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Hi rolex & onion, Thank goodness, I have not signed up with any. If their initial quote process is any indication of their work ethics, then I'll in for a major headache. Some sent me wrong quotes, for pools and roof terraces which I did not request for or own. I agree that they seem more interested in reconstruction than A&A, may be more lucrative and/or straight-forward. Just process of ITQ run its course but chances are, I'm going for one who followed up and seem keen to work on my project, even if his quote is higher. Btw, apologies to Max for the hijack. If it is of any help, my works are not as extensive as yours and I have quotes ranging from 170-370K.

I envy you guys, your contractors are on task. The ones I showed my place to 2 weeks ago are still dragging their feet. Even my preferred IDs stopped communicating. Just my luck.

Cool, I'm also thinking of that, hope you can share if you find one. Thanks.

Looks like it is going very well

Hi, I'm weeks from getting keys, need a good builder & PE too. If you have someone to recommend, please PM me. Thanks.

Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I heard, visit the high-end ones so we know what are better quality furnishings. Hunting on PropertyGuru has proven to be a nightmare for me. Gave some agents my contact and next thing I know, I'm inundated with cold calls and SMSes of property launches. Emailed PropertyGuru twice with no replies. Incidentally, it has been 3 weeks since I spoke to the IDs, with no replies, can I assume they are not interested?

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm still packing out of my own place now so I have time to slowly look for a good ID and/or contractor. Kind of paranoid after hearing so many horror stories of contractor going AWOL. Think I might just go with a contractor instead of an ID. Come to think of it, the few IDs I've met were nice to hear me out but I just realised they had almost nothing to say when I was done. Perhaps they were sniggering to themselves, wondering why do I need them for? Anyway, short of blabbering, yes, $3800 is pricey ya? Thing is, I'm doing an extension and those I've spoken to aren't qualified to do A&A, so I assume they have to engage a builder instead?

Hi guys, Just bought a new property and am a complete noob in renovations. Went to the Expo to meet some ID companies but so far not much luck in syncing in ideas. Wondering if it necessary to engage an ID if I know what I want? One offered $3800 for a 3D rendering but am not sure if its the market rate.