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I was quoted $920 by my ID to change my existing window grilles to white powder coating grilles. Not sure if this price is reasonable? I have 12 panels of windows in the house and they should be around 9m/29ft long. Not sure about the sqft... It's those standard window height.... Any kind souls? Many thanks!

Yeah... If I do whole house homogenous it will save me about 3k++.. But currently we have bamboo flooring in our old flat and we really like the durability and quality of it. So no choice gotta spend abit more on the things we like. if not my quote should be <30k...

Dear Devilaz, I will be going do to my ID company to finalize things today. the hacking include skirtings.. From my guess, the internal part should be white. I will check with him about all these details before I decide whether to sign on the dotted lines not...

MY floorplan is typical like this. Just mirror image of the one you see at HDB........

Dear all, Here is one of the latest quote I got from a reno id company intro by a friend. So far I guess this is the best quotation. I am thinking if I could still ask them for some further discounts? things to note - BAMBOO FLOORING is currently one of the most expensive timber flooring(expensive than strip parquet).. He did not quote me any electric work or rewiring as my new flat is only 6yrs old, he will be charging for change of the lighting fixtures at 1st $35 follow by $10 per light.. As for the plumbing, I guess the conditions of the pipes in this flat is still good so we will just paint them. So issit necessary to change all pipings, electric switches and rewire the house? or if condition is good then just use them(actually all my switches, wires and pipes are conceal ones). ITEM DESCRIPTION A Demolition Works 1 HDB Renovation Permit Application & Processing F.O.C. 2 Demolish existing floor tiles ****/dining area, 3 bedrooms & household shelter $900.00 3 Demolish existing wall between kitchen & dining area to construct a new door-way $200.00 4 Demolish existing floor & wall tiles at kitchen $700.00 5 Demolish existing floor & wall tiles at 2 toilets $700.00 6 Provide haulages & debris clearing services $400.00 7 Demolish 2 bathroom door frames & sanitary wares F.O.C 8 Dismantle & dispose whole house existing doors F.O.C Sub-total $2,900.00 B Masonry Works 1 Lay 60x60cm polished homogeneous floor tiles (tiles at $2.90/sqft) ****/dining area, bedroom 3 & household shelter c/w skirting $2,200.00 2 Supply & lay bamboo flooring c/w wooden skirting for master room & bedroom 2 $4,800.00 3 Erect hollow block to seal up the existing kitchen entrance & make good with cement finishes $360.00 4 Lay ceramic wall tiles (tiles at $2.80/sqft) till ceiling height at kitchen (except cabinet backing) $1,750.00 5 Lay ceramic wall tiles (tiles at $2.80/sqft) till ceiling height at 2 toilets $1,900.00 6 Lay 3 in 1 waterproofing membrane at kitchen & 2 toilets prior to laying floor tiles $280.00 7 Lay 60x30cm homogeneous/ceramic anti-slip floor tiles (tiles at $2.60/sqft) at kitchen $800.00 8 Lay 30x30cm homogeneous/ceramic anti-slip floor tiles (tiles at $2.40/sqft) at 2 toilets $700.00 9 Construct cement bases for kitchen cabinet, fridge & washing machine $280.00 10 Construct shower kerb at 2 toilets F.O.C 11 Rounded whole house cement corner edge & make good $300.00 Sub-total $13,370.00 C Doors / Windows 1 Replace main gate with 2-panels wrought iron gate c/w computer key lock $580.00 2 Replace main door with 2-panels normal solid nyatoh door c/w key lock Optional 2 Replace 3 bedroom doors with neneer doors c/w lockset & door stopper $864.00 3 Replace 2 toilet doors with aluminium frame acrylic panels bi-fold doors $400.00 4 Install tempered glass swing door shower screen at master toilet $520.00 Sub-total $2,364.00 D Ceiling & Partition Works 1 Install plaster-fibre false ceiling at bedroom passage-way $100.00 2 Install gypsum board partition at bedroom 2 to seal up beam pillar $320.00 Sub-total $420.00 E Plumbing Works 1 Provide labour to install sitting toilet bowls at 2 toilets $180.00 2 Provision of water points & provide labour to install WC sprayers at 2 toilets $80.00 3 Provide labour to install wash basins at 2 toilets $160.00 4 Provide labour to install 1 no of storage heater $100.00 5 Provide labour to install bathroom & toilet accessories $120.00 6 Provide labour to connect kitchen sink & washing machine inlet & outlet pipes $220.00 Sub-total $860.00 F Finishing Works 1 Paint whole house exposed wall & ceiling with Nippon emulsion paint (Vinilex 5000) $1,180.00 2 Varnish/Paint all doors, door frames & exposed pipes $160.00 3 Chemical wash whole house tiled flooring & general cleaning $260.00 Sub-total $1,600.00 G Carpentry Works 1 Living area - TV suspended console (6ft) in laminate finish/solid plywood $660.00 2 Living area - Feature wall (7ft) in laminate finish/solid plywood for plasma TV $1,120.00 3 Living area - Custom made altar (ft) in laminate finish/solid plywood Optional 4 Kitchen - Bottom kitchen cabinet (18ft) in laminate finish/ABS solid plywood doors $1,800.00 5 Kitchen - Top kitchen cabinet (21ft) in laminate finish/ABS solid plywood doors $2,100.00 6 Kitchen - Box-up sewage pipes with solid plywood in laminate finish $320.00 7 Kitchen - Dish drainer, 4 drawers & 2 wooden frame glass doors F.O.C. 8 Kitchen - Solid surface kitchen worktop (18ft) for kitchen cabinet $1,350.00 9 Main bedroom - 1 no of workstation (L=10ft) beside bed in laminate finish/solid plywood with drawer $1,200.00 10 Master toilet - Vanity cabinet (2.5ft) in laminate finish/solid plywood c/w solid surface top $760.00 11 Bedroom 2 - Swing door wardrobe (10ft) in laminate finish/solid plywwod with inner white pvc $2,000.00 Sub-total $11,310.00 GRAND TOTAL : $32,824.00 All comments are welcome!!! thanks a million

