Help! Are We Overcharged?

[cafelatte 0]

Hi,

We were recommend by a friend to this renovation contractor. Thinking we could trust him, we proceeded to pay the deposit after she has gone thru the quote with us for the first time , only later to discover some items are over priced when we ask around.

Could someone help us to review this quote below and give us your comments?

Many many thanks

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4-room 90sqft

A. Preliminary Works

1 Design and project management FOC

2 Submission to HDB/Property MCST for renovation works FOC

3 Submission / PE fees to relevant Authority for works approval $500.00

B. Hacking Works

1 Propose to hack selected L - shaped wall between Dining & Kitchen

c/w making good of wall $800.00

2 To supply labour to hack existing cement screed flooring in 3 bedroom $800.00

C Construction Works

1 To construct plinth for Kitchen cabinet, Fridge & washing machine $480.00

D. Tiling Works

1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at :

a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00

2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at :

a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00

E. Aircon Pipe Box up

1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00

F. Plumbing Works

1 To supply labour only for the following jobs :

a. Installation of storage tank

b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00

G. Painting Works

1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall

& ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00

H. Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish )

1 Kitchen

a. Kitchen base cabinet L 4050 $2,160.00

b. Counter L 800 $600.00

2 Living

a. Ledge at window area L 3600 $500.00

3 Master Bedroom

a. Full ht swing door wardrobe L 1800 $1,680.00

I. Solid Surface Works

1 To supply & install solid surface worktop at Kitchen $1,500.00

J. Others

1 General cleaning $250.00

2 Haulage fees $1,800.00

3 Bathroom 1 - fixed glass & Shower screen

Bathroom 2 - fixed glass $800.00

4 Provisional sum to install aluminum grille at selected window opening

for whole house execpt 2 bathrooms $1,850.00

5 Provisional sum to supply casement window at Yard area $1,080.00

6 Provisional sum for window furnishing **** & 3 Bedrooms $1,800.00

Summary

A Preliminary Works $500.00

B Hacking Works $1,600.00

C Construction Works $480.00

D Tiling Works $6,301.00

E Aircon Pipe Box up $500.00

F Plumbing Works $250.00

G Painting Works $1,500.00

H Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish ) $4,940.00

I Solid Surface Works $1,500.00

J Others $7,580.00

Total Amount :$25,151.00

7% GST :$1,257.55

Grand Total Amount :$26,408.55

Edited May 8, 2008 by cafelatte

[chlow 0]

Although reno already very ex...I felt some of your quote are more ex than mine....

in red are my price.

4-room 90sqft

A. Preliminary Works

1 Design and project management FOC

2 Submission to HDB/Property MCST for renovation works FOC

3 Submission / PE fees to relevant Authority for works approval $500.00 (free)

B. Hacking Works

1 Propose to hack selected L - shaped wall between Dining & Kitchen

c/w making good of wall $800.00

2 To supply labour to hack existing cement screed flooring in 3 bedroom $800.00

C Construction Works

1 To construct plinth for Kitchen cabinet($90), Fridge($50) & washing machine($50) $480.00

D. Tiling Works

1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at :

a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00

2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at :

a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00

E. Aircon Pipe Box up

1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00 (Free)

F. Plumbing Works

1 To supply labour only for the following jobs :

a. Installation of storage tank

b. Installation of Kitchen sink(FOC since install by carpenter during fixing solid surface) & tap ($60) $250.00

G. Painting Works

1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall

& ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00 (mine include door + frame)

H. Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish )

1 Kitchen

a. Kitchen base cabinet L 4050 $2,160.00

b. Counter L 800 $600.00

(my kitchen total 27ft + china granite top 13ft cost less than $2000)

2 Living

a. Ledge at window area L 3600 $500.00

3 Master Bedroom

a. Full ht swing door wardrobe L 1800 $1,680.00 (mine 6ft lenth at $1440)

I. Solid Surface Works

1 To supply & install solid surface worktop at Kitchen $1,500.00 (wah chopped you!@)

J. Others

1 General cleaning $250.00 (free)

2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 (same same kena chop like me)

