House Renovation - designers or ala-carte?

[BigDevil]

There's another thread that touched on interior designing vs ala-carte: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=12573


You might find some useful posts there.

[JonC]

ID is very personal, one design / designer I like maybe not what you like, vice visa is true too.


My home first reno is DIY. Re-reno some years later we get designer, Vegas, outcome is we like it.

Now the third reno also use designer, WeiKen.com, we shall see when reno completed.

[JonC]

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=599035#p599035


Paint 1 room DIY best.

[hh2]

Which designer did you use in Vegas? We are thinking of doing some reno and my hubby shorted-listed Vegas as a potential firm that we would like to try.

[kiasubox]

I design my house by my own but my main contractor did give me some advices on the design and amendments are necessary sometimes.

I don't like ID coz they charge you more and the quality of the things are of low quality (that's how they made money).
You may refer [url]here[http://mylittlecasa.blogspot.com//url] for my renovation info.

[peapot]

Kiasubox, your hse is actually quite nice especially since its design by yourself. Simple but nice. Although can’t see the whole house but from certain photos, it looks simple and nice. Did your neighbour drop by to view?

[kiasubox]

peapot:

Kiasubox, your hse is actually quite nice especially since its design by yourself. Simple but nice. Although can't see the whole house but from certain photos, it looks simple and nice. Did your neighbour drop by to view?

Ha, I think my neighbours do peep at my house especially I don't close my main door.
I don't like to use ID coz they charge a mark up, many of my costs are direct from factory, I save here and there and I find my design more practical as I know what I want and how i use them.
I've visited many friends who's house designed by ID, look nice if without any furniture or things, but after probably a month of staying, you'll see many designs become 'white elephant', e.g. cove lights on ceiling never on, coz too heat, reflection lights on feature wall never on, only on once for photo taking. You'll know what i mean if you seen it before.
Btw thanks for your compliment

[JGMum]

Hi,

Not sure if this is the place to post this question. We are currently renovating our place, and are changing out all the toilet fittings (toilet bowls, sinks, shower, etc.). We bought the fittings from this shop in Balestier called Ideal Bathroom, and the salesperson promised free delivery for the items purchased. When their operations team in charge of delivery realised that they have to walk up 2 flights of stairs for delivery (no lift), they said that they cannot deliver unless buyer helps to move the items up the stairs. Can they refuse delivery because there is no lift? I feel a little cheated because we bought close to $8,000 worth of fittings, and now they expect us, the buyer to move the items up the stairs?!? I am not sure, is this industry practice? Our previous place came with new toilet fittings, so we never faced this problem before.

[starlight1968sg]

Hello,

I need some advice on renovation matters.
For flooring in living/dining, kitchen and balcony, which type is the most durable: granite, marble or porcelain tiles?
For flooring in bedrooms, which type is the most durable:
granite or marble tiles, or timber?
For flooring in bathrooms, which type is the most durable:
granite, marble or porcelain tiles?
Thanks.

[tankee]

for kitchen, avoid marble. If wet or oily, can be very dangerous


for bedroom, timber is usually preferred for those who on aircon. When get out of bed at night or early morning, the timber floor will not be cold to the feet, but marble floor may send a chill up the spine.

others depend on your budget.