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Actually what's the difference between rebuild vs reconstruction? Different terms but same meaning? In my case, the submission was reconstruction. I tore down everything except for staircase, pillar that supports balcony so that i could escape the requirement for bomb shelter and maintaining the current front setback of the house which is 6m (new requirements 7m). Everything else is pretty much gone.

1) 700-800k looks expensive might as well do a entire erection and extend all the way backwards forward upwards. This price should include micropiling and at least marble without lift. Unless price increase within these few months? But quite impossible 2) 9-10months is pretty normal but give extra 2months for submission in case there are some rejections and you need to resubmit (eg. in my case i wasted a about 2months) 3) look through my previous reply. Think i'm very detail in the breakdown already though i didn't post the entire quote online (which is impossible...how to post man..don't need to sleep already like that)

The house chooses the owner, not vice versa

Congrats! My neighbor sent me and sms and told me my house finally starting construction works!

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100% agree...i also went to the Grohe sale but realised my builder and my aunt got even cheaper as developers. Then again, i tried myself and few hundred difference more not as bad as few thousand more so just sleep over it since can't refund

My builder ask me to do it this way. I go shop, i give him the part number and price (after bargain) then i send him the quote. He'll see if he can do better at the same place or another place with the same items but i choose what i want and not he choose

ya i put question mark already mah coz i still looking for carpentry quote for wardrobe and bathroom vanity (below the sink those cupboards)

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There's one at Keong Saik Street, opposite a temple. i think its probably walking distance to Chinatown, at least when i turn out of the street when i drive is chinatown Serves HK style noodles. Go at around 11am for freshly roasted pork, char siew

Don't know what u mean by GFA before reno, build in area was 1443sqft, now trying to reach 2822sqft 22k kitchen (includes the 4round things u put the pots and woks got fire coming out, the chimney thing to suck the fumes, oven, microwave, 2sinks, 2 taps from Teka) 345k already includes marble floor, painting indoor and outdoor using ICI, tiling, glass bath shower screen 2k already spent about on Grohe toilet fittings (taps and showers) 2k Toilet bowls from Gerbeit and Johnson sussise actually its 1700 but 2k easier to count 2k to refurnish some antique furniture 22k for architect 1k topo survey 3k cctv check actually its $2600 3k URA actually its $3150 1k BCA actually its $900 5k SCV Cable 6k PUB upgrade 2k PUB actually its $1500 ? wardrobe and bathroom vanity, electronics, furniture, art, toilet sinks 140 moving of vintage furniture out of the house 2k framing of antique dress so far 418k better pray relatives and friends give me more angbao for my wedding to top up for my shortfall

Actually the SemiD is done already they already moved in but i was told the TOP was late (then again this is normal). I thought the design was more cold (and i thot color scheme abit funny, purple and grey/black) Both owners of the terrace, semi D and my place are original owners so we are all only paying for construction thats all

Not sure, i'm not even at the site myself only in town for 2weeks per month but i contacted 3architects prior to picking mine. Eliminated the first coz constantly not picking up phone Eliminated 2nd one coz wanted me to pay 24k in advance for my project before he draw anything So left with the 3rd coz service was good, humble, stated ok terms 40% on submission of documents to URA/BCA etc 50% (duno when) 10% upon completion

Excluding SCV new cables, PUB upgrade, carpentry (kitchen and wardrobe), toilet fittings (but include the glass shower screen), lights, BCA, URA submissions Include GST I didn't call for tender based on my instincts

hmm...how come when i hire my architect and my builder no one said about percentage. Here's my breakdown Architect + PE = 22k Builder + Quantity Surveyor = 345k This means my architect charge me 6.38% consider cheap? By the way, i did Reconstruction instead of A&A or erection. Is this standard rate?

Unfortunately no I don't earn enough to afford gold plated taps but what I want to comment is that the quality of his finishings and furnishings are top notch 10min drive to compare both places even though only exterior and you can tell

IMO I think it's a personal thing to go for rebuilding or A&A. What are your expectations? Can you live in a house with external facade that is 30yr old? How much space do you need? How many rooms are there in the existing house? Eg. 3rooms, 2 humans, 1 dog? then maybe A&A enough. Eg. 3rooms 5adults, 4dogs then please go and tear and rebuild? If you want estimates, drive along my neighborhood St Patrick's Road see this house newly build semi D beside Grand Hotel (since i never mention exact address should be ok right). Look for the most awful semi D only 4there lah quite easy to spot even if its new. You think nice? Got lift inside, carpark big big can park maybe 6cars. Total reconstruction cost 750k cheap right but u think nice? Then u drive abit further to Jalan Sotong look at a 3storey intermediate terrace house? Carpark very small park 2cars if you squeeze 1 vintage merc + 1 mini Total reconstruction cost 750k without lift You pay peanuts for peanuts, almond for almond What i'm trying to say is, you just mention ok terrace house 2300sqft land build in 2400sqft ok good size to start with but you also never mention what is your expectations? you want cheap cheap material do A&A 250k also can do something decent. What kind of materials you want to use? Homogeneous? My neighbor only spent 150k for A&A and she uses laminate for her kitchen floor and homogeneous tiles for her living room still can stay still ensuite. Her terrace she just paint the floor no tiles no nothing, is this what you desire? But just to let you know when contractors budget 350k they actually mean please prepare 400-450k, 750k then please prepare 900k in total coz alot of extras? If i were u, i'll just buy the house if i like it coz a desired location is hard to come by. Buy it and slowly do, money will fall from somewhere (ok maybe just based on my simplistic mind someone who eat less rice than others here who eat more salt) but i probably experienced more house moving than others here

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