I got quite a reasonable quote from them. Hopefully will take them as my friend did hers with them in july with very high recommendations.

I just went to see another 2 contractors this weekend. Both of them quoted me between $30k to $35k for everything including tiles ranging from $2.6-3.2(exclude A/C).... I even saw the $2.6 to $2.9 range tiles.. they look quite good... And with additional $3k+ I can even do my dream bamboo flooring for 2 rooms for one of the id.. I hope things are looking positive.... Too bad the quotes I have is hardcopy.. cant paste them for your references.... Greatly appreciate everyone's contribution...

Thank you all the kind souls here. Ya.. I will be meeting 2-3 other reno id firms this weekend. Should the quote come out to be expensive too, then I will shop for more.. Unless my friends are super loaded or stupid.... All of them are telling me 40k-60k reno is reasonable haha... Oh dear...

dear Tommy78 and alan26, Thanks for the advices and recommendation. Ya this contractor is kinda "not very honest" from my point of view. When he asked about my budget, I told him I hope to do everything within $32-35k.. Then clever he just quote me all the pricing for labour, workmanship, carpentry and those etc.. W/O giving me an estimate of the cost of tiles... I am really very stress now as I am the person deciding all these things for my whole family.... Am still waiting for replies for a few other ID companies.. Hopefully they will be more "human"... Does anyone have a rough idea of what kind of $$$ price range should I be looking at? is $32k-35k enough to hack whole flat, redo all the tiling for kitchen bathrooms floor/walls, living area+1bedroom, carpentry works for 1 bedroom wardobe/1 study area/1 TV area/kitchen cabinets, change all doors and parquet for 2 rooms?

