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Alexxx, have send a PM. Enjoy your renovator search.
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Lookaround, I have an ID but he's not a problem solver and tends to make a big deal out of any little issue which arises without trying to find a solution first, and I'm the one who has to find a workaround to any problem. Otherwise, he says "no choice, it is like that already" or "you need to buy another one cos this one not suitable". I'm really grateful to all the renotalkers who have shared their reno experiences as most of the time, I manage to find a solution from the forum. Also sometimes he blackface me if I suggest something or spot some mistakes his sub-cons had made while the works are ongoing and then ask him to get them to rectify before proceeding. All these and many more add to the stress lor!
Sometimes I feel like I should have just DIY-ed and save the money since all the design ideas came from me anyway argh.eastlovin, i see. How did you find and what makes you engage this ID initially then ? Maybe you tell your ID that you would like to share your Renovation experience on the internet and hopefully he change for the better ?
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Hi there..dun mind can PM me ur ID.. ur Pm cant seem to be able to receive msgs. TIA. =)
mcgrath74, have cleared some pm from my inbox and dropped you mine ID contact as well.
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Hi,
Could you pm me your ID contact for Quote 3?
Thanks.
Regards,
Christopher TS
ChristopherTS, have send the contact for ID 3.
Hi ! Can PM me the ID for quote no. 1 & 3? Thanks !
Hi can you pm me the id for quote 1 and 3 ?? Thankew in advance
Hi can you pls pm me the id for quote 1 and 3 too. Thanks
Hello lookaround
Could you please pm me contact info of quote-1 and quote-3?
Thanks in advance.
Corditionalsm,JoeyNg,win_low and KhinMarlarAye,
To be fair to the ID #3 whom i have engaged and had a rather pleasant experience, i will send you the contact of the ID #3 first, if you really need the contact of ID #1, do pm or reply to this thread.
Hi lookaround, could u pm me the 3 ids according to the quotes..? Thx.. Btw, may i noe if urs is the standard or premium 4rm bto..?
To be fair to the ID #3 whom i have engaged and had a rather pleasant experience, i will send you the contact of the ID #3 first, if you really need the contact of ID #1, contactor #2 do pm or reply to this thread. Mine is 4rm bto with flooring and everything from hdb.
The reason for it is that, occasionally i will received request for ID#1 and contractor #2 whom i didn't engage and i will have to dig and search for their contacts and ID #3 quotes is pretty competitive.
The good thing about all my 3 quotes is that, they are all itemized thus can easily compare and eliminate hidden costs.
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Anyone knows if it is possible to engage a designer solely for designing the flat? I have contractor contacts with good discounts but they do not do designing.
Also, what is the average cost of an ID's fees?
Why not design the flat yourself since you have all the necessary contractor contacts and since you are the one living in it ?
TBH, there are 2 paths you can consider if you want to get a id.
1)Go meet a few different ID and see whose ideas you like best, get him/her to draft the 3d drawings and purchase it for your contractor. (Different id have different prices for the drawings, some would cost $100 - $500 per piece of 3d drawings, these are based on my personal experience).
2)Engage a freelance ID to propose design and help to coordinate with all your contractors contact. ( I was quoted by a freelance id in the range of 2000-3000 k just for the design and co-ordination services only.)
Lastly, i think since you have good contact for contractors, if you have the time, why not be your own ID ?
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Another backdated post for 3rd of July on my kitchen
On the 3rd of July, introducing one of the hidden wonders in my kitchen.
My hobz cooker hood and hob with the kitchen lighting fully on.( Yes, my kitchen is very very bright and well illuminated.)
So that night, i decide to turn off the kitchen lights and was 'wowed' by the lighting effects coming from the hood. The lights make by cooker hob seems like a 'treasure' or those safe in the movies.
My hood lightings with my colourful cabinets, looks like i can 'secretly'
do some cooking in the nights without switching on the kitchen lights. 
I took a step further and switch off the living room lights except for the hood lightings. Pretty isn't it ?
Snapshot of the completed works of the kitchen sink, i cannot remember whether was it the id or someone who told us something about how to do the "connections" for the sink, which also resulted in us dropping a contractor who insist/propose to use wood to do the connection below the sink.
