My Dream Home - 4 Room In The Central Area

[calliecats 0]

I have been reading the blogs for awhile now as I started looking for a home early this year. Had shortlisted some areas & I must have viewed over 35-40 flats. Then... the right one came along (ie. price & location ideal-esp. the dreaded COV)! Had gone for my 1st appointment last month & 2nd appointment coming up soon. It's all very exciting!! I've also been talking to some IDs & contractors but so far the IDs have quoted me around $50K-$60K, contractors around $35K-$40K & that excludes some things like WIW, granite table & island top, mirrors etc. As I already know what I want, I'm thinking to skip the ID route & just go for a good contractor that can communicate & manage the project for me well & help me to save some money. I'm still figuring out how to post pictures here & I will post the floor plan & some pics of the house as soon as I get it sorted out.

Here's the floor plan:

Edited August 27, 2011 by calliecats

[Rover 0]

Welcome to RT. Like wat u said, since u oredi hv in mind wat to do, getting a contractor will save u some amt of $. But juz be caution on the time u gotta spent in monitoring and also the precise space planning. Of cos, end of the day is still to be able to engage a good contractor.

[calliecats 0]

Hi Rover, thank you for your warm welcome. Looking forward to my second appointment coming up next week. In the meantime, here are some of the pictures of the flat for all fellow RTs-ers.

Foyer area (main door to kichen)

Kitchen View 1 (from inside kitchen looking out)

Kitchen View 2

Living Room View 1

Living Room View 2

[west 1]

Welcome to RT and to central area! Hope to see your updates soon

[calliecats 0]

Here are a few more pictures of the apt:

Master Bedroom View 1

Master Bedroom View 2

Master Bathroom

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

[calliecats 0]

And also Common Bathroom

I'm also interested in installing one of those Samsung Fingerprint locks. I checked the price but it's very expensive around $1200-$1300 including installation. Any one has contacts? Thanks so much!

[Edlyn 0]

hi callie,

Your photo looks pretty messy now...with lots of furniture...... I'm looking for contractor too....apparently.... i got some quotes from ID for my unit in bukit merah... they have some packages going for $18888-$28888 but it does not really fit what i want and they give free bonus.......would prefer them to just give best price without bonuses...anyway, we eventually pay for it, isn't it? They tried very hard to ask me to commit on the painting job first...... managed to shake them off...read a lot about some bad experience here... so gotta be extra extra careful....

Some of my friends are in construction line and they said its easy to manage home reno as it is much smaller scale.... see if I can get them to manage for me....maybe more saving..... Will keep you posted.

All the best to your contractor sourcing ya

I saw some digital locks too...... love the samsung one that can do fingerprint and key pad number...... they have those using access card and I'll skip that cos it could be misplaced easily. They quoted me about $1350 including installation.... still sourcing for a cheaper source too ..hihihi..... Lets keep each other posted if you find one......

[Rover 0]

Got this frm a member here.

www.interlock.com.sg

[hafiizh 0]

Interesting layout! Would be eager to know what you plan to do with the space

[calliecats 0]

**Hi West: Thanks for the warm welcome!

**Edlyn:We can keep each other posted on the progress of our reno.

**Rover:Thanks for the link.

**Hafiizh:Thanks for the welcome! By the way, I read your blog, how much did you pay for your parquet? It looks really good!

[Edlyn 0]

Just wrote to interlock and waiting for their pricing..X my fingers... they give me a special pricing..... got some direct contacts from friends too. Will make some comparison and keep you guys posted.....soo looking forward to have a state of art digital locks...hate carrying keys around..

Callie... looking forward to see more pics of yours......the room layout is pretty odd shape....will have to crack my head to think of how to make it look nice...... share abt your design ideas ya.... Mine is all straight forward rectangle shape so much easier....will try to post pic later on...hihi... I am pretty lazy and find it tedious to post photos..... enjoy your reno sourcing..... cheers

[calliecats 0]

**Rondy:So clever! Are you a contractor or property agent by any chance?

**Edlyn:All the best to you too!

Have received some more quotes from a few more contractors & I think I might have made my choice As the sellers asked for a 1-2 weeks extension as they are doing a contra at their end (due to lapse time the CPF monies gets credited back to their account to purchase their new flat), I've agreed & will probably decide on the contractor within the next few days so they can apply for the HDB approval for hacking etc. Will be keeping all RT-ers posted! Have a good holiday, everyone.

[rov 0]

hi callie,

Your photo looks pretty messy now...with lots of furniture...... I'm looking for contractor too....apparently.... i got some quotes from ID for my unit in bukit merah... they have some packages going for $18888-$28888 but it does not really fit what i want and they give free bonus.......would prefer them to just give best price without bonuses...anyway, we eventually pay for it, isn't it? They tried very hard to ask me to commit on the painting job first...... managed to shake them off...read a lot about some bad experience here... so gotta be extra extra careful....

Some of my friends are in construction line and they said its easy to manage home reno as it is much smaller scale.... see if I can get them to manage for me....maybe more saving..... Will keep you posted.

All the best to your contractor sourcing ya

I saw some digital locks too...... love the samsung one that can do fingerprint and key pad number...... they have those using access card and I'll skip that cos it could be misplaced easily. They quoted me about $1350 including installation.... still sourcing for a cheaper source too ..hihihi..... Lets keep each other posted if you find one......

Hi edlynn,

I got my samsung SHS 2320 digital lock from ebay ,shipped directly from Korea and it cost me only 145sgd w/o installation.

the link is below.

www.globalepic.net

[Edlyn 0]

Thank you, rov. PM you to request for some details and hope to hear from you soon.

[Blooie 0]

Edlyn I'm keen to get it from that website too. Let me know if you wanna consolidate the order maybe we can save a bit on shipping, economies of scale and all.