventional.. mine is a developer new build so it’s currently still under construction. The stuff that I’m planning are just minor A&A which can only happen after TOP and CSC... I got itchy fingers so I’m just doing alot of keyboard warrior-ing/line drawings without any real substance but it will hopefully still be useful to a certain extent because it’ll affect my planned placement of the data and electrical points which I expect to have a say in as the construction hasn’t reached that stage yet

actually you need to confirm the electrical and network points NOW before they start casting the building if you want to have the points outside of the building. This is so that conduits can be provisioned where needed. Else you may end up having surface mounted trunking on your walls at locations where there is a need to pass the cables through walls. Of cos if you don't mind the surface mounted trunkings than no issue la.

 

[petetherock]

And also for any cables for a home theatre system etc and Smart lights or even a spare trunk to the gate with power and LAN in case the original one breaks..

 

[rlskyline]

anybody using cibes platform here? Swedish brand
wanted to ask about the experience and maintenance of cibes.
went to take measurement with the lift supplier today and he showed some photos of the lift, looks good. will be going to the showroom next week

 

[limck]

anybody using cibes platform here? Swedish brand
wanted to ask about the experience and maintenance of cibes.
went to take measurement with the lift supplier today and he showed some photos of the lift, looks good. will be going to the showroom next week

note that platform lift is much slower compared to traction lift.

also platform lifts do not come with a cabin unlike normal traction lifts so if you have young kids at home or visiting, be mindful that they don't stick their fingers/toes into the gap between the platform and the shaft.

advantage for platform lift retrofit is that no lift pit is required and no need to be concerned about overhead clearance which traction lifts require.

For maintenance, you will need to check with the supplier on the cost. BCA requires lift to be inspected at least once every quarter with yearly inspections and application for PTO ($20 PTO fee yearly). Not sure if platform lifts require but traction lifts require to have full load test done every 5 years.

There's quite a number of platform lift suppliers in Singapore so do shop around and ask for quotations. For lifts, you need to factor in the recurring maintenance costs as well which can vary by quite a bit among suppliers.