Mr Lim's New Family

[jeremylm 0]

Hi,

I did not know that prices of Mosaic is so much more expensive den normal homogeneous or ceramic tiles.

Thanks for quoting the price.

mosaic tiles are expensive

normal toilet wall tiles are usually around $2-$3psf, while mosaic tiles typically cost $15psf

[applefreak 1]

hehehe coz i originally wanted to use mosaic tiles for my home too

but the price made me :jawdrop:

[ranval9 0]

Hi,

I did not know that prices of Mosaic is so much more expensive den normal homogeneous or ceramic tiles.

Thanks for quoting the price.

if you still like to have mosaic , just have some as design wor , mixed with normal homo or ceramic tiles .. not the whole wall or flooring

me wanted to have the whole flooring or wall for the bathroom at 1st .. same as apple jie .. the cost of mosaic totally turn me off

Edited May 20, 2008 by ranval9

[jeremylm 0]

If thats the case, den i really have to reconsider having my toilet walls in mosaic.

Thanks for the advice thou.

[virgo2829 0]

i didn know mosaic tiles are so expensive

there are many so called "designer" tiles....so can do off with mosiac tiles....cos reno now is really really sky high!!!!!

[jeremylm 0]

Finally found time to meet up with my 1st contractor. She is April from JGH. WOW! The discussion last almost 2 hours... but she seems very experience. Anyone ever got renovation done by her or her company, pls do drop mi some comments.

Will be meeting up with her this sun.

Thanks!

[jeremylm 0]

I have just meet up with 2 Contractors/ID and got a quote from both of them.

Got a headache doing comparison!!

The quotes were from Living Art and JGH..

I will try to post their quotation soon.

Any comments on these 2 contractors/ID?

Thanks!

[jeremylm 0]

Here is my 1st quote from JGH

A Demolish Work

- Demolish existing liviing floor tiles & skirting

- Demolish existing 3-bedroom skirting

- Demolish existing kitchen wall tiles

- Demolish existing 2 toilet wall tiles

- Dismantle existing top & bottom kitchen cabinet

- Haulage, removal debris off site

B Wet Works

- Supply & install Laminated Flooring at 3-bedroom c/w skirting finish (410 sq ft, FirmaFloor, Exquisite, MFH, etc)

- Supply material & labor to lay 60cmx60cm China Polish Porcelain tiles with skirting finishg **** & store-room area (320sq ft) (Tiling base on $2.40-$2.60 per sq ft)

- Supply material & labor to : (Included tiles, cement & sand)

- Overlay non-slip ceramic/homogenous tiles for kitchen/dining floor

- Lay ceremic full height wall tiles for kitchen area (Base on $1.90 - $2.10 per sq ft, HT 8ft)

- Over-lay non-slip homogenous tiles for two toilet floor

- Lay Toilet wall tiles

- Construct 50mm thk cement base

- kitchen cabinet base

- Washing Machine base

C Plumbing Work

- Replace existing pipe to s/steel pipe start from living to kitchen. Cold Water only $500 (Included remove & change water piping to s/steel pipe, and install of water point to kitchen sink

& washine machine. Connection of in-let/out-let for kitchen sink & washing machine

- Supply labor to install

- Sitting toilet bowl (85 x 2 sets)

- Wash Basin ($45x2 sets)

- Bathroom accessory x 2 sets

- Instant heater ($55 x 2 sets)

D Planting

- Supply material & labor to paint the whole wall using ICI/NIPPON (Wash & Wear, 3in1, Pearl-glo or Pentalite - max 5 color) Ceiling using MATEX white color

- If necessary painting for door, door & frame, sewage pipe (max 3)

E Ceiling work

- Provide false ceiling & drop down L-box **** hall area

- Additional 6/nos of lighting point

F Door

- Supply labor to fixed back existing aluminium door at kitchen entrace

G Carpentry Work

- Fabricated L 8ft x HT 8ft laminated backing at TV console area

- Fabricated L 21 ft top & bottom kitchen cabinet with ABS trimming & selected laminated finish c/w drawer set, glass panel, cutlery tray & plywood top to received solid surface ($190 per ft run)

- Supply & install L 6.5ft solid top

- LG Hi-macs($110 per ft run)

- Supply & install 3 panel of door below sink support area ($85/no)