As i was inspecting my kitchen, i realized that the 4 corners of my blanco silgrant sink seemed to be abit "crumpled" at the round ages, not sure if this is normal, thus sharing the pictures for all to see?
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Thank you, LookAround.
Congratulations on your renovation and new home!
Thank you. =)
Hi lookaround, could u pm me ur quote 3 id details? Thank you
M.Fadd, have drop you a pm.
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Luvhenny, all the electrical switches , points came with the bto flat. If you need to relocate, make new one then need to pay an electrician for it,
Haulage（排沙） and disposal is needed for the wet works in the flat, normally at the bto or estate, there shld be some piece of paper stating a haulage contractor, call xxxxxxx.
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Here is a back-dated quick update
On 3rd July, the carpenter fixed the door of the shoe cabinet after they came from the factory with the lining. Refer to post #53.
1) My completed shoe cabinet with the red cabinet ABS(not sure if correct term) linings.
I really didn't expect that the ID would ask the carpenter to tear down the cabinet doors and send it back to the factory to apply the laminates as we mentioned casually to him that this is different from what he proposed. Of course, by removing, sending it back to factory and reinstalling it to the cabinet, also means a week wait for it to be installed back again.
2) A clearer picture of the red lining of the cabinet door.
3)My completed wardrobe with the center laminate
Like the shoe cabinet, id also ask the carpenter to tear down and send it back to the factory to reapply the laminate, thus, this picture is the 100% of my wardrobe.
4)Daybed with the red abs laminates,
The white door does looks dirty in this pictures as the carpentry assistant was still cleaning it with thinner after they installed it back.
5)Daybed door after round 1 of cleaning
it does look shiny and cleaner, the door was deliberately open to show the red laminates.
That's all for tonight folks, will post some interesting pictures of the renovation when i have the time, thanks for reading the backdated post.
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Hi lookaround, I thought my quote for Reno was cheap until I saw yours! At $110 pfr for kitchen for e.g., thought mine was one of the lowest out there... and to think I sourced for 15 ids and couldn't find urs! Would greatly appreciate the contact of ur hired id, thanks!
Hi joycelynymm, i have seen cheaper than that, $80 - 88 pfr in those new BTO flat flyer stating direct from factory and etc, i guess if want really want to have significant cost-savings, one must find the direct contractors and not a contractors who sub-cons.
Hi Lookaround, glad to hear your renovation is complete now and everything's looking good! Looks like your renovation journey has been pretty smooth so far yay!
I'm still in the midst of my reno- super stressful and have to close one eye to many issues along the way. Can't wait for mine to be over too! eastlovin, yes thanks, now i am the next stage of sourcing for windows film and storeroom rack, trying to source for the best deal now. Why is your reno stressful, are you DIY everything by yourself or you have a ID ?
Hi Lookaround,Could you PM me your ID's name and the quote if possible?sevcrucio, check your PM.
Appreciate if you could PM me the ID contact. Thank you!
Tripper, check your PM as well.
Hi - if you don't mind, can i have your ID contact as well? Thank you so mcuh.
a.n
faranggirl, PM sent.
Hello there! Please pm me your contractor and ID detail. Thanks!
Cheree, have shared with you the ID contact.
Sorry guys, too tired after works, there are still some pics of the completed renovation which i would like to share but hopefully i would be able to do it this weekend.
Really busy is me.
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hi can pm your contractor details for quote 3?
TIA
check your PM.
May I have the names, companies, telephone numbers and other contact information of these 3 IDs/contractor, please, LookAround?
JohnB, send you a PM,
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As of now, the renovation is completed after the ID did the last round of general cleaning of the flat today. We will probably need to make a date with the ID to re-visit the flat together to check for last round of defects before we takeover the unit and pay the remaining balance.
Pictures of the completed renovation will be uploaded in a later stage.
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Dear Lookaround,Thanks for sharing your reno experience with us. could you pm me the contractor contact please?Thanks,GentleGentlebreeze, have send you a pm, as of now, the renovation is completed and i would probably need to make a date with the id to officialise the handover process, check and scan for defects before i pay him the remaining sum.
