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In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
Yes, that is true. both got pros and cons. To think positive, condo management is trying to protect the value of the condos, i.e., bring the standard to a higher level. :cheers1:
In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
Sometimes do u have the feeling do i own the balcony or the place. I paid for the balcony not they pay for it.
Staying in HDB also have many rules and regulations NOT at owners' discretion: buying, selling, renting, renovation, upgrade, keeping pets, etc.
The word condominum means you are co-owning and co-habitating with other dwellers in the same blocks on the same facilities in the same piece of land. Your right is limited to the number of shares of your unit in the condominum.
Only landed property (both the land and the premise built on top of it) really belongs to you. But of course, the Singapore government is the overall landlord and it can "buy it from you at market price" at any time to make way for other development.
Sleepyhead
23-10-12, 17:11
Depends on what kind of neighbors you get! Whether Condo or HDB, if you get neighbors who are not civic minded, your life will be miserable.
In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
Agree, condo has a lot of restrictions but I think it protects the interest of the residents. For eg. must get permit from the management if you want to shift heavy objects like furnitures (Mon-Fri: time: xx to xx, Sat - half day, Sun - no shifting) and must place a deposit in case during shifting, any parts of the lift is damaged, they will deduct from the deposit. Unlike HDB suka suka, any time also can shift, in the middle of the night also can. No deposit needed. My friend just shifted to a brand new Punggol HDB, the lift really looks like an old lift, it gets knocked everywhere, I think need some "bandages".:doh:
HDB also not allow to change window right, I think there is a standard pattern but why renovate OWN balcony inside your condo also must use back the same pattern of the tile, funny leh.
In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
??? the management restrict you on the furniture for balcony? what furniture?
??? the management restrict you on the furniture for balcony? what furniture?
I think he's referring to some posts made in The Warren thread.
http://forums.condosingapore.com/showthread.php?t=7307&page=11
??? the management restrict you on the furniture for balcony? what furniture?
I have seen very huge altars on balconies...
Looks like a small temple..
What is their rationale for not allowing some outdoor furniture at the balcony? Then build balcony forwhat??
anything unreasonable can complain to BCA, URA or ? can some authority step in? :mad:
I think some put huge storage wardrobes in balcony lol
In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
never know got such restriction..
me is like HDB is because i don't own a car ...so don't need the carpark..
and i don't like paying $250-$500+ monthly fee...
prefer to cut down liability as much as possible :o
hdb>>condo>>landed>>hdb...my journey..:rolleyes:
i just completed the property cycle my humble opinion...live within your means....all type of housing got good and bad points...;)
hdb>>condo>>landed>>hdb...my journey..:rolleyes:
i just completed the property cycle my humble opinion...live within your means....all type of housing got good and bad points...;)
Ultimate wisdom. Contentment is bliss.:cheers4:
Ultimate wisdom. Contentment is bliss.:cheers4:
simplicity is the style...
oh yea... it's my style~~ :hell-hath-no-fury:
save up bullets for your next strike bros!!
When you are older and lazy to walk, you will find a HDB to live. HDB is near food centers, wet markets, provision shops, 4-D shops, etc.
HDB is good. Govt takes good care of HDB dwellers compare to pte property dwellers.
When you are older and lazy to walk, you will find a HDB to live. HDB is near food centers, wet markets, provision shops, 4-D shops, etc.
Double support.
Actually I find some of the rules in hdb strange. They allow some alterations that adversely affects the estate and yet does not allow some other changes that doesn't affect anyone.
Eg. Windows can be changed: resulting in flats (relatively new) with 1 or 2 differently coloured windows, making the whole block strange looking.
Eg. Why aren't concealed wiring allowed inside the flats. Private apartments have been doing it for years without issue. So what what if you screw up your own wiring. No one other than ourself is going to suffer for it....
Strange....:confused:
When you are older and lazy to walk, you will find a HDB to live. HDB is near food centers, wet markets, provision shops, 4-D shops, etc.
4-d shops...:banghead:...ahh last few weeks lost $$$ cos 4d shop walking distance to my flat...:o
When you are older and lazy to walk, you will find a HDB to live. HDB is near food centers, wet markets, provision shops, 4-D shops, etc.
Yeps for older folks, being near amenities would become significantly more important. Just imagine if u r unwell and need to see the doc or buy some panadols, just take the lift down and walk a few steps to the nearby shops. Or if u hungry and need to buy some bread or food, there are easily available within 5min. And most (if not all) of the time, they are priced cheaper than those found in shopping centres.
Lagi best is if you could stay in a condo which is located near HDB amenities.
