Our Little Cozy Cocoon

[hcbing 0]

Hi supersimon27,

Well, honestly we like what we've seen here so far in terms of Henry's workmanship.

I'd like to ask as to how many layers of paint coats did Henry provide?

Cheers!

Edited January 8, 2010 by hcbing

[Supersimon27 2]

Hi supersimon27,

Well, honestly we like what we've seen here so far in terms of Henry's workmanship.

I'd like to ask as to how many layers of paint coats did Henry provide?

Cheers!

This one I dun know wor ... got to check with him when u ask for quote. Din really ask him abt painting stuff . Me jus tell him the colour only . ha

[hcbing 0]

Hehe...okay okay. Thanks!

[nirvana 0]

I think paint pretty standard? Until the walls look okay?

But hor.. you might want to ask on the price if you are looking to re-plaster your wall. I did not and my wall is rather uneven and using stronger colors on the wall will emphasis the unevenness.

[hcbing 0]

Good point! Guess I'll need to factor that in when it comes to discussing on the number of coats required. Thanks guys!

[jerra 0]

i think what matter most is they do a good job. overall workmanship for the painting is good. my painter also promise 3 coating but i doubt they do 3, maybe at most 2 coating base on the amount of paint they brought over. we couldn't tell too unless there whole day watching them paint.

[Kevtomin 0]

One of the first thing I did when sourcing around the IDs and contractors was to draw up the budget. Cos we have limited funds after paying of the 5% cash downpayment, we have to watch every cent.

So after asking around from IDs and contractors and of cos useful advices from fellow forummers I did up a budget guide for us. Could be useful for some of fellow forummers who are starting reno:

Renovation cost - This is the quotation that your ID and contractor draw up for you. This usually includes Hacking and laying of tiles, carpentry work, painting, cleaning and polishing of house, plumbing, false ceiling, install kitchen and toilet fittings for you etc. Usually they will KIV the electrical works cos can only quote when they survey onsite

Electrical work - Includes wiring, install new lighting point (very crucial if you are doing downlights thru out your house), install new powerpoint. Some may include installation of ceiling fan but i think it is better to get the fan guys to do it since they are specialists and can do the balancing thingy well. Try to put aside min $1,500 to $2,000 for this.

Kitchen and toilet fittings - In the beginning I blur blur thought it is inclusive in the reno quote by ID and contractors. Then realised need to budget for that! Includes kitchen sink and tap, toilet basin, tap, toilet bowl, shower bar & mixer tap, storage or instant heater, plus all other accessories e.g. toilet paper holder, etc.. This one budget about $2,000 at least.

Ceiling fan - Again this is another extra cost. Cheapest ceiling fan quote i got is Fanco basic fan with no light at $75 excluding installation. Installation about $35 more. Quote from lightings.com.sg

Aircon - This one I very headache. Cos condo they go by conceal piping. I no choice have to change everything cos the aircon is ancient - as old as my house. When on, machiam got aeroplane in the house. If you need to hack and change piping, and need 2 compressor (4 units) prepare about $5,000 for it.

Lightings - All your downlights, fancy hanging lights, wall lights all fall under this category. Downlight cheapest quote again from lightings.com.sg is $21 for 18watt one. Remember to ask the full quote for downlights cos some lighting shop quote the price of casing only. The full functional downlights price is casing+bulb+ballast. Again, the guideline given by most IDs is $2,000. I am squeezing into $1,500 and cutting away all the fancy lights.

Furnishing - Curtains, cushion, runners, candles, painting. The soft furnishing are very important to complete the homely look. The bulk of cost comes from curtain. Dunno how much to budget for this cos I haven come to this part yet. Hee.. will update next time.

Last but not least, the furniture and appliances - Sofa, dining set, mattress, bed, TV, home theatre system, Washing machine, Fridget, oven, hobs & hood, Microwave, Iron, Rice cooker, kettle/boiler, vaccum cleaner all falls under here. This one up to individual to budget cos the price range really varies for this.

I got all these in an excel file and everytime there is some changes to the reno quote I will update it so I will know how much budget I burst. This way it helps us to be grounded when shopping around for stuff.

