Thanks for reviewing such an interesting property. The ground floor layout of this property remains me of a clinic. The front and back walls might be built with the intention of ensuring privacy for the occupants.
Why they don’t use perforated metal/aluminium architecture instead of cement pigeon holes ~ easy maintenance, lightweight and also affords privacy n daylight??? ( you can “angle some glass planes to obscure direct look through those glass = eg the easiest r glass blocks wall with Naco window/louvres) Also, Trees??? in kitchen or creepers in kitchen~ extra spices for the cooking? add some bird shit n insects then.
Yupe. So something to consider would be to think about what can I get for that same budget around the area. Then will that location have the same level of convenience and connectivity?
Can the bank value this including renovation cost? I think you mentioned in a video before that valuer cannot take all the renovation cost into account.
@@obel90 yeap the only way this is going to sell. If let's say someone loves the neighbourhood to death and don't have the time to renovate. I'm sure there is that one person out there somewhere for the ownrr
Agree with everything you said iherng….. my further comment is that the property does not have enough natural lighting…. Electricity bill will be a concern. The designer really didn’t think everything through.
tu la.. one thing that i really2 can't comprehend is about the carpark space. they've spent so much to extend the house, to maximize the interior space yet, when it comes to carpark, usually make half covered la, or not covered at all. malaysia is either super hot or heavy rain, so i think they didn't bother with peluh or basah hujan.... kot. worst, some only left for one carpark space only. other cars need to park on the street.
That's because when you covered up all, you will be losing daylights shining in the hse. The house will be more stuffy and hot as well as the air to enter the hse is limited.
I'm sorry, going to be cynical and play devil's advocate. Asking price for 1.23m.. Good luck even getting 900k for this unfinished house with so much oversight in design.. I hope you can share the name of designer so we can avoid them. Also HIGHLY DOUBT ANY BANK WILL VALUE THIS AT 1.23M. Therefore good luck getting a loan to match. 500k renovation cost is silly.. I hope the owner is lying to you to justify their asking price. If someone spent half a million on this... There better not have been a standing house prior to his renovation LOL. This house probably needs another 50-100k to complete the "vision". Sean you have been too kind on this property.. should have really spoken from your investor mindset. Anyways - just my personal opinion, might be wrong.
Haha. Not all properties are for investment. Sometimes it's a space to splurge on your family. Also, this house has also gotten the value from banks because the renovation mainly increased the built up, which is recognised by valuers. Your budget of RM 50k-100k is barely enough for furnishings actually. But in comparison, what other landed property can you get for RM 1.23 mil with such convenience? Imagine this is the place you grew up in...
@@iherng Fair enough, I totally get that - not everything we do makes rational/monetary sense! I was being extremely generous with the furnishing haha.. Happy Garden would still have plenty of other double storey link houses at a similar price point. The person who is willing to splurge circa RM1.5m on this house at this location at this state... would have to be very emotionally invested in that particular Jalan 9. I salute the owner in finding that family. In contrast, it may just be the start of many more house conversions to come in the area? but is the market willing to accept this price at the current status of the neighbourhood? Never say never i guess? Thanks Sean!
Last time landed houses can have car parked at the road side where the drain inlet/lamp post/trees located,but nowadays many owner make their gate from wall to wall so technically there are no more place to park at the road side without blocking someone else’s gate…for people who have more than two cars are forced to park further and further away and eventually they will need to park outside taman and walk inside if all of the houses owner decided to upsize their gate from wall to wall,noticed this happening in a lot of places
Yupe. You're right. I kinda clarified it's Happy Garden in the end of the video too. Just because more people know OUG instead or Happy Garden. Anyway, thanks for sharing!!
1. Lack of natural lighting. (see point 2) 2. Zero outside view. (all rooms don't have windows facing outside) 3. The living room very small... sacrificed due to the 2 rooms at ground floor. 4. The asking price though... 5. Some time this kind of "bespoke" design is not for everyone... thats why harder to sell.
why do massive renovation and then sell at much higher price? it is for higher margin? or is it better to do minimum renovation so that can sell cheap. more prospective buyer and buyer also can renovate whatever they want.
