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hope so... the more we tink abt the previous contractor, the more we think he is not very honest hubby said by charging us per tiles, we wont know if he use lesser tiles and then still charge us the same... and the water heater, even if installation charge is $150, total cost adds up to max $500 and not $600!! btw, wat material did u gals use for the flooring skirting? wooden or the same tiles?

:jawdrop: kat so early today!!! 2morow meeting another contractor... initially told him we most likely engage another contractor. then just 2 days later i call him say want him to give quote hope he wont tink i'm trying to be funny...

in this case, dun even need to spend a single cent on posters just keep ur love for the pets in ur heart will do

ya... maybe we will drop him... wah... so early can go home? i oso want leh hope ur banquet thingy is ok my fren signed with another hotel coz she heard a lot of bad comments and another fren who had his wedding there has tons of complaints will it be better if u can get another hotel and ask them to refund u since is their fault? better than last min give u tons of problems to solve..

probably... but this contractor knows the fren's father so not too nice to reject rightaway. we oso dunno if the other contractor is ok anot... talked to hubby's fren just now. seems like got slightly different treatment...

ya... exactly wat hubby said hubby said the quote is not right how to sign? he said he will call them and tell them to stop doing watever first

dunno if he or the assistant is trying to do dat... but one question has been at the back of my mind for quite some time they seem to have quite few clients hor... else why the hurry?? the other contractor took 3 weeks then call us ask us if we still need his service anot leh hubby's fren not hubby lah

we're postphoning the appt with the contractor on sat... meeting with another one instead really dun feel safe to let him do it liaoz... but the contractor said last sat that he will go ahead with the permit and ordering of the floor tiles already leh... so how?

ok. thanks for all the points! so we need to get the electrician in too!! electrician is oso recommended by hubby's fren

oh... then dun tink i have electrical wiring to do... probably only to relocate one electrical point will the electrician suggest to us how many downlights to do? so when do i do the electrical thingy? before or after the false ceiling is up? false ceiling is considered as wet work or dry work?

my fren says get from outside a sink cost $200 got liao? i saw the sink. to me, is normal kind leh tap oso i chose already... er... i oso dunno how many ft. i oso dunno how to see the measurements coz dat is written by the contractor from my floor plan, is abt 2350 but wat is the unit?? u take 2350 times 2 coz top and bottom cabinets. oh.. we chose the laminates alreadyi dun like fancy designs leh we chose a plain coloured one leh btw, wat does electrical means? does it mean the electrical wiring only and doesnt mean the lights??

heard abt the rave of gain city will the workmanship or skills vary from branch to branch? when to do aircon trunking? my fren got system 3 inverter from them cost $2.9k i tink mine will have to allocate 4k coz i'm getting system 3+1 er... dun tink we will get many downlights. we're practical ppl

btw, granite top is black galaxy from china. he said india and china is same de. read in this forum dat some got the granite from india and processed it in china dat's why become china black instead of indian black the quote for the granite top is actually for another granite, not for black galaxy. black galaxy is more expensive. he said he wont charge us extra for that mayb he din earn much for some items dat's why he quoted more ex for water heater? but a bit too ridiculously high loh

wat abt the kitchen sink? $450 leh hubby says since his water heater so ex, we dun get from him. get from other ppl... kitchen cabinet ok? coz mine really short leh. less than 20 ft for both top and bottom

u mean kitchen cabinet laminates? wat do u mean base on wat range they quote? er... tink they had gone ahead to apply for the permit liaoz... they didnt mention any cost to us so they shd be the one paying coz if need us to pay, they will put it in the quote anyway, will ask them abt it oso can someone summarize wat i shd ask them on sat? seems like too many things...

we intending to get aircon from gain city downlights we have but dunno how many... had already allocated ard 2k for electrical liaoz... now is for the above mentioned items, is it reasonable in terms of pricing anot... we oso intend to get the wardrobe done. the pricing for the wardrobe s $200 per foot. i tink still within the average price range

ya... tink will ask him clearer tis sat.. er.. aircon trunkings not done by the shop dat we got the aircon from? electrical pt we will be engaging another person to do it we had asked him if he can help to install some accessories that we bought. tink no problem for dat. have to confirm again ya.. we know have to factor in cost for electrical and aircon so probably another 6k on dat. seems like not exactly cheap the other contractor says 28k everything in, including aircon, electrical and lots of carpentary but dunno his materials good or not lah

wat is sealer? they never say painting includes how many colours but we only decided on 2 colours... maybe we shd get the other 2 rooms with different colours too hor? i tink the clearing of rubbish everything shd be included just that he only put down those that needed cost. otherwise, all will be included in the costing... his quote not as detail as the other ID companies. we can verify this with him again on saturday not hacking anything. electrical not included aircon not included

reasonable? i oso tink so... the water heater and sink i tink slightly over charged fyi, my kitchen cabinet very short. will do more but they have to go down and take somemore measurement er... no electrical and aircons included leh no partition and tv console as well no other carpentary we intend to get off the shelf... xinyi asked me to post here and she din gimme comments

er... can give opinions??

quote posted but still no response leh i know some items such as the water heater and the sink is rather expensive... this we will ask the contractor again wat abt the other items? fyi, my kitchen cabinet very short only. this quote is not the revised version. coz we intend to increase the length of the kitchen cabinet

no soft copy i just typed it out in MSword er... post here can meh? wait other ppl saw then comment oso... 1. Alu window grilles (normal design) **** room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, service yard - $1.4k 2. Alu sliding window 3 panel + 1 panel casement at service yard - $550 3. Plaster false ceiling at main entrance, dining area, bedroom, bedroom passageway - $600 4. Plaster L-box **** room - $550 5. Lay 2’ x 2’ floor tiles c/w wooden skirtings ****/dining, store, 3 bedrooms - $7k 6. Emulsion painting for whole house walls and ceiling - $1.2k 7. Supply install 1 set 6 gal heater tank at common toilet - $600 8. Supply install 1 set alu pvc shower screen (2 fixed 2 sliding panel) at common toilet - $500 9. Construct concrete base for washing machine & kitchen cabinet - $350 10. Supply install kitchen sink cabinet (B: 45”) c/w granite worktop - $850 Optional: if construct concrete support for kitchen sink c/w 2 panel wooden laminated doors and granite worktop - $950 11. Supply install 1 set double bowl s/s sink c/w tap - $450 12. Supply install 1 unit dish rack cabinet (24”x46”) above kitchen sink - $350 13. Supply install kitchen cabinet (T:82”, B:82”) c/w 1x joined tall unit, granite worktop - $2.3k 14. Supply install 1 set wooden laminated semi glass door (1 fixed & 2 sliding) at kitchen entrance - $800 15. Construct wooden laminated false wall c/w 1 x door frame, 1 x swing door to conceal existing apt shelter - $1350 16. Supply install 3 wooden laminated panel below 3 bedrooms windows - $500 17. Lay wall tiles up to window height at service yard - $1050 Total cost: $20,400

i got the quote liaoz.. anyone wanna help me take a look? i got the quote liaoz.. anyone wanna help me take a look?

had talked over with hubby yesterday he ask me to call the contractors and ask for it as well as the revised price... tink i'll just do that.. at least both of us on same frequency... he doesnt know anything abt reno mah... so i told him yesterday and he took note. i even forward my fren's quotation for him to see. tink i'll give them a call now...

his quotations doesnt has much measurement stated.... he quoted them in lump sum. meaning for flooring tiles this amt for the entire house and never state how many ft etc etc... i oso tinking of calling them but i'm afraid i might offend them like this. coz they quite traditional in thinking and certain modern style handling might not be feasible for them