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  1. Different firm has different payment schedule, most of them go by progressive payment. whichever it is, never give cash outside their office or showroom and never issue cash cheque. Ask for official receipt after making payment, thumb of rule is to get proof that you did make payment so that you won't be label as the one not paying. If you deal direct with sub-contractor than it's a different ball game all together.
  2. Hi bobby, Welcome to RT, i guess you can ask for a draft schedule on the works involved. the contractor or id should be able to provide at least from when to when what are to be done. from there maybe you can drop by once a week or twice if you are really free to see the progress yourself. otherwise you can request for update once every two to three days since your id or contractor may not be doing your job alone. Hehee, unless you are really lucky like me to have an id that is present at my place almost everyday when i was doing my renovation years ago.
  3. Hi rumrum. Sad to hear that, in any case the waterproofing is very important. If not done properly than there will be leakage problem which will be very much a hassle later. I think you have to stress to your contractor on the important of moving in and also did you ask or rather inform him/her that you need to move in by a certain date? Anyway, if really cannot delay handover of your old place maybe you have to consider moving in a little early like maybe kitchen cabinet is not install yet but at least have water to bath and a place to sleep? Can alway eat out, guess you can discuss with your contractor on the schedule or to at least have a proper room to sleep and a toilet that is fully functional? there's always a way to solve your current situation
  4. Indeed!! chemistry is very important & like i tell lots of my friend too to see if you have it or not with the id. If can't click than it's really hard to get him/her to do up your ideal house. Budget to each individual it is rather subjective. In any case, good luck in your renovation. It's a tiring affair and lots of paitent is required to get the ideal house done up. hehe, you are not buying an apple so got to do lots of research before commiting & hope you can finalise soon so that you can move on to the next step Look forward to see your t-blog.
  5. Hi vinsyeo, See my posting which i replied to you. Sorry for late reply as i've been travelling. Nevertheless, it's up to you as like i mention the feeling is very important. Maybe you can pm me the name of the id? I have lots of friend in the circle and maybe i can get some info for you.
  6. Hi vlemontea, Sorry for the late reply, apparently i was travelling. Yes and no for your answer, as in expo they might give you good package price and this applies the same to all companies, i've never trusted package as end of the day they will find ways and means to upsell other things that will bring the contract sum higher. No doubt they might give special price in expo but think again they need to spend how much to join the show and these cost are ultimately from us the consumer. If you ask me, i will prefer to ala carte and ask for discount at the end of the day before i drop my signature on the dotted line. Just my 2 cents worth, however what i said might not be music to some so it's your own feel and chemistry with the person that talk to you. If you feel good and budget is within what you expect than go for it!! Good luck in your id hunt.
  7. lejosef, I dont know how you got into this trouble.. hahahaa, anyway like you i too feel that cheap things dont come good. I went there and was impressed with the size and i start thinking if it's not impressive than maybe it's not trustworthy. Anyway, I rather go back to my id for my extension works since it's not a lot, it's too good to be true when others are in market price range and this is far off.. lol
  8. Both ids is consider on high-end pricing, to me they are same. I'll try to aviod firms that participant in Expo show. Got walk around outside or search the forum for ids and you will be surprise the price quoted is heaven & earth. Just my 2 cents worth.
  9. If your plc is a HDB, than best to get one with HDB licensed renovator. Without that, HDB will not be able to assist you if : 1) Waterproofing not done properly and leaking / Any job that affect the flat - Unlicensed Renovator cannot be held responsible since they are not approved by HDB and they can also get away, since HDB won't go after them. Just an advice, If normal standard price for many firm is about there and versus what is given is so far apart, don't you smell something not right? Take your time and read more.
  10. Yes, I agree. Show pics for good. Anyway, I spoke to my friends whom are carpenters and designer and suppliers who are in renovation circle. If they sell so cheap than all IDs will go buy from them, my carpenter friends says 1 cents worth of goods is worth 1 cents. Go figure out..
  11. I must say if this company is selling so cheap than their business must be booming & of course no time to answer phone call!! How about the price for kitchen cabinet than? I tried calling 4 times since morning till now but no answer so how can i find out more?
  12. Can try doing semi-gloss. But now matt finish is common
  13. WPC is getting more popular nowadays, in no time many places will be using WPC. Good choice.
  14. Vinyl tiles might be good in terms of water, however it requires very even & level floor in order to lay it. When removing it in future to change other type of flooring will be pose a problem as the residue is tedious to remove. They are not very thick as compare to tiles or laminated floor. Applying vinyl floor has a headache in getting skirting to cover the side and this is when provider come in with pricing which is not justified. Just my two cents worth, nevertheless it's still each individual liking and i see houses with vinyl tiles done up real nice.
