Newbie Seeking Advice On Seriously High Quotation

[Otarboy 0]

Hi all, I just received my quotation today from my id. I have not much experience and knowledge on reno stuff and this id is found during some fair at expo. Anyway, I bought a 5 room resale and planned for quite a makeover.

1) Hacking and relaying on tiles in Living room, kitchen and yard

2) Overlay vinyl tiles for 3 bedrooms

3) Hacking of kitchen walls to make it open with glass doors

4) Hacking a hole in the wall between master bedroom and common room to create a joining door.

5) Hacking of master bedroom toilet with new wall and floor tiles

6) Overlaying of floor tiles and half wall tiles in common toilet

The rest are just carpentry works and stuffs. However the quotation is sky high and I want to seek advice from experienced guys out there before I commit to the start of the reno.

There are 2 sets of quotation : Wet works and Carpentry

Wet works:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/3x869V

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/Y883h0

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/w1F59M

Carpentry:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/03wY8s

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/hz9TS9

https://www.flickr.com/gp/122316784@N04/U5P77i

Hope the pictures can be loaded. Sorry for the long list of items but I really felt the price is overly high. Please advise.

Edited December 8, 2014 by Otarboy

[kaisharon 1]

I'm not so sure about hacking but you have a list of build in items. Maybe you can try not to build in to cut down the cost

[Otarboy 0]

I'm not so sure about hacking but you have a list of build in items. Maybe you can try not to build in to cut down the cost

Actually I have already reduced on the customised items. Only customised stuffs are my wardrobe, study table and kitchen cabinets. The rest are just floors and wall

[kaisharon 1]

Oh I see. I found that no point customised because in long term, it will spoil. by that time, you have to change everything to match your other customised items again. in fact, if you buy them individually, it will costs you less if you walk around to compare all the items. hehe. this is what i did. hehe due to limited budget.

by the way, for the painting, how many color you can selected? I find the price is cheaper than mine. there are some painters charge me for 1500 for 3room with 4 colour include white excluding plastering.

[MelanieTan 2]

They didn't add in haulage fee? I just took a quick scan through. Pardon me if it's not in there.

Yes it's a bit on the high side. I hope it's not Add (+) Space Design/lifestyle

[Otarboy 0]

Yes the haulage fees are all in under the wet works. I think their labour charges are too high. Too much mark up.

Anyway does anyone have experience with * interior? Consulting them for quotation now, if not i will just go for spacesense since they are experience in industrial theme design.

[Otarboy 0]

Ok got filtered off, its n*rthw*st interior

[lilian.quek 6]

your carpentry and hacking for the first quote really seems on the high side...

[Dylanchua 4]

Pmed you. yes quite high.

carpentry my contractor charge by per foot fun.

Edited December 16, 2014 by Dylanchua