Retrospectrum Meets Modernisation!

[Michele 0]

Hi Aubrey,

I'm also looking for ID or subcontractors. Comparing the unit price your ID quoted to mine - your unit price is much better!

e.g. my ID quoted plastering 1.8K only for living room, 2 bedroom, and kitchen ceiling

So, I decided to find another contractor who do only plastering and painting...

Cheers,

Michele

[aubrey 0]

is yours 3room? so far 2 have quoted 1k for plastering for my place (floor plan in 1st post) and that is a reasonable charge to me for entire house + ceiling. perhaps u can try to bring it down cos u have a better chance to nego for cheaper rather than to go to another just for painting and plastering.

less work they charge more. more work = room to nego

[pinkpetter 0]

I've seen Corian quotes at $125 pfr and LG at $110. Maybe there are slightly cheaper/ more ex but I've seen it a few times at this pricing. One ID quoted me LG for $125/pfr

[cannotisit 0]

aubrey,

can pm the ID who quote u?

thks.

[applefreak 1]

applefreak

are u using granite for your tabletop? some IDs said there's pros and cons to it. granite per slab at its longest is 6ft, anymore than that i have to add two slabs tgt and the "joint marks" will show and i cannot chop heavily on it lest it cracks/breaks. is all that true? hee hee maybe i can go check it out before deciding on solid surface if difference is not too big. still waiting for other quotes to come in.

yes me using granite for my kitchen cabinet and sink area

there is joint line but my contractor 'hide' it under my hob so not very visible

as for the chopping heavily part, not too sure coz the heaviest chopping we did was chop chicken (bones and all) and some pounding using those granite thing

when my unit was still under renovation, i always sit on the countertop also

[Forcevolt 0]

hi Aubrey..

CAn PM me your id/contractor & quote ?

Mine also 3 rm.. having the same layout as your's.. but my living rm & rm wall has been hack liao..

am gathering some quotes to compare the prices.. will let u know if there are cheaper quote on my end.. =)

Rgds.

[escahmobu 0]

hi audrey,

my 3-room has the same layout as yours

has your renovation started?how is the progress so far?

as compared to the quotations i received..pricing for yours seem to be much better..

can pm me your contractor/id contact to me?

thanks...

[aubrey 0]

hello all pls give me sometime to respond, currently in office and left all name cards at home. will reply once i am home. so since so many have asked for contact, i suppose it is a fair price quoted to me by the ID?

unfortunately i do not understand why his 25k is on par with the other company which charges more overall and yet is also 25k..

Q: What is the common material used in kitchen cabinet? Just plywood am I right?

[country club 0]

Hi Aubrey, how come you were charge $150 for the rernovation permit, thought hdb say no charge at all?

[applefreak 1]

hello all pls give me sometime to respond, currently in office and left all name cards at home. will reply once i am home. so since so many have asked for contact, i suppose it is a fair price quoted to me by the ID?

unfortunately i do not understand why his 25k is on par with the other company which charges more overall and yet is also 25k..

Q: What is the common material used in kitchen cabinet? Just plywood am I right?

hmm this is a bit confusing

it's plywood but most will quote as 'solid plywood'

it's suppose to be thicker than normal plywood

think it's around 10mm or 15mm thick compared to the 5mm of plywood

[familyof4 0]

hmm this is a bit confusing

it's plywood but most will quote as 'solid plywood'

it's suppose to be thicker than normal plywood

think it's around 10mm or 15mm thick compared to the 5mm of plywood

i just asked ah soon about it and he enlightened me. he uses solid plywood from indonesia cos it' heavier than those solid plywood from china. those from china will "open mouth" easily. that was what I was told

[yokine9a 1]

i just asked ah soon about it and he enlightened me. he uses solid plywood from indonesia cos it' heavier than those solid plywood from china. those from china will "open mouth" easily. that was what I was told

Based on this, looks like what Ho Bee gave me was china plywood, the cheapo one, bcos some areas inside my kitchen cabinet have started to "open mouth", in less than a year after I moved in

[familyof4 0]

Based on this, looks like what Ho Bee gave me was china plywood, the cheapo one, bcos some areas inside my kitchen cabinet have started to "open mouth", in less than a year after I moved in

opps...sorry to know about this. I am particular with the materials used as we spend so much and of course we will be using them for a long period that is why I asked uncle this qn...can Ho Bee change the solid ply for u?

