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Going to view ID just finished work at woodland on Monday morning! To have a feel of his style and the workmanship of his team.. Getting the keys on Monday late afternoon when we complete the 2nd appt... feeling excited!

congratulation to your fruitful year! Has your reno started? ID or contractor?

Oh ok! Will check with mega again then. Thank you

Update 1. Source for quote for window - in progress- 2. Get quote for Samsung SBS RSH7UNSL Mustafa: $1999 Zero(Jerome):$1899 http://www.renotalk....ng-machine-etc/ Pari silk:$1888 Mega: $2099 3. Get quote for Rinnai inner flame hood RB-3CG Retail price:$1450 GAB:$1080 Unilite:$1060 Zero(Jerome): $1025 Pari silk:$1020 Sim Siang Choon:$1200++ In the end I bought both hob and fridge from Mega, Joe at novena matched Parisilk price but for fridge he charged an additional $50.

Thanks Bengologist! Will check it out!

Hi kooky! You are so right.. this forum got great ppl like u and bengologist who volunteer help me out and many other who share xperience, contacts and bargain. I like the sharing and caring, hope I can contribute to this community as I go along in my reno. And yes speaking of hiccups... jus got a taste of the hiccups again.. jus realise my hob in the island does not work out as I want to use citygas. HDB cannot run gas pipe underground.. sigh.. for a moment I thought the island hood I bought is wasted... but Thank God for my ID.. he came up with another layout.. no island but a 'tombolo'... Another hiccups was hearsay that I cannot move the main door to the front from where the recess area was bought... my heart is getting weak even before reno started.. now only wish can do reno properly, less hiccups. move in after lunar 7th mth also can now.. dun wan to rush at the expense of the workmanship... I have a pre toddler and a post toddler at the moment... enjoying this phase while it last.. and yes! storage, storage, storage! Anyway, really appreciate u and the many who share your reno journey, it reminds me there is light at the end of the tunnel and 'trials make one stronger, hicupps make one wiser'.

Proposed layout Revamped the whole kitchen to include the access balcony, added a laundry room and yes I got my island!

Island hood has very limited range in Singapore. After looking around, lotsa leg work, research and phonecall, realise not the motor suction rate that matters. IT is the design of the hood. The curve is better than straight. Oil absorption rate is more important than motor suction rate. European hood maybe is not design for Asian cooking. Having said that, kitchen will still be oily with or without hood... so.. Summary of Island hood hunt Bosch 120 cm straight $2499 Smeg 100 cm straight $1999 Smeg 120cm straight $2099 Electrolux 90 cm straight $1820 Aerogaz 90cm curve $869 E**** 90cm curve $890 (saw at Sim Siang Choon) and we bought Aerogaz! Less damage, looks promising...

Meeting ID tomolo hope can reduce damage before making first payment.

I like your purple room! Thank for posting the taobao links, will check them out!

Thanks Easter! The hob looks neat. I am thinking of the inner flame one.. Yes would love to have the shop contact, pls PM me. Thanks in advance. btw, I read somewhere, from greencoal's blog, that rinnai glasstop not lifetime guarantee, only 1 yr. Honeykitty, I am looking at Rinnai 3 hobs too. maybe we can compare price and buy together see can get better price.

Oh no! ID just called to say HDB permit application is rejected. Must wait till 2nd appt, transfer of ownership,then can apply. Must wait at least 1 week more before can start reno... hope it is still in time to move in before lunar 7th mth...

hi Kooky! Looking forward to learn from u guys.

Thank for the timely reminder. I will wait till GSS.

Hi Easter! May I know where you bought your Rinnai hob and which model? I am thinking of getting one too, hope to find a best price for it. Thank you!

