Need Help On Solid Surface Installation

[swimm_boy 0]

Hi there, I just bought 3 room resale flat and plan to do something with it. Actually the flat is already done up quite nicely but there are some items that I need to re-do (Bathroom and kitchen solid surface). As I contacted some IDs/Contractors, they quoted me with unreasonable price (in my opinion), mostly they quoted me 8K just for re-do 2 small bathroom (1.5x1.8m) and installing solid surface for my permanent cooking hob.

But the most important now for me is just installing solid surface table top for my permanent cooking hob. Previous owner use portable cooking hob and put it on top of their concrete part. So my plan is just add solid surface table top on top of my concrete part. To do this job I need to make wood support so solid surface table top can lay on top of it. It's very simple job actually, but I really don't know with whom I need to contact with, if I contact contractor, they mostly will say "sorry no project less than 5K". It's so frustrating for me. Is there any of you can help me to share the information?

Thx in advance

[swimm_boy 0]

hi there.. may i know what are u doing to your bathroom? maybe 8k is a reasonable amount?

are u hacking or overlay tiles in toilets?

changing sanitaryware?

shower screens?

normally i just ask my contractor to quote then i ask around to see if it's reasonable..

Yeah the work that quoted:

1. Demolish current condition (bathroom's wall and floor)
2. change toilet bowl, basin and shower (for 2 bathroom)
3. change floor and wall tile (material cost @3.5 psf)

But maybe in this thread I would like to asking about, is there any place (carpenter) which I can ask just to make table support (from solid wood) for my kitchen table top's base? As I call the Corian distributor, they can make the kitchen table top as requested plus with installation. In this case maybe what they mean with installation is just put it on top of wood table, that's it.

Please help if any member know where I can contact some carpenter to make this job done

[jaskel 2]

Yeah the work that quoted:

1. Demolish current condition (bathroom's wall and floor)
2. change toilet bowl, basin and shower (for 2 bathroom)
3. change floor and wall tile (material cost @3.5 psf)

But maybe in this thread I would like to asking about, is there any place (carpenter) which I can ask just to make table support (from solid wood) for my kitchen table top's base? As I call the Corian distributor, they can make the kitchen table top as requested plus with installation. In this case maybe what they mean with installation is just put it on top of wood table, that's it.

Please help if any member know where I can contact some carpenter to make this job done

Its a small small project, to others it means either they can't earn much (might as well don't do) or they will quote high. Cos, earning $500 and need to coordinate and monitor for 2 weeks, transport itself is already take up more than half of the profit, not to factor in bring u to selected the tiles, coordinate, rectify works if any, buying material, the no. of times meeting the owner, etc....

[swimm_boy 0]

Its a small small project, to others it means either they can't earn much (might as well don't do) or they will quote high. Cos, earning $500 and need to coordinate and monitor for 2 weeks, transport itself is already take up more than half of the profit, not to factor in bring u to selected the tiles, coordinate, rectify works if any, buying material, the no. of times meeting the owner, etc....

Haha, yeah I know it's very small project, they won't make enough money from this project.

Do you have any idea ?

[jaskel 2]

Haha, yeah I know it's very small project, they won't make enough money from this project.

Do you have any idea ?

Solid surface cost $80pfr. So this u can calculate the cost yourself as there is no dimension given by u.

Hack and disposal of 2 bathrooms floor and walls should cost u ard $1000.

Labour to tiles up 2 bathrooms should be ard $2500 without tiles. Tiles itself may cost u another $2000 depend on the price of tiles u purchased.

Labour to install 2 WC and 2 basin is ard $300.

Shower kerb is ard $150 each.

Shower screen is ard $400 each.

The 2 main issue is which carpenter will want to put the wood on your kitchen top for your solid surface. And the other one is whether the hod u buy will be able to fit in not, due to the dimension and the concrete u r having now (the thickness of the hod may be 50-80mm and solid surface is only 12mm thick even adding the wood is only 22mm thick, so does that mean the concrete support need to cut a hole for the hod and who dare to do that as there is chances that the whole support may damage.) .

[swimm_boy 0]

Solid surface cost $80pfr. So this u can calculate the cost yourself as there is no dimension given by u.

Hack and disposal of 2 bathrooms floor and walls should cost u ard $1000.

Labour to tiles up 2 bathrooms should be ard $2500 without tiles. Tiles itself may cost u another $2000 depend on the price of tiles u purchased.

Labour to install 2 WC and 2 basin is ard $300.

Shower kerb is ard $150 each.

Shower screen is ard $400 each.

The 2 main issue is which carpenter will want to put the wood on your kitchen top for your solid surface. And the other one is whether the hod u buy will be able to fit in not, due to the dimension and the concrete u r having now (the thickness of the hod may be 50-80mm and solid surface is only 12mm thick even adding the wood is only 22mm thick, so does that mean the concrete support need to cut a hole for the hod and who dare to do that as there is chances that the whole support may damage.) .

Hi Jaskel, thanks for the info that u wrote on this thread.

For the cooking hob part, the area that I mean is 110 x 58 cm. I've bought the hob already which is sure can fit with the area. And regarding with the concrete part. I wouldn't do anything on this part, so just add 1 part solid wood on top of it to support my new kitchen table top. The height of this supporter part is around 6 - 15 cm. But we need to re-measure everything again so the cooking place is not too high or too low for my wife to cook comfortably. I've called some person and just wait their quotation. Do you know what's the good brand for this Solid top surface? I'm digging some information in this forum and found there are some numbers of brand such as Corian, LG, etc. But I think I'll just get the medium price so can get quite OK quality and the price not so expensive

[jaskel 2]

Hi Jaskel, thanks for the info that u wrote on this thread.

For the cooking hob part, the area that I mean is 110 x 58 cm. I've bought the hob already which is sure can fit with the area. And regarding with the concrete part. I wouldn't do anything on this part, so just add 1 part solid wood on top of it to support my new kitchen table top. The height of this supporter part is around 6 - 15 cm. But we need to re-measure everything again so the cooking place is not too high or too low for my wife to cook comfortably. I've called some person and just wait their quotation. Do you know what's the good brand for this Solid top surface? I'm digging some information in this forum and found there are some numbers of brand such as Corian, LG, etc. But I think I'll just get the medium price so can get quite OK quality and the price not so expensive

To know more about material use for kitchen top, u can go to this forum that I've written about it. http://www. myhometown .sg/Forum/tabid/84/aff/22/aft/152822/afv/topic/Default.aspx (delete the space between the dot)