Your Opinions Please, On This Quotation

[poika 0]

Greetings! So sorry this is yet another request for opinions.

This is for a 20+ years 1173 sqf condo thus a major renovation, all tiles, cables and pipes need to be changed. A reputable contractor firm (mentioned in this forum) gave me the following 1st draft quotation. Please let me know if it is reasonable or there are points to consider, do bear in mind it's a condo; More constraints and generally charged more than HDB for various reasons.

In contribution, i shall endeavor to blog the reno progress here so some may be able to benefit from my experience.

1.Living Room Floor Tile Homogenous 60cm x60cm (460 x $3 psf) $3100

2.Living Room Timber Skirting $800

3.Kitchen Floor Tile Homogenous (150 x $3 psf) $1000

4.Water-Proof Kitchen Floor $200

5.Base for Kitchen Cabinets, Washing Machine & Fridge $300

6.Kitchen Wall Tile (250 x $2.50 psf) $1900

7.Chute Replace S/Steel Flat Type $280

8.3 Bedrooms Parquet Floor Revanish + Replace Partial Floor $1500

9.2 Toilet Wall Tiles (420 x $2.50 psf) $3800

10.2 Toilet Floor Tile (100 x $3 psf) + 2 Shower Kerbs $1400

11.2 Toilet Water-Proof $400

12.Contruct New Partition Wall for 2 Toilets $3200

13.Cancelled

14.Labour to Install Toilet Bowl, Accessories, Basin/Taps, Kitchen

Sink/Tap, Water Heater Tank $500

15.Lay New Copper Water Pipe for Entire Hse; Kitchen, Balcony, Toilets $3500

16.Lay New Copper Water Pipe from Main Water Supply to Hse + Trunking $1600

17.2 Toilet Vanity Cabinet w Solid SurfaceTop w Integrated Sink $1400

18.2 Toilet Mirror Vanity Cabinets $700

19.Cancelled

20.Box-up 2 Toilet Windows + Install Exhaust Fans $450

21.False Ceiling w Manholes for 2 Toilets $800

22.False Ceiling for Lving & Passage Way to Bedrooms $900

23.2 New Door Frames for Toilets $300

24.Cancelled

25.Overlay Balcony Floor Tile + Skirting (50 x $3 psf) $650

26.Cancelled

27.Painting (5 Colors $2000) + Sealer ($800 $2800

28.Hacking Work $3000

29.Kitchen False Ceiling + Manhole $600

30.Kitchen Cabinets (36 ft) $4400

31.PD Door between Dry/Wet Kitchen $750

32.Kitchen Glass Door $500

33.Kitchen Top (11 ft) $770

34.Contruct Bar Top w Cabinets below $2000

35.Electrical Re-wire for Entire Hse + Install Switches/Power Points $5000

36.Re-paint 3 x Old Build-in Wardrobes $1000

37.Supply & Install 1 Iron + 1 Aluminium Gates $1300

Total: $ 50800

Thanks in advance!

[Nimzo 0]

Wow my jaw drop

[rtyp 0]

12.Contruct New Partition Wall for 2 Toilets $3200

>>Size? Price look steep

15.Lay New Copper Water Pipe for Entire Hse; Kitchen, Balcony, Toilets $3500

>> Length? This price can pay for stainless steel pipe

16.Lay New Copper Water Pipe from Main Water Supply to Hse + Trunking $1600

>>Legth? As above.

30.Kitchen Cabinets (36 ft) $4400

>> Do you need? Casement or Sliding? Glass panel?

34.Contruct Bar Top w Cabinets below $2000

>> Cabinet again?

35.Electrical Re-wire for Entire Hse + Install Switches/Power Points $5000

>>Check the electrical plan, the number of points etc. I feel its too high for your size

37.Supply & Install 1 Iron + 1 Aluminium Gates $1300

>>2 gates? Varnish your door, number and get a small digital lock, get rid of gates. Save money plus trendy.

Hope this helps

[poika 0]

12.Contruct New Partition Wall for 2 Toilets $3200

>>Size? Price look steep

15.Lay New Copper Water Pipe for Entire Hse; Kitchen, Balcony, Toilets $3500

>> Length? This price can pay for stainless steel pipe

16.Lay New Copper Water Pipe from Main Water Supply to Hse + Trunking $1600

>>Legth? As above.

30.Kitchen Cabinets (36 ft) $4400

>> Do you need? Casement or Sliding? Glass panel?

34.Contruct Bar Top w Cabinets below $2000

>> Cabinet again?

35.Electrical Re-wire for Entire Hse + Install Switches/Power Points $5000

>>Check the electrical plan, the number of points etc. I feel its too high for your size

37.Supply & Install 1 Iron + 1 Aluminium Gates $1300

>>2 gates? Varnish your door, number and get a small digital lock, get rid of gates. Save money plus trendy.

Hope this helps

Hi RTYP and all, thanks for offering to discuss...

12. The common toilet is 205cm x 145cm, while the MBR toilet is 240cm x 147cm. They are actually side by side physically. The existing wooden partitions all around the toilets may be in bad condition due to age. When confirmed after hacking, this cost is for replacing the entire walls. What price is reasonable?

15. From entry point to the 2 toilets, about 11m; To balcony about 11m; To Kitchen sink about 4m; Central heater to be installed above one of the toilets, supply to toilets but not kitchen. Fully agree the quoted price can get stainless steel pipe. Correct me please: prices aside, my understanding is stainless steel pipe cannot be bent, thus need separate joints whenever there is a turning. Therefore more joints means more risk of leakage? Copper pipe on the other hand, can be bent and thus reduces the number of joints. Based on the length, is $3500 still too expensive?

16. Main Water Supply from Meter Room outside the house to the entry point of the house is about 15m. Another contractor quoted $1800, this contractor quots $1600, can go lower?

30. Casement doors for the kitchen cabinets. I will verify with contractor how he derived 36ft. But one thing for sure is, this house doesn't come with a storeroom, thus the need to build as many cabinets as visually acceptable.

34. This Bar counter is outside the dry kitchen area, facing the living room. Wooden top and frame, glass doors front and back.

35. Contractor asked me to do homework; Work out exact number of points for power and lights, and their locations, then can reduce the quotation from the worst case scenario of $5000. I am working on it now, will post it up for discussion when done.

37. There are 2 doors from the corridor into the house; 1 into the kitchen and 1 into the living room. I also wished to simplify it by having only wooden doors, but the doors need to be opened for air circulation, thus the need to install metal gates. Saw the Gateman F10 finger print recognition lock at friend's place, very impressed and convinced. Possible to install such locks onto metal gates?

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37. There are 2 doors from the corridor into the house; 1 into the kitchen and 1 into the living room. I also wished to simplify it by having only wooden doors, but the doors need to be opened for air circulation, thus the need to install metal gates. Saw the Gateman F10 finger print recognition lock at friend's place, very impressed and convinced. Possible to install such locks onto metal gates?

Feel free to call us regarding Gateman F10 on metal gates. Our contacts below.

Thanks.