3 Bathroom 1 - fixed glass & Shower screen

Bathroom 2 - fixed glass $800.00

4 Provisional sum to install aluminum grille at selected window opening

for whole house execpt 2 bathrooms $1,850.00

5 Provisional sum to supply casement window at Yard area $1,080.00

6 Provisional sum for window furnishing **** & 3 Bedrooms $1,800.00

my total windows + grills work only less than $2000

Summary

A Preliminary Works $500.00

B Hacking Works $1,600.00

C Construction Works $480.00

D Tiling Works $6,301.00

E Aircon Pipe Box up $500.00

F Plumbing Works $250.00

G Painting Works $1,500.00

H Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish ) $4,940.00

I Solid Surface Works $1,500.00

J Others $7,580.00

Total Amount :$25,151.00

7% GST :$1,257.55

Grand Total Amount :$26,408.55

[isaacp 0]

Can the GST be waived? I thought only companies with annual turnover in excess of S$1 million need to be GST registered.

In addition, you will also need to check with your contractor how much is the charges for electrical and lighting points and installation. Often omitted during negotiation stage but may add up substantially at a later stage.

[MaCe 3]

this looks like chopping carrots.

what kind of fren would recommend such contractor???

if deposit is not much i suggest forgo it and look for another contractor.

[lawry 3]

4-room 90sqft

A. Preliminary Works

1 Design and project management FOC

2 Submission to HDB/Property MCST for renovation works FOC

3 Submission / PE fees to relevant Authority for works approval $500.00

(First time I've seen this, who are the fees paid to??)

B. Hacking Works

1 Propose to hack selected L - shaped wall between Dining & Kitchen

c/w making good of wall $800.00

2 To supply labour to hack existing cement screed flooring in 3 bedroom $800.00

C Construction Works

1 To construct plinth for Kitchen cabinet, Fridge & washing machine $480.00 (less than $200)

D. Tiling Works

1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at :

a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00

2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at :

a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00

(Check if you get "refunds" if you happen to choose $2.50 tiles)

E. Aircon Pipe Box up

1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00

(You can look for any aircon contractor, I paid less than $250 for rerouting, rewiring)

F. Plumbing Works

1 To supply labour only for the following jobs :

a. Installation of storage tank

b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00

(How about your toilet sinks, taps, shower head, rain shower and all that? included?)

G. Painting Works

1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall

& ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00

(What kind of paint are they giving you? http://www.nipponpaint.com.sg/services/hdb...ing_classic.asp and http://www.icipaints.com.sg/ASGDLX/eventsn...ingpackages.jsp, $1500 is considered expensive, still exclusde door/frames)

H. Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish )

1 Kitchen

a. Kitchen base cabinet L 4050 $2,160.00

b. Counter L 800 $600.00

2 Living

a. Ledge at window area L 3600 $500.00

3 Master Bedroom

a. Full ht swing door wardrobe L 1800 $1,680.00

I. Solid Surface Works

1 To supply & install solid surface worktop at Kitchen $1,500.00

J. Others

1 General cleaning $250.00 (Is that acid wash or simply really "general cleaning", overpriced anyway)

2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 (!!!!!!!!!)

3 Bathroom 1 - fixed glass & Shower screen

Bathroom 2 - fixed glass $800.00

4 Provisional sum to install aluminum grille at selected window opening

for whole house execpt 2 bathrooms $1,850.00

5 Provisional sum to supply casement window at Yard area $1,080.00

6 Provisional sum for window furnishing **** & 3 Bedrooms $1,800.00

Summary

A Preliminary Works $500.00

B Hacking Works $1,600.00

C Construction Works $480.00

D Tiling Works $6,301.00

E Aircon Pipe Box up $500.00

F Plumbing Works $250.00

G Painting Works $1,500.00

H Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish ) $4,940.00

I Solid Surface Works $1,500.00

J Others $7,580.00

Total Amount :$25,151.00

7% GST :$1,257.55

Grand Total Amount :$26,408.55

GOSH!

