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Most of us think the ID / Contractor is right when it comes to the finer points of kitchen design.
After all, what do we know how deep we should make the kitchen drawers? Or what should be the worktop height from the floor? Or can I have a deeper worktop, especially when the standard 2-feet depth is not deep enough for me?
All to no avail.
Each time I brought these issues up for discussion, the ID soothingly reassured me
any deviation from the
standards would be disastrous.
For instance, I had bought a 2-tier Kris ss dish rack from Hoe Kee at Plaza S'pore. I couldn't do anything to the space between the two tiers, as that was the design. For
standard plates, I mused.
Well, I liked the design. The build quality was good. Maybe I could build more space above the top tier to accommodate larger chinaware, I thought to myself as I placed the order.
Renovation had already begun; the contract had already been signed. I brought up
the issue with the ID nevertheless. The ID was horrified. Probably at the thought of seeing his profit shrinking.
Cannot-lah, the lift-up glass panel on the dish cabinet is fitted with hydraulic hinges. Making the cabinet taller would require a bigger, and heavier, glass panel. The hinges cannot support that large panel !
That made sense, so I didn't insist. Partly as I had overlooked the dimension issue(s)
before agreeing to the contract. Any change now, I realized glumly, would mean a reworking of the numbers and changed the contract amount.
So what I have as a result is a
less-than-perfect kitchen. It would be perfect if the dish drainer is taller so that the space above the top rack is high enough to accommodate the occasional large chinaware. Such as the one used to serve Fish Head Curry, a family favorite.
My advice? Next time, I will simply do away with the lift-up glass panel. Less aesthetics maybe, but more practical. Saves money too - and who can't do with more money, hahaha! For the review of this drainer rack, please go to
my post.
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