Hi There,

We are ID consultant. We only do interior designing phase, which is basically the space planning, 3d visualizing, detail drawings.

FYI, usually typical interior designer they charge RM10-15 per sqft. Which is ridiculously incorrect as a professional. The ID society like this was influenced by some other party. And usually after they have done the design and they will send them for quotation which will them be marked up by the designer themselves by, say 15,20-25%?
That is just so not proper.

Hence, we, my team and I, we only do consultation. Which we will not involve in any quotation in the after that can assure you no further mark up of cost estimated. You can definitely entrust us, where we deliver quality and also true professional service, no further mark up.

If you are interested, please kindly contact me at 016.2549515 or send me email at billy.irend@gmail.com

Thanks and Warmest Regards,

Billy

billy, i just want a professional advise on electrical port and oso few idea for my living hall, master bedroom and paints.. basically i already have a theme and general idea bout my renovation...owh my house is a double storey bungalow approximately 2750sqf... tq

Here's how majority of ID companies work.

You consult them for ID for your home and they come up with a quote that looks affordable and they tell you we can help you manage your renovation as well as we know the design and have relationships with material suppliers to ensure the ID comes out exactly how it was envisioned.

Bad thing, a friend of mine hired an ID consultant and he wanted to put in a wooden table into his house and the ID consultant said no... design does not allow for ANY wooden finish furniture... talk about paying someone to tell you how to live, plus the glass table recommended comes at a cost of RM13k.

Hahahaha... so how do ID companies make their money anyway? Well, the design fee is one but because its usually discounted for owners who take up their project management service, that cost is sufficient to cover manpower time cost + small profit margin.

Majority of their income comes from managing your project. Yes you've paid them a fee to cover that together with the design charges but do you think they're not getting a cut from all the materials selected bought, etc...? Of course they are otherwise profitability is a problem.

I would suggest comparing costs for ID and non-ID executed projects to find out the differences in prices.

Hi,

The good thing about engaging ID company is that they will be able to make a very nice design of your house that most normal contractors would not be able to come up with. If you just want to have a normal design, you do not need to engage an ID company, a normal contractor will be able to fulfill your need. If you want a very nice design, you might need to consider engaging an ID company. I just engaged an ID company to design my condo ( since I want it to be design quite unique), and I am quite happy with the result. Not only that they could come up with very nice design, they also have knowledge on wide variety of material selection.

However, the bad thing is that when it comes to actual build work, those ID companies will typically cost you a bomb. They usually sub-con the work to other people or have partnership with other parties, that;s why the price is high. I engaged an ID company that is supposed to have in-house factory, I was quite dissapointed that the price was ridiculously high and when I asked them they said that even though it is an in-house factory they also have partnership. Now I have done the design with that ID company, and for the build work I engaged my previous contractor. If you know a good contractor, it would be good to do it that way: engage the ID company to do the design, and give the technical drawings to the contractor that you know well ans ask them to do the bujild work. I am not done yet with my renovation work ( my contractor is still in the progress of doing the work), so I need to see how it turns out, but so far for my case I think this is the best way forward.

to me..using Id is very overated.
i see so many house renovated using ID all not practical one.

Nice to see...but hard to use.
Nice stuffs need constant maintenance, like steel u need to polish very often to have the first day look for example.

for me...i see lots of magazine and online site for ID idea and then show to contractor with some tweaking of mine own for practicality.

I have seen ID people argue with their own contractor...both cannot agree....so who at the end will suffer? the owner because they compromise on your expense!!

and ID people only for expensive stuffs when they design...cause cheap things dont carry"DESIGNER'' image.

well...this is only m2c..no offense to all ID out there.

+1 (no offense) .. but clients now are seeking practical solutions ... the word "design" simply means asthetics + functionality .. if the design only focuses on aesthetics, it is not design, it is just a piece of art ...

Hi, im a freelancer. if you are still interested you may PM me as the price is base on what you want me to include then from there i may quote you accordingly.
i also do design and built if any of you interested. the workmanship of my carpenter is very good.

PM me if any of you are interested.

thanks

bRO,

Can you pm your email

hey PM-ed you.

hi, i have a best experience with a contractor, she is a friendly and helpful designer, renovation fees is reasonable coz she has own production team and the main thing is she is a responsible person, what i request to fix or repair, she will arrange her ppl come to help!! is a super good contractor... let me know if u need help in renovation and design! if i not mistaken, they will provide free design if the renovation also pass to her company.

haha....i think she is really good, else, u wont copy paste same comments at several post....

tat's why i always advise contractor, do good job, people will appreciate your help de.....

Haha....busted !

hi khieni, haha,,,u r rite,,she is really good !! but,,,haiz,,she has bf lo,,if not ....i maybe got some chance

Initially I tot Cathy is her, your designer...."Happy For Cathy?"

!! u r so clever,,, haha ... bingo !

No offense for some ID:-
Some charging few K to 20-30k per design. And find contractor to renovate the house.
Upon getting quote from contractor, markup the price 20-30% to customer, at the same time press contractor by 10-20%.

Outlook fantastic, inside "Kayu Lembik". Great outlook, no quality.

If you want to charge per project, go ahead, but make sure it is reasonable price.
If you are worker in some company, you know how much you get. When you part time as freelance, charge what you suppose to charge, and not OPEN MOUTH Crocodile bite.

Ending up, everyone throwing price here and there.

Currently there is no proper medium for people to engage, if there is all buaya going to die soon.

Do ethically for a better future.

so the conclusion is just hire a general contractor and do design our own....haha

so any recommendation for honest good IDs who can do design and build... dont mind paying a bit more as long as you can get a good job and not getting chopped

Hi. Can i have ur contractor's contact? Tq

The conclusion is try not to necro a 3 yr old thread.

Anyway... ID cost for a house, yardstick... RM150~180 psft. That's all in cost.

If you are aiming cheaper, dont let the ID do an all-in work for u.