  15. I have only the following word for laminate floor = All the same but some differ. IMPORTANT : Country of origin = quality of product = THE HUGE DIFFERENCE!!! Maybe a few question to ponder on when shopping for laminate floors The establishment of the companies providing the products will boils down to how secure you are when purchasing from various brand. Examples like when the company start operation? How Reliable and active in market? Office premises rented or purchase? The number of employees? After sales service? Any achievement of the company example like organization association or awards by certified bodies? All above will give you a sign that are you getting from a serious company or just another company. I've raise this few factors to ponder over is because i seen many laminate flooring provider close down since it came into our shore. I've also seen distributor dropping reputable brands like pergo overnight and go for another brand as there is little margin or whatsoever reason. If you buy a product not knowing you will get support when in trouble or requires support than it's like buy and talk later when face problem. Lastly the product you choose must be to your liking as there's no point getting something for the sake of getting it. Overall if maintain properly laminate floor can last for good 10 over years. My previous flat's laminate was installed in 1998 and when i sold my flat in 2009 condition is still pristine only thing is color outdated hahaaha. I will not put any name here as i do not want to create an impression that i'm promoting any brand but my previous contractor did recommend me a reliable product and share a lot of information on laminate floor. Just my two cents worth.
  16. Natural wood will gives this problem. Especially serious if you stain darker color on your decking. IT will leave a trace on the planter or balcony. Sometimes even the exterior wall of the planter area will be affected if the plank are higher than planter box. If using WPC than no such problem. It's common for natural to produce "juice" over certain period of time..
  17. Typically ironwood pricing is about $26psf. If you can get $24 is REALLY very good price, I have heard about this price but so far never encounter nor came across anyone near me installing with that type of pricing. It's difficult to judge as there's so many species however inferior species are easy to tell based on the color. It will be like chengal wood if you got the inferior ones. Price will be higher than WPC for sure but if you are ok with fake looks than WPC is fine. Personally, i can't accept the WPC grain as it is so fake.
  18. If I'm to choose and looking at having something reliable that will be iron wood, however iron wood is a term not a wood species and there's tons of species classified as iron wood. durable and hard and there's lots of different grade as well. WPC is man made wood with plastic, the surface will have scratches which you wont be sanding it off. palm wood on the other hand is not recommended as there's a lot of splinter but cost to install is relatively low. Typically ID firm engage or outsource this portion to supplier or main con to do the job, of course there is some minor mark-up involve. However, there's a lot of supplier as an end-user you wont know who is good or bad. Unless you have seen the work somewhere, example from your friend house etc which is done by direct supplier otherwise do not take risk.
  19. My advice if you are getting engineered wood will be to see the physical sample, laminate floor = 1 single piece as for engineered wood will be top layer real solid wood and many layers as the base. Do not based on the term engineered wood as it is very subjective.
  20. There is no old chengal in the market now, however there are many fake chengal which is not even really suitable to be used as outdoor decking. $400 - $600 is really low. Now havent we heard of good thing doesnt come cheap. Real chengal is different, i can bet not all sales person will know. (Real wood expert will know). i can guarantee you it's not available even you have the money nobody will sell you. Due to high demand of so many condos and dbss with planter therefore resulting in people going for quick buck. Wood will shrunk and warp in no time if install inferior quality. I've develop great interest in outdoor timber and did substantial studies if any of you are keen to know more i'm more than willing to share.
  21. No 1 rule for applying wallpaper, always do a coat of sealer first
  22. Hi, Most importantly get the person to view your place and get the quote after that. Do highlight what are the areas like door and pvc piping etc. Usually the paint that you can choose will be either nippon or ici. However the price will be more steep. There are also some which do computerized mixing of paint to either nippon or ici color this will be more cost effective as compared to actual one. Also look at the types of colors that you can have for the whole house, like maximum 4 or 6 colors. Also the doors etc are additional charges to some. Standard are 2 coat of paints, some include undercoat. For ceiling commonly a lot of people use white matex emulsion paint. Hope this information helps a little as it was impart to me by my contractor when i did my reno
  23. BINGO!! It's so troublesome to do flooring when you are already stay-in. Even doing laminate is also dusty and dirty, the after-match clean like mad!! regret not doing it during my reno as i wanted to move in fast simply because i sold my place before buying.
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