[hongss 3]

The quote is ridiculous... how can someone have the cheek to quote at such a high price. As Mace mentioned, if the deposit is not much, it is better you forgo and move on to other IDs

[Elston Phua 0]

5 RM Quotation

A. CARPENTRY WORKS IN KITCHEN

1 Design & install 10ft top kitchen cabinet (laminated) + ABS

2 Design & install 10ft Bottom kitchen cabinet (laminated) +ABS

3 Supply & install new 2-Tier Stainless Steel Dish drainer-1 set

4 Supply labour to install cooker hob & hood into Kitchen cabinet

5 Supply & install with 2 nos Frosted Glass Panel

B.WET WORKS IN KITCHEN

6 Supply & construct base for cabinet, with tiles

7 Supply & construct base for washing machine, with tiles

8 Supply & construct base for Refrigerator, with tiles

9 Supply & construct 1 no shower kerb,with tiles

C. CEILING WORKS

10 Supply & construct L-Box light holders in living area

11 Supply & construct L-Box light holders in dining area

12 Supply & construct false ceiling at foyer entrance

13 Supply & construct false ceiling at bedroom's entrance

D. PLUMBING WORKS

14 Supply & install water inlet pipe for sink in kitchen

15 Supply & install water outlet pipe for sink in kitchen

16 Supply & install water inlet pipe for washing machine in kitchen

17 Supply & install outlet pipe for washing machine in kitchen

18 Supply labour to install 2 sets toilets accessories in 2 toilets.

19 Supply labour to install 2 nos Mirrors in 2 toilets

20 Supply labour to connect water pipe for 2 sets instant heaters

21 Supply labour to install 1 no washing machine tap

E. ELECTRICAL WORKS

22 Supply labour to install 10 ceiling light

23 Supply labour to connect 2 instant heater

24 Supply labour to connect hob in kitchen cabinet

25 Supply labour to connect hood into kitchen cabinet

26 Supply labour to connect door bell at existing Points

F. PAINTING WORKS

27 To paint whole house, using ICI or Nippon Walls & Ceiling

28 To paint whole house copper/pvc pipes

29 To paint or varnish for whole house doors, main door included

30 To paint or varnish for whole house door frame

G. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

31 Supply labour with acid washing whole house

32 Supply labour to clean up whole house windows & grills

33 Supply Corrugated board to protect whole house existing flooring

34 Supply labour to summit HDB application, for all renovation Works

H. SHOWER SCREEN

35 Supply & install 10mm tempered glass shower screen in main toilet

I. FLOOR WORKS (600mm X 600mm)

36 Supply & lay Polished Homogenous Floor Tiles for Living Area

37 Supply & lay Polished Homogenous Floor Tiles for Dining Area

38 Supply & lay Polished Homogenous Floor Tiles for all Bedrooms.

39 Supply & lay Homogenous skirting for Living/Dining &bedrooms

40 Supply & lay Polished Homogenous Floor Tiles for

Household shelter

41 Supply labour to hack-off existing floor ( Resale flat only )

J:KITCHEN & BATHROOMS

42 Supply & lay Homogeneous floor tiles in kitchen

43 Supply & lay Homogeneous floor tiles for 2 Toilets

44 Supply labour & HDB Approved water Proofing for kitchen & 2 Toilets.

45 Supply & lay ceramic wall tiles for kitchen & 2-Toilets.

46 Supply labour to install 2-nos WC Bowl, in 2 Toilets.

47 Supply labour to install 2-nos Wash basins, in 2 Toilets.

48 Supply labour to install 2-nos.Taps for above wash Basins, in 2-toilets.

49 Supply & replace whole single copper pipe

50 Supply labour to hack-off all tiles in Kitchen & 2 Toilets.

Designer's HDB Resale Flat Promotion Package Resale HDB Flat (5-Room) $23,800.00

Additional Items

Hacking

To hack off partial existing wall in kitchen and make smooth wall $180.00

Carpentry

To design and fabricate additional kitchen cabinet 1ft $100.00

To supply and install India Black Galaxy granite surface top for kitchen cabinet 12ft $1,260.00

