DanielV

I have to write this about Ho Bee. I recently bought a resale flat in SK and wanted to do some small renovation. I contacted many interior decorators and contractors recommended by the forums & some friends who had renovated their units. But, probably because my renovation was too small (in 4 digit sums), most of them were not interested in taking up the job. The worst were those who will say they will reply & then conveniently forget it. Finally, as suggested by one of my friends & many forums, I contacted Patrick from Ho Bee Renovations. Right from the time of my first contact to the end of the work, it was a rather pleasant experience. Though I mentioned on the phone that the job was a small one, Patrick personally met me to understand the complete details and then we revised the quotation a couple of times due to some confusion I created with my explanation of stuff to do. Finally he promised to complete the whole job in a short time to have the house ready before CNY holidays. Then he surprised me again by completing the job almost a week before the promised completion and handing over the key to me even before I made the full payment (just yesterday). There was some thing missed out (a small switch) I didn’t notice until he left after receiving the final cheque and he still came back to have a look at it. Then he sent his electrician to fix it though he had received the payment & could’ve just ignored me. To me, all these are clear indications of his professionalism & pride in the work he do. He showed that whether a job is small or big, he as a professional involved in this industry will respect the person who contacted him. Then by supervising and completing the job in good & timely manner he showed that he is proud of his work. For sure, I will never hesitate to recommend him to anyone who is looking for a person to do up their house. I don’t know about the design aspects as my house didn’t need much complicated designs. But, he was clear in explaining the different views & aspects to consider. In fact he recommended me not to do something I wanted to, as the item was having a weak support (existing before) and could fail after a few months of opening/closing. That saved me a few hundred dollars and he had no reason, except his professionalism, to do that. For the people with negative experience, remember the old saying “it takes two hands to clap”.