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Sis May can start sending resume to head hunters for them to do the searching!!

If not in a hurry, give them sufficient time to come up with unique 3D design. If you ask ID to expedite, who knows he will just copy & paste from elsewhere? For you, can use 'Deh' skill?

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Yea, it is expensive - paid over $1100 for the Blum runners (I choose the best of the best series!!) and hinges, and $690 for the colored interior. Then, another $220 for tall panel to shield the view of stove from back entrance. My expensive kitchen cabinet is now for 'display' with all the expensive pots and pans too (>$3K for complete AMC series including a pressure cooker), but not cooking at home!! hahaha

Ya la......I am one fierce mum like one forumer quoted in my t-blog. I recalled one day when my second son didn't close the sliding doors of the 'green' wardrobe in his room. When I came home & see the 'cha pa lang' things inside, and yet he left the doors wide open, I slammed the doors until the painting at the top corner of the casing gave way and has crack line!! I told the truth to ID and he get the contractor to touch up the corner for me.

hello, friends78 Oh, you are working on 7-May I also like your kitchen with the island & 2 red lovely high chairs. Now, which day you choose for housewarming? May dream1's house surely is a talking point!! She is already a challenger of my Extreme Makeover!

Hi, Bro Kobelala Don't 'tekan' the contractor, wait they angry and give more headaches!! You can ask Mrs Kobelala to use her 'deh' skills. Can learn from Sis Maydream1. For me, I got no chance to use this 'deh' skill, because I 'bully' my ID Every time I asked him to do things, he always say 'OK, will do", and he really did all for me. I remembered one day I was meeting him near my beautician place for discussion on VO items. He charged me for the window ledge at the dining opening. I told him to take this item out. Then he asked me whether I like it or not, because money to him is not the issue. If I like to have the wooden window ledge, he can pay for me. So, FOC = OK!! LOL

Thanks sis Marshy for the reply. Hi, Emobebe The last piece was bought at $24.95. LOL It is indeed good to know our acquaintances here can turn into a big family!!

Sis May Sayang sayang "hugs" Like sis Marshy said, hang on till your renovation is over than you can have more time to look for prospective employer. No problem for you Sis May, since your excel skills is superb Your template created for contractor passed up to him already?

Hi, Jcase Finally you have your own t-blog! I will camping here for you to upload the pictures By the way, if you visited my blog, you will also noticed that my abode is also near the longkang...big one with few drowning incidents.

I do agree that Fate helped bring the shortlisted IDs or contractors to us when we knocked on their doors. A well written review is always a key to the decision making process for home owners.

My post here for the locksmith and my direct deal with door makers for solid veneer fire-rated doors: Locksmith & Solid main doors: http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?s=...st&p=604942

21 May is our gathering at Boon Keng!!

Bro csingeu I thought your first paper is today? Relax and wish you all the best! Talking about the yellowish or brownish stains, my downstair neighbour also has the same stains on the kitchen ceiling. My contractor is coming this Saturday to fix it.

Confirmed and chopped chopped! I can moonlight and be HDB flat inspector liao You talking about my big kitchen cost so much $$$$? Bro, Sis Marshy said your curve door so unique that DUST cannot sit on top, sure fall one!

So our 'gahmen' also believe in fengshui?? Sis Maydream1, Hooray! Our next gathering is confirmed your place on 21-May!! Sis friends78 We can meet you

I use Chinese Astrology and I am Ding Fire which is akin to Candle light. I can illuminate people's life, I can sing like a bird but I can also sting like a BEE. That's why I flare up when I see the old tiler who damaged the tiles. Flooring is like the foundation of our house, must be made perfect. Other areas like wall plastering and painting, you see I still have some patience. Can you imagine how embarrasing to face your colleagues after the scolding? I will also resign in the same situation!

Ya lor...the carpenter also said the same thing...the Boss will never lose!

yes, yes....we move around Singapore The Westies are heading to Boon Keng next.

Sis Marshy You can say that...it doesn't sound like a good employer. The carpenter told me the incident of another ID: This ID came to know that he made about 15-17% profit for his company and feels like 'overcharging' his customer. Therefore, this ID decided to do something free for the owner, which is slightly more than $1000. When their boss came to know about this freeby given to home owner, their boss asked that ID to cough out from deducting his commission!! When the Salesperson or IDs made a loss, they are to come up with the loss from their own pocket money to pay to the company!! Now, not sure how much my ID has to fork out to cover the loss of my project. Then, when the Company has lucky draws for customers, I was told that each and every ID has to sponsor for the total draw$.

Actually I am a very nice lady until I met with the lousy painters and one lousy tiler who gave me problems. This is what the Project Manager said to my ID that 'actually Linda is a nice lady'. The Project Manager came to see me for the first time and I flared up in front of him over the lousy tiler who accidentally stepped onto the first piece of floor tile on the first day when they laid for me, and the hollowness underneath those laid tiles!! All these flaws are reported in my thread here....