To design and fabricate 3ft full height kitchen cabinet $600.00

To design and fabricate 11ft walk in wardrobe in master bedroom $1,900.00

To supply and install gpyson board partition at master bedroom $200.00

To supply and install full height mirror L3ft at master bedroom $300.00

To supply and install PD door at master bedroom $320.00

To supply & install tempered glass backing for kitchen cabinet 3ft $130.00

To design and fabricate 7ft feature wall $910.00

To design and fabricate 7ft TV console $840.00

Wet works

To erect wall in kitchen $280.00

To lay water proofing membrane for balcony $240.00

Supply & lay Homogenous Floor Tiles for Balcony $330.00

Doors & Windows

To supply and install aluminium casement window with colour coating at all bedroom $2,100.00

To supply and install aluminium casement window with colour coating at dinning room $530.00

To supply and install tempered glass sliding door at balcony $780.00

To supply and install aluminium casement window with colour coating at kitchen $430.00

To supply and install master toilet louver with colour coating $220.00

To supply and install common toilet louver with colour coating $220.00

To supply and install tempered clear glass swing door at kitchen entrance $320.00

To supply and install PD door at 2 toilet entrance $720.00

To supply and install tempered glass panel L-4ft at dinning counter $300.00

To supply and install 3 classic door $630.00

To supply and install 1 door frame $100.00

To supply and install 1 wrought iron gate $430.00

Electrical

Lighting points- 22 $616.00

Downlights(square) 13 $390.00

Supply labour to install additional 12 ceiling light $120.00

Double Sockets 12 $660.00

Heater points 2 $170.00

Hood/hob 3 coil wire with heater switch 1 $80.00

DB box 1 $300.00

Miscellaneous

Haulage & debris $380.00

Upgrade Air Con to Mitsubishi Electric System 3 Inverter $1,000.00

Total Cost $41,886.00

Discount $2,886.00

Grand Total $39,000.00

COOKER HOBS

COOKER HOODS

STAINLESS STEEL SINK

2 SETS TOILETS BOWL

2 SETS WASH BASIN

2 SETS WASH BASIN TAP

2 SETS INSTANT HEATER

2 SET TOILETS ACCESSORIES

Sorry to use ur thread...

Anyone care to share your view on this quotation?

Is the price reasonable? able to reduce further?

[muffin 2]

hi,

firstly where you living?

I find it quite strange that you are paying so expensive haulage fee and i think that it should be collected by town council appointed contractor.

I only paid for 350 for my reno, hacking at MBR and kitchen.

Maybe you will like to check with your reno contractor again.

[cafelatte 0]

Although reno already very ex...I felt some of your quote are more ex than mine....

in red are my price.

Hi chlow,

thanks for your reply,

for haulage you have replied:

"Haulage fees $1,800.00 (same same kena chop like me)"

You mean you also paid $1800?

Did you hack a lot?

Can someone advise what exactly is haulage fee for and how is this charged?

Thanks

Can the GST be waived? I thought only companies with annual turnover in excess of S$1 million need to be GST registered.

In addition, you will also need to check with your contractor how much is the charges for electrical and lighting points and installation. Often omitted during negotiation stage but may add up substantially at a later stage.

Hi Issac, believe my contracter is gst registered. Will be having onsite meeting week for electrical next week. Will check on this. Thanks =)

[cafelatte 0]

this looks like chopping carrots.

what kind of fren would recommend such contractor???

if deposit is not much i suggest forgo it and look for another contractor.

Hi Mace

My fren was apparantly happy with the quality of the work done and find her helpful. Maybe she also dunno that she was hacked. We already paid $2k deposit. Think it may be too much to lose if we back out. Have meet her for several discussions and would prefer to ask to lower price than to change ID.

As for PE $500, I have checked and she mentioned that when hacking is involved, is it required to get PE approval.

My haulage was initially $800 when I wanted to hacked the kitchen wall only, now she is charging $1800 with addition of the 3 bedroom floors, is this reasonable? What exactly is haulage?

Looking at my quote, would you be able to also advise on what are the reasonable price range like for the items on my quote so I can reasonably lower the price?

My place is a Jurong new 4 room HDB.

Thank you

Edited May 11, 2008 by cafelatte

[cafelatte 0]

GOSH!