That’s why it’s important to hire a proper architect to design the space properly. It is very unfortunate the end product lost a lot of opportunity for good design intervention.
Hi Sean, thanks for reviewing this very interesting property, and in OUG some more! Would like to ask you some questions about the vent blocks design at the backwall of the house. You've highlighted in your past videos the uses of vent blocks in different properties and I found it very interesting. For this case, since the backwall is directly connected to the external area of the back alley, would this be a problem when it rains (rain water dripping in), or a source of entry of dust/leaves or maybe pests? Thanks again and keep doing what you do.
Hi. You will definitely have water splashes in the rain. Dust and pest are another nightmare. You may install net to the vent block to address the pest issue. Normally, vent block is used as the first or external layer for extra privacy. Right behind the vent block, it potentially an internal garden for indoor viewing. However, you might still need a layer of security, suggesting a full height glass sliding door for you to enjoy the internal garden but at the same time give you the protection from weather and pest.
To me, the layout is poor even after renovated. The 1+1 (not 2) bedrooms is kind of turnoff for me as landed terrace has normally 3 decent size of bedrooms. Also, I hate washroom without proper and natural ventilation.
Unfortunately that's true. They didn't maximize the facade, which can be openings for the bedrooms. Well the owners did what they thought was nice, so now wait till someone agrees to it then. Thanks for watching 😁
The little window in the bathroom upstairs connected to the bedroom will be quite annoying if your spouse goes to the toilet in the middle of the night ...
Highly doubt the bank will loan you the full amount for this property because the Selling Price 100% no where near market value. But only way to know is to apply and find out
Crazy Reno price put in just to sell the unit .. also it’s a bit of wrong concept of modern n traditional inside the place with so many unfinished business for 500k it should be proposed built up with interior design , kitchen cabinet , appliances
Facade is nice but inside is very bad planning . No natural light and natural ventilation in the long corridor , should be very hot inside at the night time . I think owner didn't appoint a good architect to design the house .
The exterior is like WAH...should be nice~~...than masuk....HAIYAAA.... so conventional...is like the owner thought of going all out with nice unconventional industrial design.....suddenly handbrake for the interior..disappointing....sorry wont get this house, i rather buy one rm600k....and fork out rm500k to redesign myself. I would prefer to have a void in the middle to get sunlight into the middle, as the house is long....the balcony sealed up both sides...suppose to feel airy, but that walls makes it so cramp....haiyo cannot la....is like neither here nor there. The house have so much potential......wasted leh..... And thanks Sean for showing the design we should avoid :)
True, that is why feng shui always says. Do not have your house stand out too much by either the tallest or shortest around that area. I guess it is true.
That's my nightmare of living landed non gated community. The crime rate here is seriously high. Experienced burglary every few years until I moved to apartment with guard.
@@iherng I'm not sure man. Actually I learn abt this pricing from one of the designseed videos. Also I just started a small scale renovation business so based on my experience make sense to me. Or maybe I'm just wrong idk.
It'll be great to see more terrace house reviews. I always enjoy looking at terrace landed for ideas and design.
Yea, especially old refurbished ones like this. Opportunity like this is pretty hard to come by.
Thanks for watching Davo:)
Love the terrace house review. Appreciate more of this type. Always wonder it makes more sense to buy a old house and reno it vs newer apartment unit.
safety would be my number 1 concern too. I have lived in both gated and non gated and would choose gated 99% of the time.
Yea, but it's difficult to find gated landed developments this close to the city within this budget.
Thanks for watching Zac.
Is the gate electronic?
Thanks for reviewing such an interesting property. The ground floor layout of this property remains me of a clinic. The front and back walls might be built with the intention of ensuring privacy for the occupants.
The pigeon hole wall looks nice for me personally, but my wife will hates it as it's a maintenance nightmare.. + birds likes to makes nest there too
haha cob webs
@@santisisma83 yes, plus that too
Why they don’t use perforated metal/aluminium architecture instead of cement pigeon holes ~ easy maintenance, lightweight and also affords privacy n daylight??? ( you can “angle some glass planes to obscure direct look through those glass = eg the easiest r glass blocks wall with Naco window/louvres)
Also, Trees??? in kitchen or creepers in kitchen~ extra spices for the cooking? add some bird shit n insects then.
