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    I highly recommend NID Design Studio. Sam and his staffs were professional, helped me to work within my budget, were reliable and worked quickly and efficiently. They also respected and handled the many rules of my coop. They did my whole 5 room HDB flat (ceilings, kitchen, flooring, painted...etc) I was amazed at the results. They turned my place from drab to fab!! Would definitely work with them again.

    Also I would like to take this time to thank you, Sam and your company, for a wonderful job recently completed for my house.

    I would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who is looking for responsible, respectful and talented contractor.

    Great to hear that! I have also shortlisted them. thinking to engage them as well! Mind sharing the photos of your renovated flat?

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    Contractors may not be cheaper.. The quotes I got from contractors especially those v popular in renotalk are at least 30% higher than my current renovator. Though we engaged ID but we engaged own Aircon and electrician which are cheaper.

    So far very pleased with my ID who is very experienced and hands-on type. Feel very comfortable with him and u know your house is in good hands. Reno almost completing

    Hope those searching for ID / contractors find their ideal one soon and smooth journey ! :)

    ya agreed. some contractors are ex too. to me, i just want to have a peace of mind during the whole process of renovation. so i think ID suits me better. can just leave it to them to do the liaising and coordination work! so now the main thing is to find a reliable ID and sit back and enjoy while they do the magic! long weekend soon! cheers everyone! :yamseng:

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    can check my thread in signature.

    otherwise, just hope you can find a good reliable ID and all will fall into place.

    agreed! considering the amount that we are going to fork out, definitely have to find a good ID. but the million dollar question will always be: HOW?

    Price vs Comfortable vs Reputable vs Reliable.... there are just too many things to consider!

    after meeting w few IDs.. I started to get confused as well...

    maybe shd just stick w women's six sense! hope i finalize my id and can start focusing renovating my place instead of endless searching for the 'best' ID!

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    words of wisdom! Appreciated! :thumbs up:

    This is a money-grabbing society. And especially in the renovation industry, you will see a lot of sly underhand tactics used to milk as much money as possible out of unsuspecting consumers. To find someone CARING and RESPONSIBLE is virtually IMPOSSIBLE. It's not their house, why would they care so much? As long as they can earn money from you, they won't care whether it's good. They will only care if you complain! They may say a lot of nice things and make a lot of false promises to make you happy, but be very very careful.

    My biggest advice: READ THE FORUMS so that you know which firms to STAY AWAY FROM. For all the rest of the firms where you don't see any negative posts, do get quotations. Some more advice:

    1) In the quotation, be as SPECIFIC as possible. Even down to the detail of the type of paint used, the thickness of glass slabs, the type of wood material, the type of metal. After you get quotations, you should post them online and get some comments from the rest of the forumers.

    2) During contract, please ensure that you only need to pay money in stages. And VERY IMPORTANTLY, make sure that you don't overpay at each stage. And you must keep AT LEAST 10% of final payment to be paid only when you are truly satisfied with everything in the house.

    3) Please buy your own lightings and bathroom accessories. Read up the forums to know why.

    4) Please source for your own electrician, and whatever service that is not included in the original deal. Many people don't mind paying a bit more so that everything is settled through one party, but it's not just about the money. It's about the quality of work. If you go with the ID's recommended electrician, you end up paying A LOT MORE (up to double the price), and risk getting poor quality work done.

    5) Don't over-trust your ID, even if he is from a big, reputable firm. Remember this: the truly good people who happen to step into the industry will sooner or later come to know all the evils in the industry. And most of the time, the truly good people quit because they cannot bear to continue fleecing unsuspecting customers. Most of the experienced people in the industry are those who have a way with words, those who know how to sweet-talk customers into paying more, and those who know how to get away with giving the cheapest/poorest quality work while making customers pay high prices.

    6) Read up on your legal rights as a paying consumer. Renovation is a very costly expense, and you should get to know what you can do in the event that you meet a bad ID.

    Good luck with your renovation :)

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    hi seigedan,

    hi-5! im same as you. newbie to renovation, hence joined this forum to have more info on things to look out for as im looking into renovating my house.

    have u approached any ids / contractors so far? if u dont mind, can share with me some of the better ones?

    jz to share w u so far i have approached a few ids that forumers hav recommended. i personally find that Jason Lim from NID design studio is quite genuine and sincere in the way he serve customer and he give good suggestions too (very useful for newbie like me). if you are interested, i can share with you his contact.

    Anyways, I have yet to finalize my ID. would like to collect a few more quotes before i decide as its quite a big investment to me..

    I hope we can find a good ID / contractor to do up our home sweet home! :yamseng:

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