QUOTE(cafelatte @ May 8 2008, 11:31 PM)

Hi Lawry, thanks for your respond, my replies below in italics:

D. Tiling Works

1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at :

a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00

2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at :

a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00

(Check if you get "refunds" if you happen to choose $2.50 tiles)

she initially quoted based on $3.80 tiles, she has mentioned that anything below $3.20 she will refund. Is this a norm pactise? not sure how they calculate as they have lumped supply and install together.

E. Aircon Pipe Box up

1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00

(You can look for any aircon contractor, I paid less than $250 for rerouting, rewiring)

my aircon is done by gaincity. so all installation, piping and wiring is done by them. my id say $500 is provisional for boxup only and will adjust price when the aircon route is confirmed.

F. Plumbing Works

1 To supply labour only for the following jobs :

a. Installation of storage tank

b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00

(How about your toilet sinks, taps, shower head, rain shower and all that? included?)

toilets sinks, taps , shower heads already provided by hdb

G. Painting Works

1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall

& ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00

(What kind of paint are they giving you? http://www.nipponpaint.com.sg/services/hdb...ing_classic.asp and http://www.icipaints.com.sg/ASGDLX/eventsn...ingpackages.jsp, $1500 is considered expensive, still exclusde door/frames)

id advised that they mainly go for choice of colour available rather than decide what type of paint, she mention they use ici pentalite (think its the normal range) most of the time as the finishing is more matt and hence, if the wall is uneven it will not be obvious. Will check if need to add money if the colour we like happens to be an All-in-1 price range.

But i did check with a subcon painter that does work for reno contracters and they quote my $800 for 4-room ceiling-1 coat and walls-2 coats, saying they do not restrict number of colour or what paint i use and includes 1 round of touch up when all work is completed some more. He also advised my reno should have quoted my in the range of 1.1 to 1.2k as $800 is their price to reno ppl

J. Others

1 General cleaning $250.00 (Is that acid wash or simply really "general cleaning", overpriced anyway)

think this is the acid wash and the general cleaning. how much should be then?

2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 (!!!!!!!)

how much did you pay? and did you do any hacking?

Thanks

Edited May 11, 2008 by cafelatte

[cafelatte 0]

hi,

firstly where you living?

I find it quite strange that you are paying so expensive haulage fee and i think that it should be collected by town council appointed contractor.

I only paid for 350 for my reno, hacking at MBR and kitchen.

Maybe you will like to check with your reno contractor again.

Hi muffin,

Thanks for your reply.

will check with town council on the haulage. My id advised that mentioned that haulage cost goes by weight. And as I am hacking 3 bedroom floors and 1 kitchen wall, hence the higher price. Not sure if this is true.

How much did you pay for the hacking?

[lawry 3]

QUOTE(cafelatte @ May 8 2008, 11:31 PM)

Hi Lawry, thanks for your respond, my replies below in italics:

D. Tiling Works

(Check if you get "refunds" if you happen to choose $2.50 tiles)

she initially quoted based on $3.80 tiles, she has mentioned that anything below $3.20 she will refund. Is this a norm pactise? not sure how they calculate as they have lumped supply and install together.

The amount they quoted is based on a certain $X.XX psf, when you are at the shop, there are tiles that will be below that price or above that price. Some tiles will be cheaper because they were "older", previous range, but it doesn't mean they are lousier or uglier. I chose $2.50 psf tiles and I'm happy with them still. And I did get refunds from the $3.20psf quotes. Basically ($3.20 - $2.50) x your floor area.

E. Aircon Pipe Box up

1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00

(You can look for any aircon contractor, I paid less than $250 for rerouting, rewiring)

my aircon is done by gaincity. so all installation, piping and wiring is done by them. my id say $500 is provisional for boxup only and will adjust price when the aircon route is confirmed.

Okay, now I know what you meant by box up and why $500. The ones done by gain city is normal wiring and routing of the pipes around the house to the toilet in a white casing. Whereas this $500 boxup by would be concealing that white casing and wires casing. This is purely aesthetics purposes, it would be your decision to decide if you're willing to pay for those.

