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signed up with imag3. not sure what that superbrand means though. but the ID was quite nice. he agreed to give us discounts and freebies. just a bit worried coz i just realized he didn't ask us what design we want not even color and he's not replying to my emails. hmm. i wonder if he can indeed come up with a good drawing by sunday since monday we are giving him our keys to start work. hopefully they will finish in 3-4 weeks time. from your experiences, do they finish on time?

finally signed up with ID. just wondering though how long do they present you with the drawing? it's been 3 days.. or am i too excited?

who's your ID?

Just for sharing... We have so far talked to 3 IDs: (1) U-home The show room is very impressive. The ID assigned to us is very approachable and patient not to mention very punctual. He also does the followup without necessarily being very pushy. (2) imag3creativ3 The show room/office is currently under renovation so we always have to pass through the back door which is a bit scary. We do the followup on the ID regarding meetings unlike the first ID who's the opposite. But the assigned ID to us is very patient and approachable also. He also tends to give freebies. Thing is that he forgets things like I emailed him all the stuff we need but when we went there today it wasn't in the updated reno quotation. (3) Meng Design We went to Tampines office. We were early for like 15-30 minutes. We called ID assigned 2x he said he is on his way. Then the one on the shop after 30 min gave us a bond paper to fill up what we want because the ID assigned can't make it. Because the website shows they are cheap we patiently wrote down what we wanted then the ID finally arrived. Then talked to us less than 15 min because next couple appointment arrived. But in fairness, he did email us very punctually the quote with everything that we requested and with clear price per item. Still no decision. We saw posts on this forum regarding Ideal house. Good review and affordable. Posted inquiry on their site but still no reply. No number to call also. Anyone can send us the number thanks.

gosh finding reno and talking to them and comparing is a very tough life! our original budget is 20k but seems like we're gonna reach 30k.. does anyone have number for ideal house? seems like they have some affordable package going on and we'd like to talk to them the website does not have a number but we did leave a message. we are getting our keys on 27th so 10 more days and we have to get ID asap! haha. talk about cramming. thanks all!

do you guys have feedbacks for the following: Meng Design ***** U-Home we went to check out their show rooms today and we can't decide which one to pick.. almost same range for all of them roughly25-28k for the entire flat reno. feedbacks would be very much appreciated.

oh my.. i got few replies today and i'm confused already.. i guess i should be very careful in choosing and find the loopholes huh? anyone got ahsoong's number? maybe i can try him? how did u guys decide? its tough.

wow really.. can u PM me his email addy? thanks.

oh wow payretep.. u have a very pretty home!!!

wow.. thanks for the replies.. i will keep roaming around and checking.. great and quick help everyone. thanks.

here's the living room.. a bit small.. the other picture includes us and i'm quite shy to share here.. haha. anyway it just shows the window. i see nothing much to change in the living room.. just the furnitures. the floor is still quite good.

major color change in this room. i also want to hack away the cabinet and just replace with whatever. the other room.. we're not gonna touch.. since we will still be using it as office and then maybe put my hubby's collections (toys!!)

master bedroom: the entire flooring needs to be hack since it has platform and im not into platforms. actually too bad coz the floor is still quite very good and notice the small cupboards.. they quite well done. but the cabinet.. it will have to go otherwise i won't move it..

oh okie.. but won't they pressure u? i'm afraid to begin because i'm afraid they would scold us or get angry if we decide to go for a different ID then they'd think we wasted their time or something.. do u guys have your blogs? maybe i can check them out get more ideas.. thanks

yeah.. that's what i tot.. its not what we imagined..

the toilet requires major renovation..

the unit that we got is 5 years old and currently by indian .. so design is indian.. and we're not.. hope we can really find a good ID kitchen: the cabinets look old.. i will post few more pictures as i get to upload them.

oh. is there any recommendation? im not sure where to begin finding IDs. they're so many. i get dizzy.

haha.. was hoping for zen design.. is there such an ID as zen? we have sent email to almost 20 of the listed in hdb only 2 replied. with one point to a link with the quotes above. not sure what to expect though.

Found one online: Package Includes: 1. Layout Plan 2. Perspective Drawing 3. Material & colour proposal 4. Site co-ordination & management 5. Hack existing floor tiles at kitchen 6. Hack existing wall tiles at kitchen 7. Dismantle existing kitchen cabinet at kitchen 8. Supply & lay water-proofing membrance at kitchen 9. Supply & lay ceramic non-slip floor tiles at kitchen 10. Supply & lay ceramic wall tiles at kitchen 11. Construct 50mm cabinet base covered with side tiles 12. Construct 50mm fridge base covered with tiles 13. Construct 50mm washing machine base covered with tiles 14. Hack existing floor tiles at master toilet 15. Hack existing wall tiles at master toilet 16. Supply & lay water-proofing membrance at master toilet 17. Supply & lay designer’s ceramic wall tiles at master toilet 18. Supply & lay non-slip ceramic floor tiles at master toilet 19. Hack existing floor tiles at common toilet 20. Hack existing wall tiles at common toilet 21. Supply & lay water-proofing membrance at common toilet 22. Supply & lay ceramic wall tiles at common toilet 23. Supply & lay ceramic non-slip floor tiles at common toilet 24. Supply & install 2 nos of wash basins 25. Supply & install 2 nos of basin tap 26. Supply & install 2 nos of mini-spray 27. Supply & install 2 nos of toilet bowls 28. Supply & install 2 units of aluminium bi-fold doors for toilets 29. Supply & install 2 nos of 2 way taps 30. Supply & run stainless steel piping for kitchen & 2 bathrooms (Cold) 31. Supply & re-case electrical wiring for kitchen & 2 bathrooms 32. Design, fabricate & install 20 ft run kitchen cabinet top & bottom using laminate material with ABS trimming 33. Supply & install 10 ft run kitchen cabinet solid surface work-top 34. Supply & install 2 nos of wooden sandblast frame door for kitchen cabinet 35. Supply & install 1 no of stainless steel dish-rack for kitchen cabinet 36. Hack existing floor tiles **** / dining 37. Supply & lay 600mm x 600mm homogeneous polished floor tiles **** 38. Supply & lay 600mm x 600mm homogeneous polished floor tiles at dining 39. Supply & lay 600mm x 600mm homogenous polished floor tiles at store 40. Supply & lay homogeneous skirting for living, dining & store 41. Hack skirting at bedrooms 42. Supply & overlay laminate flooring for bedrooms 43. Supply & lay laminated skirting for bedrooms 44. Supply labour & material to paint for whole house 45. Supply labour & material to wash for whole house 46. Debris disposal 47. Floor protection using corrugated paper 48. Haulage & permit fees Prices 3 Rooms @ $18,688 only 4 Rooms @ $19,888 only 5 Rooms @ $21,988 only Sign up with us now to enjoy lots of free gifts with include: 1. 1 set of Italian brand cooker hob & hood, 2. Stainless steel sink with tap, 3. 2 sets of bathroom accessories & 4. 1 set of instant water heater Any idea on how to spot what's wrong with it? or is this a good deal?

We will be having our 2nd appointment end of April and we still don't have any idea on where to start with the renovation. We know we want to go for ZEN (ie not much stuff there.. haha.. dunno if equivalent to low budget!) Here's our layout: Basically, we want to cover: - Master Bedroom - 1 Common Room - 2 Toilets - and if budget permits, the kitchen. Any ideas where we should begin?