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  1. Sghomebuyer

    My Home Nest

    Would like to share with you all my cozy house
  2. Firstly I would wish all of you a Happy new year and 马上发财 to everyone! Thank you ahbengahseng for the congratulations of my new home. Like I mentioned, I am not here to discredit any individual as I find that working with a ID is a very individual experience. Everyone will have a different experience throughout the coordination work of the renovation with their ID. I find that Joy is a good ID that I had worked with and would definitely give credits to her for that. The reason being that I am in this forum is also to look for another ID so as to have a discussion as well as compare quote once again for the renovation works of my mother-in-law's place. (I have contacted Joy once again for a quotation, but have decided to have another ID to compare quotation.) *side note, we are all worried of being over charged and over paying. Did not realize my post will bring negative impact for Joy, (if Joy is in this forum and is reading, I'm very sorry!) Meanwhile I will load a few pictures of my new nest, please do give your comments
  3. Hi guys, Just to share with you all and add in addition on the input of what was reviewed and shared by the many forumers here. During mid 2012 my hubby and I was sourcing for an ID firm as we are supposed to receive our keys to our new home in end 2012 or early 2013. I would like to share with all the people here on our roller coaster experience on finding a right ID. I describe it as a roller coaster as the experience was really a long tedious ride. In this post,I will not discredit any individual or company as it will not do anyone good. Firstly we listed out several ID from the forum and made calls/email to them. The experience initially was good as almost all ID was friendly, nice and patient. However, certain IDs that we met up with gave us the cold shoulder or gave me the feeling that they "did not want to attend" us treatment after they found out that our key collection was 6-9 months later. As this was the first home that me and my hubby bought, we had totally no experience with any renovation or contracting work. Therefore we started out early in research for a reliable(and cheap) ID. I was turned down and even mocked by some with very sarcastic comment that we were to early to look for an ID. We had totally no idea on what was our budget as well as the design theme that we wanted for our home. Several of them was reluctant to give their professional advice or even bothered to send us their quotation or share ideas with us. meet ups was usually very brief. Through out the tedious and long journey of search, my hubby and I narrowed down our choices to 4 ID's , 2 and subsequently 1. One that we thought that was fair, reasonable and was able to satisfy the renovation needs of our new nest. One that we believe will work well in us in the coordination of the building of our home. Everything was rosy initially before our deposit was placed, however it became a disastrous decision for the both of us and it was a beginning of our nightmare. Immediately after our deposit was placed, our conversation was no longer as before. I wanted the 3D drawing as per promised by him was not delivered on time, he told us that 1 week was all he need for the 3d drawing. However, after 3 weeks of waiting all we got was delays after delays. Response was all short and sweet. It was always " too early for drawings" "I am busy now" "my drafter is not in town" subsequently during the forth week, the 3D drawing was finally out, my husband and I have to make time and accommodate to the time of the ID as he kept lamenting that he was busy and unable to meet up with us. Finally, the appointment was fixed in his office and he was late for nearly an hour before he happily swing into office with a Bluetooth talking to his friend. He totally showed no recourse of being late. We took it in our stride and finally went into discussion of the drawing. The drawing was totally crap and unacceptable. It was totally different from what we have discussed. We wanted amendments and was greeted by a very unfriendly and totally different Person that we placed our trust in. He told us that no amendments was needed and was fast in trying to shut us up with his quick witted response. My husband and I was dumb folded, heavy hearted and sent back home with mixed emotions, as the deposit was placed, we proceeded on to accept his proposal. Finally the last-straw that made us bite the bullet and forfeit our deposit was the rude response we got from him when we wanted to meet him up and change certain dimension of the cabinet as well as the position of our bed, (due to consultation from Feng-shui master) he was totally rude and even told us that we were too troublesome and should just listen and trust his expert advice. After we made our hard decision of forfeiting our deposit, we decided to look for the Id that was second on our list. We went ahead with trust and proceeded on to sign with the next ID. I have to credit her in doing a decent job in the building of our home. We ended up with Joy from Thom Signature and was pretty happy with her service quality as well as accommodating character. She was practical in the ideas as well as willing to accommodate to changes. (I have to admit that we were freckle minded as this was our first home). Initially we did not proceed on with her was because we felt that a female Id might not be able to handle the contractors well as well as what was mentioned by other forumers, the lack of details in her port-folio. However after working with her, I have to give her the thumbs up. She was quick in response as well as responsible in her work. I would like to share with all forumers that if you are looking for a id, do not go for a buaya salesmen and not go for the cheapest of the cheapest Id. My hubby and I are both glad that we forfeited our deposit as we are pretty sure that he would have screwed the job up. Good luck in finding the right one for your home!
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