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Continuation post from post #65,
1)Bought this mirror and tray set
Upon recommendation from Uncle Tony of Hoe Kee, remember that he said something about the windows edges will rust or etc and this set wouldn't have the issue.
Installed by the reno plumbing team.
Forgot about the price.
2)Aluminium Roz toilet roll
Bought from Hoe Kee,
Installed by the reno plumbing team.
Forgot about the price.
3)Alumimium Rack
Bought from Hoe Kee as well, cannot remember the price.
Installation by reno plumbing team.
4)Aluminum Clothes rack
Bought from Hoe Kee as well, at about $30.
Installation by reno plumbing team at the service yard to hold clothes above the washing machine, we did not installed it in the other toilet as this rack is pretty lengthy and the new bto toilet is too small for this after the installation of the tempered glass door.
That's all for the plumbing post, i also did ask the plumber help me to drill the wall mounting for my aircon remote onto the wall.
In total, all the items bought from hoe kee cost about $737 inclusive of delivery, overall can be cheaper, if one have the time and energy to navigate through taobao.
That's all folk.
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This post will be mostly dedicated to the plumbing works that was carried out on the flat on Saturday 28/6/14.
I will start off this post with the aluminum sliding door that was torn down (refer to post #53 and #63) and send back to the factory to apply the laminate and send back to my flat for installation. Regretted, never utilize the option of two different laminates for the wardrobe and sliding door to create contrast.
2) Hobz cooker hood and hob.
-purchase at city gas somerset, i think for less than $600 during the mother's day promotion iirc.
Installation was done by City Gas at a cost of $120.
3) Blanco Sink Combination from Hoe Kee
-purchase at Hoe Kee Genting lane, i think for around $500 iirc.
- Installation by reno plumbing team
4)Champs 30L Storage tank heater
Bought at some gain city expo for $219.
- Installation by reno plumbing team
- first time using a storage tank and this heater is suppose to supply hot water to mbr as well.
5)Aluminum Clothes rack
Bought from Hoe Kee as well, at about $30.
Installation by reno plumbing team.
There is side hanger to hold clothes rack.
6)Alumimium Rack
Bought from Hoe Kee as well, cannot remember the price.
Installation by reno plumbing team.
To hold our shampoo and miscellaneous stuff, do take note, the installation of this will damage the mosaic tiles on the wall.
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Hi Lookaround, can pm me your ID & capenter contact ? Thx u
tametiger, Have send you a pm.
Hi Lookaround, can you PM me your ID/Capenter contact & quotation? Thanks.
Donno, Have send you a pm.
Hi Lookaround
please PM me your ID contact.. Thanks in advance.
tampan, Have send you a pm.
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As we visited our unit last week, we noticed that although the carpentry works are completed but the linings are not correct and the aluminum sliding door wardrobe has a missing laminate in the middle. So we informed the ID again, thus he instruct the carpenter to remove the door and do the laminate again.
1) Shoe Cabinet
A picture of the stripped shoe cabinet without its doors.
2)Daybed without the doors
3)Aluminium sliding door wardrobe, sliding door removed from redesign.
one thing i like about this alumimium wardrobe is the sliding mirror hidden in it and the best part is that it come with no extra costs to us.
According to the id, the 'removed' door will be send back to the factory to do the linings and laminates again.
Although the doors has been delivered to us today, The carpenter told us that he will do the installation by 5/7/14(Sat).
ID also arranged for the glass door guys to installed a stopper to prevent the door handle to directly know and damage our wall around last Wed(25/6/14) and the plumbing works for the flats is also completed on 25/6/14.
Anyway during the renovation, we discovered a
defect with the id!! We notice that the cement screed outside our home is 'uneven'. Whenever we open the the gate at certain angles, our door will brush against the cement screed outside and causes scratch marks on the cement.
Pictures of the damage/scratch cement screed by the inner portion of the iron gate.
Pictures of the damage/scratch cement screed by the external portion of the iron gate, despite having this proof the BSC also came up to our flat and try to open/close our gate many times as well, causing the condition to aggravate
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The results of this deep scratch marks is caused by the frequent opening/closing of the iron gates.
