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Hi.. Nicholas can b contacted at 84499878.... tkx..

Apologize for my lengthy post of my post-reno review! After 6 weeks of intense renovating and co-ordinating works, we have finally moved into our new 4 rm flat in Senja ! We felt it is time we penned our thoughts down , contribute to this forum and thank fellor forummers for all the research that was done here. Prior obtaining our keys to our new flat in may, we have shortlisted 3 IDsfrom this forum and see what kind of ideas they could come up with. (since bothof us were zero in the designing department) 1st, P* L*...( shall not name him here ) After 2 hours meetup, this guyis sincere, nice and patient, however we felt that he doesn't "click"or "connect" with us. Some of the design my wife wanted for her kitchen, he doesn't really understand and came up with other things. 2nd, D*t*,...( again shall not name him )Maybe he has his sales target to meet. Felt this guy just wanted us to sign on the dotted line, pushy andimpatient at times. We were very uncomfortable meeting him. Needless to say, no more subsequent meetings. 3rd, Summit Design Interior Pte Ltd, ID Nicholas Leong. After the initial3 hrs meet up to discuss how to go about reno, me and my wife can already feel this guy's accommodating, easygoing, no attitude, not pushy for sales target and he suggested many ideas on how to go about renovating the kitchen. Subsequent meet-ups were relaxing, he sit down with us line by line explaining what we requested and those that we can opt in/out. He understands our needs and worked out the best around our budget. I think Nicholas is 1 of the few IDs who worked till late since we sometimes receive his quotatation past midnight. Needless to say, we confirmed with Nicholas after countless amendment quotations and reconfirming the design from this firm. We felt he has the"heart" to do business with us. During renovation process, he took the trouble to helped to source out themost similar coloured tiles in his workshop for our door kerb since HDB cannot provide exactly the same tiles anymore. He draw up a time schedule and explain to us what are the works that is expected in the next coming weeks. Whenever his away for a period of days, he will sent sms to notify. He is always contactable and will always call back if busy. I think I have made the poor painter (sorry I do not know his name) cameback and touched up on my wall countless times. Until I "paisay",kept calling him back. Yet Nicholas or his painter wasn't displeased. His electrician worth mentioning I think was called "ah boy" and there's another plumb man which I couldn't remembered. They were superb. They installed the lights up fast and were accommodating to all other request for other minor works. 1 thing worth mentioning, most contractors will don't bother; Smoke inside their client's house. But I saw contractors from this firm smoke outsidethe lift lobby as not to dirty the house. (because I do surprise checks) Carpentry work and general plumbing works were generally good. Even after we havemoved in, my tv console hinge got knocked out by accident by my boy , I called Nicholas, and his men came back within the next day for rectification work. Before renovation I was skeptical about the firm. But after the work done, I think this is 1 of the few renovating firms that we did not need to quarrel until "mian hong er chi" or any unhappiness arises; unlike other friends or family may have encountered. We have a very positive experience dealing with Summit design team and we certainly hope others will have a happy and satisfied renovation process as well. Living rm area Kitchen cabinet up

Hi.. yaa.. I dun tink normal glass won't "tar han" the heat for very long... Imagine one day u cook something... then suddenly the normal glass "pi chiak"... ! Dangerous I tink... Tempered glass won't... At least I have not heard any tempered glass break while cooking... better dun save for this .. maybe can do jus backspash tmepered glass directly behind the hob where u cook... the rest of the area dun bother lor... my humble opinon...

Aiyo... so sorry to hear tat... Reno. is a very tedious and tiring process.. anyhow.. hope it all turns out well for u in the end...

Hi bro... I have pm u what we need for our new 4 room flat.. pls check.. tkx..

Wah... Mr alberchng... i tink u very specific.. as in u know wat u want.. i tink no need to take ID also can.. go to different direct contractor ... definitely could b cheaper..

Hi pop2, I happened to saw this thread when I was surfing the net for things to look out for when collecting keys from HDB.. a bit lengthy.. Maybe u hav take a look too ... http://diva79.blogspot.com/2008/03/hdb-defects-checklist.html

Hi zero... the other time u recommend me for the 1) Rinnai Glass hob RB29FV ( is this type of glass hob inner flame? ) 2) fujioh FX-900 pls pm me how much u charging for both items ... does it includes delivery & installation..? How long is the warranty period and would we be getting official receipt frm u... ? tkx..

ITs really not nice to hear all these unpleasant experiences frm fellor renovators...! Have a heart if IDs contractors happens to read these forums..

PD door seems got mixed reviews... our ID also quoted us for the usage for kitchen door... Maybe as wat some forummers said... its subjective... depend on how u use it...

Hi... I do see see of your quotations are more exp than mine... From ur quotation, it doesn't says how many colors you can use to paint all ur walls and ceiling works... it also seems quite pricey for 1.7K for paint works..

Hi.. anybody engage Russell of D'trenzo before..? Have not manage to find much about him as ID... Anybody pls share ur comment..