pinkpetter 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 HIHI! Welcome to SG and RT!! Hacking, tiling, levelling of areas, changing of windows need reno permit. But are easily approved in a day or two. Hacking of walls which are in bold..on your floorplan (usu referred to as beams) need more time for approval and like what PJ says, might need an engineer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babyblue 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 pinkpetter, meaning so long as i don't touches the beam, it shouldn't be rejected by HBD, correct? walls i wanted to get rid off are none of those actually. not too worry abt the time taken to get the permit, rather whether it will b approved as i did heard abt the beam thingy b4. shall see how it goes... tks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rierie 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 welcome babyblue!!! which country are u r originally from? *just curious* woah.......seems like a lot of work wor..hopefully it'll be a fuss free one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbtgal 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 Hi Babyblue congrats. Maybe u can consider getting contractors instead of ID. There are a few good ones engaged by the forumers here. Agree to some extent, ID will impose some of their ideas to the owners. Tho' we can reject their ideas but sometimes we are being influenced by their so-called interior designer's instinct . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babyblue 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) rierie, not from far away, juz a stone throw, Msia but travel back is like 3 hrs & 7 hrs respectively. pbtgal, am getting very confused! ID & contractors they r diff? ID is doing the design & we need to engage a contractor for the work on our own? is this wat u meant? pardon me, am not so clear abt this in sg. all i see is the details of ID engaged by RT members but hardly ppl mentioned abt contractors. confused confused confused. can u tell me where r the contractors mentioned in RT? Edited July 16, 2009 by Babyblue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbtgal 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 pbtgal, am getting very confused! ID & contractors they r diff? ID is doing the design & we need to engage a contractor for the work on our own? is this wat u meant? pardon me, am not so clear abt this in sg. all i see is the details of ID engaged by RT members but hardly ppl mentioned abt contractors. confused confused confused. can u tell me where r the contractors mentioned in RT? Hi Babyblue ID is the firm where an interior designer will come up with a designs, most prob they will draw 3D drawings for u to visualise and liaise with their contractors when reno start. Contractors are reno co. which require most owners to come up wif their own designs. For my own reno, I am using Ideal House which is one of the few most recommended Reno firm and of course, there are many. For contractors, my hb had approached Basic Image (Mr Yeak) b4 but schedule cant meet. 2 other contractors which i have seen many good recommendations are Henry from Impress 21 & Patrick from Ho Bee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
streak04 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 rierie, not from far away, juz a stone throw, Msia but travel back is like 3 hrs & 7 hrs respectively. pbtgal, am getting very confused! ID & contractors they r diff? ID is doing the design & we need to engage a contractor for the work on our own? is this wat u meant? pardon me, am not so clear abt this in sg. all i see is the details of ID engaged by RT members but hardly ppl mentioned abt contractors. confused confused confused. can u tell me where r the contractors mentioned in RT? Hi, ID is interior designer, they will plan and design the whole house for you. They will also provide you with the 3D design. 3D design cost money. As for contractor, they do not do design or provide you with a 3D design. If you already have a design in mind, engaging a contractor will be much cheaper. ID will usually source for other contractors and sub contractors to work on your house, thus it is more expensive. Usually the contractor has a fix group of sub contractors working under them, therefore their charges are cheaper. They are many who know good sub contractors too, and they will engage their services direct. However it is troublesome, since you have to do the coordinating. Hope it helps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babyblue 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 OIC.... in short, if we r sure of what we wanted, the cheaper way is do without the ID (juz like what we did for our current home). got it! i thot it's a must to engage an ID in order to get things going. tks Pbtgal, streak04. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reiki 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Applications for permit can be done via an ID or contractor. Babyblue, perhaps you might want to read HDB Guideline for Common Building Work - [Credit to beany0811 who posted this link in their blog] Edited July 16, 2009 by Reiki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babyblue 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 Thanks, Reiki. I got the hardcopy of it actually but YET to flip too lazy. well, time to study this & less DVD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbtgal 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 OIC.... in short, if we r sure of what we wanted, the cheaper way is do without the ID (juz like what we did for our current home). got it! i thot it's a must to engage an ID in order to get things going. tks Pbtgal, streak04. Hi Babyblue, yes. In fact i am a little regret for not engaging a contractor this time since from beginning we know wat we want already. The price difference can be in thousands or even more. Hopefully my end-result will be worth the $$$ i paid for. Good luck to you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merryman 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 Hi Babyblue, yes. In fact i am a little regret for not engaging a contractor this time since from beginning we know wat we want already. The price difference can be in thousands or even more. Hopefully my end-result will be worth the $$$ i paid for. Good luck to you! Actually got a lot of diff mah?! Some ids quote me the same or lower than contractors... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cannotisit 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 congrats on your new home. sembawang is become more n more lively. nearby yishun got lots of nice food too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merryman 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 congrats on your new home. sembawang is become more n more lively. nearby yishun got lots of nice food too. yea, chong pang is a good place for makan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babyblue 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 YISHUN! was searching around this area b4 we settled for sembawang but find the units there are abt 30 yrs old & a little more ex. sembawang's units are abt 10 yrs old only....new. sad.... an ID called & told me if open a new door for my only bathroom, it would be abt 20% narrower than the standard. seems like hacking away one of the bathroom might not work. haiz... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
