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Hi AOJK, If you have the budget to spare, I suggest you get rid of the old marble and put in new tiles. I just moved into my 12 y/o apartment - changed everything except living room marble flooring - regret!!! Before moving in, did a round of polishing. It did bring back abit of the shine. However, now 2 months after moving in, the shine is gone. To make things worse, very little fragments of marble start coming off the flooring. I already found 2 thus far. Looking at my friends' brand new homogenous tiles flooring. I really regret!

A short post to share my reno experience with Summit. Place : 1 bedroom unit near Pasir Ris, about 660 sqf ID : Nicholas Leong Original budget target : $30K or less Actual spending : $29K+ Schedule : start work in Dec, end in Mar (2 weeks break in Feb CNY holidays) Key masonry works : - hack & relay floor and wall tiles in kitchen, bathroom and laundry yard Key carpentry works ; - wardrobe in bedroom - kitchen cabinet (bottom only) - vanity cabinet in bathroom - tv console joined to a writing desk in living room (designed by Nicholas) Other works : - false ceiling with cove lights My comments on ID Nicholas : Overall, very good. As I’m a single working adult, I have very little time to visit site during reno, so I almost totally depended on him to monitor schedule and workmanship. In the end, most things are satisfactory. There are a few minor hiccups here and there, but all were corrected by quickly by Nicholas. I think his key strength is his patience and responsiveness. He’s fairly young (early 30s) so may not pack the same technical know-how like some old birds, but he more than make up with his enthusiasm, sincerity and strong sense of responsibility. He has really made the whole reno experience fairly hassle-free for me, which is a big plus considering my work schedule. My comments on workmanship : No major complaints. During hacking, a couple of doorframe trims came off but Nicholas got it repaired immediately. 1 chipped wall tile was found 1 week before handover but Nicholas also got it changed after we discovered it. Only minus point is that I felt the carpentry workmanship isn’t that good, especially the laminate trims. It’s not unacceptable, just that I think my folks’ place carpentry has better workmanship. All said and done, I recommend Summit & Nicholas for whoever with a hands-off approach towards reno, or simply don’t have much time to spend on-site (like me). Or if you are looking for a non-pushy, good-tempered ID, Nicholas will be a good choice too.

Sorry - just adding on to my own post. Found the "Raffles Services on Wheels" thread in this forum and already made e-mail queries to them. So will appreciate if their clients can share feedback here too. Thanks!

Some time ago, I saw in a TV magazine program about companies that clean post-reno houses before owners move in. I'm thinking of using such services if it's not too expensive. 1) Has anyone engaged such services before? 2) How much was it and what cleaning do they cover? 3) Any recommended companies? Thanks in advance for sharing!

Can someone pls PM me Mr Chew's contact too? Thank you so much!

I am now renovating my new place so started browsing this forum, and it brought a smile (or frown) onto my face when I saw this thread. I am one of their unhappy customers 3 years back. I bought some ceiling lights for my current place kitchen. Because electrician did the installation, I didn't really bother to check the lighting too carefully. Just before moving in, I decided to clean all the fittings, including lights. To my horror, after removing the cover from the lights, I couldn't fit one of them back. I thought it was my technique problem so I tried and tried but to no avail. Finally, I compared the cover with the other identical one (I bought 2 for kitchen), then I realised that they gave me a different cover. I then brought the wrong cover to them. They insisted that the cover is correct, just that "handmade" glassware items tend to differ slightly in size & shape. Granted - but if it is so different until you can even fit properly onto my lights, then it's not acceptable! After some haggling, they agree to change but claim no stock and ask me to come back again after 2 weeks. 2 weeks later, they gave me a cover that is similar in size and shape but different shade! And that's the only alternative they have for me so it's take it or leave it. No choice - LL accept - but I don't recommend this shop to anyone who's looking for lightings!