cafelatte

Hi interior designers, carpenters, glass and aluminium, windows and doors contractors I need some advise. As the ladies in my family are below 1.50m, I am looking for an alternative way to place my dish rack which is not the typical top hung above the sink. I'm thinking of a side dish rack cabinet with a folding door, supported either by top rail or by side hinges as in the picture. But so far, my ID's carpenter says cannot be done. I have called 2 contractors doing glass and aluminium, windows and door contractors who also say they cannot do. It seems like a simple idea but I do not understand why everyone says cannot do. Can anyone in the trade provide some advice on whether this is design can be built, using what material or why this is not a good design in terms of ergonomics, or suggest a better design? Pls share with me contacts who can provide this door installation. Thank you

Hi Marissa, Use the 3M Scotch Mop. It looks like the a larger version of the Magiclean Paper mop, except that the 'paper' is a washable cloth. We use it with sofix. So you can wring is really dry and its so easy to mop with it. Its easy to recognise it at shops, the stick and the cloth is green in colour. About $21. Bought at carefour and also saw it at home-fix. Hope this helps

Hi yokine9a! my home is ready and just lacking blinds can email me ur roller blind contact pls? alexlim777@gmail.com Tks very much!!

$1300 for the following: 1 x living room amasco 56" fan with 4 bulbs & remote control 3 x bedroom amasco 3-blade 50" fan with light and remote control 1 x dining area light 1 x store room 1 x service yard 1 x kitchen 2 x toilet light 2 x hallway to bedroom lights exclude installation cost no gst

Hi muffin, Thanks for your reply. will check with town council on the haulage. My id advised that mentioned that haulage cost goes by weight. And as I am hacking 3 bedroom floors and 1 kitchen wall, hence the higher price. Not sure if this is true. How much did you pay for the hacking?

QUOTE(cafelatte @ May 8 2008, 11:31 PM) Hi Lawry, thanks for your respond, my replies below in italics: D. Tiling Works 1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at : a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00 2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at : a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00 (Check if you get "refunds" if you happen to choose $2.50 tiles) she initially quoted based on $3.80 tiles, she has mentioned that anything below $3.20 she will refund. Is this a norm pactise? not sure how they calculate as they have lumped supply and install together. E. Aircon Pipe Box up 1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00 (You can look for any aircon contractor, I paid less than $250 for rerouting, rewiring) my aircon is done by gaincity. so all installation, piping and wiring is done by them. my id say $500 is provisional for boxup only and will adjust price when the aircon route is confirmed. F. Plumbing Works 1 To supply labour only for the following jobs : a. Installation of storage tank b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00 (How about your toilet sinks, taps, shower head, rain shower and all that? included?) toilets sinks, taps , shower heads already provided by hdb G. Painting Works 1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall & ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00 (What kind of paint are they giving you? http://www.nipponpaint.com.sg/services/hdb...ing_classic.asp and http://www.icipaints.com.sg/ASGDLX/eventsn...ingpackages.jsp, $1500 is considered expensive, still exclusde door/frames) id advised that they mainly go for choice of colour available rather than decide what type of paint, she mention they use ici pentalite (think its the normal range) most of the time as the finishing is more matt and hence, if the wall is uneven it will not be obvious. Will check if need to add money if the colour we like happens to be an All-in-1 price range. But i did check with a subcon painter that does work for reno contracters and they quote my $800 for 4-room ceiling-1 coat and walls-2 coats, saying they do not restrict number of colour or what paint i use and includes 1 round of touch up when all work is completed some more. He also advised my reno should have quoted my in the range of 1.1 to 1.2k as $800 is their price to reno ppl J. Others 1 General cleaning $250.00 (Is that acid wash or simply really "general cleaning", overpriced anyway) think this is the acid wash and the general cleaning. how much should be then? 2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 (!!!!!!!) how much did you pay? and did you do any hacking? Thanks

