Errandz 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2011 Hi tangerinez, How did your 1st appt go? Hope everything went smoothly for you guys. And when's the 2nd appt scheduled to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 sorry everyone, MIA for some time with no updates. really confused and tired by our disorganized journey to wedding and reno plans! lol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 marshmallow, may_dream1, maybe i should run back and buy the sofa-bed! so far i still haven't seen a sofa-bed as comfy. but the colour! it's like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 Hi tangerinez, How did your 1st appt go? Hope everything went smoothly for you guys. And when's the 2nd appt scheduled to be? hi Errandz! just realized both our flats are 122sqm. but how come you have an extra room, so envy!!! and your toilets are side by side. i like! i'm so going to stalk your blog! 1st appointment was ok. Uneventful except the seller agent managed to piss us off big time (once again) but implying that we are thieves. *angry* Seller didn't want to give in on early completion so had to schedule 2nd appointment exactly 8 weeks later. i hate how the rules all favour the seller and never the buyer. 2nd appointment is on 28th April, a day later than yours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Errandz 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 hi Errandz! just realized both our flats are 122sqm. but how come you have an extra room, so envy!!! and your toilets are side by side. i like! i'm so going to stalk your blog! 1st appointment was ok. Uneventful except the seller agent managed to piss us off big time (once again) but implying that we are thieves. *angry* Seller didn't want to give in on early completion so had to schedule 2nd appointment exactly 8 weeks later. i hate how the rules all favour the seller and never the buyer. 2nd appointment is on 28th April, a day later than yours... Hey tangerinez, Actuali the room doesnt seem to be a very good thing.. It makes the living room quite a bit smaller plus it loses most of the natural light.. The only place that light enters now is from the balcony.. Also its shape is an L cos of the room.. If you didnt mention the toilets I wouldnt have realised your master is at the corner of the house. I envy you for that! My wife and I want our master to be the corner room (we feel there's more privacy), and so we have to hack a wall and build another wall to swap the MBR with the rm beside.. And its funny you mention stalking my blog, cos I am already stalking yours seeing as to how we have very similar appt dates and floor plans too.. But note my disclaimer, there's really very lil we're probably going to be doing, so you might not find much on our blog.. Dun bother with the agent la.. His/her aim is to grate on nerves in the hope that they can try and guilt buyers into a higher price.. It rarely happens but then there are the naive souls out there after all.. If he had been your agent, he'd probably be complaining to the sellers then that they are robbing you instead.... Same situation for us too. The seller want completion as late as possible. But we are ok with it as at the moment we aren't really rushing, yet... I suppose we just have to hope that the rules favour us many years down the road if we wanna sell our places... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Errandz 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 Oh, have you started your ID/contractor hunt? I shortlisted about 4 (contractors for my case; expect IDs all more ex) at the moment, but I don't know if its too early to starting hounding them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 hee, i envy you, you envy me... we'll end up loving our own place anyhow! it's such an exciting thing, having a place to call our own, isn't it? so far we have: - sent floorplans to 6 contractors/IDs - of which, had 1st meetings with 4 of them, - had 2 meetings with 1 of them - haven't heard from 1 of them we are also considering to go ala-carte: get a free-lance designer and then source for individual contractors ourselves. currently still a little confused about the direction to go. guess will have a clearer picture after tomorrow's fengshui audit. looking forward to that! when u say you shortlisted 4, do you mean you have approached all 4 of them already? any good vibes so far? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Errandz 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) hee, i envy you, you envy me... we'll end up loving our own place anyhow! it's such an exciting thing, having a place to call our own, isn't it? so far we have: - sent floorplans to 6 contractors/IDs - of which, had 1st meetings with 4 of them, - had 2 meetings with 1 of them - haven't heard from 1 of them we are also considering to go ala-carte: get a free-lance designer and then source for individual contractors ourselves. currently still a little confused about the direction to go. guess will have a clearer picture after tomorrow's fengshui audit. looking forward to that! when u say you shortlisted 4, do you mean you have approached all 4 of them already? any good vibes so far? I so agree with you on how exciting it is to have our own place. The wife and I are really looking forward to it. Almost as much as we looked forward to getting hitched. And my shortlisted 4, I haven't even contacted them.. Have been busy with work and what nots week after week and haven't even made a call out.. I really should.. Edited March 9, 2011 by Errandz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2011 I so agree with you on how exciting it is to have our own place. The wife and I are really looking forward to it. Almost as much as we looked forward to getting hitched. And my shortlisted 4, I haven't even contacted them.. Have been busy with work and what nots week after week and haven't even made a call out.. I really should.. yes, you really should... i hope you already have some ideas in mind. typically they take 2 weeks (some don't even respond) to get back with the layout after the first meeting. good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted March 11, 2011 Have you chosen your contractor? Realized that your hacking day is my moving day. Such coincidence!