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Hi there, my personal feel on those with "standard packages". When you don't want a certain item from the package, they tend to take it out cheaply, and when you want to add in something, it will be expensive. It would be good if they are willing to do a separate quote with itemised pricing for individuals items. Eg, kitchen toilet, change bifold door to frosted glass casement .. On the spot -$180 + $500 .. From the quotations of other ID firms, bifold door range from $240 to $260 .. Frosted glass casement will have to depend on thickness and the hinge used, can range from $350 to $680 .. Anyway, on threadstarter's question .. A basic would be your floorplan. A brief idea of what theme you want, else let the ID explain and suggest. Your budget, how much you willing to spend.

Oops sorry. I messed up Qingming with 7th month .... Shouldn't be much of an issue la.

You can also include wall lamps and floor lamps if sufficient illumination is your main concern and you don't want to see the trunkings. False ceiling or L box is easy $1000+ each, not to mention all the PLC lights you have to install on them, additional installation cost and wiring costs as well.

First day of Qing ming is 13 Aug 07. Almost 4 months away?

Launch a complaint direct to his company, state your case and your dissatisfation. Request that they reassign someone capable to take over the mess from where he left off, as soon as possible, don't drag. Will be terrible if the other party wants to collect the keys and you go no where to move to. It's nonsense to have an agent to handle all the paper work and hassle for you and yet it's still in a mess and you have to worry about it. 2% for selling and 1% for buying, easily $6000 to $8000. You have every right not to pay him the full amount for this kind of service rendered.

Hi there, I'm planning to do something really similar to what you have for your WIW. I intend to do this black interiors WIW directly outside the toilet. I noticed that you didn't have doors for your WIW, no doors at the WIW entrance either, just covered by curtains instead. Do you mind if I ask if you get moisture/smells on clothes (from toilet). Since you do not have doors to "seal up" the area, does it get dusty very easily?

White solid surface, hard to maintain, burnt marks, stains and stuff. Black solid surface, once there's scratches, it will be obvious and the shine will be gone. I would seriously consider granite instead, to reduce cost, try to design a "shorter" counter top by incorporating more tall shelf units? If it's within 6 or 7ft, you can have the entire piece of granite without the joining lines. I've checked with my IDs, solid surface is about $80psf, while granite is about $130psf.

I started ID hunting sometime in late January too, gave them max 2 weeks to draw up a quotation, else I will ask the ID for a firm date that he/she is comfortable with. 3 days past the dateline, I will give them a reminder call, if they have not even started or don't even remember who I am, I will drop them off from my list. I can do without such nonchalance. There will always be a firm out there who will be keen to take up the business, don't have to "beg" for their response or be at any firm's mercy. Proposal/Quotation is like the first phase of any renovation, if they can't even show any enthusiasm at this stage and I have to chase them for it, how are they going to convince me that they will be capable of handling the entire renovation? Btw, choices = dilemma, more choices = big headache. Limit yourself to 5 good renovation firms to faciliate your ease of comparison, they are more or less the same. Your final decision will be based on the rapport with the ID (display of passion & gusto), design concept, worksmanship and clarity of the quote (everything spelt out with no hidden costs involved) that matters.