Syukur

Hi There, Am a very newbie here.. Just got a house, first renovation as well. Went down to expo for some renovation exhibition yesterday. Spoke to a young chap from CitrusBox. Told him about the very minor reno that I wanted to take. He invited me into his booth, and ask me to detail out my requirement. Told him I forgot to bring along my floor plan (5I in Sengkang area). He said NVM, he still can "estimate", since he said he is very experience (unlike other booths who said that they can't quote me w/o plan). I listed down what I wanted to do. 1) Feature wall for TV without suspended console and some "mirror effects" at the side 2 L-box for living & dining + removal of existing cornices 3) Modify my MBR wardrobe, where I want to change the door (swinging) to a more modern design as well as change the laminate color for the frame After ard 30 min of talking, he quoted me around $6k for all. I donno whats going on with me, I find it kind of affordable. He also reiterated that this is the calculation based on the MAX, and no GST charged. He also mentioned that, further reduction will be close to $1k for all is possible since its the max estimation That $6k includes the price of actually fabricating a brand new wardrobe ($1.6k) whereas simply change of laminate & doors would be ard $800. Therefore he said, further reduction of around $1k is possible. My OC also seems to like him so much (so do I), seems like a very nice & trustworthy guy. So I deposited $500 just for a 3D. This morning, read Renotalk regarding L-box. Other forumers recommending $9 psr. Then I called up this guy to verify how much he charged me psr. He said $15 psr. I was soo shocked. Felt like kena scam like that. Then I said to him. I got an ID quoted me $9-$10 psr. He calmly said that, it might be due to poor quality material, and the way it was done up. He said they are using MBF board or something. He mentioned that, for his L-box, its metal enforced to the wall, unlike some other L-box where it won't last long and can fall down, and mentioned some technical terms which I don't really quite understand. He also said, $15psr, is his estimation, since he quoted the max, and also will depend on my budget and the way I want it to be done up. So, from your point of view, am I like being victimised here? Or potentially to be chopped. So guys / gals, I need your honest feedback on this issue as well as the credibility of CitrusBox. $6k-- justifiable? Or am I being carrot chopped here? Will be meeting the ID next week, and he will show me several designs. I think that I still can do some remedial action and its not too late for me to justify with him. Thank you guys / gals..

Hi there.. I went to EXPO fair recently, talked to ID Citrusbox. He quoted me $9-$15 max for L box pfr. Is it ok? He also mentioned that that those cheap ard $9 like u all mentioned here is based by wood mounting which is not safe and will fall off easily in the long run. He said that if go for higher end, it provides metal decking, and mounted to the ceiling area, which technically speaking am not really certain of. Can anyone of u enlighten me? He also said that its way much better with metal. Also up to me which type am looking at and base on my budget as well Will be meeting him this wednesday. Total quotation was ard $6k max for L-box living/dining inclusive removal of current old cornices, making wall features for TV , not inclusive of suspended TV console as I told him I will buy it myself, with mirror effects on the wall as well as fabricating new doors (swinging) as well as changing laminate for my MBR wardrobe. He mentioned that, once he go down see my house, make exact computation, price may reduce more and no hidden cost. No GST also!! Seems like very sincere guy. Am I being chopped here?