Personal Experience And Recommendation For Small Reno Work

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Hi everyone,

I am writing this short note as a way of paying back to reno talk for helping me out in times of my reno. I am not a local here...bought a house for the first time (resale), and like all resale units, found at the time of handover that a LOT of work needs to be done!!

Budget was tight...so didn't want to involve some fancy renovation company (though did go to a lot of them - most of them didn't bother to respond back since our bill was <10K, the others gave wildly expensive bills).

Anyways ...thanks to RENO talk - i got a bunch of recommended contractors - some i used, some new ones i found out via some friends. Anyways...I wanted to make some recommendation and feedback for folks here (Feedback in *, 5*'s being the best)

1. Plumbing / Tiling work

Mr. Ah Sua (*****) - (90531538)INCREDIBLE guy, one man army and highly highly recommended for cementing / tiling work. His english is not very good, but he's one of the most honest and dedicated people i have ever seen. Old man, but incredibly hard working. I was so happy with his work, I ended up paying him $200 more, just as a mark of appreciation. One request - he is a genuinely good man, and incredible tiling / finishing. Please don't drive a hard bargain with him - be nice.

2. Electrician - Mr. Chua Gen Seng (****) (93825260)- He was the opennet (fibre optic cable laying)contractor for my condo, but asked him to fix some fans with regulators, conceal wiring indide wall, etc. Very professional, cheap and responsible. He fix all the regulators, but when i complained one of them was not working well, he came the next day and replaced all of them without any extra charge.

3. Carpentry - Mr. Chua (****)(96680248) - He is a bit expensive for sure. But why i loved him is his depth of knowledge. He is one of those guys who you will have complete trust on...because not only does he know his work...he can actually tell you where you are going wrong and make really valuable recommendations. He knows it all. Workmanship and professionalism great as well. He is not cheap though

4. Painting / floor polishing work - will not recommend my guy

Hope this helps...

Sog