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Maybe you saw someone else, I was there with my wife during daylight hours

I saw it at 'Gallery of Lights by Best Tech' on the third floor. Right now they say they are out of stock. I got mine directly from Relite.

Hi XTR, I really liked your bathroom door. Where did you get it made from?

Hi Bro, Can yoy give me a quote for Haiku white fan (low height). Also wanted know whether you will do installation of the fans. Thanks in advance.

Thanks Muska, it really looks nice!

Hi Muska, nice place. Can I know the name of the grey you used on your living room wall?

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Thanks Casa! You are right, the house has been well maintained. So we are doing minimal reno.

Visited Soon Bee Huat yesterday and chose the following for the bathroom Master bedroom toilet: Common toilet:

The house as it is now: Living/dining Master Bedroom Study Kitchen Service yard

Anyone bought the Haiku fans lately? I checked a shop in IMM and they were selling it for S$740/-

Thanks Ayazumi, this is definitely good info - or as my old professor in college would say GTK (Good To Know) Thanks again!

Thanks Beluga. I shall ask him whether he will be charging GST or not. If you don't mind, could you tell me if your contractor charged you GST.

I was going through the contractor's quote again and realized that he had not included the GST in the above quote. Is this normal or do I need to ask for a quote with GST?

Thanks for the advice Beluga. Maybe I should ask for a discount from him or at least negotiate a better deal. Overall I feel he is ok.

I am particularly concerned about the painting charges and the charges for the plumbing. Anyone else thinks that these 2 items are a bit exorbitant?

I got a revised quote after I queried a few items. This is what I got: NO DESCRIPTION AMOUNT (S$) A LIVING ROOM 1 supply and install L box at inner living room 700.00 2 to provide 12 no of lighting points and labour charge to install 12 PLC lights 600.00 * PLC lights to be provided by clients B COMMON TOILET ( TILES RANGE FORM $ 2. 8 TO $ 3 / PER SQFT ) 1 to apply a layer of bonding agent to existing wall tiles 200.00 2 supply and overlay ceramic wall tiles up to ceiling height 2,000.00 3 to hack away existing floor tiles and clear debris to NEA designated dumping ground 600.00 4 supply and lay ceramic / homogenous floor tiles 550.00 5 to provide water proofing membrane with HDB required prepack cement 300.00 6 to install 2 aluminum panel and 3 glass for louver window 150.00 7 supply and install frameless tempered glass shower screen 580.00 8 to install partition box up for horizontal sewerage pipe 450.00 * slide and fold doors by others C MASTER BEDROOM TOILET ( TILES RANGE FORM $ 2. 8 TO $ 3 / PER SQFT ) 1 to apply a layer of bonding agent to existing wall tiles 200.00 2 supply and overlay ceramic wall tiles up to ceiling height 2,000.00 3 to hack away existing floor tiles and clear debris to NEA designated dumping ground 600.00 4 supply and lay ceramic / homogenous floor tiles 550.00 5 to provide water proofing membrane with HDB required prepack cement 300.00 6 supply and install frameless tempered glass shower screen 580.00 7 to install partition to box up horizontal sewerage pipe 450.00 8 to provide a lighting points in the new box up and supply and install a fluorescent tube 160.00 9 to fabricate a suspended cabinet with Laminated finishing and ABS trimming 600.00 10 supply and install a solid surface top over new suspended cabinet 400.00 11 supply and install a mirror with a side cabinet attached 450.00 * slide and fold doors by others D KITCHEN 1 supply and install a tempered glass swing door 600.00 E PLUMBING WORK 1 supply and install stainless steel pipe with chrome fitting for whole house water supply with hot water point to 2 shower and a wash hand basin with hot water to 2 shower point and 2 wash hand basin ( surface piping ) 1,000.00 2 labour charge to install 2 toilet bowl and 2 wash hand basin including remove existing 280.00 * toilet bowl , wash hand basin to be provided by clients F MASTER BEDROOM 1 to fabricate a door with full size mirror with selected Laminated closed to existing beside toilet entrance 250.00 G PAINTING WORK 1 supply labour and material to paint whole house wall and ceiling ( ICI or NIPPON ) ( 4 clolours excluding White ) 1,800.00 H ELECTRICAL WORK if reposition or additional point required , charges are as followed : 1 x 13a single socket $ 50 each 2 x 13 a socket $ 55 each SCV point $ 120 each tel point $ 55 each lighting points $ 40 each I OTHERS 1 HDB permit fee. F O C 2 Haulage service and cleaning up after completion F O C 3 labour charge to install a light near the entrance of the MBR toilet F O C 4 supply labour to install bath room accessories F O C TOTAL : $16,350.00

The contractor did not specify, so I've asked him about that. From what I've seen here on RT, for a 5 room flat its normally between 1.3 to 1.6 K for 5 colours. You have any idea on this?