- Construct L 4.5ft + sink support c/w tiling finish

- Supply & install 2 layer s/steel dish tray

- Supply & install 1 panel laminated divider beside the fridge area

- Fabricated L 7ft full height sliding type wardrobe at master room:

- ABS triming door & selected laminated finish ($200 per ft run)

- Fabricated L 4ft full height shoes cabinet with ABS trimming door & selected laminated finish ($210 per ft run)

H Miscellaneous

- Platform at balcony area (HT 100mm)

- Chemical wash fllor & wall upon completion

- HDB permit

- Re-wiring

- Lighting point/fan point & labor for install lightning (11 nos)

- 13 Amp socket outlet (2 nos)

- 13 Amp x 2 socket outlet (7 nos)

- Televesion point (2 nos)

- Telephone point (2 nos)

- Water heater point (1 no)

- Air-con point (15Amp) (1 no)

- Distribution Board (1 no)

- Submission for PUB & testing

- Water & gas earth point

- Dismantle & Disposal of old wire

Total cost is $22498 (Estimated)

This is just the 1st round of quoting and certain things are not yet fine tuned.

Any comments on the quote?

Thanks!

[zlf 0]

Hi

I am not quite familiar with April, but do familiar with his husband Sam of the same company. Quotation is not the cheapest but is of very sincere personality. My friend engaged him for his 4 room HDB preimum flat at the cost around $12k. Works include kitchen capentry, vanity cabinets for both bathrooms, painting, installation of lights and whole-house grills. The only potential problem is that Sam is quite busy and hence the progress would be a bit slow.

I belive April would be the as better as her husband Sam because they sometimes give a hand on the work of the other party.

Finally found time to meet up with my 1st contractor. She is April from JGH. WOW! The discussion last almost 2 hours... but she seems very experience. Anyone ever got renovation done by her or her company, pls do drop mi some comments.

Will be meeting up with her this sun.

Thanks!

Edited June 9, 2008 by zlf

[jeremylm 0]

Hi

I am not quite familiar with April, but do familiar with his husband Sam of the same company. Quotation is not the cheapest but is of very sincere personality. My friend engaged him for his 4 room HDB preimum flat at the cost around $12k. Works include kitchen capentry, vanity cabinets for both bathrooms, painting, installation of lights and whole-house grills. The only potential problem is that Sam is quite busy and hence the progress would be a bit slow.

I belive April would be the as better as her husband Sam because they sometimes give a hand on the work of the other party.

Hi,

Thanks for ur reply,

April was actually intro to mi by my friend. she has very good reviews abt April as she has her house done by JGH too.

Jeremy

[zlf 0]

I remember JGH has a promotion package for resale flats, which should be $17188 for your 4 room flat. Moveover, the 20ft kitchen cabinet with this package is at $1688. You can compare whether it is cheaper to go for package. Some of the items that you don't want can be taken out of the package. For example, I remember I took out the windows and grills and refunded around $1650. The promotion package also allows you to choose parquet or laminate at the same price. But if I choose Supreme or Inovar, need to top-up $142.80, as Sam (her husband) told me

Your LG surface is at 110/ft? Are you choosing a dark color one? FYI, I and my friend got LG quotation from Sam at 95/ft without mentioning the color. I learned from other IDs that dark color one is more expensive, don't know true or not.

Another thing to remember is that small accessories from JGH are not high-end ones. For example, the laminate door of the kitchen cabinet is not TEAK one. If you go for branded TEAK one, should add another $10/ft. As Sam told me, the usage is the same, and hence he didn't suggest TEAK which is more expensive.

For 2 layer dish tray, Sam quoted me and my friend separately at $90. My quotation of the swing door wardrobe at master bedroom is $180/ft, but can barely use glass decroation.

Sam didn't quote me the electronic item "Submission for PUB & testing". The test seems to cost a few hundard dollars as I was told by an Idea House guy.

I also learned from another post in the forum that the tiling work of JGH is quite good, but plumbing work is just above average. My own observation is that their capentry work is also fair.

These data is for your reference where you can bargan with her, but pls don't quote it directly as a whole to April which may cause me awkard next time I see Sam.

