KittyJems

I just measured my kitchen wall yesterday and my measurements for 2 walls are: Wall 1 : 123cm (L) x 57cm (H) = 7.55sqf Wall 2 : 155cm (L) x 57cm (H) = 9.51sqf Total of 17.06 sqf My contractor came back with price of about $405 for both walls using 6mm tempered glass, spray painted white. Is this ok? Expensive? Reasonable?

Oh dear. The tiling works looks poorly done. Please get your contractor to redo. After all you paid him to do a good job. And I believe the rectification costs should be borne by your contractor cos it's his men who messed up.

Hello, Need advise please... Is this quote for a small job (kitchen renovation only) fm my contractor expensive? I'm using this contractor mainly for demolish and tiling jobs. The kitchen carpentry will be done by another ID which specialises in kitchens. 1) Demolish kitchen flooring, dismantle kitchen cabinet, storeroom shelving, bathroom vanity cabinet and mirror --> $750 2) Haulage fee --> $100 3) Supply and lay homogenuos tiles in kitchen, service yard --> $800 4) Labour to disconnect and re-connect kitchen tap when cabinet done --> 120 5) Labour & tools to shift dining light --> 50 6) Flush level 1 Mstr bedroom wall and 1 kid's bedroom wall with gypsum board --> $400 7) Shift and installation of 13nos of downlights --> $195 8) Seal up existing downlight holes --> 120 9) Supply and Paint 2 bedrooms, storeroom and 5 door frames --> $860 TOTAL: S$3395.00

Hi James, Do you know the breakdown of how much your ID is charging per square foot? Maybe this way we can compare your quote against that one I got.

I currently have EF hob & hood. Dun like it! The stainless steel gets burned easily. Then any cooking stain if left for 1-day, becomes really hard to clean off especially around the burner area. Now the rim is all black. aargghh. Then the hood... the lighting cover cannot remove to clean. Need to unscrew. Lousy design. So the lighting cover is now filled with oil and soot. Yucks! Will not get EF brand ever after this experience.

Hi Xiaobudian, Have you started using your new kitchen already? Any issues with peeling paint? Cos I scared will kena same problem as Countrylover. Btw, how's the Teka hob and hood? Is it good? Cos I tried to get reviews on this but seems like not much people using Teka brand. Mostly getting Rinnai or other european brands. Thanks for your advises.

Hi Countrylover, Did you manage to contact Forest on your peeling paint issue? Has it been rectified? Or is the paint still peeling? I'm worried... cos my reno start at end of Dec.

Thanks for all the advise. Can check yah... How much is the usual quote now if $25psf is too ex? Think i should bargain down to $20 psf? Also... Tempered glass comes in different mm? How much mm should I be getting if there is heavy cooking?

My contractor quoted me $25psf for tempered glass backsplash for the kitchen. Is this quote reasonable? How much is the usual price? Btw, I'm using contractor not ID. Appreciate all feedbacks and advise.

How is the Teka brand of Hob and Hood? Is this brand good? Cos my kitchen ID recommend me to use this. Really appreciate all feedbacks. Thanks.

I've had the wallpaper done for an entire stretch of wall in my living room. Now already 3-years and it's still in good condition - no popping or coming off.

Oh dear... wat happen to all our posts? How come all the various country homes posting now all merged into Xiaobudian's T-blog? Could it be the moderator tink all the posts are similar about country homes, so lump together? But then, not fair to lump together with Xiaobudian's t-Blog leh. So strange.

Xiaobudian, Are you going to get a sheet of glass to place on top of your study table? Cos I realised it is white... scared it get dirty from paper ink and stationery marks. Like my Ikea chest of drawers, I regret not putting a glass sheet cos strted to get markings and scratches from daily usage. Worse... I left a cup of cold water. Then the condensation cause the wood to "pop" up. Now got a small lump there to remind me not to place any more cups on the cupboard. So ugly.

*hi-5* hahah.... yah. I also felt the price is quite reasonable. Was so tempted to get it on the spot. However, downside to that sofa design is that the wood at the bottom part of the sofa is very low. Nearly touching the floor. Like that will be tough to sweep/ vacuum under leh. Everytime wanna vaccum need to drag the whole chair out. So because of that, I'm still considering.

