Renovating A Resale Condo

[bigblue 0]

Hi all,

I'm a new member to this forum and need some advice on renovation

Bought a resale condo recently and intend to do some renovation work which include:

1) Hacking of kitchen walls and retiling

2) Re-doing both common and master toilets

3) Polishing of marble floor / pacquet floor

4) Building additional storage place

5) Painting

6) Building window/ Balcony grilles

7) Hacking and installing new wardrobes (2 rooms)

8) Lights and air-con for the whole house

9) Re-install new kitchen cabinets/ oven/ hood/ sick/ stove

10) Some carpentry work

We intend to re-use most of our furnitures. Anyone has any suggestions on ID or contractor? If I'm not wrong, the price is usu more exp than HDB rt?

If anyone has done this before; pls pm me the quotation and ID/contractor contact. Thanks

[Guest our-home]

Hi

We're renovating our 8-year old resale condo at the moment.

Doing almost the same stuff you intend to do.

I think there is a slight price difference between quotes for HDB flats and condo - condo higher of course.

I've started a t-blog: our-home no. 3 for 3. FYI

[bigblue 0]

hi our-home,

just wondering, how much time would it take to do all those jobs listed? How about for your case?

Reason why I'm asking is becos for us, we have only a month or so from the point we take over the keys (hence able to start renovations), to having to move out of our current place.

Timing seems a little tight.... So i'm trying to estimate if we may need to find alternative housing arrangements meantime.

Thanks.

btw, how to i find your blog? (sorry, new to the forum)

[Guest our-home]

Hi bigblue,

It's ok. I joined renotalk.com not too long ago myself.

Our condo management office gave our contractor a 1-month permit for renovation. Any extension, we have to appeal. But I think it will be completed on time cos we didn't do any major hacking, just overlay.

Some concealed pipes, wiring and trunking will be affected if we were to hack, also will be costly.

Overlay for kitchen and 2 bathrooms was completed in one week. Existing aircon removed today. Electrician installing lights and new aircon to be installed (using existing trunking) tomorrow (Wed).

After that, we still have painting, installation of sanitaryware, carpentry, touch-ups.

If you have decided what you want to renovate, check with your contractor/ID to have a better idea of the timeline. Our contractor initially told us it takes 6-8 weeks, but now with no hacking and no vanity tops, the reno permit being 1 month, he estimates we can make it.

I've just updated my t-blog with reno details. You can click on it (where my signature is - in blue).