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For those who are considering IDEAL HOUSE, here's my opinion... Responsible and caring ID. Mr K still occasionally SMS me to check things out eventhough the handover was more than 6 months ago. His nice and friendly gesture really leave us a very good impression. Below are some pics of my house handled by Mr K. I am not here to sell their service but just feel that they deserve a good mentioning for their after sales service and caring attitude. *You are welcome to read my blog as to find out why I landed up choosing IDEAL HOUSE to reno my house. Keep up the good work. Cheer to all.

Hi Hobbes187, Maybe it was just my style that I prefer to meet the IDs at their office. On the other hand, your suggestion is good too provided the IDs are willing to visit the house to have the "feel". Thanks for sharing

Hi, It's Ideal House Most of the IDs have very tight schedule and they usually do not entertain the idea of going to the prospect's house for viewing unless the person is a friend or relative. I suggest that you take some pics of the flooring / furnitures etc you want and bring along your house layout plan to the ID firms instead. Being an experience ID, I think the info + pics are more than enough for him to digest, imagine and work out a concept. Some ID offer 1st drawing (usually the concept drawing that show the LVR) but most will ask you for a $500 fee in which it will be return to u if you engage them. I personally will not go with this type as I don't see the logic. About whether they will charge higher for condo units? Well, it depends on your luck. Some IDs will judge you on the level of understanding towards reno process. If they feel you are newbie and knows only about barbie doll house, then chances are they will raise their price high so that they can get more commission. However, not all IDs are like that. Some IDs who are serious to build a career from reno will work hard and give you their best concept and most reasonable price. You can "feel" that when you have gained enough experience by talking to a few IDs. To be able to read the "pattern" of an ID, I suggest you take your time (if not in a rush) and talk to more IDs. Only good IDs will response in the most trueful and sincere manner cos they understand that they need referrals from you to continue their business. Reno is supposed to be a fun thing to go through with your love ones and definitely not a nightmare that burn your pocket and make your life miserable. Do not rush into committing to gimmicks from the IDs. Nothing comes free in this world. If you want good stuff you pay more. The basic principle has always been like this. If you always have this thinking that alert you all the time, you will probably be on your way finding the best ID to do up your lovely house. My house is handled by Mr k and I enjoy the whole very much. Not to be baised here, but a big thanks to Mr K. We are living in our "new" house for 6 months or more now. Nothing (like leaking, defects) happen, our dollars invested are well protected. Feel free to read my blog. It explains why and how I made my decision. My 2 cents piece of suggestion I hope this helps. Good luck to you

2 thumbs and 2 toes up from me. Good work Mr.K If anyone will comment you in this way like what cheerful did, this shows how good you really are. Keep up the good work.

Hi Ben, Spa and resort design can be difficult to do depending on the layout plan of the house. Are you planning for a heavily culture influenced resort /spa theme or just modern resort theme? Mine is a 4 rm as well but a resale flat. I got confused when I started out. I know I want to have the resort feeling. Water feature, wooden beams at the ceiling etc... there are just so many ideas coming into my mind at that time. What happen next was that I faced difficulties bringing in all the stuffs I like. For example, you can have nice looking teak wood furniture but no space for water feature due to its bulky size. In the end, what you originally plan may not happen and this my lead you to some damages if some thing your order cannot be used. For a 4 room, I recommend you to consider modern resort theme. It will make you feel spacious, light and relax. Resort theme that are heavily decorated or over designed may become less attractive over years as there are too little room for you to make changes. On the other hand, Modern resort theme is easier for any changes you may like to have over time. It is something that is fun for both the husband and wife to do together. My 2 cents. You may like to take a look at my blog. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?au...blogid=363& Good luck to you and enjoy the whole reno process.

Hi UPP, I think you are setting your thinking right. I am not trying to put on defence for Ideal House but I guess it is a matter of timing. Maybe you are calling them at the peak of their business or hot period. Firstly, if IDEAL House keeps on taking projects in which they can't handle it. More negative secnarios may happen later. If this happen, it will be unfair for those who signed up ealier. I think IDEAL HOUSE thought of this and wants to be responsible for the work they deliver. Something like a FCFS (First come first serve) Thing. Secondly, It is clearly seen here that IDEAL HOUSE tries to take on more projects by recruiting more new staff but guess they still need to more practises. I was chatting with Mr K a few days ago and he told me that he feels bad for not being able to take up new projects and for rejecting the customers. I can hear that he is trying his best but guess he and some of the popular IDs on IDEAL HOUSE are human too and need some break sometime. I believe every interested members who posted their replies here are nice people. I hope you guys will not feel bad if IDEAL HOUSE can't provide you their services. It's a matter of timing. If you urgently need an ID. Check out in this forum as I believe there are still nice IDs around to provide their services to you. Cheer up as reno is supposed to be a fun thing for everyone

I thought Mr K is coming to take my house photos on his own. But it turned out that 2 professional photographers came knocking on my door. What the...? Anyway, they told me Mr K has sent them here to take my house pics. It was overall a nice experience. I also learn something from the pro. But it was kinda tiring as I have to move my stuff in and out to suit the angles. I was drained out at the end of the session. Looks like Mr K owe me something for doing this for him. Just kidding only, I have no problem at all giving him a hand. I think Mr K deserve it for the good service and care he provided to us. I hope that our humble house can help him score better in his business and he is always welcome. We are glad to have you as an ID turned family friend. Hmmm... am wondering what are the pics used for? Personal portfolio? Noooope I don't think so. He can save it by taking the pics himself. Anyone with good guesses???? Anyway, enjoyed the session today and it's a pleasure to us that our house is selected for shooting by pro. I'll try to get the copies from Mr K once done.

