Take note where the everything is. Before you start deciding on the how your service yard will look like, you need to take into consideration where the pipes are placed. You also need to take note where tap for the washing machine will be. This will help you plan where everything else will go in the service yard. I have a friend who had to scrap some of his design ideas, just because those pipes are in the way.
Get some shelves space into this area. You need space to place your washing detergents, clothes pegs, bleach. If you bought cupboards for this area, take note that their legs might one day get wet so make sure you can raise those legs slightly higher off the floor.
Get some shelves space into this area. You need space to place your washing detergents, clothes pegs, bleach. If you bought cupboards for this area, take note that their legs might one day get wet so make sure you can raise those legs slightly higher off the floor.
Install grilles and windows for your service yard. By default, your service should have a wide open view. So that means anything placed there might be picked off by birds, or worse, reached by climbing thieves. There is a guide provided by HDB, on what types of grille patterns you are allowed to install in your service yard. One quick look at other people's renovated service yards, will tell you that few people bothered reading the guide.
Include windows, so that when you are cooking, you can stop gusts of wind from blowing out your hob's fire. Having a grille also gives you some extra places to hang your clothes. I bought a few hooks to hang my broom, mop and dustpan from the window grille.
Include windows, so that when you are cooking, you can stop gusts of wind from blowing out your hob's fire. Having a grille also gives you some extra places to hang your clothes. I bought a few hooks to hang my broom, mop and dustpan from the window grille.
Moving that heater. I gotten this idea from a neighbour. HDB provides you with the pipes for your water heater in the toilet. However, the heater I had bought, is a 35l model. Which means, there is barely enough space in the toilet. So I had the plumber lay pipes from the kitchen, to the service yard, and installed my heater there instead.
Drying space for your clothes already provided. HDB provides a retractable clothes rack attached to the ceiling of the service yard. It can be lowered by a strap on the side. There is also space outside the service yard to hang clothes. Do wipe them clean first, as there is usually a lot of dust accumulated on them.
I found the ceiling rack difficult to lower as it will only come down when you hold the strap taut at a certain angle. So I just use the rack as it is without lowering it.
I found the ceiling rack difficult to lower as it will only come down when you hold the strap taut at a certain angle. So I just use the rack as it is without lowering it.
Check out the rest of my Renovation Blog
Master Bedroom | Bedroom 2 | Bedroom 3 | Bathrooms | Dining Room | Living Room | Shelter | Service Yard | Kitchen
Lights and Electricity | Air-conditioning | Bath Tub | Sofa | Washing Machine | Sink, Hob and Hood | Curtains | Filling up the rest of the home
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