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Hi As per title, me and my wife spent months looking for renovation BTO 4RM @ Sengkang and finally we had sign contract on mid July 2014. Just want to share our experience to people who are looking for an ID, as we did compare estimate 20+ ID for the pricing, material, free gift and other, finally take him due to his professional, material, design and other. Will upload my floor plan and quotation this week. We did nearly whole renovation without flooring and doors (provide by HDB) Total cost of SGD17,000 which save us on GST, as this company do not register and had 2 branches in Singapore. We are happy and delighten, look forward for our new home. Worth to share to people who want to make their dream home. Quotation edit on 22 Jul 2014 Hi Here it go for the quotation, sorry for the delay. This ID provide us some packages and we did some additional to it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package (4RM SGD10,800 - deduct SGD550) Remove solid plywood @ kitchen change to Quartz) After less package cost SGD 10,250 consist of 1 Consultation & Design 2 Space planning & 3D drawing 3 Product & Material proposal 4 On site supervision & project management MASONRY WORKS 1. To supply & construct 50mm cement mortar kitchen cabinet base complete with matching HDB tiles 2. To supply & construct 50mm cement mortar fridge base complete with matching HDB tiles. PLUMBING WORKS 1. To supply & lay conceal drainage piping for kitchen sink. 2. Extension of copper piping for kitchen sink 3. To supply labour to install 2 nos. of instant heater or 1 no. of storage heater 4. To supply labour to install 2 sets of bathroom accessories. 5. To supply labour to install 2 nos. of mirror 6. To supply labour to install kitchen sink & tap. ELECTRICAL WORKS 1. To supply & run 10 nos. Of exposed lighting point @ living/dining. 2. To supply labour to install lightings (max of 15 nos). 3. To supply labour to connect 2 nos. of instant heater or 1 no. of storage heater. 4. To supply labour to install & connect 1 no. of door bell. CEILING WORKS 1. To supply & install L-box light holder @ living room. 2. To supply & install false ceiling @ dining room. 3. To supply & install false ceiling @ foyer & bedroom passageway. PAINTING WORKS 1. To supply & paint whole unit wall & ceiling with Nippon/ICI emulsion paint. CARPENTRY WORKS – LIVING ROOM 1. To fabricate & install L6ft suspended TV console using solid plywood in laminated finish. 2. To fabricate & install L6ft TV feature wall using solid plywood in laminated finish. CARPENTRY WORKS – MASTER ROOM 1. To design & fabricate L6ft full height casement wardrobe using solid plywood in laminated finish. OR 2. 4.5 ft for 2 room flat CARPENTRY WORKS 1. To design & fabricate L20ft kitchen cabinet using solid plywood in laminated finish c/w a. Length 10ft solid surface kitchen worktop. b. Designer handle. c. 2 tier stainless steel dish rack. d. Cutlery tray. MISCELLANEOUS WORKS 1. Chemical washing upon completion of work. 2. Laying of protection sheet before commencement of work. For Haulage fee, as our ID mention do not need to pay for a BTO house. Haulage fee normally for people who intend to hack their walls etc... We request for free before sign contract with him 1. X2 free mirror bathroom 2. Kitchen plumbing pipe to washing machine 3. Masteroom warerobe change to sliding foor instead of casement 4. Dinning room change to L box lightning 5. Washing machine base He agree and with new contract insert. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kitchen To fabricate & install additional L4ft solid plywood cabinet with laminate finish 4ft SGD440.00 To fabricate & install additional L12ft Quartz’s/Granite kitchen worktop 12ft SGD1,440.00 Yard Window aluminium sliding window with clear glass 8ft SGD580.00 Master bedroom Platform using solid plywood with laminated @$20psf xx sqft Insert cove lights SGD1300++ L box lighting SGD120.00 Bathrooms To construct & install 50mm shower kerb c/w HDB tiles @ Masterbath SGD150.00 10mm tempered glass shower screen c/w swing door & towel bar handle SGD580.00 Solid plywood laminated finish suspended vanity cabinet 2.5ft SGD450.00 Living Platform using solid plywood with laminated finish @ $20psf 77 sqft Insert cove lights SGD1,540.00 No GST total cost : SGD17,000 No hidden cost 2 common rooms empty just painting Some of the items might be expensive compare to other ID, but different ID mark up for their own commission and overall we are delighen and happy with the package/stuffs he quote us with our budget.

Mine was done on tiled walls. The hammer drill SHOULD NOT crack the tiles if the tiler did their job right. If the tiler only put cement on the edges of the tiles and fix in on, the center of the tile is hollow (i.e. no cement). In this situation, if you apply too much force, the tiles may crack. You can check this by tapping the tile and listening to the sound. But I have drilled on hollow tiles before and they did not crack either. I normally start with drill turning at a slower speed (half depress the trigger on the drill) and applying light force. Hold the drill firmly as the drill will start hammering onto the wall (while rotating) when you apply force. Once you see the drill bit has breach the tile surface by 3 or 4mm, you can squeeze the trigger (drill rotating full speed) and apply a larger force. Once you start to see cement dust, the tiles has a through hole and you can now drilling on the structural wall. You can use more force. No need to be nice to cement. No need to do anything special on the tiles besides marking the hole location. If you are drilling a fixture with 2 holes, mark and drill 1 hole first. Then secure the fixture (plug & screw) and then marked the 2nd hole. Remove the fixture, then drill the second marked hole. Unless you are experience, the above will minimize accidentally having the 2 holes totally out of position. Good luck.

If you rental still can cover your monthly instalment then I think renting still better. Unless you have already earned enough from this property (30% and above) then maybe sell it and look for another good buy?

Hi Nexer, Yah bricks is super X at hafary.. it's better to purchase it directly from the factory. Actually I have another separate quotation from CraftStone Singapore.. quoted me $1, 350/- for CSI093 bricks plus installation (from their sub-con) but my hubby prefer to buy the bricks from JB cuz they deliver for FOC (to JB only).