[merryman 0]

yea i was thinking of granite but cost is too big a diff so i will go for solid top from msia. i forgot the brand. was told there's another good brand called corian which is the pioneer solid top manufacturer or sthing? just that brand is european, made in msia. -_-

yup hoping for them to quote low but learned the hard way!! so far my budget to them is 15k and they are telling me 25k which is 10k in excess.

actually have fixed my lights alr so just may need to relocate points.

@ applefreak - some IDs measured about 15ft for me, if i am really keen on granite where to go direct?

got this quote from an ID, is it reasonable to you guys?

Professional Services - FOC

Design consultation

Space Planning

Perspective Drawings

Material & Colour Proposal

Project Management

Demolition Works

To demolish wall **** room & room 2 $300.00

To supply labor to hack wall tile for kitchen & toilet $500.00

To supply labor to hack kitchen & toilet flooring $280.00

To supply labor to hack skirting for living & bed room $200.00

SUB-TOTAL : $1,580.00

Plumbing Works

To supply & run stainless steel pipe $650.00

To supply labor to joint in/out let pipe $150.00

To supply & install 1 standard sitting bowl at toilet

c/w flushing tank $300.00 ($120 to install only)

To supply labor to install toilet accessories $30.00

To supply labor to install heater $50.00

SUB-TOTAL : $1,180.00

Masonry Works

To supply & lay wall tile for kitchen to ceiling high ($2.80 psf) $1,800.00 (mom wants it tho i want to take it out since exceed budget)

To supply & lay wall tile for both toilet to ceiling high ($2.80 psf) $1,800.00

To supply & lay kitchen & toilet flooring ($2.80 psf) $980.00

To supply & apply water proofing membrane $150.00

To supply & construct cabinet base with tile skirting $180.00

To supply & construct fridge base with tile finish $80.00

To supply & construct washing machine base with

tile finish $80.00

To supply & lay 60x60 polish homogeneous tile for living &

2 bedrooms c/w tile skirting ($3 psf) $2500

SUB-TOTAL : $7,570.00

Miscellaneous Works

To supply & paint whole house ( non oriental paint ) $850.00 (+$150 for Nippon/ICI)

To supply & plaster for whole house with Alturas hard $1,000.00 (may take out since exceed budget)

To supply & install 1 set stainless steel rubbish chute $180.00

To apply for renovation permit $150.00

To haulage material to unit $300.00

To supply labour for general cleaning whole house include

acid cleaning for floor, wall & Window FOC

SUB-TOTAL : $2,480.00

Aluminum / Wrought Works

To supply & install 2 set naco window $400.00

To supply & install 16sqf casement window at master room with n/a finish $200.00

To supply & install 48sqf aluminum grills for whole house $254.00

To supply & install 1 set wrought iron gate $400.00

To supply & install 2 set bi-fold door c/w wpc & pvc board $360.00

To supply & install 2x adjustable louver window at toilet & w.c $300.00

SUB-TOTAL : $1,914.00

Carpentry Works

To supply & install 31 ft kitchen cabinet with ABS

trimming & laminate finish $2,790.00

To supply & install 15 ft solid surface work top $1,040.00

To supply & install 10 ft designed full height wardrobe

at master room c/w swing door ABS trimming & laminate finish $2000.00 (may go for 7 ft since exceed budget)

To supply & install 7 ft wardrobe at room 2 with

glass sliding door $1,400.00

To supply & install 5 ft study table at room 2 $500.00

To supply & install 5ft book shelf c/w swing door $1,000

To supply & install 5 ft feature wall **** room $800.00

SUB-TOTAL : $9,530.00

Glass Works

To supply & install 3x7ft 10mm thick tempered glass sliding door at kitchen entrance $650 (may take it out since exceed budget)

Grand total - $24,904

is this reasonable or is my budget not realistic for the things i wanna do? thanks!!

Aubrey, whose quote is this? If not good to disclose here, can pm me also. Thanks. All renovation so ex. My poor pocket

[familyof4 0]

Aubrey, whose quote is this? If not good to disclose here, can pm me also. Thanks. All renovation so ex. My poor pocket

merryman, maybe u wana check out Ah Soon's quote? My friend who is an ID says his quote is really very cheap and they can't match at all! so my job goes to him :x