leechaorui

How is your reno coming along?

Have you made the alterations?

Very nice reno.

I think besides difference in profit margin, the prices also differ based on design, quality of materials and place of manufacture (ie made in Singapore vs made in M'sia and then sent to S'pore)

Welcome to RT. Have you selected your ID and started your reno?

Very impressive design and 3D pictures. I like the dinning table. Its very modern looking.

From my interaction with more than 10 builders, I realised that different builders have different strengths. Some are low cost builders who offer basic design. Even with basic design and simple construction materials, some are quality concious while others were not so concern about quality. Some builders offer designer kind of house. Very unique and beautiful. However, the price is usually higher as a lot more thinking and planning needs to go into the design of the house. A more uniquely designed house also typically call for more sophisticated construction methods. I think it is better for you to share about your budget, the type of design that you have in mind and how quality concious are you. When forumers are aware of your needs and expectations, they will be able to better recommend someone that meet your needs.

Feel that you have selected very nice tiles for your house. Look forward to more reno pictures!

Very nice and neat design.

Very nice 3D pictures. Wish you a smooth reno journey.

Agree with you. Prices of construction is always rising. Somehow, I still hear of people who said that they rebuild their houses for very small sum in the forum. Not sure if there are lots of hidden cost or the construction is very shoddy. Maybe, some builders have lobang to get very cheap labour, very low cost sub-contractors, very cheap materials and is willing to accept very low profit margin.

Welcome to RT. Hope you have an enjoyable reno process. Cheers!

Welcome to RT. Very nice 3D pictures and design

Welcome to RT. Nice pics

Welcome to RT. Hope to see your pics soon.

Welcome to RT. Hope to see your pics soon.

Hi GG, Congras. See that your bamboo fencing is very well done. Gives you privacy and at the same time, provide a very natural look.

Wow... that's quite a princely sum to spend on redevelopment of your house.

When property prices and rental returns rise, having a few apartments and collecting rental revenue and enjoying capital appreciation are very good outcomes. People around you will praise you for the wisdom in buying a few apartments and taking the maximum loan to max your returns. When property prices and rental fall, having a few apartments and collecting miserable rental revenue and suffering from capital depreciation would become very negative outcomes. People will scold you for the stupidity of over committing, taking excessive risks and chewing more than you could swallow. Looks like wisdom or stupidity depend on the outcome of your action. Even don't take any action is also an action in itself (construed as missed opportunities to become richer or a lucky situation of not falling into bad times). Just my personal views. Cheers!

I doubt that rebuilding of the house cost $100K to $200K.

Hi Terrace, it depends on what type of roof waterproofing you are thinking of. If your roof is concrete, the water-proofing method is quite different from tile roof. Hence, you may want to give more details of your roof (with pictures preferably) and describe how bad is the leakage. Cheers!

Hi Lohjp, I think the easiest is to ask the current owner if the construction of shelters on the roof terraces has proper authorization? The next question is to ask yourself whether you wish to keep the shelters? If yes, then just let the status quo remain. If you check with the MCST, they may ask you to tear it down if it is constructed without authorization. Unless there is a complain or an accident (eg. shelter collapsed, injuring third parties or damage their property), I don't think BCA/URA/IRAS bother to inspect your unit. If you plan to keep the shelter, it is important to inspect the shelter to check whether it is strong and properly constructed. To save yourself from all the troubles, you can ask the owner to remove the shelter or remove them yourself when you are doing renovation for your unit, if the shelter is illegal. Cheers!

I did my re-roofing (about 1000 sqft) for $8500 using German tiles that comes with 50 years warranty. However, prices may have increase now due to increase in worker's levy, additional safety requirements, etc...

Nice 3D reno pictures. Your place look very airy and bright. I think after reno, your place will look very good.

You may want to approach your MCST to advise you on whether you can box up the rear patio as this would mean more Gross Floor Area (GFA). The increase in GFA is taxable and there is a limit to the GFA allowable in a plot of land. Besides that, the MCST would also need to see if the box up area would "destroy" the look of the place and deal with issues from other neigbours such as "can I also box up since he also can do it?" Technically, fixing up toilet is not a problem especially for the ground floor. You can check with the contractor/ architect on how this could be done. I think the caution is not to damage the foundation or other electrical/ sewage/ water pipings underground. The detailed drawing would be able to surface which area can do the toilet and the architect can suggest how the contractor can do it. Building walls to convert a place within your house into a bedroom should not be a problem. Just take care that the ventilation of the bedroom and the surrounding area is not compromised. If you are constructing the toilet, you can also check with the architect/ contractor on this. In short, you will need to first check with your estate management and seek advice from the architect. Your architect would be able to help you estimate the cost. Hope this helps.