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  4. Posted

    Hm.. I am afraid your question is too technical for me. I am rather hands off and leave the supervision of the piling and structure work to my architect. I know a lot of horror stories about architect colluding with builders, but I trust that he is professional and he is a principal from a decent size firm. For pre and post con cctv, the quoation I got is 800 per survey. If demolition and piling increase the chances of damaging the sewer, then its definitely good to do it. The repair cost of the sewer is 3K+.

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    The proposal was actually done up by the plumber. So the latest update I get is each house is only allowed 1 connection to the main sewer line. So have to fix the broken connection and reuse it. So the remaining cost effective solution for me is not to build another new IC, but expand on the existing IC so both me and my neighbour can use it. The plumber still have to study if this is feasible.

  8. Posted

    Hi,

    I am now stuck in similar situation. I am rebuilding a semi detached and My neighboring unit is sharing IC with me and the IC is located at my wet kitchen. After few exchanges between builder and architect, these are the proposal.

    1) Since neighbour is using existing IC, no demolition. Only extension/alteration of existing IC so as not to disrupt the existing flow

    2) Sewer line from main sewer to existing IC is broken to some repair work is required.

    3) Building new IC (outside kitchen) is still advisable  for easier mainenance and due to the fact that sewer line is broken (???)

    My questions are:

    1) Do I really need a new IC if I am extending the existing IC? This will help me to save some cost. Since this IC cannot be removed and will be located in my wet kitchen, I might as well make full use of it.

    2) Do I even need to extend the existing IC? Can I just let neighbour use the existing IC and I build a new IC and maintain a separate sewer system from them. If I do that I don't even need to repair the damaged sewer line?

     

    Thanks,

     

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    4 hours ago, yoongf said:

    For 600 sqft marble, not feasible. Marble requires local supplier to dry lay at their warehouse for confirmation. That process involves many swapping of tiles. 

    Natural stones is a very personal relationship much like custom fitting a wedding gown. Opinions can differ greatly. Imagine u kiasu over order say 30% to make sure enuf buffer to get the perfect look, after project finish, hv to throw/give away the excess stock as qty not big enough for any new commercial jobs. In the end no savings. 

    Making the trip is more of a learning trip rather than a pure cost saving exercise. I travelled a lot, but going to fosan was my most humbling experience. SG market is really an expensive peanut. 

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I am thinking of making 1 trip, either to xiamen or guangzhou to view the marbles. I intend to get tiles here in SG, but if there's so much savings and tiles are of better quality in China, i might take a second look. Can I know if you actually imported the marble back to SGP? I was told by one builder that marbles from China may have issue though he didn't specifically say what was the issue. And also if you have done the dry lay there, do you have to stay there till the marble is dry laid and shipped out? Please briefly describe the process after marble selection? Thanks!

  10. Posted

    Hi all,

    Anyone has positive or negative experience to share regarding importing marble from china? There are listings in alibaba which show a good range of marble selection at an attractive price, eg. Carrara marble for 50-100usd per square meter. This is almost 1/2 of the price compare to the local supplier like hafary, so I am thinking of importing from there.

    Any feedback is welcomed.

    Thanks,

    Imzz

  13. Posted

    I am referring to the former i.e terrace at the attic. Yes I agree it shouldn't be in the GFA, your architecture did the right thing.

    I just went through the tender exercise, what I can say is the feeling I get is all the builders are not just looking at individual items. All came back very high and at about the same price. So they are all looking at the GFA and pricing the tender that way. The individual items varies so much across builders but yet final tender price can get within +-50k. So if you are not careful about how you mark your GFA you are just giving them a chance to mark it up. Thats the feeling I get.

  15. Posted

    Hi,

    Would appreciate if anyone can tell me for sure if roof terrace of a landed house is included in GFA calculation. My architect included the roof terrace area as GFA and it push up the GFA of my house.

    So now the problem is every builder quote base on GFA, plus minus a bit depends on finishes. I tried to look through the URA handbook but it's mostly for condos/strata units, so couldnt find anything relevant for landed property. Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks.

  17. Posted

    19 hours ago, snoozee said:

    the ducting will definitely cost money since we're taking about putting in galvanized steel ducts along with insulation materials plus labour.

    cost wise best is talk to an aircon installer to find out. then share with me? :P

    Haha sure. Called them up to ask. So end up the price you see at coolserve is for compressor and unit. The aircon trunking cost as much as the system itself. For my targetted area of 800 sqfeet, cassette will be about 8k with installation. Ducted will cost at least 15k with installation

  18. Posted

    44 minutes ago, snoozee said:

    http://www.coolserve.com.sg/htmdocs/products/products_details.aspx?id=3614&prodName='SUY-KA30VA / PEY-P30JA'

    this is ducted AC unit. normally this would be hidden inside the false ceiling and directly connected to the ductings.

    I see. i was told the cost is substantially higher but wasn't told the absolute amount. 2k actually not a lot of difference. Then i guess the cost comes in the form of ducting installation?

  23. Posted

    Hi folks,

    In the process of designing a new house and we have decided to put in a lift. My architect designed a lift with a glass shaft and so far the quotation for the lift alone came back at about 60k. Some helpful bros in this forum has recommended me their lift vendors but the quotation is fairly high as well. Does anyone installed lift with glass shaft before or has any lift vendors to recommend? Please share with me your experience? I am hoping to bring the cost of lift down to 50k ish. Thanks!

     

    Imzz

     

  25. Posted

    15 hours ago, AWS said:

    Hi imzz

    I just brought a landed at Brockhampton Drive last month. I am in the process of getting started.  I had the topographical survey done.  You can engage the surveyor yourself or through your architect consultant, or design & build contractor. The price should be in the region of $13xx. I am in the process of searching for an soil & foundation specialist to do a soil test. This should cost about $25xx-$28xx. The soil results will take about a few days from start of drilling.  As i know, if your neighbours is within 50-100m who is also doing an rebuild, then you can offer to pay and then share the soil test results, thus saving a bit of money, benefit both parties.

    You will also need all the structural plans from BCA. If you have not completed your sales (8 weeks from exercise of OTP), then you will need the owner to help you buy the plans, or have his authorization for you or your architect consultant to buy the plans.  Search for plans in BCA website is $32 and the plans will be available for download within 5 working days at a cost of $25.

    You may also want to buy from PUB the SIP(Sewage Infomation Plan), DIP(Drainage Interpretation Plan) and WSP(Water Service Plan). It's good to know where your unit's sewage line runs relative to your landed lot, as anything that is close to your new buildup structural wall will need RC(Reinforcement Contrete) trench protection. My place is only 1 meter depth. So expect the RC works to cost about $15k-20k. The deeper the sewage line, the more expensive its going to get.  Getting a first look at the SIP will get you mentally prepared for the extra cost involved. All the PUB plans you can buy yourself and don't need existing owner's authorisation before pirchase online.

    You may also want to purchase from LTA, the RLP(Road Line Plan)

    All the above you can ask the consultant to buy on your behalf if you don't want the hassle.

    There is lots more submissions and hence cost involved for the various government bodies and you must be mentally prepared for the payment required.

    If you need to discuss, feel free to PM to discuss. But i must say everyday I am still learning and discovering new things on the reubild process.

    Hi AWS,

    Thanks for the useful info :) I have bought the SIP and thankfully no sewer line or man hole within my vicinity. Wow, didn't know I need to buy so many plans. I have yet to engage architect so I guess I will get them after I firm up on my selection.

    I have PM you, please check your inbox :)

     

    Thanks

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