All new BTO owners, do take note. Please do try and open your iron gate in various angles/combinations and make sure that your gate will not scratch the floor and ensure that it is smooth to prevent damage to the cement screed and the iron gate. If there is a need to rectify, get the building services guys (BSC) to even the surface screed.
That's all for sharing folks.
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Hi,
Can pm me the contact for quote 3?
Thanks in advance.
Have send you a pm.
Hi lookaround, could u pm me ur quote 3 id details? Many thanks in advance.
Have send you a pm.
Enjoy your renovator search.
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My storeroom dimensions are below,
Storeroom Dimensions-
length: 220 cm,width: 135 cm,height: 90 cmCan you provide me with a quote for a L-shaped storeroom rack of this size ?
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Lookaround, nice cheerful kitchen...pls pm me your id name/ contact. thk u
TengLiJun, i think i have send you the PM before, here you go again.
Hhaha cool! First time i saw a multi colored kitchen cabinet.
May i kniw who's your Interior Designer? Thanks
valv3h, have send you a PM.
36 feet kitchen cabinet for 5k doesn't sound like a reasonable contractor price at all..does it include quartz or granite work top?
This is a estimated figure.
Esimated 5k kitchen cabinet = 36ft kitchen cabinet at $100 pfr + 3S solid surface top + the wet works for the kitchen cabinet base ?
You can view my breakdown over here to have a clearer picture.
http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/65029-reasonable-quote-any-missing-details/
PTopaz, why is it not reasonable ?
At least i wasn't charge pfr at $120-$180.
TBH, the cheapest i saw for kitchen cabinet is about $80 or $88 pfr in a leaflet near my BTO unit, i was also poached by a contractor uncle camping at my BTO a few times at this price when i visit my unit. If anything cheaper then that, i think one really have to source out the real 'direct' contractors or contractors from MY who might able to provide between $60pfr. (This is just a guess.).
Hi lookaround, could you pm me ur ID? Impressed by ur kitchen colours, I love mine to be such lively colours too!
Velvel, pm send.
will try to upload and post update of the completed plumbing works.
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Completed works on 14/6/14.
Continuation of the kitchen post
6)Kitchen cabinet.
-Opposite side of the kitchen cabinet
was pondering if i should have ask the id to plan for a built-in oven/toaster (although we dun really cook).
I was wondering how can i check/verify that the workmanship of the kitchen cabinet carpentry is good ?
Anyone have any ideas on it? Because on the surface as i looked on , everything seemed ok, soft-close also work, door closed softly except that i have yet to try to slammed the kitchen cabinet with great force?
2) A Full view of the kitchen works.
- The kitchen is abit dimmed in this picture, i am at the spot where there is no light, follow on to the next image to see the 'lighted' kitchen.
3)Kitchen cabinet pictures
the kitchen does look brighter and cheers one up.
- due to some the angle i am standing, i am not able to present the full glory of the cabinets such as the frosted glass cabinets.
:idea: Look like the id and his carpenter team has manage to cleared carpentry work challenge as well !
Did not spot any significant defects when i visited.
I was wondering how did other renotalkers identify such defects, is it just visible defects or do they have a methodology to do so ? Can someone share it with me so that i can use this methodology to access the carpentry works done since everything seemed pretty good and decent to me on the surface ?
Lastly, if you have noticed the wordings, i have changed the budget's reno text to reasonable's reno. (Will explain deeper in the next post again). That's all for today.
Apologies if i did not respond to your pm/queries ASAP.
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Posting some completed backdated renovation updates.
(Date on 14/6/14 - Sat)
1)My 6 ft wardrobe
- 90% completed, wardrobe is completed but the carpenter man forgot about the laminates design in the middle of my aluminium door.
-Will post a special 'feature' in the wardrobe
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Chose the wrong laminates after trying to be too different from the rest of the 'woody grain' wardrobe.- Argh...i also did not choose 2 seperate laminates which the id offered to create a unique contrast.
2)MBR Toilet suspended storage cabinet
2) Internal of the suspended storage cabinet
-Yes, the mirror is 1-sided.