I think some put huge storage wardrobes in balcony lol
Some even cook at the pes area..:banghead: !
hdb>>condo>>landed>>hdb...my journey..:rolleyes:
i just completed the property cycle my humble opinion...live within your means....all type of housing got good and bad points...;)
My stay start from HDB -> condo -> HDB -> condo (going to) -> landed (dream) to end my property cycle.....:D !
My stay start from HDB -> condo -> HDB -> condo (going to) -> landed (dream) to end my property cycle.....:D !
my one is:
HDB -> Coffin
:ashamed1::ashamed1:
buttercarp
24-10-12, 09:40
my one is:
HDB -> Coffin
:ashamed1::ashamed1:
Btw you old or young?
Why say until liddat?
Stay hdb got to tolerate people playing football at void deck, tolerate drunkards hanging around void deck, or a bunch of people playing guitars action action rowdy. can handle that?
Btw you old or young?
Why say until liddat?
me is only 30 yr old but my mind is always ah pek's mindset...
just see my sig..
i also do the opposite of what the other 30yr old are doing.. :D
buttercarp
24-10-12, 10:05
me is only 30 yr old but my mind is always ah pek's mindset...
just see my sig..
i also do the opposite of what the other 30yr old are doing.. :D
Oh, only 30 years old, still young.... no need to worry lah.
Can slowly upgrade.
Your signature means you like to take short cut :D ?
Oh, only 30 years old, still young.... no need to worry lah.
Can slowly upgrade.
Your signature means you like to take short cut :D ?
wah piang... :doh:
not short cut la..
example:
1 large group of people run together.. but the direction they run to is wrong. but no one question about it ... just follow lor.. :p
another example:
singaporean love to join queue...
:D
Oh, only 30 years old, still young.... no need to worry lah.
Can slowly upgrade.
Your signature means you like to take short cut :D ?
Everyone also want to take short cut but some...bang wall :banghead: !
Better go step by step..:D ..
Stay hdb got to tolerate people playing football at void deck, tolerate drunkards hanging around void deck, or a bunch of people playing guitars action action rowdy. can handle that?
This i really hate plus the freaking karang guni who shouts like
Someone tied his balzzzz...
buttercarp
24-10-12, 12:18
This i really hate plus the freaking karang guni who shouts like
Someone tied his balzzzz...
Especially on a quiet Sunday afternoon when you are trying to nap, right?
Lagi best is if you could stay in a condo which is located near HDB amenities.
Thank you, my condo meets the criteria.;) There is a 24 hrs clinic and 24 hrs coffee shop too.
I miss staying in HDB... more lively, more space... there's just a charm in each neighbourhood that's not present in (most) condos
Allthepies
24-10-12, 13:48
wah piang... :doh:
not short cut la..
example:
1 large group of people run together.. but the direction they run to is wrong. but no one question about it ... just follow lor.. :p
another example:
singaporean love to join queue...
:D
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I took a different path too, hope it works well. :cheers4: :cheers4:
I miss staying in HDB... more lively, more space... there's just a charm in each neighbourhood that's not present in (most) condos
In HDB, I remember when i was just a little kid, my mum would ask my neighbour to babysit me for an hr or so while she go for her marketing. When raining, the neighbour would also knock on our door to alert us to keep our laundry. When my mum was sick, the neighbours would also offer to help us do marketing and water our plants.
For landed living, neighbours would still share and pass food around, but usually the passings are done over the backyard fence, via the maids instead :p
No matter where we stay during our life time, how rich or how poor u are..
eventually, we all will be at the same place.... :beats-me-man:
buttercarp
24-10-12, 15:12
No matter where we stay during our life time, how rich or how poor u are..
eventually, we all will be at the same place.... :beats-me-man:
Do good and bad people go to the same place eventually :o ?
Stay hdb got to tolerate people playing football at void deck, tolerate drunkards hanging around void deck, or a bunch of people playing guitars action action rowdy. can handle that?
Do Malay weddings count? :p
Allthepies
24-10-12, 15:30
Do good and bad people go to the same place eventually :o ?
Depends on which belief u believe in......
Especially on a quiet Sunday afternoon when you are trying to nap, right?
urghh actually sat morning 9am...i cannot understand why got no law against this form of blatant noise pollution...that is the nice thing about condo...but of course in the wrong condo the residents can be worse than karang gunis..:scared-1:
I miss staying in HDB... more lively, more space... there's just a charm in each neighbourhood that's not present in (most) condos
this i agree my personal experience shows that people more down to earth living in hdb flat..maybe cos they are simple folks with simple lifestyle so easy to smile and chit chat...unlike those d15 semi-d folks..:D
No matter where we stay during our life time, how rich or how poor u are..
eventually, we all will be at the same place.... :beats-me-man:
to get there we all got to up the lorry....:scared-1::D
I have experience of staying in slab block and then move to point block. The latter is like private almost, no or very little interaction with neighbours...