Can't the Makeover Guys turn this into really nice place? There seems to be potential.
Nice presentation; thanks for sharing.
Well it's not owned by us nor our customer. It was shown to me by my friend haha.
Thanks for watching Willem!
Brilliant review! The house looks great but security might be a concern, since it's not gated and guarded
This house has been in the market for more than a year now as I know
Lucky for that so I get to visit this haha:)
how much is it selling? seems like viral on fb before but I not sure if this is the one
Hope to see more of this kind of video
Yea. These are pretty rare.
Thanks for watching Kam Wai=)
Thanks doing this kind of video. Hope to see more!!
Outstanding unit👌
Thanks for watching inderjit!!
Well I agree that still need to spend a lot of money for the remaining renovation but the location here is awesome because I stay here as well.
Yupe. So something to consider would be to think about what can I get for that same budget around the area. Then will that location have the same level of convenience and connectivity?
Can the bank value this including renovation cost? I think you mentioned in a video before that valuer cannot take all the renovation cost into account.
Nope. Therefore, a person buying this would have to be out of their minds at this price.
@@jjandrooney the good thing is, people are not always rational. haha
@@obel90 yeap the only way this is going to sell. If let's say someone loves the neighbourhood to death and don't have the time to renovate. I'm sure there is that one person out there somewhere for the ownrr
Hi Wan, this house has gotten the value of the asking price because the renovation was more to add up the built up instead of interior treatments.
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Appreciate it!!
Seang, this is another potential attraction for subsales
You mean you wanna see more of this CK?
I only listen to your review. This concept of house for modern minimise and practical with function and practical. Suit with Muji kind of furniture.
Absolutely. With the right lighting strategy and furniture, this house will transform entirely. A lot of potential, but a lot of cost too=(
Old house bagi nafas baru nice. 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching Farid!!
Agree with everything you said iherng….. my further comment is that the property does not have enough natural lighting…. Electricity bill will be a concern. The designer really didn’t think everything through.
Untuk internal facing window bilik di tingkat bawah itu...cantik jika gunakan tingkap jenis louvre decorative yang bersaiz memanjang ke bawah
And this is not OUG
It is happy garden
It's one street away haha.
tu la.. one thing that i really2 can't comprehend is about the carpark space. they've spent so much to extend the house, to maximize the interior space yet, when it comes to carpark, usually make half covered la, or not covered at all. malaysia is either super hot or heavy rain, so i think they didn't bother with peluh or basah hujan.... kot. worst, some only left for one carpark space only. other cars need to park on the street.
Most likely for aesthetic reasons
That's because when you covered up all, you will be losing daylights shining in the hse. The house will be more stuffy and hot as well as the air to enter the hse is limited.
I'm sorry, going to be cynical and play devil's advocate.
Asking price for 1.23m.. Good luck even getting 900k for this unfinished house with so much oversight in design.. I hope you can share the name of designer so we can avoid them. Also HIGHLY DOUBT ANY BANK WILL VALUE THIS AT 1.23M. Therefore good luck getting a loan to match.
500k renovation cost is silly.. I hope the owner is lying to you to justify their asking price. If someone spent half a million on this... There better not have been a standing house prior to his renovation LOL. This house probably needs another 50-100k to complete the "vision". Sean you have been too kind on this property.. should have really spoken from your investor mindset.
Anyways - just my personal opinion, might be wrong.
Haha. Not all properties are for investment. Sometimes it's a space to splurge on your family.
Also, this house has also gotten the value from banks because the renovation mainly increased the built up, which is recognised by valuers.
Your budget of RM 50k-100k is barely enough for furnishings actually.
But in comparison, what other landed property can you get for RM 1.23 mil with such convenience? Imagine this is the place you grew up in...
@@iherng Fair enough, I totally get that - not everything we do makes rational/monetary sense! I was being extremely generous with the furnishing haha.. Happy Garden would still have plenty of other double storey link houses at a similar price point. The person who is willing to splurge circa RM1.5m on this house at this location at this state... would have to be very emotionally invested in that particular Jalan 9. I salute the owner in finding that family.
