RENONATION
Super busy week man.. Finally got some time to carry on this blog! Thanks for all the positive feedback.. U readers are my motivation to keep writing! Hahahah.. Ok lobang time.. If you don't mind receiving a lot of calls and quotation from many many different IDs at one time. Click on the link above will take u to this quite interesting website. Don't worry it's very simple and easy to use. You key in your ppty details, your requirements and attach your floor plan.. SUBMIT! The next thing you know, your email, sms and phone will keep on ringing.. Good thing for this service is it is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Point to note here is most ID will try to fixed an appointment for you to visit their showflat. This is to brainstorm and understand your requirement better and impress you with whatever they have. So the meeting is probably gonna be like.. you go down.. they ask you what you want.. you tell them.. they hmmm okok.. THAT'S IT!! Then they will arrange the next meeting with u to show u what they design for u! To me.. this initial meeting is redundant UNLESS you seriously don't know what you want. So I will specifically make sure they know roughly what I wanted. If they want to meet myself and my wife they better make sure they get their presentation kit ready (Design sketches, quotation, material sample etc). I either clarify with them through the phone or email prior to the 1st meeting. Refer to my email template if you want in part 1 of the blog. =)THIRD AVENUE STUDIO
Aiya anyway hor the service above I also don't know is good or no good la.. Because a lot of kuku ID will contact you loh.. Some you talk to them ah you will faint.. There's one PRC lady called me and speak in her PRC ENG-GE-LI-SI.. Harow are you Mr Ben? Dis is XXX callin form XXX cumbani.. Are u loki 4 ID-si? I'm like WTF am I hearing?! Anyway out of so many correspondences, I only decide to meet up with this Lawrence from Third Avenue Studio. This ID aiseh I tell u is damn hardworking! He meet us on 1st of Jan new year day at his studio lo.. Not only does he work on a PH.. His presentation is I tell you.. farking impressive.. We were seated behind a long table, infront of us were the presentation material neatly place, using his iphone to control his powerpoint slide wirelessly on his don't know how many inch flat screen tv.. We were blown away man! Not just by the technology he engaged but rather the content in his slides! He took the initiative to do research on the design we like and share it with us.. Immediately we were like YES this is what we wanted! What is even more SONG is when he show us not just sketches but almost like color 3D of what he design for our house! Lai Liao Loh! Lai Liao Loh! BEN TEO HIGH ALREADY LO!Ok the rest of the presentation I'm basically fantasizing again like a fking pervert until I look at the quotation.. U know how much we need to pay for his design fee etc anot?! $5K LEH WTF while most firm give FOC.. Ya la although this dude got provide me Extra SpeciAL service which I like~ but $5k for special too much la..
Interior Design Firm Quotation
Fast forward abit cause some of the ID really vomit blood and don't worth mentioning. The moment we've been waiting for... the itemize ID quotation. After contacting more then 10 IDs, meeting about 7 IDs, collecting about 7 quotations... This is by far the most detail quotation we have seen: By Mong Design Studio.
Item 1.3 Design & Professional Fee. For this item, most firm does not charge one.. But I also realize for those that charge, their service really TIP TOP.. you really pay extra for their expertise and services ba.. Mong $1.2k consideration quite reasonable liao loh.. Remember Third Design Studio charge $5k for this segment and oh ya have we forgotten about $15k I think u r poor as shit Misura?!.. After speaking with some firm that don't charge this.. must really assess the ID carefully lo.. Some stupid dumb dumb ID really hor you tell them you wanna plant coconut tree in the living room they also will say CAN ah..
Item 2 is pretty standard. Item 3 also standard la. Ah Item 4 Painting Work.. This one you can bargain! Most will give you a limit.. like you can select up to 3 or 6 different colors.. Don't be a idiot and bargain for more color hor! Bargain for price la... Really it's either there're such stupid people around or one of the pariah ID firm that I came across really treat me as a idiot.. You know what he tell me?! He said "Unlike other ID, we can let you choose and select up to unlimited colors!" I'm like OEI you Si Xiao or what?! You think my house rainbow ah need so many color for fk?!!??!
Item 5: Joinery work. This is mainly carpentry work la so very subjective. But something to take note here is the internal compartment. Try to bargain for internal color PVC or wood grain finishing.. Tell them you don't want the default white pvc which look really cheapskate and ugly imho. Another thing to note here if you are going for full height carpentry work is to make sure it's indicated into the contract unless you are sure of your ceiling height. eg (2500 x 400 x Full height). Not sure if this is necessary but just be sure ba.
Item 6: Outdoor flooring work. Don't forget about this hor! Because most of our unit these day come with balcony and I think most of us want to do decking swee swee one tio bo?! Ah this decking thingy is not cheap and could easily come up to $3-4k so make sure you get the ID to include in their quotation. If not they will act blur don't put de..
Item 7: This is the feature wall behind your sofa area. Be it you are doing wallpaper, wood cladding, stone stone or tile them up.. Make sure they include this in too!
*Useful Tips 7*
"Item 6/7 remember to compare price with sources outside! If ID is resourceful got good lobang then let them do.. For all I know this two item outside can find supplier easily."
Item 9: Electrical cost. This is another area most ID will omit from their quotation. I nv reno house before so I really don't know how much this will cost man.. but apparently from all the IDs that I've speak with.. It's ard $3-5k lo.. WTH it's not cheap so better get them to include this into the quotation too if not they will act blur.
Ok everybody we've once again come to the end of the blog and end of the itemize quotation. Last point to note, while working out your budget.. remember to take into consideration all the other expenses.. very important sia..
Let say your max budget is $30k.
Appliances (TV, Soundbar, Fridge, Washer Dryer etc): $8-10k
Curtains: $3-5k
Lighting: $4-5k
Electrical work: $3-5k
Furniture (Outdoor/indoor sofa, dining table set, bed etc): $$5-6k
So you see all these jia ba lang thingy easily take up $23-30k of your budget.. Which mean you are left with only $7k for ID or go downstair chop tree bring home do your own carpentry work.. Take note guys! The next blog I'll be touching on the Renotalk forum to more tips on how to renovate your house etc.. So till then! =)))))
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Interior Design For My Humble Executive Condo Riverparc Residences (Part 4)
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