Hi,

I have not much carpentary work for my house. So I actually intend to engage ID company to just do the kitchen, feature walls in the masterbedroom, living room and bomb shelter area. For lightings, window grills and others, i thought of engaging Contractor company instead. Do you think is feasible? In terms of cost savings, will it really save? I appreciate all comments. I am new to all these. Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I have not much carpentary work for my house. So I actually intend to engage ID company to just do the kitchen, feature walls in the masterbedroom, living room and bomb shelter area. For lightings, window grills and others, i thought of engaging Contractor company instead. Do you think is feasible? In terms of cost savings, will it really save? I appreciate all comments. I am new to all these. Thanks in advance.

Hi BUI

Mine is almost the same as yours except I dont want any features at all.

Just floor, kitchen cabinet (a must) and wardrobe and grils wiring and lights and fans.

The rest, just buy from imm or any furniture shops

Hi,

I have not much carpentary work for my house. So I actually intend to engage ID company to just do the kitchen, feature walls in the masterbedroom, living room and bomb shelter area. For lightings, window grills and others, i thought of engaging Contractor company instead. Do you think is feasible? In terms of cost savings, will it really save? I appreciate all comments. I am new to all these. Thanks in advance.

as long as you knows WHAT DESIGN you want - engaging a contractor to do everything is cheaper.

most contractors have done lots of those EXPENSIVE designer house and knows more than enough what to do. unless you want a house theme that NOBODY in sg has it and good enough to appear in magazine/tv then get a expensive ID to do it.

I engage a contractor too as my requirements are simple. Kitchen and toilet floors and kitchen cabinets. For piping, closet, windows etc. I get individual contractor to do it.

Hi,

I have not much carpentary work for my house. So I actually intend to engage ID company to just do the kitchen, feature walls in the masterbedroom, living room and bomb shelter area. For lightings, window grills and others, i thought of engaging Contractor company instead. Do you think is feasible? In terms of cost savings, will it really save? I appreciate all comments. I am new to all these. Thanks in advance.

Don't think you need a ID for that. By splitting the work, you will ended up pay more. Get a experience contractor, esp those who can handle all your items in house to do your place. It will be much cheaper and save up your co-ordination work. Besides, you will not face problem of 1 contractor blaming the other

Whether its ID or contractor, its always best to have either one only. Mixing ID and contractor (or one ID and a few different contractors) will only cause you alot of headaches.

But if you really must mix, then my advice is still to get ONE person to liaise everything. In your example, make your ID the overall-in-charge and instruct the window grilles (and others?) contractor give their cooperation to the ID.

However, even so, do try to keep the ID and contractors from invading into each other works, eg window grilles, curtains, etc. Try not to have, for eg, one guy do the parquet then another do the tiles, or one guy do the kitchen cabinet then another do the solid surface. Sure got alot of hiccups one.