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Hi everyone, it has been a long time since I logged on. I even took down the pictures for privacy reasons (met some weirdo from other forum which changed my mind totally about how I should engage strangers on the internet), and yet still have people asking me for my contractor Room For Ideas (RFI) contacts, incredible. But I am sorry if i never reply any of you for months, i am not salesman for RFI lah, just a satisfied customer. Just an update. Has been 1 years since i moved in. Everything is still in good condition (as expected, only 1 year what). OK, just one thing that happened this 2 weeks, a kitchen cabinet glass door, the metal frame broke loose, so I thought, die lah, >1 year liao, wonder if Vincent will still entertain me. So i smsed him, and his immediate reply "Will chk 4 u and get back 2 u". I didn't contact him since, but the following week, Vincent contacted me and ask me when can his guys come to my place. So his guys came and fix for me FOC, now good as new. This is something I really appreciate about Vincent and Room For Ideas, exceptional aftersales service even after so long. Only one word to describe, Priceless. But still I dont think I will continue to log in to this forum to reply with Vincent or Willie's contact numbers. So I guess the next best thing I can do is to link you to other Renotalkers who has engaged RFI, hopefully they can pass you the contacts. So all the best to those who engage RFI for their reno. I certainly have no regrets. Links of other renotalkers who uses Room For Ideas, pls try to get contacts from them: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Bye Bye Renotalk!

PM sent to all

Hi, your place is a condo?

That's great ambooose Did u get a good quote? Hope to see your T-blog and your pics.

I have lost count of the number of people who have asked me for my contractor contacts. For those who manage to get good quote from RFI and engaged them, wish u a happy and successful reno. But i will also like to take this opportunity to say that do understand the difference between a contractor and a ID. The contractor coordinates the renovation, but they won't be there 8 hrs a day to supervise the workers every step of the way. On most days, they will pass some instructions in the morning, then be off to another site. Next day they will come take a look at the work done, pass instructions, then off again. So to have a happy reno, do spend as much time as you can afford to monitor the progress of the work, feedback quickly to the workers on site or to the contractors if anything is not done according to the plans or design. The more hardworking u r, the happier will be the end result. Miscommunication and misunderstanding is also minimized.

OK, PMs sent

Yes, they do 3D drawings. Is that considered design?

Hi all, PM sent. All the best to your reno.

Each pc is 150mmX600mm, each pc cost $3.40, from Hup Kiong

Hi PM sent

Hi, how is the progress? Do update us with more pics. Thanks.

Email and PM sent. Good luck

Hi, PM sent

Hi, PMed you

Good and unbiased review of Willie with both good and bad points, I will use some of your points when I recommend willie to others. Everyone should have the chance to know what to expect before they engage certain contractors, and engage only if can accept the cons, but overall most important must be good experience.

Wah, this week my PM mailbox is flooded with requests for my contractor contacts, have just replied to all. Is it HDB price very cheap now alot of people buy?

From *spam Electrical Trading 159 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 #01-534, 560159, Singapore p: 64582531 f: 64562335 Just call them directly and ask for price and install charges, they will give u price over the phone immediately. I cant remember the price.

Beautiful black and white house

Welcome to the renoed by Room-For-Ideas family, lol Sorry i didn't know about your thread till now. Your design and reno looks great. During reno sure will spot 101 problems one lah, just make sure u keep a checklist of all the things u want rectified, and also a copy to Willie. Most important thing about reno is not about trying to get everything 100% right the first time (which ID or contractor can do that?), but to be able to rectify most if not all the things in your list. Anything not happy just ask Willie to rectify till you song song, anyway u haven't paid him the final payment yet right? He should responsible enough to want to do a good job for all his customers, his business all comes from word of mouth, he didnt even have any presense in Renotalk until I started posting, so customer satisfaction is important to him. Anyway, do provide more feedback on Willie and RFI here, so that I know whether to continue to recommend them to others or not.

Opps, sorry, I can't really remember, but I choose the not too expensive material. I lost the breakdown of the costing, but the total cost is $1300 for All curtain rails Living room full length Day+Night curtains 4x bedrooms half length Night curtains

Yes, wood look floor tiles, with grain texture feel Feels nice and warm to walk on it, compared to my glossy cold living room homogeneous

Windows handles will corode long before they will break, I changed all the handles on the original HDB windows myself due to corrosion Handle - $4 Rivert Gun - $12 Rivet - cents

All casement windows handles can break with force, even original HDB casement handle in kitchen also break before. My casement windows installed by Alex have no lock (means no key to lock/unlock) Hmmm, I don't feel any shaking of the sliding windows installed by alex, but i can go home and test again later.

BTU for my rooms, 9k x2, 13k x1, living room is 24k i think Only time i on all 4 is after install for testing. When all 4 are on, some rooms will be cold and some rooms not cold enough.

Hi, my windows are not full length too