If you guys want a copy of the excel just pm me la. I do up swee swee abit so can jian ren and hopefully can help abit for those who are starting reno.

Hi,

I am starting my renovation. Since you did an extensive study on renovation costs can you please PM me your excel sheet.

Thanks in advance

[ene1010.tan 0]

Hi Nirvana

Can you share with me your ID contact and the Renovation budget excel sheet with me?

I have gotten a reseale 2 bedder condo and would like to do smiliar kind of reno and am not too sure how much amt for Reno would be reasonable. Getting my keys in May and I am getting pretty excited about it.

Please email to ene1010.tan@gmail.com

Thanks

Enetan

[janvida 0]

One of the first thing I did when sourcing around the IDs and contractors was to draw up the budget. Cos we have limited funds after paying of the 5% cash downpayment, we have to watch every cent.

So after asking around from IDs and contractors and of cos useful advices from fellow forummers I did up a budget guide for us. Could be useful for some of fellow forummers who are starting reno:

Renovation cost - This is the quotation that your ID and contractor draw up for you. This usually includes Hacking and laying of tiles, carpentry work, painting, cleaning and polishing of house, plumbing, false ceiling, install kitchen and toilet fittings for you etc. Usually they will KIV the electrical works cos can only quote when they survey onsite

Electrical work - Includes wiring, install new lighting point (very crucial if you are doing downlights thru out your house), install new powerpoint. Some may include installation of ceiling fan but i think it is better to get the fan guys to do it since they are specialists and can do the balancing thingy well. Try to put aside min $1,500 to $2,000 for this.

Kitchen and toilet fittings - In the beginning I blur blur thought it is inclusive in the reno quote by ID and contractors. Then realised need to budget for that! Includes kitchen sink and tap, toilet basin, tap, toilet bowl, shower bar & mixer tap, storage or instant heater, plus all other accessories e.g. toilet paper holder, etc.. This one budget about $2,000 at least.

Ceiling fan - Again this is another extra cost. Cheapest ceiling fan quote i got is Fanco basic fan with no light at $75 excluding installation. Installation about $35 more. Quote from lightings.com.sg

Aircon - This one I very headache. Cos condo they go by conceal piping. I no choice have to change everything cos the aircon is ancient - as old as my house. When on, machiam got aeroplane in the house. If you need to hack and change piping, and need 2 compressor (4 units) prepare about $5,000 for it.

Lightings - All your downlights, fancy hanging lights, wall lights all fall under this category. Downlight cheapest quote again from lightings.com.sg is $21 for 18watt one. Remember to ask the full quote for downlights cos some lighting shop quote the price of casing only. The full functional downlights price is casing+bulb+ballast. Again, the guideline given by most IDs is $2,000. I am squeezing into $1,500 and cutting away all the fancy lights.

Furnishing - Curtains, cushion, runners, candles, painting. The soft furnishing are very important to complete the homely look. The bulk of cost comes from curtain. Dunno how much to budget for this cos I haven come to this part yet. Hee.. will update next time.

Last but not least, the furniture and appliances - Sofa, dining set, mattress, bed, TV, home theatre system, Washing machine, Fridget, oven, hobs & hood, Microwave, Iron, Rice cooker, kettle/boiler, vaccum cleaner all falls under here. This one up to individual to budget cos the price range really varies for this.

I got all these in an excel file and everytime there is some changes to the reno quote I will update it so I will know how much budget I burst. This way it helps us to be grounded when shopping around for stuff.

If you guys want a copy of the excel just pm me la. I do up swee swee abit so can jian ren and hopefully can help abit for those who are starting reno.

WOW! super impressed with your research done! Just got a place in the east which is a 2 bedder and looking around for id/contractor as well. been checking out so so many websites becoming cross-eyed. Hope you don't mind if you could send me a copy of your excel file of the above? It would definitely be of great help. Thanks so much! my email add: janvida@gmail.com CHEERS!

Edited April 18, 2010 by janvida

[Olg 0]

Hi! Where did you get your relate fans from and how much did they cost? Thanks!