hulk1010 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Looks like patrick is really busy. sent them a mail more than 2 weeks ago with my floorplan and my requirements. wondering if they missed my mail or if the mail got lost in space, i resent it last week. patrick wife finally replied and said patrick is busy so gotta wait. now still no quote. lol Hello, I am new here in this forum! Heard many things of Ho Bee, I understand that they do not provide space planning and some basic design, may I know where have you people got your design from? Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackng1982 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Hello, I am new here in this forum! Heard many things of Ho Bee, I understand that they do not provide space planning and some basic design, may I know where have you people got your design from? Thank you Welcome to Reno-talk! Space planning usually forumers who have some computer knowledge will use some floorplanning programs to do their space planning and layout. There's a few popular free programs around like floorplanner, sweet home 3d and google sketchup. The 3 i named are the one i find easier to use with exception to sketchup which takes some getting use to. Design wise i think you can generally get ideas from everyday things and of course home decor magazines.Anyways we have a lot of helpful ladies and gentlemen so feel free to to ask if you have any doubts BUT! Do use the search function to see if the topic has been discussed before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deancarney 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Hi guys, Will some kind soul be able to PM me Ho Bee's contact? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Hi guys, Will some kind soul be able to PM me Ho Bee's contact? Thanks! Have PMed you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Looks like patrick is really busy. sent them a mail more than 2 weeks ago with my floorplan and my requirements. wondering if they missed my mail or if the mail got lost in space, i resent it last week. patrick wife finally replied and said patrick is busy so gotta wait. now still no quote. lol seems that lots of pple still didnt know - 1) if you make an appt and get the contractor to go to your house/meetup = You will get your quotation real fast. ID/contractors got to entertain thousands of such enquiry email everyday - what makes you think they can reply everyone? By meeting up with them, this is the only "assurance" they got that there might be a certain percentage of chance to close a deal and thus you get your detailed quotation in no time. Versus email quotations in the hundreds....use your imagination 2) now market booming(reno), any ID/contractor who can reply you PROMPTLY with a detailed quotation without meeting up - meaning they are SO **** FREE cos got no biz. And you DARE to engage a ID/contractor who is so free? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aves 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 seems that lots of pple still didnt know - 1) if you make an appt and get the contractor to go to your house/meetup = You will get your quotation real fast. ID/contractors got to entertain thousands of such enquiry email everyday - what makes you think they can reply everyone? By meeting up with them, this is the only "assurance" they got that there might be a certain percentage of chance to close a deal and thus you get your detailed quotation in no time. Versus email quotations in the hundreds....use your imagination 2) now market booming(reno), any ID/contractor who can reply you PROMPTLY with a detailed quotation without meeting up - meaning they are SO **** FREE cos got no biz. And you DARE to engage a ID/contractor who is so free? im not sure if i got the msg across wrongly. im just stating the fact that quotation came very slowly. im not trying to badmouth or say that they got lousy service leh... in fact, even those i met up with, some nv came back with quotations yet, im also 'glad' they are so busy instead of sitting around in expo now and waiting for big fishes to swim into their net... anyway, the point of this post is to clarify that im just stating that it took long for quotation to come in and for anyone who emails to expect a similar turnaround time. sorry if i sounded like im giving a negative comment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Don't get upset, mate. Brother MaCe is the kind of straight-forward person who gives frank comments with no extra decoration. There are times when people just feel bad (or lazy ) to be too aggressive by calling the IDs/contractors everyday to chase for quotation. Everyone of us who engaged Patrick knew that he is always busy, you just need to bear with it & be the one pushing for quotation. But once your reno starts, he is on the ball & become the one reminding you to buy stuff like basin, taps, sink, toilet bowl etc. One tip to share, try ringing Patrick before 9am, he may have the time to answer calls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LimeGreen 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 i spoke to Ah keong. As confirmed. Hi flysummer or forum members Would appreciate if you can PM me Ah Keong's contact number. Thank u very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 im not sure if i got the msg across wrongly. im just stating the fact that quotation came very slowly. im not trying to badmouth or say that they got lousy service leh... in fact, even those i met up with, some nv came back with quotations yet, im also 'glad' they are so busy instead of sitting around in expo now and waiting for big fishes to swim into their net... anyway, the point of this post is to clarify that im just stating that it took long for quotation to come in and for anyone who emails to expect a similar turnaround time. sorry if i sounded like im giving a negative comment dont get me wrong either. just a general quote for everyone, not just you, not just hobee. it's just a general tip - to know their industry practice - no meet up = tan ku ku. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rachelcheng 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) Not sure if that holds true for everyone. But once you are his confirmed customer, he is quite prompt in attending to your needs. Edited July 8, 2008 by rachelcheng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
typhoonz 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 Don't get upset, mate. Brother MaCe is the kind of straight-forward person who gives frank comments with no extra decoration. There are times when people just feel bad (or lazy ) to be too aggressive by calling the IDs/contractors everyday to chase for quotation. Everyone of us who engaged Patrick knew that he is always busy, you just need to bear with it & be the one pushing for quotation. But once your reno starts, he is on the ball & become the one reminding you to buy stuff like basin, taps, sink, toilet bowl etc. One tip to share, try ringing Patrick before 9am, he may have the time to answer calls Can I also please have his number? Thanks!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princessofhearts 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2008 Can i have patrick's number? Thinking of hiring a contractor now. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted July 14, 2008 Hi, the 2 forumers on top, have PMed you guys Just a note, I think Patrick is very busy now due to ghost month coming, everyone wants to finish their reno work before that. If possible, schedule your reno after ghost month. Don't get frustrated if you don't hear anything from him within a week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RawR 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) Hi, can any one give me the contact for Ah Keong and Patrick? Thanks! - already got it from searching the forum~ Edited July 28, 2008 by RawR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CutePinkElephant 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2008 my reno start today with hobee... very amaze with their service, friday inform them to start working at tuesday, 2 hours later send the permit to us. and today ...look at the workers working made me D*mn Fasttt...arr wish everything smooth smooth ba ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
