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Hi anyone can help out in this pls? My hubby and I are currently sourcing for bedframes and mattress. Would like to check with if it is alright for a married couple to sleep on 2 Super Single Mattress but its placed in SAME King Sized Bedframe. Our bedsheets that we are going to use are also King Sized Bedsheets, the 2 super single sized mattress will be placed on the same king sized bedframe.

alamak.. if bathing by myself la... haha..... but mirror in dining room cant.. then mirror in toilet is it ok ? but if toilet is ok.. how come mirror in dining area cant? its not advisable to put mirror in anywhere except toilet is it?

huh ... wah lao.. will see 5 ppl meh.... then if bathing will see .... 3 ppl or not ...............

no mirrors at all.... ? May i know if its badluck to place mirrors in the house at dining room area? how about mirrors in the toilets?

if anyone here knows, do appreciate any inputs also.. thanks !

nop.. not A&D its An-D.. the office is at Hougang area beside Kovan.. last time thing they are also linked with Euro Design not sure if anyone used An-D so asking around here in the forum

Hi Mr Chong, My hubby and I are currently sourcing for bedframes and mattress. Would like to check with you if it is alright for a married couple to sleep on 2 Super Single Mattress but its placed in SAME King Sized Bedframe. Our bedsheets that we are going to use are also King Sized Bedsheets, the 2 super single sized mattress will be placed on the same king sized bedframe. Thanks Mr Chong in advance for helping out

my future love nest is also in Sengkang Buangkok there also like Little blue Bear... i think sengkang is a good estate for young couples.. coz have primary school... library... community centre etc and compass point is just a short distance away also... can buy food from there if next time lazy to cook / no time to cook... ehehe

Hi, has anyone used them before or obtained quotes from them before? Can share your experience with them pls? Thanks a lot !

Hi, just read up on the HDB website. I think some remain unlicensed probably as they cant meet the criteria that HDB has set. Got these from the HDB website: Please ensure that you satisfy the following registration criteria before submitting your application to HDB: Applicant's company has to be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) for a minimum of ONE year without any blemished records; Applicant must possess THREE years experience in the renovation works and must be actively involved in the renovation trade. For evaluation of the company's performance, applicant is required to submit FIVE invoices for renovation works with an accumulative sum of not less than $50,000/-; and Applicant must satisfy the HDB that he has sufficient financial resources and with proper staff establishment. For Private Limited company, the minimum paid up capital is $30,000/-. Seems more acredited... at least they are financially stable with min paid up capital of $30k and not those 'free lance' sub con or contractors who go around soliciting for business and possible of running away with your money.. not too sure... what do the rest of u think?

actually for me.... my carpentry work is almost 80% (or maybe 90%) of my whole renovation cost...... mine is a brand new premium 4 room flat... so no wet works like tiling is required... dont intend to do hacking works also....... basically its built in wardrobes for all 3 rooms and the kitchen cabinets and also installation of small cabinets in the 2 toilets (i presume all these are considered carpentry works) ? thats why quite concerned about such payment terms........ ya i agree summervale........ hard to see who is reliable.... and when it comes to money involved........ seems hard to presume anyone is reliable.... thats why so scared and so headache... so meaning the usual general terms in the market will be there will be 90% payment made already before the carpentry work commences already? or did anyone managed to get 50% payment made before commencement of the carpentry works and anohter 40% made upon completion of carpentry (total 90% payment only after carpentry works are finished) if for my case (where carpentry works take up almost the entire renovation cost) do you think its possible i request for companies those well-known ones like ***** or ciseern etc to actually change their payment terms to suit mine?

Hi, May i know can an altar table be facing a mirror?

thanks for your reply ahnah may i know how about altar table? is the 1. side of the altar table allowed to face the mirror? or 2. the altar table is facing the mirror directly allowed? is the above mentioned allowed?

yo diva, nice to see u here... haha so ur terms is also before carpentry works, got to pay up 90% also ah... coz am afraid if its the standard terms of total 90% before carpentry works (Written black and white), then the ID/contractor has the liberty of chasing for payment........ would prefer to pay after completion of carpentry seems fairer too.. but not sure if companies can change their standard payment terms and not sure if generally do companies word their contract so payment is made after completion of carpentry works

Erm..... hostile sounding tone you have.. who to define who is "decent". someone RADAC registered? been reading around also and I understand that some people also encountered problems with RADAC registered ones. On the contrary, some non RADAC registered ones may be reliable too. If i know someone who is 100% 'decent' in your definition and reliable, of course i would sign up with them. the problem is I dont know and thats why i have joined here to learn more. you mentioned your company payment is 'more fair' thanks for sharing and would be glad if you are able to advise on your current payment terms. if you cant post it here, feel free to email me or pm me. This would certainly be more helpful than responses that you have posted above. In fact, my hubby has gotten a few quotes and seems the payment terms are as such. I too feel that the amount upfront seems rather high to be paid (coz before flat is fully completed, got to pay 90% payment during work in progress.) thats why i came to seek if generally this is what ID/contractors ask for or is such payments terms only limited to a few companies and not the majority. Thanks joyven for sharing through pm. thanks for ur response! do hope others can share your experience here. thanks !!

hi thanks for the response hmm.. mirror double the effect ah.. then is a bomb shelter considered as good or bad ? my house is very small........... 4 room only so we thinking of adding mirror to make the area look a little bigger... directly opposite the wall where we intend to put the full length mirror is the bomb shelter..... ahnah, u heard of anyone putting it opposite bomb shelter? is it ok?

yo elch nice to see u around in this forum also... haha guess the sgbrides ladies are running over here =) think they are very busy people... u wait a while more for ur quote to come back. heard now very busy coz a lot of projects on hand something like dat...

hi chanzone, may i know how much u spent total on ur renovation? mine is a brand new 4 room premium unit. we are currently shortlisting earnest interior as 1 of the choices how is your experience with them and how are their carpentry works?

Hi, would like to place a full length mirror in my new house in the dining room area. the mirror will be facing the bomb shelter and a dining table will most probably be placed in front of the miror area. may i know if this will have any impact on the fengshui of the house?

hi, yes understand that different companies have different payment terms... wanted to find out if its normal that usually for reno works, we have to part with about 90% of the total payment before completion of the contract. coz am not sure what is the usualy practice... and am afraid that ID/contractor run away after taking measurements for the carpentry works (mine mostly will be carpentry works. no hacking or wet works) do appreciate any sharing of experiences here. NewbieID, do apprecaite if you share your terms with the ID you signed up with also. thanks

Hi TYM, saw from your siggy that you bought furniture from AIR. is it the one at park mall? did you get any quotations from the ID of AIR for the reno of your house? can share your experience with them? Thanks a million

Hi, would like to know the standard usual terms here. anyone here who have completed their renovation works or in the midst of their renovation can care to share your experience please? deeply appreciate this. thank you so much

Hi, I am new here and would like the check the standard practice of the payment temrs of IDs or contractors. so far have got a few quotes. an example of the payment terms i got is: A) Upon confirmation of contract : 10% of GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT B) Upon commencement of renovation works : 40% of GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT C) Upon measurement for commencement of carpentry works: 40% of GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT D) Upon completion of renovation works: 10% of GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT Basically if based on this terms, even before the start of carpentry works, i got to pay 90% already.. (just measurement only) My reno works will most probably be quite simple coz its a brand new premium flat. mostly is carpentry works like kitchen cabinets, wardrobes... so basically my reno works havent maybe 10% or 20% done i got to pay almost the entire amount.... ? is this the usual practice... seems a bit unfair and scary to the customer... how i know the ID / contractor wouldnt run away with 90% of my money?