Me too. I got the tap, hob & hood all from Forest. Which brand for the hob and hood did you choose? I selected the Teka brand for both. As for tap, was the Hansgrohe one. Oh! Then I better go down to Ecolinks quick. Cos I wanna get the sofa b4 CNY. Last weekend I was at IMM and saw a flowery sofa set from Picket & Rail. For a 3-seater + 2-seater, costs only about $1,600+. May consider that too.

WOW!! Really nice sofa and study chair from Ecolinks. I love your dining hall lights too. You got good taste..! Tink I must make a trip down to Park Mall to look at the furniture from Ecolinks. P/s: Can share how much your got the sofa and dining chair for? Your kitchen after fully done up looks fantastic. Did you get the hob & hood from Forest also? Or you source on your own?

Actually I prefer having the french blue for the bottom and white for top. But my kitchen area is quite dark. Even in the afternoon need to switch on the lights type. So hub prefer to get all the cabinets in white to open up the space and give illusion of brightness. Anyway my current cabinets are also white. So far no issues with my heavy cooking. Just spray on Mr Muscle and all the oil is easily removed. I also dun mind if the white color turns yellowish... will kinda give the aged and shabby look.

Oh. I also chose the french blue design. Except that instead of having the blue for the bottom cabinets, I'm changing it to white with gold trimmings. Yah... totally agree that black granite will not look nice with the blue. A whitish shade will suit better. But not easy to find cos granite colours are quite limited. Unless you opt for onyx (which is rather ex) or use solid surface. Personally I dun like solid surface as my work place has lots of those. Although it's not easily stained cos still can use CIF to remove but scratches are a nightmare. And the scratches can look rather obvious on a plain white top. My experience with cottage was quite good. Fast to reply with quote and the designer was really friendly. Unfortunately, their quote was alot higher than Forest. Plus hub prefer the kitchen deisgn at Forest and it was more convenient as we could choose the hob, hood, tap and sink all at 1-shot. No need to go hunting all over SG.

Share some drawings that Forest did for my kitchen. Cabinets will be in white with gold trimmings and gold handles/knobs. Kitchen with Teka Hob and Hood Sink area with Hansgrohe Tap The doorway between the fridge and the cabinets is my Bomb Shelter. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Yup... totally agree. So I've split up my main reno into 2 phases. First part (this year) is for kitchen. Then 2nd part (next year) is for bedrooms. Meanwhile, will buy the loose furniture for living areas as and when we see suitable ones. Lucky I'm in no major hurry to reno cos I've been staying at this apartment for past 3-yrs liaoz. Now need to reno cos of wear and tear and need to 'upgrade' my furnitures to accommodate my growing family. Then since I need to revamp my home, I take the opportunity to change from modern contemporary to country style also. Tats why more reno required.

Which kitchen design did you select? Cos according to Forest, different designs got diff price cos depends on how 'complicated' it is. Main factor will be the size of your cabinets cos the amount of wood required for the job. Erm..., what counter top are you using? Granite or Solid Surface? Sometimes the quote can be more expensive depending on your requirements - eg: full height cabinets, adding decorative items like curve pelmets, etc.

Hi Countrylover, Thanks for your reply. I spoke to Forest about your peeling paint. But they said no one from the forum contacted them. Then Jessica went on to assure me that their painting all no problems. Good idea. Will tell them better do good job, else we will all be slamming them on the forum siah. hahaha. Yup. She has given me the drawings liaoz. Looks good. See if I can post pics of the drawings here. I'm starting my reno at end of Dec. So can complete b4 CNY. Hopefully everything goes well cos I'm using my friend's contractor for the hacking and re-tiling works. Forest only in charge of the carpentry. Busy having to liaise with both sides.

OMG!! Thanks for highlighting the posts. Now I'm really worried. Going to check with Forest on the worms. Hopefully my cabinets will be ok. Dun want to pay $10k to get a lousy kitchen cos it's not cheap. Will be whole lot cheaper to get it done the normal modern style leh.

Eekkss! Scary when I read your post on the moulds growing. Yah... you are right. If your place is humid then no reason why only their furniture is affected and not the other wooden furnitures. Agree that they should not push blame. Not right way to do biz. Hahah! We tink alike! I was just telling my hub last night that I wanna do wall paper for my MBR and perhaps some beading especially for the living areas. See how much it will costs first. I'm fast reaching my max cap of $20K for my reno's liaoz.

Wow! Below $1,000 for 7-pc dining set is really affordable. My only concern is quality. Cos no point buy nice furniture, but cannot last. From their online pics, I see a few nice pieces. See if I got chance to go down this weekend to look see.