Hi Mace My fren was apparantly happy with the quality of the work done and find her helpful. Maybe she also dunno that she was hacked. We already paid $2k deposit. Think it may be too much to lose if we back out. Have meet her for several discussions and would prefer to ask to lower price than to change ID. As for PE $500, I have checked and she mentioned that when hacking is involved, is it required to get PE approval. My haulage was initially $800 when I wanted to hacked the kitchen wall only, now she is charging $1800 with addition of the 3 bedroom floors, is this reasonable? What exactly is haulage? Looking at my quote, would you be able to also advise on what are the reasonable price range like for the items on my quote so I can reasonably lower the price? My place is a Jurong new 4 room HDB. Thank you

Hi chlow, thanks for your reply, for haulage you have replied: "Haulage fees $1,800.00 (same same kena chop like me)" You mean you also paid $1800? Did you hack a lot? Can someone advise what exactly is haulage fee for and how is this charged? Thanks Hi Issac, believe my contracter is gst registered. Will be having onsite meeting week for electrical next week. Will check on this. Thanks =)

Thanks Keltong have been shopping for lights for 2 weekends and ended up buying all my lights and fan at Palace of lights after reading your post. Spoke to Steven. He is good in providing practical recommendations which is what we appreciate cos we have been seeing so many lights that dunno how to choose. I spent $1300 for all my lights and 4 ceiling fans.

Hi, We were recommend by a friend to this renovation contractor. Thinking we could trust him, we proceeded to pay the deposit after she has gone thru the quote with us for the first time , only later to discover some items are over priced when we ask around. Could someone help us to review this quote below and give us your comments? Many many thanks __________________ 4-room 90sqft A. Preliminary Works 1 Design and project management FOC 2 Submission to HDB/Property MCST for renovation works FOC 3 Submission / PE fees to relevant Authority for works approval $500.00 B. Hacking Works 1 Propose to hack selected L - shaped wall between Dining & Kitchen c/w making good of wall $800.00 2 To supply labour to hack existing cement screed flooring in 3 bedroom $800.00 C Construction Works 1 To construct plinth for Kitchen cabinet, Fridge & washing machine $480.00 D. Tiling Works 1 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $2.80 at : a. Living & Dining Area ( 438 sf ) $2,737.00 2 To supply & install homogenous tiles @ $3.20 at : a. 3 Bedrooms ( 540 sf ) $3,564.00 E. Aircon Pipe Box up 1 To supply labour & material to box up aircon pipes $500.00 F. Plumbing Works 1 To supply labour only for the following jobs : a. Installation of storage tank b. Installation of Kitchen sink & tap $250.00 G. Painting Works 1 To supply labour & material using ICI emulsion paint to paint internal wall & ceiling for whole house Exclude door & door frames $1,500.00 H. Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish ) 1 Kitchen a. Kitchen base cabinet L 4050 $2,160.00 b. Counter L 800 $600.00 2 Living a. Ledge at window area L 3600 $500.00 3 Master Bedroom a. Full ht swing door wardrobe L 1800 $1,680.00 I. Solid Surface Works 1 To supply & install solid surface worktop at Kitchen $1,500.00 J. Others 1 General cleaning $250.00 2 Haulage fees $1,800.00 3 Bathroom 1 - fixed glass & Shower screen Bathroom 2 - fixed glass $800.00 4 Provisional sum to install aluminum grille at selected window opening for whole house execpt 2 bathrooms $1,850.00 5 Provisional sum to supply casement window at Yard area $1,080.00 6 Provisional sum for window furnishing **** & 3 Bedrooms $1,800.00 Summary A Preliminary Works $500.00 B Hacking Works $1,600.00 C Construction Works $480.00 D Tiling Works $6,301.00 E Aircon Pipe Box up $500.00 F Plumbing Works $250.00 G Painting Works $1,500.00 H Carpentry Works ( Laminate finish ) $4,940.00 I Solid Surface Works $1,500.00 J Others $7,580.00 Total Amount :$25,151.00 7% GST :$1,257.55 Grand Total Amount :$26,408.55