Home renovation so expensive

[coyote]

I'm thinking of moving to another resale flat.
But the thought of doing reno is very off putting .
Plus the packing and unpacking

How many resale flat can one have?

 

[ZhouXingXing]

even i engaged id, the cost also alot lower compared to yours.. ts heck and changed the flooring to very high end tiles ?

 

[ballastic90]

Cos inflation

 

[drkcynic]

50-80k is cannot run one for a decent setup.

10-30k is very basic.

The costs are all quite standard nowadays. It only differs by worksmanship and quality.

 

[Darkraid]

Why nowadays home renovation so expensive? I want to do a simple 4-5 room hdb flat also 80-100k. Not even doing much carpentry.

8 years ago, 35k I can settle the whole renovation for my old flat for similar work done.

why is resale home reno so expensive.

my previous place was a resale flat. we paid 50k for reno, with no hacking or tiling needed. so freaking exp

 

[Darkraid]

Heng my renovation costs me $17500 nia ,3r BTO flat

yup, sure is much cheaper without id.

my contractor quote me 18k for everything for 4rm

 

[capcow]

If ah Beng can be ID, why not own self design?

 

[Perishable]

Hwzer say go to contractor.

I ask for contact. Don’t have, even contractor pretend to be ID. Then say good contractor usually tied with good ID.

so full circle, if want good contractor, must find good ID.

 

[agent_719]

ID mark up at least 40% and completion only plus 5-10% from quoted, seldom less lol

me engage contractor straight , they not interested in small homes so don’t keep kpkb about pushing down price and zero interest in whatever artistic sense you want infuse into your house. Manage expectations accordingly

 

[Ironside]

Carousell has good contractors

 

[Darkraid]

Hwzer say go to contractor.

I ask for contact. Don’t have, even contractor pretend to be ID. Then say good contractor usually tied with good ID.

so full circle, if want good contractor, must find good ID.

do u need an contractor. i can pm u the contact if u need. would be good if it is a hdb job

 

[1982-1994]

yup, sure is much cheaper without id.

my contractor quote me 18k for everything for 4rm

I engaged ID from design4space

 

[daniel_83]

my resale 5A reno 70K+, completed few months ago

 

[106gunner]

chop carrot

 

[106gunner]

If you never opt for build in TV Console, wardrobe for living room and bed room, no false ceiling and never hack, it should be lesser

Thus is better to seek quote from a few contractors

 

[dilphinus]

Hwzer say go to contractor.

I ask for contact. Don’t have, even contractor pretend to be ID. Then say good contractor usually tied with good ID.

so full circle, if want good contractor, must find good ID.

I'm in the industry. I have said so many times that main and sub cons don't like to work directly with home owners. Nobody believe me.

There are some who will work with homeowners. These are the ones just starting out, or they have no biz, they need the $.

It is so much easier for the main and sub con to work with one ID than to hold the hands of the homeowners. The main and sub cons usually have a relationship with the IDs already and know 'how to work together'. Vs working with different homeowners all the time. It's a pain.

 

[Niccolo Machiavelli]

wait till the additional 1% increase next year.

 

[zoossh]

Moi 4 room reno this year not even 40k, what kind of satki reno you doing sia

Can intro ? Pm also ok

Asking for relatives

 

[Irenicus91]

What works you do? And brand new BTO vs resale also big difference

Really ah, mine brand new

 

[Clarence NMT]

Better than tio scam. Btw can try someone son interior design company. Surely reliable.