My project is the 'spark' which triggers him to throw in the towel, but thank goodness he is very responsible and didn't abandon half way! My ID is also the Asst Project Manager and you can read from my progress update that he is the only person who came to my place like 3-4 times a week, especially when there is new activity going to start. May be I am also very fussy and my ID 'spent' more time in my project. Like this, his company is also unhappy, what to say further? My ID told me that he was scolded in front of everybody during their Dinner & Dance night! I believe this hurts his ego...... My project is not making $$ because of following reasons: a. My ID knows that he was not shortlisted & I was about to award to another ID whose quotation is about $2K cheaper. So, my ID tried to match the price, and in addition, he accepted the offer I gave him for plastering @ $1800, windows @$2500 (from my cheapest contractor's quotation). He told me that there is still marginal profit to be made. In the end, these 2 items were lo$$ making: Plasterer charged him $1900 due to peak season, and windows nearly $2700 (I saw the bill when I was discussing other things with him), partly because ID didn't charge me for the small window at MBR toilet. Then, painting re-do so many times, extra wall & floor tiles because of my stringent quality check and the workmanship by that lousy tiler who was asked to leave! Furthermore, they have to stop flooring for few days while waiting for the Chief tiler to continue with the flooring. For this, he was also scolded for taking too long time to complete my project (whereas it was still within the schedule of 26-Jan completion date I had given to ID since the award date. ). Even the wooden sliding window at my dining area also gave him lots of problem because the edges were not aligned (wooden frame and concrete wall not aligned), which ID solved by adding a wooden panelling along 4 sides FOC. When the carpenter asked me how much I pay for that window, he was shocked and told me their materials already cost so much! So, again, this is another loss incurred to the company. So, with the discount he gave me, the 'underquote' items, the waiting window for proper workers, the 'freebies' he throws in for me (feature walls to cover up recess area in 2 bedrooms), the conversion of normal wardrobe to pole system wardrobe at the same price except for topping up sliding doors (because he knows I am strict in checking their workmanship), the extra wall & floor tiles, etc etc, cause my project become a LOSS to the company!! To me, I am happy that my ID is just trying to get things in the right place for me, and he takes project as though he is renovating his own house. No wonder he was so anxious to get the rectifications done so fast until I have to tell him to slow down. As he has had the intention to resign after my project, I understand that he dare not take in my referrals in January & February. Anyway, he is a really good & responsible guy....and his picture is in this thread. That PM is also featured in this thread here.... so you know why I like to take & post pictues of people?

Sis Maydream1 When I mentioned I am partially to be blamed for my ID's resignation, you asked what did I do, and you said 'Scary'? May, I didn't do anything, but I am indirectly responsible due to my project which gives my ID lots of stress and he always got scolding from his Project Manager for spending too much time on customers' projects! Worst of all, my project is a lo$$ project and they are not making $$$ from my remo package!! As the caption I have chosen for this thread, my renovation is really EXTREME and I am a very DIFFICULT (or BAD) customer!! This ID firm has weekly meeting with their Salesman (IDs) and during the meeting, my ID would feedback the issues problems encountered. Remember the lousy group of painters? My ID has no choice but to 'obey' instructions to engage this group of their lousy inhouse painters which ended up with **** of complaints from me!! When I asked ID to repaint for 3rd time before CNY and before my move-in date, this PM does nothing!! In the end, my ID has to arrange his NEIGHBOUR to come to my house to do painting on a Sunday morning!!! I sent many text messages and calls to the Project Manager, but not a single reply from him!! Then, when they completed and hand over the project to me on 26-Jan-2011, the ID firm expected my ID to collect the balance of payment from me. But I want to hold back until I am 100% satisfied with all punch list items, especially the touch up after my PE inspection (silicon the TV cosole, painting the trunking for gas meter, etc). This further angered the PM and he reprimanded my ID for not able to collect the payment from customers. In an sms to me, ID said to me "Money is not an issue for him, but his company!), that is why I issued a cheque for balance of payment when he and that PM came to visit in February. There are more issues.....I will share here

REPOST Crack line and bubbling of plastering on wall at my living room surfaced recently: My hardworking ID had left the firm already... Sobz sobs Now waiting for the Project Manager to arrange the plasterer to rectify. Already 3 days but NO NEWS NO SOUND from that PM. Really slow arhhhhh!! Can you imagine if I were to engage this ID firm without Donny as my ID????!!!! My extreme makeover will be in jeopardise!!!!! So, it is the ID who makes the difference!!!!!!

Oh Oh....all comments posted yesterday were Gone!!! As mentioned in my post yesterday, my ID had left the firm and my ID told me he had forwarded my request to the Project Manager to arrange the plasterer to return to rectify the bubbling plastering. This guy has yet to revert to me.