In contrast, it may just be the start of many more house conversions to come in the area? but is the market willing to accept this price at the current status of the neighbourhood? Never say never i guess? Thanks Sean!
1 question, what about mosquito, Happy Garden have an endemic of Dengue fever though...
Erm, I didn't feel any at site so I don't have a clear answer for the mosquito haha=)
Last time landed houses can have car parked at the road side where the drain inlet/lamp post/trees located,but nowadays many owner make their gate from wall to wall so technically there are no more place to park at the road side without blocking someone else’s gate…for people who have more than two cars are forced to park further and further away and eventually they will need to park outside taman and walk inside if all of the houses owner decided to upsize their gate from wall to wall,noticed this happening in a lot of places
can complain to majlis, possibly illegal
@@miltonmiles6324 then majlis will target this areas for illegal parking,there’s no win win situation
is that honda S660 in turquoise 1:51 ?
Not a car guy... Sorry hahaha=)
Hi can you review about Grenepark village Semenyih
Is it free hold or lease hold? tq.
The house you are showing is not in OUG,,its actually Happy Garden cause my friend just live opposite this house.
Yupe. You're right. I kinda clarified it's Happy Garden in the end of the video too. Just because more people know OUG instead or Happy Garden.
Anyway, thanks for sharing!!
Appreciated if you have time could do a review on newly launched Sunway D'Hill Kota Damansara.
1. Lack of natural lighting. (see point 2)
2. Zero outside view. (all rooms don't have windows facing outside)
3. The living room very small... sacrificed due to the 2 rooms at ground floor.
4. The asking price though...
5. Some time this kind of "bespoke" design is not for everyone... thats why harder to sell.
1:55 woah.. That's a Honda S660
Hahahahaha. I have absolutely no clue bro.
Hi bro wanna ask who ur opinion on paramount development ?
Which one Alex??
@@iherng right now newly project at arinna Kemuning Utama..
why do massive renovation and then sell at much higher price? it is for higher margin? or is it better to do minimum renovation so that can sell cheap. more prospective buyer and buyer also can renovate whatever they want.
That’s why it’s important to hire a proper architect to design the space properly. It is very unfortunate the end product lost a lot of opportunity for good design intervention.
Right??! Sayang betul when I see this.
Thanks for sharing Justin!!
Hi Sean, thanks for reviewing this very interesting property, and in OUG some more! Would like to ask you some questions about the vent blocks design at the backwall of the house. You've highlighted in your past videos the uses of vent blocks in different properties and I found it very interesting. For this case, since the backwall is directly connected to the external area of the back alley, would this be a problem when it rains (rain water dripping in), or a source of entry of dust/leaves or maybe pests? Thanks again and keep doing what you do.
Hi. You will definitely have water splashes in the rain. Dust and pest are another nightmare. You may install net to the vent block to address the pest issue. Normally, vent block is used as the first or external layer for extra privacy. Right behind the vent block, it potentially an internal garden for indoor viewing. However, you might still need a layer of security, suggesting a full height glass sliding door for you to enjoy the internal garden but at the same time give you the protection from weather and pest.
To me, the layout is poor even after renovated. The 1+1 (not 2) bedrooms is kind of turnoff for me as landed terrace has normally 3 decent size of bedrooms. Also, I hate washroom without proper and natural ventilation.
Unfortunately that's true. They didn't maximize the facade, which can be openings for the bedrooms. Well the owners did what they thought was nice, so now wait till someone agrees to it then.
Thanks for watching 😁
Misleading title with the actual house location is Happy Garden but not OUG…
Thanks for watching Clio
Hi iherng , I have renovated my single storey terrace to 1 1/2 storey. Wonder you want to have a look so that I can get your opinion
The little window in the bathroom upstairs connected to the bedroom will be quite annoying if your spouse goes to the toilet in the middle of the night ...
Since its long and narrow with limited natural light , the flooring, door, window frames could be more bright.
Great idea. Thanks for sharing Kristina:)
Tudor black bay chronograph S&G ?
Yupe!!
Cement block become spider breading place
if borrow loan from bank, priced at 700k or 1.2 mil?