-special highlight is the board can be easily detachable from the cabinet to create a 'taller' space
3)Living room daybed
- I would say this is about 70% completed
[20%]- The ID or either the carpenter man forgot about laminates lining on the dayend, so the id say they will re-do the laminates linings. (To create a contrast like the 3-d drawings).
[10%]- Pending the delivery of the custom-cushion from the carpenter to make this feature 100%. The cushion will be able to slot into the sliding gap of the daybed when not in-use
4) My costly Partitioned wall and shoe cabinet. ( will post about the shoe cabinet)
90% completed, everything is functional
- but somehow either the id or either the carpenter man forgot about the cabinet lining.
- So the id say they will do the lining of the cabinets for us to create the 3d contrast which he proposed.
Conclusion: If i have a choice again on this part of the reno, i would have propose a L-shaped custom made shoe cabinet or a shoe cabinet plus a australian system sliding door trap to act as a partition.
Now... let move on to the most expensive, interesting and striking component of my reno.
A picture speaks a thousands words.
6)Kitchen cabinet post (Total of 36ft)
-100% Carpentry works completed with peary white surface top.(did not chose a bombastic colored surface top this time round and stick to the safe peary white top)
-outstanding portion of plumbing works which will be settled upon the meetup with plumbing team.
- due to a limitation of 6 images per post, i will continue the next half of the kitchen in the next post.
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Hi lookingaround, can you send me the contact for your ID please? Thanks.
Hello
I also would want your ID contact. thanks in adv!
Hi there. i would appreciate if you can give me ID3 contact too, via PM. thanks!
Hi lookaround,
Can PM me details of your contactors for quote 2 & 3 ?
Thanks.
Hi,
Please pm me the quote 3 ｃｏｎｔａｃｔ．ｔｈａｎｋｓ
Hi, please also send me your quote 3 iD, thanks.
Check your PMs, i have send you guys/girls the contact.
Lastly, I am currently sourcing for windows film and storeroom rack, if anyone have any good 'lobang', kindly share with me, thank you.
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Apologies for the lack of update for this reno blog, was getting really busy and trying to find the remaining 'jigsaw' to complete the renovation and my life is getting really 'packed.'
These are some 'backdated' renovation updates which i am supposed to share last week, anyway the carpentry works for my flat have more or less completed, less the minor details such as the intricate laminates details.
1)My 1.5k daybed feature for relaxing and storage feature.
2) My $700 Suspended storage cabinet frame
3)36 ft kitchen cabinet (Left view)
4) Right side of the 36 ft kitchen cabinet
5)6 ft Aluminium sliding window wardrobe
6) 3 ft shoe cabinet - $650
Quality of the carpentry works seems decent so far.I am now moving to the next phase of the renovation to settle the city gas installation, plumber with the ID.
Currently, i am trying to source for a windows film( perhaps, i might diy?) and storeman rack contractor that could provide me with good quality materials and reasonable pricing. Stay tune on the next post where i will share the completed carpentry works.
[Help] Low Budget Renovation
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Hi ANALYTICS,
When you say your budget is really low ? How much is your budget ? <10k ?
1)Lightings - For lightings, you can get from Taobao(Cheapest 5x) , Tampoi (Cheaper 2x) which will be significally cheaper than all other lightings shops in SG.
2)Water heater - For water heater, you can try getting a storage heater about 20 Litres , should be around $1xx
3)Sink - Cann't really advice but i think you can get those aluminium one, it will be much cheaper, i think should be around <$100 not sure if taobao is cheaper than SG locally.
4)Bed - What sort of bed and what is your budget for your bed ?
5)Wardrobe - What is your budget for it ?
6)Kitchen cabinet - I recall seeing Ikea selling some top shelf hydraulic cabinet for $80 which seems durable.
7)Fans/Air conditioner - Aircon is a want not really a need, if you really on tight budget maybe you postpone it later.
With the internet, i guess you could figure out how to do installation for lights and heaters. (You will probably need to get your hands dirty for that). If not, Get a renovator to do your reno ala carte style instead of package, as there are always hidden costs in a package or You could probably try sourcing for those direct contractor to do the work required. If not, go across SG to hire some JB contractor to do the work ?