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Why don't u just put his contact no. here so everyone will benefit and keep u less busy...

From what I'm reading here is u r the main-con, the rest is sub-cons or sub-sub-cons....so whatever make the wrong move is your call, such as buying a cheap wrought iron gate, it rusted after awhile, then start to complain here and there. As u want to save cost here and there which is understandable, then u must also understand that cheap doesn't mean good quality of material and workmanship. It a give and take thingy, no such thing as pay for a cherry QQ but want Merc quality.

At least u know who to answer for when there are defects instead of sub-con a push to sub-con B, then to sub-con C and so on... Tot there always a saying, u pay peanut, u get monkey. Don't expect that cheap will give u good workmanship or quality of material, etc..

Ah........looking for a 24k gold plated tap, maybe need to ask XXX's ID/contractor where he got that. Just joking:P U can ask any goldsmith to do that for u, think shouldn't be any issues at all.

Hi Joel, I saw your post on your explanation just now but not sure why it was taken out? U do explained yourself quite well and at least let others understand the both sides of the whole issues rather than pinned all to your faults.

If talked nicely can't be resolve how? Think the hse owner already stated he had talked nicely to him but problem still lies. Saw he logged in but didn't care to explain himself so that even made what the hse owner said more convincing? How bout ask him to try explaining himself here so that we can hear both sides stories just as u stated? It also good for him and his business as things able to solve out nicely.

Should be reasonable enough.

So how? Looking for someone else to touch up will be costly...

Nice renovation....

As usual as what happen to the other hse owners used him...only by posting here will get his attention to make thing start to work...

Whatever advises now is asking u to pay that poor ID the balance. And that the best help u received so far from the foumers.

Oh if you have read every pages of this thread, you will notice there are some of them too....... Fencer T-blog Junwei T-Blog Jamieogh T-Blog of course there are some good reviews on him too.......... Simon T-Blog hcbing t-Blog sixela T-Blog Renovation sure have hiccups, is only whether is BIG like fencer or small like sixela....its really depend...

Ya good idea to post here, especially for newbie, where need to gain more lobang and also no need to spend on advertising, overhead, etc...oh ya and also to learn mistakes at the same time, all FOC. Moreover can self-advertise on the good side only...mistakes made just don't post it can liao. All look swee swee.

$80k is average, $100-$150 is high end.

Its all about whether they know the latest products in the market or not but also need to warn u that new mean more ex. too. Happy reno.

testing for strength, then u should use a bowling ball rather than a meat cleaver. And using a meat cleaver on laminate, what strength r u talking about? Apply 10Nm of strength to see if the laminate will be chopped into 2?

To compare on carpentry work, we need to compare apple with apple, thats mean same design, same material and same workmanship. Others can give u cheaper quote by providing same design, same material but china workers. Or made in malaysia factory then bring it over here to install or same design but different material and so for.....so most really can't compare the pricing of carpentry, mostly from the price, I can only said it cheap.

U want to have pic printed on the laminate flooring also have. Not necessary that all laminate arev those wood finishing. Even vinyl flooring have those tiles design already.

Don't know what to say...meat cleaver on laminate...to test what?

Cheap doesn't mean good and good don't come cheap. If u think that sourcing for cheaper quote to save some money will in term give u the same quality material and workmanship of work then u r really wrong in thinking this way. Who don't want cheap and good here? But is there such good thing in the 1st place not? If u want a cheaper quote for carpentry, u can just buy a ST, see the classified section and look for those $45pfr cabinet, don't even need to ask around. And if u really read throught this forum before posting, then u should jolly well know the price of other forumers ID/contractor quotations. And u are the one who mislead others first, by not stating clearly that he only do tiling for u and your mum, and now u want to compare his quote on carpentry and electrical only. So who to blame? By posting so big on everything then ask for advise which u already engaged his services, who will not think this way. There are just too many self advertise ID/contractor ard here. If u think I don't understand what u r saying, and yes indeed I'm. Cos in the first place if u were to state more clearly and instead on his wet work pricing, just ask for comparasion on carpentry and electrical quote, then its totally different story.

Agree, fencer, u need to go on with your life by solving it asap.

Welcome to RT. Good Luck with your reno.

Don't need for others to think. U've already committed to his services and also work is already started, even if the price is too much, what can u do? The purpose of writting in this thread and other threads seem to me like u r trying to promote his service. Since u said he is good and hardworking, even paying him a price is consider reasonable. Moreover, this is not your 1st time engaging his services.

Eat "grass" lor....

Didn't seem to see your 3D sketch drawings at all...mind to show some?