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2011 Have you chosen your contractor? Realized that your hacking day is my moving day. Such coincidence!! same day! we can update each other on 29 April then. heh! so fast for you! exciting! hmm, not yet chosen... of the few which we went to, only one got back to us! the rest of the ID/contractors all bo chap us. we just had our fengshui audit done 2 days ago. slight changes to our layout. there are so much i want to update here but i need to do research on appliances first! this is a full time job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted March 12, 2011 same day! we can update each other on 29 April then. heh! so fast for you! exciting! hmm, not yet chosen... of the few which we went to, only one got back to us! the rest of the ID/contractors all bo chap us. we just had our fengshui audit done 2 days ago. slight changes to our layout. there are so much i want to update here but i need to do research on appliances first! this is a full time job! Fast?? I have been waiting since nov!!! My OTP was Nov and my first view of the place was in oct. It was love at first sight. You know how difficult to love and yet cannot be together?? Haha.... Sound like a lover. Yup, I been through that... Being ignored by contractors. That is why it's better to used recommended by people. Sure will get response. Ya, took me 6 weeks to find a fridge, 3 weeks for oven, 3 weeks for mixer, 2 weeks for aircon, and 2 weeks for washing machine. So, have fun!!! Hehe.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ely1 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2011 Fast?? I have been waiting since nov!!! My OTP was Nov and my first view of the place was in oct. It was love at first sight. You know how difficult to love and yet cannot be together?? Haha.... Sound like a lover. Yup, I been through that... Being ignored by contractors. That is why it's better to used recommended by people. Sure will get response. Ya, took me 6 weeks to find a fridge, 3 weeks for oven, 3 weeks for mixer, 2 weeks for aircon, and 2 weeks for washing machine. So, have fun!!! Hehe.... I totally understand the feeling of being ignored. Wrote so many emails with floorplans (about 20 firms) etc, and got like 3 replies. Best to call and speak a little, then say "I'm sending you my floorplan, when should we set up an appointment to meet and discuss?". Learnt that this truly is the most effective way to go. Get someone recommended by the good folks on renotalk so you'll feel less apprehensive and remember to read the T&C! Many appear to be the same quotation but have a lot of hidden costs. Haha Maydream, I think I'm more of an impulse (or impatient) buyer - did some reading on renotalk and research on the Net, and bought everything in one day. Upon getting home, I do more research and start wondering what I should change about my order, so it's good that you actually took the extra time! The bed was a different matter though, totally lost count how many I've laid in, got so fed up at lying down and trying to remember "the feel" that I bought the last one I tested that felt plush. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted March 12, 2011 I totally understand the feeling of being ignored. Wrote so many emails with floorplans (about 20 firms) etc, and got like 3 replies. Best to call and speak a little, then say "I'm sending you my floorplan, when should we set up an appointment to meet and discuss?". Learnt that this truly is the most effective way to go. Get someone recommended by the good folks on renotalk so you'll feel less apprehensive and remember to read the T&C! Many appear to be the same quotation but have a lot of hidden costs. Haha Maydream, I think I'm more of an impulse (or impatient) buyer - did some reading on renotalk and research on the Net, and bought everything in one day. Upon getting home, I do more research and start wondering what I should change about my order, so it's good that you actually took the extra time! The bed was a different matter though, totally lost count how many I've laid in, got so fed up at lying down and trying to remember "the feel" that I bought the last one I tested that felt plush. yup, its always better to be recommended by someone here. And pricing usually will better as well. Ely, i sent you a pm regarding your washing machine. no reply from you yet. I do not want to buy on impulse.... but for this time, just want to be extra sure.... hehehehe.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangerinez 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2011 I totally understand the feeling of being ignored. Wrote so many emails with floorplans (about 20 firms) etc, and got like 3 replies. Best to call and speak a little, then say "I'm sending you my floorplan, when should we set up an appointment to meet and discuss?". Learnt that this truly is the most effective way to go. Get someone recommended by the good folks on renotalk so you'll feel less apprehensive and remember to read the T&C! Many appear to be the same quotation but have a lot of hidden costs. ely, i met up with one of them and we spoke for 2 hours! been almost 3 weeks and no layout and quotation from them yet... so disappointed cos i had such a good feeling about this one even before the meet-up. another one, is a recommendation and the director came to serve us personally. also spoke for more than 1.5 hours and in much greater detail than the first. was promised the proposed layout and quotation last week but also never hear from them. by the way i love your blog and the details you provide. i went to adelphi today and the first stop was KEC and it's all cos i read your post on the HTS. heh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
