Byu's Mommie

Ermm.... What about the custom?....

O..m...g... What's happening here? Confuse newbie here... Looking for a modular system for my mb wardrobe.. And apparently, Amare's one of the options.. Scare me out a bit here.. Any other recommendation for the similar system from other company? Many cheers in advance.. ~byu~

Just return from overseas... We got our keys already. Hubby told me the Reno kinda start oredi.. But me not yet see.. Will go location tmrw and see what's going on there. Feel so hectic recently. With little Byu's turned three.. Fell sick and got rashes all over.. Go back 'home' for annual family gathering... And juuuusssttt arrived @ little red dot. Hubby simply give me a Dulux ICI colour's catalog. Said that our contractor asked us to choose color for the house. Soooooooo much to do tomorrow.. Got to buy the hood and hob and built in oven. Any recommend brands from anyone? I'm eyeing either Rinnai or EF. Rinnai coz it's quality is well known in my hometown. EF coz the sales auntie said it is good. But when I found out the EF's parts all made in china, I kinda worried bout the quality. Renotalkers... Please kindly enlighten me.. Then.. We still have to find downlights.. Switches... Lightnings for dining and bedrooms.. Also toilet stuff.. Bowls, sinks, and friends... Hm... I also forgot the kitchen sink and taps.. Wash basins.. OMG... Still loads to do... Hubby had bought the Aircon. Mitsubitshi Electrics Starmax system 4. He bought them from All Best. Pipes installed already. Hope all goes well..

@ NeOmesis: Unfortunately.. No 3Ds for us.. the design theme and everything is really not clear. Seems like the ID kinda understand what he is doing but he dunno how to describe it even in his 2d drawings. And for sure.. every design he propose is soooooo plain... kinda like.. okay.. we bang bang bang and here's the cabinet.. then you chose the laminated and bang bang bang.. we plester it for you... and taddaaaa.... yippieee... it's donee... :unsure: not sure about the brands but based on dimensions. am doing this before heading work, so correct me if i interpret it wrong below; 2.7m by 3.4m translates to 8.8ft by 11.15ft? isnt the dimensions a bit weird for kitchen carpentry? as in the width is 2.7m? hmm... gotta ask him for details ya. >> This one, me olso not sure.. But last nite I have manage to change the kitchen cabinet into a 2 paralel cabinet. About the measurement, still not clear. Like i post before.. this guy kinda like working by himself and not explaining much, UNLESS you ask. (which in my case.. sometimes i forgot what to ask.. ~~~byu~~~

Finally... someone with similar feelings.. what a relish.. (oopss.. not that i am happy for your situation, whatever it is.. just glad that someone out there kinda understand the state i'm in..

>>> I'm absolutely not sure we still can do this coz we've got 5K in his hand oredi..

OMG..... Can't sleep... Seems like can't put my mind to rest.. I wonder if out there someone's feeling the same like I do. * sigh... I mean, I really dunno renovation can cause some kind of brain damage. When you have not find the ID you like, or probably you had signed with one, yet you still feel uneasy, uncertain kind of feelin.... A good ID should be able to give good advice regarding your Reno. Not just said yes to everything you said. Well.. Kinda find that mine is a bit confusing and not honest. He just kinda said YES and CAN to everything. Am afraid that things will turn out ugly at the end of the Reno. Not to mention that his price can't be consider as Cheap. Seems to me like he's some kind of contractor that quote us ID's price. And the most ugly thing is that we stupidly had placed more than 5k downpayment to him. Gosh.... Am I doomed????

Hi Aron.. please quote me System 4 inverters. We are considering Mitsubitshi Electrics. Any other brand that with similar quality also acceptable. TIA.

And btw, I once check with ADAMAS Jalan Besar and the sales girl quote me 1k+ for a TOTO. Is it the market price for this product?

Hiya.. I recognise TOTO from Indonesia. It's quite famous and durable. But seems like the price become so high after they export to singapore. Any of you manage to get the best price for TOTO? Hope you can share with me? Thanks a lot...

Could anybody advice me regarding Solid surface? What is Klassicut? 3S? Which one is good.. My ID quote me a $4,370.00 for 2700x3400mm L shape kitchen with either one of the Solid Surface. Is it too much? Thanks..

Anybody use Klassicut solid surface? Is it good? My ID quote me L shape kitchen cabinet with 3S/Klassicut solid surface for app 2700mm x 3400mm size at $4,370. Me really a nubie here... advices and comments are highly appreciated...

Hi there JAsper en Jaskel en other.. can please pm me the carpenter as well.. thx..

Dear... Your house is very lovely... Could u please pm me your Quote for Reno? Thanks in advance...

Seems like hubby sign the contract oredi yesterday.. But haven't manage to pay him at all... Gosh.. Really headache...