Hi WeiFang, Check your PM Good luck

Wowww... Looks like Mr K is very popular and I also see that he earn quite a number of good comments as well. Hi guys, went MIA for while and was shock to see that this thread had crossed over 17,000 hits. I feel really feel happy for Mr K. I think he really do a good job for all his clients. If an ID is lousy or irresponsible, this thread will have more negative comments posted than positive ones. However, this is not the case here and I see more interested members are asking for his contact number. I wonder how many hours he sleep a day now. Better take care Mr K. I seriously think that it is important to have a good renovation for our house. For us, our house which had been handed over since Feb 08 has been so far so good. I'm also have the feeling that lady luck has been on my side for my work eversince we moved in. Looking back, I really enjoy the whole process alot . Too bad I need to travel quite a bit these days for I really really want to spend more time at home. I think those who travel for work frequently will understand how I feel. I think to "enjoy" the fun from renovating your house really depend on the quality and attitude of the ID you will be working with. Cost is the main thing of course but it is really how the ID coordinate the whole thing for clients like us. Mr K's service is way beyond words can describe. Because of my recent heavy workload, I thought I am done with Mr K and IDEAL House from my last positive comments posted in my blog few months back until I received some sms from Mr K. It was really nice of him to check out things with us despite his "super" busy schedule. He told me that he will try his best to find some time to catch up with me for coffee. That's really really nice and I look forward to meet him soon. If you think that your quotation is reasonable and you feel comfortable with him, Mr K is the man who delivers and sometime even more than what you expect. For recent joined K club members, please give him your trust he will do a good job for you and also be patience with him more because not only he is busy handling his daily work but most importantly they are expecting to have a child soon. Mr K sms me yesterday again and ask me if he can come and take some photos of our house next week for his portfolio. My answer is always "yes" as he has become our family friend. I hope Mr K can keep up the good work and be successful.

Hi All, Mr K came to my place yesterday to do a follow up service. Basically, he is checking for defects as we have moved into our new house for a month already. I told him about Mrs Yu's recommendation which recently created some speculation in this thread. He told me that Mrs Yu reno was true and she spent quite a large amount of money doing her jumbo flat in the eastern part of Singapore. She wanted to post some pics of Peter's work but she is really don't know how to go about doing it. I didn't know Silver88 already gotten the news from Mr K. Anyway, Things are clear now. FYI, I don't know and have never met up with peter before and I certainly have no obligation to post this reply here to defence Mrs Yu. Just hope to clear up the misunderstanding if there is any. PS : Dun flame me too... and be nice to me

Read my blog to find out and judge for yourself. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?au...blogid=363& Happy reading:)

We just completed the reno for our house. Theme was modern resort. Combination of Siamese style with modern furnitures and layout. Check out my blog http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?au...blogid=363& Our ID is Kenneth from Ideal House who delivers good and reliable services.

Hi, My house is done by Mr.K (just completed the handover on 27th Dec). Check out my blog if you missed out http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?au...blogid=363& We are pretty concerned using Ideal house in the begining. Because their quotation is the best we got ( abit too true to believe). As a newbie, we are worried about things screwed up (after reading some forumer going thru some bad experiences). However, we are wrong and feel very lucky that we engage them. Our ID is Mr K. Things quoted in the quotation are exactly what you'll get. No rubbish and hidden cost unless you want to add something along the way. His knowledge about the design concept make sense and look nice . (We went to many Ids bfore him and most of them so called "very daring concept" were rejected by HDB). Their quotation is the best and most reasonable which won our contract. Mr K's follow up work is superb. Too good to be true? You bet. We are not easy customer also. However, Mr K's patience truly worth our compliment. I think the whole process is a give and take thing. Like in our case, our unit is 29 years old and the workmanship at that time is not as good as today. So some of the beam alignment is out and very obvious to our eyes. We as the customer should be reasonable as the beam is not something that the ID can rework (HDB will not allow). However, Mr K's team tried his best to make our house look at its best. Overall experience is fantastic and we are very happy to know Mr K. There is never a heated moment. Mr K has become our family friend and he is always welcome to drop by at our house anytime.

Oh Boy. I was worried for you Babykoh because ideal house leave a very good impression to us. We believe that they are not that type that come out to cheat. They are indeed very pro and very good. Hope everything turns out well for you