familyof4 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 Agreed with Ivy. I've been to three open houses as well. The willingness of others to allow us to view their house also reflect their confidence in Ah Soon. To me, what is important in a contractor is reliable, good workmanship and negotiable... We have also read about many other forumers negative feedback from IDs. The price difference between Ah Soon and ID is also quite substantial, imagine the few IDs initial quotation to me are all above 50k and Ah Soon quote is below 40k with more stuff. To correct myself, Ah Soon does give 3D "hand drawn" drawing.... See sample. I am pretty impressed with the drawing :)it's quite nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivy 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 cos came back late lor.. went to the eunos unt at 10+ after that go supper come home bath etc 1am liao... we meeting jason on sunday to do the drawings thus gotta do more research before meeting him mah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrspiglet 2 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 cos came back late lor.. went to the eunos unt at 10+ after that go supper come home bath etc 1am liao... we meeting jason on sunday to do the drawings thus gotta do more research before meeting him mah haha! i just finish meeting him at my place just now. He was 'complaining' tmr still got 4 appts to go, of which 1 is "4 houses together, mum, in-law, brother.." all doing w him. R u and fannie that family? Ken: My humble opinion on the 2D or 3D. i have seen and met up with a fair number of IDs and really.. the price they quoted is exorbitant for me. With the amt saved, i could have spend lavishly on decorations to make it more 'designer' alike, which is one of the way how most of the designers 'make' their 3D diagrams look very attractive too. Those who picked Ah soon or other contractors have in mind to save for their reno, which means we were prepared to go without color filled 3D pics. I would love to design my own house to my own liking and be nicer to my pockets at the same time too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 Agreed with Ivy. I've been to three open houses as well. The willingness of others to allow us to view their house also reflect their confidence in Ah Soon. To me, what is important in a contractor is reliable, good workmanship and negotiable... We have also read about many other forumers negative feedback from IDs. The price difference between Ah Soon and ID is also quite substantial, imagine the few IDs initial quotation to me are all above 50k and Ah Soon quote is below 40k with more stuff. To correct myself, Ah Soon does give 3D "hand drawn" drawing.... See sample. wah the drawing really quite good le. The one he did for my kitchen was quite simple this has a little more. hehe want to know how things look then just make photocopies and colour it lor. mMm Jason is working on Sunday ah? Wah..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smallboy 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) okie.. today saw papers and there is "new" furniture store "Montage Gallery"......... wow we are pretty impressed with their deals....... so we went. Tsk.. tsk... actually "Castilla" in disguise............ chey But we still went in ........... and stroke of blessings from above........ we saw a pretty decent looking glass dining table. Price? $499......... not bad............ then the 'uncle' salesman tell us "Get the chair... only $9.90"........... are you serious? Our eyes went bigger............$9.90 can buy.... even if sit 1 year, and break... I am ok... count it as disposable chair la.... hahaha.... Here are the pics: The 'disposable" 9.90 chair. Dont play play... washable suede.... Uncle say o-li-gin-al.....$200+ So we finally chose this dining set......... but only managed to buy 4 chairs cos the rest are broken or some scratches. Not a bad deal........ right? Edited April 4, 2009 by Smallboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrspiglet 2 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 R they display sets? $9.90 for a removable suede covered chair is really a gd bargain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 Ye Smallboy... Good bargain! but the suede on the chair doesn't look removable... how to wash? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashes02 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 OMG! $9.90 chair? I also wan!! where is Montage Gallery? still got stock?!?! LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivy 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 haha! i just finish meeting him at my place just now. He was 'complaining' tmr still got 4 appts to go, of which 1 is "4 houses together, mum, in-law, brother.." all doing w him. R u and fannie that family? hahhaha Mrs Piglet, that is definitely us hahaha he still got one KIV my cousin 4 room. uncle too busy to meet her and she is getting key only in June. So if add together should be all 5 houses!!!. I think ah soon make jason work on sunday, no choice business too good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 WAH ivy.. that sounds a bit scary sia... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivy 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 actually is a bit of exageration lah. Fannie's mum only doing a TV console. My mil's place doing kitchen/toilets tiles plus kitchen cabinets, not whole house. Anyway we met with jason le. Only did very draft first round drawings. Came back and realise I forgot that I need a tall unit in kitchen.. so miss that out... so he'll need to redraw :x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrspiglet 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 So u guys r the family! haha! jason was telling us he asked everyone to gather at 1 place so he dun have to go to 4 houses. U guys gave him really HUGE biz leh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smallboy 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 actually is a bit of exageration lah. Fannie's mum only doing a TV console. My mil's place doing kitchen/toilets tiles plus kitchen cabinets, not whole house. Anyway we met with jason le. Only did very draft first round drawings. Came back and realise I forgot that I need a tall unit in kitchen.. so miss that out... so he'll need to redraw :x I've met with Jason twice and he advised me to wait till after the tiling is completed before the final drawing. So you don't need to finalise it with him so soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smallboy 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 OMG! $9.90 chair? I also wan!! where is Montage Gallery? still got stock?!?! LOL Montage Gallery is in Sungei Kadut... somewhere near Chua Chu Kang. No more stock cos we pick all the ok ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smallboy 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2009 Pinkpetter, the chair got zipper but cannot removable..... weird... but we are ok if cannot wash.... like we said "dispoable' chair.......... if dirty and really cannot use, just throw away or re-upholster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