Here is my 1st quote from JGH

A Demolish Work

- Demolish existing liviing floor tiles & skirting

- Demolish existing 3-bedroom skirting

- Demolish existing kitchen wall tiles

- Demolish existing 2 toilet wall tiles

- Dismantle existing top & bottom kitchen cabinet

- Haulage, removal debris off site

B Wet Works

- Supply & install Laminated Flooring at 3-bedroom c/w skirting finish (410 sq ft, FirmaFloor, Exquisite, MFH, etc)

- Supply material & labor to lay 60cmx60cm China Polish Porcelain tiles with skirting finishg **** & store-room area (320sq ft) (Tiling base on $2.40-$2.60 per sq ft)

- Supply material & labor to : (Included tiles, cement & sand)

- Overlay non-slip ceramic/homogenous tiles for kitchen/dining floor

- Lay ceremic full height wall tiles for kitchen area (Base on $1.90 - $2.10 per sq ft, HT 8ft)

- Over-lay non-slip homogenous tiles for two toilet floor

- Lay Toilet wall tiles

- Construct 50mm thk cement base

- kitchen cabinet base

- Washing Machine base

C Plumbing Work

- Replace existing pipe to s/steel pipe start from living to kitchen. Cold Water only $500 (Included remove & change water piping to s/steel pipe, and install of water point to kitchen sink

& washine machine. Connection of in-let/out-let for kitchen sink & washing machine

- Supply labor to install

- Sitting toilet bowl (85 x 2 sets)

- Wash Basin ($45x2 sets)

- Bathroom accessory x 2 sets

- Instant heater ($55 x 2 sets)

D Planting

- Supply material & labor to paint the whole wall using ICI/NIPPON (Wash & Wear, 3in1, Pearl-glo or Pentalite - max 5 color) Ceiling using MATEX white color

- If necessary painting for door, door & frame, sewage pipe (max 3)

E Ceiling work

- Provide false ceiling & drop down L-box **** hall area

- Additional 6/nos of lighting point

F Door

- Supply labor to fixed back existing aluminium door at kitchen entrace

G Carpentry Work

- Fabricated L 8ft x HT 8ft laminated backing at TV console area

- Fabricated L 21 ft top & bottom kitchen cabinet with ABS trimming & selected laminated finish c/w drawer set, glass panel, cutlery tray & plywood top to received solid surface ($190 per ft run)

- Supply & install L 6.5ft solid top

- LG Hi-macs($110 per ft run)

- Supply & install 3 panel of door below sink support area ($85/no)

- Construct L 4.5ft + sink support c/w tiling finish

- Supply & install 2 layer s/steel dish tray

- Supply & install 1 panel laminated divider beside the fridge area

- Fabricated L 7ft full height sliding type wardrobe at master room:

- ABS triming door & selected laminated finish ($200 per ft run)

- Fabricated L 4ft full height shoes cabinet with ABS trimming door & selected laminated finish ($210 per ft run)

H Miscellaneous

- Platform at balcony area (HT 100mm)

- Chemical wash fllor & wall upon completion

- HDB permit

- Re-wiring

- Lighting point/fan point & labor for install lightning (11 nos)

- 13 Amp socket outlet (2 nos)

- 13 Amp x 2 socket outlet (7 nos)

- Televesion point (2 nos)

- Telephone point (2 nos)

- Water heater point (1 no)

- Air-con point (15Amp) (1 no)

- Distribution Board (1 no)

- Submission for PUB & testing

- Water & gas earth point

- Dismantle & Disposal of old wire

Total cost is $22498 (Estimated)

This is just the 1st round of quoting and certain things are not yet fine tuned.

Any comments on the quote?

Thanks!

Edited June 9, 2008 by zlf

[jackng1982 0]

Can i check is this the JGH you received quotation from? http://www.jghdesign.com.sg/

Their office is in Jurong East?

[jeremylm 0]

Can i check is this the JGH you received quotation from? http://www.jghdesign.com.sg/

Their office is in Jurong East?

Their office is in tradehub 21 which is near IMM.

Thanks!

Jeremy

[jeremylm 0]

Here's another quote from impress21 (henry) to share..

i m still in the process of fine tunning the quote

Enjoy and pls do comments

Jeremy

[jeremylm 0]

Yoz,

Its been a while since my last post.

I have just got my keys to my flat. The house looks very Big as it is empty =P.

I have also engage my contractor which is from JGH. Although her quote is not the lowest but i feel very comfortable with her hence we selected her.

We will only be starting our reno in early oct as we wants to take our pre-wedding pics in the house during the reno process(just after the hacking).

For the mean time, we will be testing some drawing on the walls. We will be drawing and painting on the wall before the reno starts.

So ... Pls stay tune for more pics.

Jeremy