Slab block still play with neighbours kids, .... when I was a kid la lol
buttercarp
24-10-12, 17:20
I have experience of staying in slab block and then move to point block. The latter is like private almost, no or very little interaction with neighbours...
Slab block still play with neighbours kids, .... when I was a kid la lol
Yup point block is the best in terms of privacy.
Everyone just mind their own business.
When I stayed in Bedok South point block during my childhood, I did not even know how my neighbours on the same floor looked like!
auroraborealis
24-10-12, 17:36
For me, it's the "open-concept" void decks that I don't like... No matter which district, sure got some ppl who like to loiter permanently at some blocks
Until hdb blocks design "resident-access only" void decks for individual blocks, then can consider
Facilities can do without... Think sometimes we never use facilities for the whole yr, maintenance fee only like paying for car park
No matter where we stay during our life time, how rich or how poor u are..
eventually, we all will be at the same place.... :beats-me-man:
Not really....some go up and some go down..:tongue3: !
I have experience of staying in slab block and then move to point block. The latter is like private almost, no or very little interaction with neighbours...
Slab block still play with neighbours kids, .... when I was a kid la lol
what is 'slab' and 'point' block? are these condo?:confused:
In some condo they don't allow u to do alot of things. Like put furnitures in balcony, if u renovate the balcony must put the same tile back, window cannot change etc. Plenty of restriction but of course this depends on management. Sianz.
i think normal table and chair for relaxing is okay right?
i think normal table and chair for relaxing is okay right?
depend on ur balcony size...last time my old condo balcony so small can just put one stool but my apt was huge...1500sqft...:doh:..and i am an outdoor person...lucky i stay ground floor...dont care i put chair outside on grass area and sit down..but only got to be careful of falling objects:D
iwantgizmos
06-11-12, 10:07
btw the only annoying thing staying in HDB is having random people knocking on your door frequently.
- e.g. kids asking for donation, door-to-door selling you things, etc.
what is 'slab' and 'point' block? are these condo?:confused:
Slab blk
http://www.morrischia.com/david/portfolio/boozy/research/hdb_20flats_20analysis_img_32.png
Point blk
http://www.morrischia.com/david/portfolio/boozy/research/hdb_20flats_20analysis_img_33.png
Thanks alot, uncle!!! A picture worth a thousand words!
:cheers5::cheers5::cheers5::cheers4:
Slab blk
http://www.morrischia.com/david/portfolio/boozy/research/hdb_20flats_20analysis_img_32.png
Point blk
http://www.morrischia.com/david/portfolio/boozy/research/hdb_20flats_20analysis_img_33.png
btw the only annoying thing staying in HDB is having random people knocking on your door frequently.
- e.g. kids asking for donation, door-to-door selling you things, etc.
GET a BIG DOG!
how abt the hacking of wall when ur neighbour renovate their home ?
btw the only annoying thing staying in HDB is having random people knocking on your door frequently.
- e.g. kids asking for donation, door-to-door selling you things, etc.There are many other annoying things about staying in HDB. If you drive, you will have people littering your car with fliers daily. If got problem, you call police who will arrive only after 15mins but in condo, u call security guard just nearby. Another big problem that happens in some HDB estates is the lift sometimes come with mysterious urine puddle. Hmmm... the list goes on!
When I lived in HDB, I had covered walkway to the MRT. So even when it rained, I did not need a brolly. Now when it rains, I need to take taxi from MRT to my condo, which is like 1 mins drive. Sometimes the wait for taxi is really long, typical of rainy weather.
When I lived in HDB, I had covered walkway to the MRT. So even when it rained, I did not need a brolly. Now when it rains, I need to take taxi from MRT to my condo, which is like 1 mins drive. Sometimes the wait for taxi is really long, typical of rainy weather.
Stop compiling! sell ur PC n move back to HDB then!
When I lived in HDB, I had covered walkway to the MRT. So even when it rained, I did not need a brolly. Now when it rains, I need to take taxi from MRT to my condo, which is like 1 mins drive. Sometimes the wait for taxi is really long, typical of rainy weather.
Da best is PC beside hdb. Close to sheltered walkways n neighbourhood amenities.
Stop compiling! sell ur PC n move back to HDB then!
Or buy another pc that next to the MRT station...but must bear with the noise la..:D :D :D !
Stop compiling! sell ur PC n move back to HDB then!
Or buy another pc that next to the MRT station...but must bear with the noise la..:D :D :D !
Or buy another pc that next to the MRT station...but must bear with the noise la..:D :D :D !
Choose North-east line or circle line. All underground no noise.
Stop compiling! sell ur PC n move back to HDB then!
This is not a complain.
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