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Hi people! I've noticed that some people prefer to DIY the painting, but others feel that it was terrible. Let's have a poll to vote. If DIY, we can save a few hundred bucks. But hwe ave to take leave, and some find that the work is too much! If we pay the contractor, he has professional workers who can paint in 3-4 days time and do a good job (hopefully). Which will you choose?

apple, i am hacking off all the wall tiles and plastering over. and will only tile up the cooking area. small area only. but then i am going for open kitchen intergrated with dining room. so thatz why i opted to plaster the kitchen walls so that it will look like part of the dining room. i too, feel that it is not good to overlay. oh yeah. and when we finally hacked the kitchen we realised it was ALREADY overlaid. haha.

i will definitely seal it up! cuz i like cold aircon when i sleep.

Hey there, isn't the payment terms inside the agreement? did you ask around for friend's recommendations? sometimes i think that is better cuz it shows that previous customer got positive experience. but anyway it's already past, hope you can enjoy your new home.

hi redbottle he got warranty but i cannot rem how many years. y dun u call him n ask? he's a good contractor. cheers!

hi all my reno in progress... not done yet but based on experience so far, i will also definitely recommend patrick to others.

hi people I got my fujioh at U-Home in AMK. they gave me quite a good price... but not so nice to reveal it here. look for florence... all the best!

hi Mace good for u ah.. mine... barely 10% done. the hacking of windows and RC hanger cannot continue because the PE haven't done his calculations yet!! OMG!! this weekend rushing to get sanitaryware as Patrick is asking us to hurry up and buy them. Have shortlisted 1. Poh Joo 2. Sim Siang Choon 3. Hoe Kee 4. Nan Wah Which do you guys recommend? TIA!

i think that humans are selfish by nature. so naturally, I love myself more. but to love someone more, it takes effort and commitment. so i would say, i choose to love my spouse more than myself. and put him first, think of him rather than myself. and since love is unconditional, try not to expect the same in return (if i were to do that, then it's not love already, it's called bater trade). but that's in theory lah. in practical, i have to keep reminding myself, "HELLO! Can you stop thinking of urself and show some love for your poor hubby?"

i think the job market is moving quite well now. so i'll go for 15 - 20% increment. of course, more is better, but scared that must do a lot of OT in new job. before i go for interview, will try to ask around see if got anyone inside the company who can enlighten me. and lastly, i will pray to God for direction and confirmation if that's really the job for me. So far i have been very blessed in terms of work-life balance (some more got a bit of time to surf renotalk, haha)

hi people I went down to my place again last night, the workers forgot to switch off the light in MBR bathroom. Other than that, it's fine! Quiet neat in their hacking... Has anyone here hacked walls and changed windows? I understand that both require a PE (Professional Engineer) or QP (Qualified Person) to do safety calculation. Here I am charged seperately for wall hacking and for windows (cuz it's below 90cm height from floor). I heard from others that actually one PE will do. Wonder why Ho Bee has 2 seperate charges for the PE? Anyone here can enlighten me? Thanks....!

hello people! yesterday i went down to my house. it has started finally! I really felt very happy when i saw the hacking being done. my kitchen cabinets were removed for the hacking of the wall... it will be replaced back again. i felt that it was very carefully done. though i have not seen ah keong, i feel that his work is very meticulous and careful... good so far lor...

hi guys actually i feel that patrick belongs to the "reasonable" range cuz i have seen cheaper quotes. but i chose him cuz i really felt that he is someone i can work with and trust. so i will still try to ask for more discount... but if he dun give, it's ok lah. I will still take him actually hubby even said that if he is happy with patrick's work, he will give him more than the agreed price. and if after 1 year, no problems we will give him Hamper for the following CNY! ahahahahhaha

hi apple yeah i know about the rounding down. but i thought usually they give 10% discount, not round down. anyway i guess what you say also makes sense. that he will deliver what he promised and more. well... with so many positive comments i really feel very reassured that i am in good hands! and that i made the right choice!! thanks guys... im going down to check on my place tonight! i think ah keong is going to modify some of my existing carpentry and tmr we going to hack. really can't wait....

sorry ah.. i mixed up ur identities ah! Wah... i din know patrick is so chin chai leh... very hard to find contractor so trusting of his customers nowadays... i guess maybe it's because nobody ever brought him to casetrust before.. so he doesn't care much about the legalities? i am impressed by his trust in me though HAHHAHA he not scared that i dun pay him meh? aiyah... i thought at least they will come up with a final quotation and have a clause "I accept the above quotation" or something like that. then i can bargain a bit before i sign it. now he so trusting, make me feel very pai say to bargain. did u guys ask for more discount? it's not that i feel his price is unreasonable. but it's just that i on tight budget mah. haha.