My Opinions On Selected Ids-Hope This Is Helpful

[Chewie 0]

Hi can you share your id contact? thanks!

[Kara 0]

Hi, could you also Pm me the companies and IDs that you reviewed above (A to F) so I'm looking for a good ID / contractor too, thanks a lot!

[cccireland 0]

Hi could you also PM me the IDs/Contractor from A to F? thanks+++

[singasamurai 6]

Hi all

Thanks for reading. I have replied to all requests for the list.

Anyway, just some quick updates.

This is the 4/5th week since the start of renovation. Work started for installation of carpentry on 2nd April and by 8th April, it was almost completed less one of the Kompacplus materials for the master bathroom. They have finished installing the ones for the kitchen. Fair amount of touch-up work needs to be done although the general installation is almost completed.

On 7th April, ID installed all the necessary lightings including the ceiling fans. I paid a visit in the evening. Things seems to be in order generally. Quite satisfied with the work progress since the majority of the work is almost done.

ID told me that next week, the company is on some sort of "off" so he will do all the necessary touching-up before doing a general cleaning (the usual chemical wash and stuff) before asking me to inspect. Final works should be done latest by month end but there is relatively little left to do i.e. 80% completed. So not bad..Progressing well with little intervention on my end.

They will be installing the bathroom accessories etc tomorrow. So I will have to go down for a short while during lunch hour to give some quick instructions.

I also noticed that they have installed the magnetic door knob behind the main door FOC. Small cost but oh well..still some savings. And by right, he told me the toilet accessories does not include the installation of the stand-alone cabinet with basin (those small type ) at the common bathroom but he told me he will do it for me. (No mention of cost so far :-) )

As for the carpentry, I haven't really check in detail but all are internal coloured PVC with soft closing including the use of Blum for all kitchen cabinets and dish rack For the outside cabinets etc, its soft closing but no Blum and out of the three hinges, they used two normal ones and one as the soft closing type.

(Update: 10th April 2015 2pm: Went to the house for 20minutes during lunch hour to make a quick check on the installation of the accessories. Realized that the hinges are in fact Blum. The words are so small that I didn't see carefully. The rest of the infor is accurate. Checked with ID. He said something to the effect of what my friend said. If all three or four hinges are those Blum soft-closing type, the cabinets becomes a little hard to close. So for small cabinets outside, out of three hinges he would used one Blum with soft closing (there is some sort of knob on the hinge itself); for bigger cabinets involving four hinges, he would use two. I know what he meant but hard to describe. You know when you close but due to the weight of the cabinet's door, it ended up being difficult to close fully or too slowly if too many Blum hinges are used for that single door. )

It does the job I guess and probably some cost savings on that part for them. (personally I am fine) I checked with a friend who dropped by and he said that its okay cos for his, they used all 3 soft closing types of hinges but ended up, the door seems like a too "rigid" and not easy to operate. Mine works and is easier to operate. (Those were his words not mine so not exactly sure what he meant) But his renovation costs almost 60k almost twice mine so different. But still need to highlight in case for forum readers to note. Still soft-closing, and it works...But not all the outside hinges are those soft closing types with the exception of the kitchen area.

By the way, I said earlier that Kompacplus, both the direct seller and most IDs can sell for 120 psf although some may quote 140-160. But that day, I was helping a colleague to take a look at his quote and the firm (box ID or something) actually quote 75-85 bucks psf for Kompacplus. I told him to double check cos that's the cheapest I came across even in the forums. That's was like the price they charged when they first started (i.e. before becoming famous). You can easily google for more information on the material via their website. But if so, then its really cheap for Kompacplus; like solid surface price but much better than solid surface. (just for information)

I also read in another forum post that deposit is required before they do space planning. Actually not really. All the IDs I went to proposed some basic forms of space planning. No charge or deposit is required. That's their "service". 3D pictures yes...that would usually requires deposit or when the contract is signed. Some IDs charge for those design services. It depends. All the IDs and contractors I went to did it FOC. Even if embedded in the cost somewhere, it cannot be like 1-2k for design services or consultation for decoration etc.

Will probably post some pictures of the more complete product and the 3d pictures once things are more or less comfortable less the cleaning and some touching up.

Edited April 10, 2015 by singasamurai

[Checking121 0]

Hi Singasamurai,

Please PM me the contacts for A-F. I'm looking for ID for my new BTO. Thank you

[ctcy83 0]

Hi

Can PM me your contacts from A to F. Thanks a lot.

[Rue 0]

Thanks for the informative post. Could you send me the contacts of all the IDs and contractors?

[bchai1014 0]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing.

Can you share with me (via PM)on the contacts of all A-F?

Thanks!

[aazim 0]

Hi

Can PM me your contacts from A to F. Thanks!

[hazellina07 3]

You are really very knowledgeable.cannot smoke.I am looking for a contractor due to tight budget.I know what I want and nothing fancy.if you could kindly send me your contractor details, it will be much appreciated.please continue sharing tips.It's really very useful.

[go0a0way 0]

Hi, can PM the list A to F? Thanks!

[mrbombastic 0]

Hi Singasamurai,

thank you so much for sharing the whole process. Do you mind sharing the contacts for A-F. I'm looking for ID for my new BTO. Thank you

[Eltay 0]

Hi,

Can pm me the contact from a to f. Thanks...

[jackielee 0]

Hi Singasamurai, thanks for sharing your experience on renotalk. Could you share with me the contractor B & C? If you don't mind, please share with me the quote for contractor B as you have mentioned it's the most detailed cause I've already got a few quote on my hand, would like to check how detail it is so I can discuss with my ID. Thanks a lot!

[cade 0]

Hi singasamurai,

Can you please PM me the names & contact of the contractors you have mentioned?

I assume you are using A?