F. Plumbing Works

1 To supply labour only for the following jobs :

a. Installation of storage tank

b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00

(How about your toilet sinks, taps, shower head, rain shower and all that? included?)

toilets sinks, taps , shower heads already provided by hdb

Ok, I wasn't charged for the Kitchen sink/tap installation because it was one sum for all taps, showers, toilet bowls, water heater, bathroom accessories, around $300. And btw, sink is installed by the ones doing your kitchen carpentry for free, not the plumber, only the tap is installed by the plumber. If they insist on charging $250 just to install a tap, do check the charges from the shop you are buying your tap from, see if they offer that such services. $250 is quite over the edge.

G. Painting Works

1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall

& ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00

id advised that they mainly go for choice of colour available rather than decide what type of paint, she mention they use ici pentalite (think its the normal range) most of the time as the finishing is more matt and hence, if the wall is uneven it will not be obvious. Will check if need to add money if the colour we like happens to be an All-in-1 price range.

But i did check with a subcon painter that does work for reno contracters and they quote my $800 for 4-room ceiling-1 coat and walls-2 coats, saying they do not restrict number of colour or what paint i use and includes 1 round of touch up when all work is completed some more. He also advised my reno should have quoted my in the range of 1.1 to 1.2k as $800 is their price to reno ppl

I was charged $1100 for 4NG, every single thing that involves painting. $1500 and they are using pentalite?? (the cheapest range). I chose medifresh, easy wash. just as matt and nice, you can really wipe off stains with a wet cloth. My ID gave the same excuse while trying to convince me to use Pentalite, but she's nice and she didn't up the price when I wanted medifresh and easy wash. You do have the option of saving $700 if you were to engage your own painters in this case.

J. Others

1 General cleaning $250.00 (Is that acid wash or simply really "general cleaning", overpriced anyway)

think this is the acid wash and the general cleaning. how much should be then?

I got it for free.

2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 (!!!!!!!)

how much did you pay? and did you do any hacking?

My Haulage fees was $300.

My hacking fees was lump sum $2000++

Living & dining room floor tiles, kitchen wall/floor tiles, 2 toilets wall/floor tiles, and some built in furniture, there were additional stuff to hack here and there but no extra charges.

Thanks

You are most welcome.

[muffin 2]

Hi muffin,

Thanks for your reply.

will check with town council on the haulage. My id advised that mentioned that haulage cost goes by weight. And as I am hacking 3 bedroom floors and 1 kitchen wall, hence the higher price. Not sure if this is true.

How much did you pay for the hacking?

hi, i hack MBR wall and kitchen wall, total cost is around $1000+. PE - $350

[MaCe 3]

Hi Mace

My fren was apparantly happy with the quality of the work done and find her helpful. Maybe she also dunno that she was hacked. We already paid $2k deposit. Think it may be too much to lose if we back out. Have meet her for several discussions and would prefer to ask to lower price than to change ID.

As for PE $500, I have checked and she mentioned that when hacking is involved, is it required to get PE approval.

My haulage was initially $800 when I wanted to hacked the kitchen wall only, now she is charging $1800 with addition of the 3 bedroom floors, is this reasonable? What exactly is haulage?

Looking at my quote, would you be able to also advise on what are the reasonable price range like for the items on my quote so I can reasonably lower the price?

My place is a Jurong new 4 room HDB.

Thank you

What i would suggest is -

1) such chopping carrots contractors WONT stop chopping, when reno starts things will get worse - they will tell you this one not included that one not included = must pay more.

2) new housing estate's haulage fees are exorbitant - call your hdb branch to check on this $1800

3) since $2k deposit is quite a lot, then just MINUS out all other reno works except for tiles. Just let them do the flooring - thats all. this is the only way to minimise your damages. Then engage other contractors to do your woodworking/window grille/misc stuffs. Flooring alone for whole house 90sqf should be under $10k. Just the tiling and hacking. Just tell them you WONT be moving in - cos both of you might be posted overseas - or whatever lousy excuses you can think of.

4) not all hacking requires a PE.

5) get a few contractors to quote on the rest of the stuffs(except tiling and hacking) now. Dont waste your time. many good ones avaliable in this forum. get at least 3-5 quotations.