Highly doubt the bank will loan you the full amount for this property because the Selling Price 100% no where near market value. But only way to know is to apply and find out
It's at RM 1.23 mil. I checked with the team earlier as I asked the same question hehe:)
@@iherng I am shocked. I learnt something today hahah Thanks Sean
har market value rm1.23mil??
from bank valuer? 'gaotim' one? gaotim the bank manager one oso dare not so obvious loh...
i wonder how much is the cost to demolish and build again for this one.
He mentioned half mil
@@michaelbyz23 oh. Half mil mean 500k or 1.5m?
@@leedaneil4997 it'll not make sense if the selling price is below the renovation price, isn't it? So, which one do you think is correct?
I think this is not OUG, OUG is all double storey terrace houses.
Youre right Andrew. It's Happy Garden!!
Usually I like old refurbished houses with good desig, but this looks odd to me.. 🧐
Hahaha. Thanks for sharing=)
Crazy Reno price put in just to sell the unit .. also it’s a bit of wrong concept of modern n traditional inside the place with so many unfinished business for 500k it should be proposed built up with interior design , kitchen cabinet , appliances
Is this sold yet?
Yupe. But the agent would be glad to help if you're still looking around for houses around that area:)
the architecture just too bad .
for sure is 'design sendiri' instead of paying some money hire designer .
Hahaha. Spot on!!
Thanks for watching Eye Pcs:)
Stingy owner does not want to spend money for id. Try consult design seed. Waste of money.
Safety concerns design may cause safety concerns ...think about fire escape..it looks caged
This is Happy Garden not OUG, is two different neighbourhood.
Yupe:) thanks for watching 😁
Facade is nice but inside is very bad planning . No natural light and natural ventilation in the long corridor , should be very hot inside at the night time .
I think owner didn't appoint a good architect to design the house .
kinda shame the house doesn't have much natural light.I've seen better layout than this.
Thanks for sharing Ray:)
it feels like office tho
No garden
Well it's either you want to have garden on your car porch, or you actually wanna park your car in the house... Space very limited.
The exterior is like WAH...should be nice~~...than masuk....HAIYAAA.... so conventional...is like the owner thought of going all out with nice unconventional industrial design.....suddenly handbrake for the interior..disappointing....sorry wont get this house, i rather buy one rm600k....and fork out rm500k to redesign myself. I would prefer to have a void in the middle to get sunlight into the middle, as the house is long....the balcony sealed up both sides...suppose to feel airy, but that walls makes it so cramp....haiyo cannot la....is like neither here nor there. The house have so much potential......wasted leh.....
And thanks Sean for showing the design we should avoid :)
Pretty sure this will be a target for thieves - there's a reason most Malaysians make their houses look as cheap as possible
True, that is why feng shui always says. Do not have your house stand out too much by either the tallest or shortest around that area. I guess it is true.
Ya can have good design inside, but outside, just remain it clean will do
That's my nightmare of living landed non gated community. The crime rate here is seriously high. Experienced burglary every few years until I moved to apartment with guard.
No practical n very poor lay out. Especially the rain ,wind n dust will be a problem form the ventilation in the kitchen
Yea. Lots of room for improvement. Anyway, thanks for watching!!
Iherng.. Pls find nicer house to review. This house is better for swiftlet to live. Collect bird nest.
half a million for this renovation is so crazy. ive seen way better terrace house transformation that could cost 100-200K..
I don't think so. RM 100k is nothing in today's context and material's cost.
@@iherng I'm not sure man. Actually I learn abt this pricing from one of the designseed videos. Also I just started a small scale renovation business so based on my experience make sense to me. Or maybe I'm just wrong idk.
Uh, tear it down and start over.
Well I think the exterior is okay. So partly tear will do hahaha.
Thanks for watching VW.
The house is so dark. Not enough natural daylight. Badly designed.
Thanks for sharing Vic!
this house could have been much more, not well design tbh.
Agreed Tetsuo. Thanks for watching!!
Dark house. Not enough light in. Will be smelly. I don't like it.
make sure your neighbours do not borrow from ah long (loanshark) or else your house will become chinese temple
This house looks like a jail! Lol….