Dear all, I just got a 4rm resale flat @ ~86sqm. Have to hack the whole place(floor, wall, cabinets and everything). Got a quote from this contractor without including price for tiles supply and tiling of kitchen wall. I personally think is not very comfortable. Hope any helpful souls here can give some comments? I am a 1st timer so I got no experiences in renovation pricing. Greatly appreciate your help!! Am also looking around for quotes from other companies. 1.0 DEMOLITION WORK LS 3,500.00 1.1 To provide labour and equipment for hacking work at the following area: a) 02nos. Bathroom area wall and floor tiles. b) Kitchen area wall and floor tiles. c) Living and 03x bedrooms floor tiles. 1.2 To provide labour and equipment to dismantle kitchen and bathroom fixtures 1.3 To provide labour and equipment to dismantle affected existing false ceiling and cornices (Common bathroom, master passage, master wardrobe, master bathroom) 1.4 To provide labour and equipment to dismantle existing kitchen cabinet, wardrobe, build in cabinets and fixtures 1.5 To provide labour and equipment to dismantle existing doors and door frames. 1.6 To hack down partial kitchen entrance wall. 250.00 2.0 ELECTRICAL WORK 2.1 To dismantle all electrical fittings for whole unit LS 250.00 2.2 Installation of 15nos. light fittings (light fittings not included) 150.00 2.3 Re-locate approx. 5 nos. of power points. LS 200.00 3.0 PLUMBING AND SANITARY WORKS 3.2 To supply labour to install 01x central water heater. 150.00 3.3 To supply labour to install 02 x w/c. (exclude w/c) 180.00 3.4 To supply labour to install 02 x basins. 80.00 3.5 To supply labour to install: 350.00 Shower mixer tap Shower set Kitchen sink and sink tap Washer tap Bridget spray Bathroom accessories 3.6 To supply and install 01 x shower screen at master toilet area. 380.00 4.0 CEILING AND PARTITION WORKS 4.1 To install false ceiling at joint passageway area to the rooms. 150.00 4.2 To install and erect approx. L5ft full height re-inforced partition wall at kitchen entrance area. 485.00 4.3 To install and seal up the north side wall at 2nd room with partition board. 295.00 5.0 TILING WORKS (LESS TILES SUPPLY) Flooring works: 5.1 To supply labour and material (less tiles supply) to lay the following: 4,400.00 a) Common bathroom floor and wall tiles b) Master bathroom floor and wall tiles c) Kitchen floor tiles (exclude wall) d) Living room and 03xbedrooms floor tiles. 5.2 To supply and lay water proofing membrane for kitchen and 02nos bathroom 300.00 area 5.3 To construct 2inch kitchen cabinet base with tiles finish 180.00 5.4 To construct 2inch washing machine and fridge base with tiles finish 120.00 Other works: 5.6 To seal up crack walls at affected area c/w cement plaster finish 350.00 5.7 To grind smooth "pointed wall corners" at affected area. 300.00 8.0 PAINTING WORKS LS 1,200.00 8.1 To paint whole unit wall using selected ICI or Nippon emulsion colour paint and maltex white emulson paint for all ceiling. (Limited to 5 colours for wall area) 9.0 DOOR WORKS 9.1 To supply and install 01nos. main door c/w full lockset, door hinges & stopper. 580.00 9.2 To supply and install 03 x timber door for 03xbedrooms. 1,140.00 9.3 To supply and install 03 x timber door frames for 03xbedrooms. 270.00 9.4 To supply and install 02 x toilet bi-fold doors. 500.00 9.5 To supply and install 01 x wrought iron gate. 580.00 10.0 CARPENTRY WORKS KITCHEN 10.1 To construct and install L23ft top and L23ft bottom kitchen cabinet in selected 5,520.00 laminated finished c/w frosted glass doors, s/steel dishes dryer unit, top simple sliding frosted doors with aluminium trimmings. 10.3 To supply and install L23ft of solid surface top for Kitchen cabinet. 2,185.00 11.0 MISCELLANEOUS WORKS 10.1 To clear debris to government dumping ground LS 350.00 10.2 To pay for sand provision and haulage of building materials LS 500.00 10.3 To provide chemical wash for whole unit. LS 300.00 10.4 To lay protection for existing flooring LS 200.00 10.5 To supply and install system 3 air-con system for whole unit. LS 1,800.00 (If no existing government approved brackets-additional $180.) (Air-con system include 2 times on site installation.) 10.6 To install number plate at at gate. FOC 10.7 To supply and construct L8ft simple laminated TV console **** room area. 960.00 10.8 To supply and install L10ft laminated wardrobe c/w casement doors and lockset drawers. 2,200.00 10.9 To supply and install L10.5ft laminated study table w/ full length lockset drawers 1,680.00 and simple book shelvings on the recess wall area. Grand Total: 32,035.00 Note : The above sum without compound of submission fee, Iron mangory, lightings & sanitary items.