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Recently payoh/amk 3 room sellers attempting 90k COV.... ;o Wonder whether anyone will bite!

@LLChing, Gratulations on your new place. Am interested to know how you executed the move-out, reno, move-back. What storage company did you use, and what were the charges like? How many months did you have to rent another place for while waiting for reno to complete?

Is there a hard and fast way to tell which are contractors and which are ID? Or there really is no way since a lot of them are hybrid; i.e. half-half?

Can I check what is the typical flow when hunting for ID/contractor. When arrange for meet up, will they show you pics of past work so that you have idea of what you want before going into quotation drafting? Most of the terms inside the quotation are greek to noobs.

There is shipping plus handling fees, from my memory should be like ~15% of the price you see on the page; I haven't bought from them for sometime. The waiting time was like 2-3 weeks for me. The steps you described are quite right, the sequences are actually well-detailed in the page, take a little time to read through. Also there are various "imitations" that one must be aware of, especially when the price seems absurdly cheap. Anyone knows how to tell a genuine Grohe showerhead, let me know!

Haven't visited this page in a while, thanks for keeping it alive; keep the examples of star buys coming guys. One question about LED lights, are most contractors ok with us getting such stuff like LED lights, switches and installing them for us?

Rover, throughout your 3 room househunt, where are the locations that offer 3 rooms that don't have (or which areas confirm have?) the ceiling beams either in the living room or kitchen? Any idea if those are hackable? Congratulations on your new house!

Dude, nice house. Can I ask about something regarding hacking of walls? Am I right that only those walls that are represented by "two lines" in the layout pic are hackable, and those "thick solid lines" are actually so called pre-fab and non-hackable? Is there a website where one can see all any layout pic for any HDB flat in Singapore? Asking because I would like to do my own hacking as well, but would like to be careful not to purchase a flat that is non-hackable, I am still in the house-hunting phase. Thank you!

canuck, congratulations on your DIY purchase! I have been wanting to DIY but every agent I called on propertyguru are very helpful and want to represent me. So especially when want to view those units that the seller's agent somehow didn't put up in the internet but only the potential co-broker agent put up, I have no choice but to follow them around and promise them 1% if they are able to find my dream flat. so far has anyone managed to nego for <1%?

Mods, pls advise if I am violating any rules here. Am thinking of a thread that has pics of items that are purchased from Taobao, to share with fellow forumers. Can be as large as sofa's, sinks, and shower-heads; to as small as... I also don't know what! If possible can include price-paid, price-here and warranty period etc.

Passingcloud, can pm your agent details?

Anyone has experience trying to purchase hdb without buyer agent represent? So far when try to call agents to view their listing they always want to represent me, say otherwise house will be more ex.

3rm Toa Payoh North for rent 2min to MRT High floor Massive amenities KFC, 24hr mac PM for details

Good price. How is living in the 500+ blocks there so far, are there any coffeeshops and convenience stores without crossing over the bridge?

Passingcloud, mind sharing which block in amk you paid 32k?

Typically when flat viewing, assuming you have intention to do major hacking type of renovation, what do you need to look out for besides layout, dimensions, ceiling beams that can't be hacked?

Guys, are there really some types of older 3rm HDB that are not allowed to perform hacking works? How to check whether a particular block of flats allow/disallow?

Ok you win... so six months your per month is how much? Congrats on your new flat! Maybe can help me get some ideas for reno. :-)

@DingDong, I think is don't have... but what are your super ex rates? Anyone else still has empty room for rent pls pm me.

Anyone has room for rent for about 2 months for a nice clean single guy? Prefer nearby payoh:-) promise not weird or troublesome or maniacal.

Anyone has got such room? Also interested in empty 3 room

Thanks for all the replies. Found out that some of the mover companies do provide some month-long storage service, thinking of engaging them for it, since will need to get them to move-out/move-back. Typically what is the total renovation time required for a a 3-rm, include hacking? Trying to calculate total cost of storing myself.

Nice pics, congrats! Have an amateurish question. Does all the ID's provide 3D drawings that are exaggerated in terms of space? I notice all of them are not drawn to scale of the actual house?

Dear gurus, Have a question that needs your help. Am trying to move out of a 3 room HDB temporarily so that I can get reno works done, then move back in again. Would be needing to store both myself and my stuff during the whole timeframe of the reno process. Am now considering what are the options available for me. 1) rent one of those storage spaces to store my stuff, then store myself somewhere else, for e.g. a hotel 2) rent an empty HDB where I can store both my stuff AND myself For second option, what is the minimum period of stay required at the rented HDB? Would I be allowed to move my stuff in? Considering fridge, TV are part of the "stuff", i.e. not minor stuff. Would like to hear any of the folks here who have executed similar stunt before. Thanks, gong xi gong xi!

Dear gurus, Am currently staying alone in a 3-rm HDB. Would like to execute a move-out, renovate, and then move-back stunt. Got a few queries wondering whether the gurus here can share your insights/comments. I obviously need to find a temporary place to house myself, and my stuff. For my stuff I have heard of space for rent sites like bigorange, but I am also considering since I also need to house myself while the reno is going on, is it better to rent an EMPTY place so that I can place myself + my stuff? Any recommendation for either the place to store my stuff, or the place to store both myself + my stuff? Sorry for the long message, appreciate if anyone has managed such a stunt to share their experiences with me.