Thanks Beluga. 1 x 13a single socket $ 50 each <== This is expensive - I thought so too, better get 2 sockets for $5 extra 2 x 13 a socket $ 55 each <=== This is reasonable SCV point $ 120 each <=== This is on the high side - I'll have to speak with him about this although I do not plan to have anymore SCV points. I use MIO and that requires tel points ant not SCV. tel point $ 55 each <=== Dunno.... lighting points $ 40 each <=== Does it include installation If not, this is expensive - I'll have to clarify this with him. Thanks for the advise.

The present kitchen cabinets are pretty ok, plus we've got budget constraints.

We got a quote today. NO DESCRIPTION AMOUNT (S$) A LIVING ROOM 1 supply and install L box at inner living room 700.00 2 to provide 12 no of lighting points and labour charge to install 12 PLC lights 600.00 * PLC lights to be provided by clients B COMMON TOILET ( TILES RANGE FORM $ 2. 8 TO $ 3 / PER SQFT ) 1 to apply a layer of bonding agent to existing wall tiles 200.00 2 supply and overlay ceramic wall tiles up to ceiling height 2,000.00 3 to hack away existing floor tiles and clear debris to NEA designated dumping ground 600.00 4 supply and lay ceramic / homogenous floor tiles 550.00 5 to provide water proofing membrane with HDB required prepack cement 300.00 6 to install 2 aluminum panel and 3 glass for louver window 150.00 7 supply and install frameless tempered glass shower screen 580.00 8 to install partition box up for horizontal sewerage pipe 450.00 * slide and fold doors by others C MASTER BEDROOM TOILET ( TILES RANGE FORM $ 2. 8 TO $ 3 / PER SQFT ) 1 to apply a layer of bonding agent to existing wall tiles 200.00 2 supply and overlay ceramic wall tiles up to ceiling height 2,000.00 3 to hack away existing floor tiles and clear debris to NEA designated dumping ground 600.00 4 supply and lay ceramic / homogenous floor tiles 550.00 5 to provide water proofing membrane with HDB required prepack cement 300.00 6 supply and install frameless tempered glass shower screen 580.00 7 to install partition to box up horizontal sewerage pipe 450.00 8 to provide a lighting points in the new box up and supply and install a fluorescent tube 160.00 9 to fabricate a suspended cabinet with Laminated finishing and ABS trimming 600.00 10 supply and install a solid surface top over new suspended cabinet 400.00 11 supply and install a mirror with a side cabinet attached 450.00 * slide and fold doors by others D KITCHEN 1 supply and install a tempered glass swing door 600.00 I MASTER BEDROOM 1 to fabricate a door with full size mirror with selected Laminated closed to existing beside toilet entrance 250.00 J PAINTING WORK 1 supply labour and material to paint whole house wall and ceiling ( ICI or NIPPON ) 1,800.00 K ELECTRICAL WORK if reposition or additional point required , charges are as followed : 1 x 13a single socket $ 50 each 2 x 13 a socket $ 55 each SCV point $ 120 each tel point $ 55 each lighting points $ 40 each L OTHERS 1 HDB permit fee. F O C 2 Haulage service and cleaning up after completion F O C TOTAL : $15,070.00 Any comments on the above?

Thanks fishponder, will try the place out. I am not fickle, but my wife certainly is. So she will like the place for sure.

My office is very near Jalan Besar, will try the ones mentioned above. Actually I was there one friday evening, but the place was closed by 7 PM. Till now we have tried a few and found Hoe Kee in IMM the best as far as prices go. As we are still looking for contractors and haven't really finalized our plans we did not really sit down and bargaon with any of them. Think as mentioned earlier here, best is to get everything from one showroom and then ask for discount. Where is Heritage?

Thanks Revo, will try them.

I hope I can do this too as our common toilet is also very cramped. I saw that you bought the same WC as the one that I am interested in. Will you be able to tell me how much and where you got it from?