Hiya all... First of First, I really got to give my two thumbs ups for this forum. It's really soooooo useful, helpful, informative... As a PR that finally "stay-put" in this little red dots that knows barely anything regarding RENO, this forum is like an oasis for us (esp me.. ) Been researching deeply recently.. thus.. still.. havent even sign contract with the IDs we went to. Everything is headache for me. So much to learn, so many to read, so little time. haiz... After a 'i-dont-even-remember-how-many' flats viewing around AMK, BEDOK, TAMPINES, BISHAN, SIMEI, we finally agreed on a 102sqm 4A Resale @ Tampines. Price wise, it doesnt even provide any luxury of the 'landed-two-or-three-storey-house' that we can get in our homeland.. But hey.. this is 'the-little-red-dot".. What could you expect? lol... Anyway.. we do really feel greatful for at least, we can have our own house.. But there are times you feel 'sim-thia' a.k.a 'heart-broken' coz you know, you can get something BIG with the same amount in your homeland.. hahaha... Anyway... back to the topic.. This 4A resale is considered young.. It was born in 1997.. And actually, it was in a move-in-condition. (as so the advert said. lol) But alas.. he dont have build in wardrobe, no kitchen cabinet, the aircons' not working anymore, and the wall colour is SOOOOOOO NICEEEE..... (It's VERY GREEN and ORANGE)... So.. We decide to do some simple reno.. anyway.. this is our first home, rite.. But OMG... we still havent find an ID that click.. Here is where your help and comments are most needed.. Please feel free to comment and advice for the following ID's we went through: 1. ID EMBOSS ==> This is the VERY FIRST ID that we got ourselves into. I'm not sure where my hubby got the contact and everything. What I know is that, he had made appointment with the ID, J. J went to the site with hubby to take photos and see what need to do and blah blah blah and take the measurement. Then he quote us. Then after we settle a good time for meeting, we went to J office for briefing. For almost 3 hours, we chatted. First impressions: J know what to do.. only that he kinda strange.. he kept telling us to look for another ID for comparation. He said it's not fair for us if we just listen to him. I told him we dont know anything about reno in this little red dot, but he kept asking us to quote with other IDs. And eventually, we were quite shock. But still, my hubby kinda like him. And he said, there's no free time for us to check with other IDs and blah blah blah.. So we go back with J promise to re-Quote us. Then.. out of curiosity... I began to search the net for reno. And just then, i send quote request to the top twenty blah blah blah.. some of them got back to me.. some called.. but yet.. no further contact until now.. These are those so called top blah blah: 1. k* => some ID P called me to set appointment to meet up at their office. And until now, 3 weeks passes.. no quote from them at all.. waste my time and energy to drop by their place.. haiz... 2. PLUSH LIVING ==> a looks like fresh grad and act dont care ID S called me to fix up an app. Then.. she came up and ask me to wait for her spv D to arrive. Then he propose his ideas en evrything. Seems interesting to me. So after she send me their Quote, we set up to meet @ their office. He explain his ideas again to hubby. And seems to me that we need to follow what his idea was.. coz he kept saying: "if you dont trust me.. blah blah blah" Hmph... it's quite a negative respond for me.. It's gonna be my home.. but why i must follow what you want.. another HAIZ... and then, on a bright saturday.. we went to IMM we drop by 3 IDs.. 1. City Design ==> ID J gave us some idea.. but not really click with him as well.. but he did email us his quote.. but hubby doesnt even consider him.. sorry J.. Thanks for you time, anyway.. 2. Spacious ==> ID N greet us with a bright smile. She wrote down everything we need, every details.. and really nice.. when I was confuse where am i gonna put our shoes, she comment: "it's alrite.. no worries.. i will do the thinking for you".. OMG... I like her.. lol... (so called a feminist, am I? ) Anyway... she quote us. but yet her price is a bit on the high end.. but until now, we had ask her to re-quote for us. and she said she will email us asap. Oh god.. hopefully this is the one. 3. I forgot the name.. but they dont even bother to email us the quote.. so just forget him lah.. After heavy brainstorming.. we decide to get quote from another ID. I'm not sure if this company is an ID or a contractor. They did my bro's wardrobe and study table. The design is.. so so.. So we ask him to quote. Came out the cheapest.. but alas.. the quote is not as clear and detailed like ID N.. I dunno have to be worry or happy.. And we are bit worried bout the design as well. I dont know if any of you have come across with ID Essential? Please please please advice and comments... The ID himself is quite nice.. They have their own carpentery. But it's a bit strange coz after we said yes to his price and quote.. (my hubby said he will transfer the dp to him, but not done yet) He shows us no design... and directly ask us to go for choosing tiles??? Arrrgghh... is the prosedure is really like that? What about the design? What happened to the design.. come to think of it, he didnt even give us the lay out of the design he propose.. What am i gonna do??? I am panicking here... Helpp.. helpp.. helppp... Please hellllppp....