Searched high and low for a affordable island hood. Finally found it at Aerogaz. *happy* First big item bought for the reno. Next on the list: Source for quote for window grilles. (Any recommendation?) Get quotes for Samsung SBS RSH7UNSL Get quotes for Rinnai inner flame hood RB-3CG

I started looking for ID some time ago. Although it is our second flat, but I am newbie to reno as the first was a HDB showflat with everything done up with aircon, hob, hood, curtains,etc. I didn't know there is this forum where I could tap on many valuable experiences. ( I only stumble on this forum while researching for Rinnai inner flame hob) So basically I was randomly surfing the web, then I come across icompare website. At one click, I actually sent my enquiry to 20 ID companies: 1 . *** Design 2 . STWO Design 3 . Sky Creation Design 4 . Lowe Living Concept Pte Ltd 5 . 3D Innovative 6 . Pavillion Creation Pte Ltd 7 . Urban Design House Pte Ltd 8 . ZQ Studio 9 . Degree Interior 10 . Inside Lookz 11 . One Design Werkz Pte Ltd 12 . Spire ID Pte Ltd 13 . Urban Interiors 14 . ***** Design Pte Ltd 15 . Plush Living Design Pte Ltd 16 . id28 Construction Pte Ltd 17 . Triple S Interior Pte Ltd 18 . The Montella Design & Build Pte Ltd 19 . Studio Q Design 20 . D'Trenzo interior While waiting for replies I also enquired with Orangecube (as the showflat was done up by the boss 10 yr ago) and BAra Interior. In total, I have sent my enquiries to 23 ID companies. In my enquiry to them was a budget of $30k, and my wishlist was a laundry room, a open concept kitchen and an interesting designed MBR. For the following weeks after I send out the enquires, I begin to receive calls from various ID to meet up to discuss. My schedule begin to fill up with meeting with IDs, I begin to wonder if I should have fixed a 'briefing day' to tell them my ideas and requirement altogether... After 1 month, speaking to nearly 10 IDs (over phone or face-to-face) I received 6 quotations. ORangecube: I like the ID assigned to me, would love to work with her, she is very punctual. She is responsive and reply sms very quickly. She is helpful; and emphasis a lot on workmanship and generous with FOC items. However, she is not very keen to work on my laundry room and the quote as $50K. SKYcreation: Met ID thrice, he is knowledgeable. During the second meeting at their 'museum', I learn a lot abt reno work. He does not recommend open concept kitchen. He is very willing to work with my budget. However, the layouts he and his team proposed were not something I really really like... So I was reluctant to spend the money for the layout they proposed. *****: Met ID twice, she understand what is a practical kitchen and house for family with toddlers. I was quite comfortable with the proposed layout. The quotation was $45k... (shortlisted) Urbandesign:corresponded through sms, phonecall and email. ID quite focus on preparing quotation based on hacking and building. Does not seems to care about my ideas. Sent me a quote and rather nicely drawn proposed layout through email. however, the scale was out, I felt it is unpardonable as the scale makes my flat look very spacious and could build all they proposed when it would be very cramp. So I blacklisted. 3D: Id is knowledgeable in the technical aspect. The quote was $30k. however, no proposed layout. He did not address my main concern then so I kinda of drop him. Urban interiors: No show during first appt, wasted my time waiting for them. Reschdule, 2nd meeting they were >1hr late. THey have no showroom. Needless to say I dropped them. No concept of time, doubt they can handover project in time. D'trenzo: Lagging. Only got back to me 1mth plus later where I was about to decide on the ID already. Bara Interior:ID dun sales talk, just listen. Gave honest practical feedbacks. When the simple hand drawn proposed layout was showed to me, both my hubby and I love it. It has a island kitchen and still look spacious. The quote was $35k. Eventually we chose to work with him because of the chemistry.

Currently half of the kitchen is used for dining, the remaining half kitchen is cooking area. I feel this arrangement is quite cramp, there is very little space for food preparation. Even though we have not much left after the high COV, I feel we need to do up this space. So the hunt for ID began.

hi iwanpeace! The important factor is it is near parents, and yes it is a nice peaceful little estate. But the high COV has eat into reno budget. So we are feeling the strain now...