If anybody is interested, I'm pretty happy with my contractor Mr Sin.

We needed to completely gut out condo - remove all floor tiles, all fittings & all built-in furniture, install all new water pipes & plumbing, extend kitchen by removing dry area wall, retile the kitchen walls & floor, build concrete & tile kitchen counter + bar counter, completely retile both bathroom walls & floors, install new bathroom fittings, convert shower area into a laundry room, retile the master bedroom, living, dining & hallway with 2x2 tiles, retile the balcony, refurbish the sliding door (new glass & rollers), change 3 windows to casement type, waterproof the outer wall & repaint the entire condo.

The cost came up to about RM40k (other companies were quoting RM60k-70k). And he completed everything in 6 weeks.

He shows up every day with his workers and works alongside them. He says he prefers to do small-medium jobs.

I hv renovated 4 times in the past, this has been the most pleasant experience yet.