Finally decided to start my own renovation blog to jot down the little journey taken as my hubs and I build our first home from scratch. Collected our keys in March and then took a while to start the ID hunt, although we were not exactly very conscientious in this matter due to overwhelming work commitment and stuff. We met up with two IDs and then eventually decided on one when the other failed to reply to us. Renovations is ongoing currently (started two weeks ago), and we are looking at completion by Mid June. Floor plan as below. I will not be sharing information about my ID or detailed quotes until the entire renovation work is completed. Currently, the quotation given is around 45k for the entire renovation, excluding the electrical components, which will be handled by my FIL. Will update again when I can! Update: Renovation completed. Please see post #80 http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/65463-poq/page-2#entry861755 for ID details and review.