Choosing an ID/Contractor
I sourced around for different contractors and i wanted to take into hand everything by liaising with the different people; electrification, wet works, carpentry and quartz. However i found this too tedious and i looked for a contractor to do all the work (believing a contractor would be cheaper than an id).
I approached my ex colleague’s husband who is a contractor to come up and measure everything. He drew up everything for us and gave us all the pricing. in the mean time i also approached a few other contractors and two ID(recommended by friends).
The market should be quite competitive right now and to my surprise, Contractors are actually charging higher than interior designers. So that pops the bubble, Contractors does not necessarily mean cheaper.
Always get 3 quotations to compare pricing and remember to bargain(!!important)
Also, some IDs would throw in “free gifts” like hood+hob. However bear in mind that nothing is really free in the world and it would be added to other costs into your renovation.
Eventually i settled on Lynn from Luxurious Design.
A few reasons why- she was recommended to me by one of my close friends, i told her my situation that i was on budget before engaging her.
She offer to purchase 3 fans for me from Malaysia,
Offered genuine advises, which are the things that we can save on and which we cannot. As a new home owner, usually you would be clueless to all this details.What are the things to look out for and the lists goes on.
She ALWAYS has fast response to any of my questions. Following up on my inquiries on the same day.
I only found out from my estate’s group chat that i am very fortunate to have an id that responses to my never ending lists of questions almost immediately or within the same day.
she stays very near my bto and i know where she stays so anything i could always ask her to come over to take a look so this is a bonus.
Always go with your gut feeling, trust your gut feelings when you are choosing your ID/Contractors because you have to feel comfortable with them before throughout the whole process!
