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Understood. But like what ngunadi said, I feel a bit hard to trust him now since he has already lied to me once. We did ask him before, he did say he got HDB license... If only he had told the truth in the beginning, I might still favour him.. htng, thanks for the advise. The example given does ring a bell with me. Now I understand why renovation in Singapore is so complicated.. Tiler Seng, I did try to pm u for quote last time but ur mailbox is full... so this situation now is because of your fault... haha..

Hi Simon, Henry never reply me leh... I contacted him 1 or 2 months back after u pm me his contact.. even sent him my floor plan complete with photos.. Looks like he is really busy!

Thanks all for your advise. I shall look around for other contractor.

Hacking is not required in my case, contractor propose to manually chip off the bulging tiles since the area is rather small. Bathroom window, hmm.. will have to double check this one.. thanks for pointing out. A few contractors who came and see the toilet said no need redo the toilet floor leh... Just add some tiles over the area of the old toilet bowl that is not covered by new sitting toilet bowl. Anyone got experience? That's the impression he gave me, a hands-on guy with lots of experience, which is why we decided to engage him in the first place. He is also flexible in that some minor things like changing window louvre, install ceiling fan, change door lock, he don't charge us for it. He even go to the length of driving us around to choose the toilet bowl, wash basin, kitchen sink and taps even before we sign anything. But i got a scare after learning that he may not be well-versed with HDB rules... sigh... The contractor said he can settle the permit for me FOC. Using the partner's company name. He will also rewrite the contract using his partner's letterhead. So my dilemma now is, should I trust this guy? Other than the HDB thingy, he seems sincere, and his price is good... haizzz...

Hi all, I would appreciate some advise here. Recently I signed on a renovation contractor to carry out works at my resale HDB 4-room flat (haven't paid deposit yet though) but found out that he is not registered with HDB. He claimed that I don't really need an HDB-registered contractor as my works are all minor and that everybody else is doing it. However, if I insist he said he can get his "partner's" company to register the renovation permit for me. My renovation works are basically to remove and install new kitchen cabinet, rubbish chute, kitchen sink, bathroom windows, convert squatting to sitting w/c, partially remove and replace some bulging wall tiles, replace wash basins, replace bedroom doors, and plastering some walls and ceiling). I am quite disturbed as I found a discrepancy between his proposed works and HDB regulations, e.g. plastering of ceiling is not allowed according to HDB website, yet he did not advise me. He countered that not everything has to follow HDB law... and that everyone else is doing it. So, can I get some advise from experienced forumers here... is getting a non-HDB registered contractor common and is it advisable? Also, how strict is HDB in implementing the do's and don'ts spelt out in their website? I don't want to get into trouble later when selling the flat in future. Many thanks in advance.

Hi danizick, so did you engage them in the end? Any comments?

Hi Tiler Seng, Can pm me your email? Will send you my renovation plan, hope you can provide your best quote.