I saw many of us are from melaka and am thinking of starting a new thread to share information here. Our price is somehow quite different from Klang Valley. i would say workmanship charge is normally cheaper but 'things' might be more expensive... competition is not as high as in KV i guess.... besides, i think it is important to share bad experience too as to avoid having another victim... melaka also ada orang jahat.... hahaha...

let me start with my own experience... trying to recall as much as possible... some information might have been shared in other thread before...

electrical :
1. d/l installation - rm8
2. ceiling fan installation - rm20
3. crystal light installation - rm20
4. d/l looping & installation - rm25
5. t5 in l-box (looping & installation) - 8w - rm 15, 14w - rm18, 28w - rm25

gate :
gavanised with powder coated - 17' main gate and 2 1/2' small gate - rm6800

auto gate :
model : gm 328 folding swing including sensor and siren excluding wiring - rm1600

curtains railing (diy installation) :
1. curtain rail - rm1.2/foot
2. roller - rm0.08 each
3. end cap - rm0.40 each
4. double bracket - rm1.2 each

aluminium doors :
7'6" x 10' powder coated white aluminium frame with 5mm glass - rm5100
8' x 8' powder coated sliding door with 5mm glass - rm3200
6'6" x 7' 12mm tempered glass fixed panel - rm1100

PA system & Karaoke Set:
Rawind Trading in Muar (excellent service)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rawind-Tradi...157257161130463

Big No No shop :
Golden Deluxe furniture shop ... opposite the oldest KFC in Melaka...

This post has been edited by finestq: Nov 12 2013, 11:07 AM

yo, TS, i m also from melaka, nice to meet you, now i m looking for people to do for kitchen cabinet and also wiring, and i hvnt apply for tnb and syarikat air, some people told me apply meter muz find certified contractor to do for you, some said no need, we can go and apply ourself, so do you know which 1 is true?

TNB was applied by my developer and they only asked for my IC copy. Not really sure what other documents they submitted. as for water, it is much easier. i applied at samb building at jalan hang tuah. since, i applied my water much later and i only showed them the tnb bill of my new house and a copy of my ic. get it done in less than 10 mins. they went to install the meter within 3 days... quite efficient...

ic, just ask another contractor, he said due to i bought subsale house and already few year din apply for tnb, so we need to find tnb certified contrator to make sure the wiring safe to use, and must find those contractor to apply the meter, and kena charge rm150 for their service

Hi there Napoli26.

I am from Melaka as well. Nice to meet you.

What u mentioned is true. I am a contractor and my client's house had the same case as yours. Since there is no electric, we couldn't start any work. Hence, I had approached the TNB to enquire on behalf of the owner and the TNB said that the owner have to engage a TNB certified Contractor to inspect and to apply on behalf of the owner. Hopefully, this helps.

ic, thanks for your info bro, btw, you are contractor for....?

From small Renovations to Constructing Bungalows. Right now doing a 5400sft double storey B'low at Sg. Merab, Bangi.

wow, good a, bro, just now got a contractor quote me rm2000 for brick wall size lenght 13 x height 7.5, about 97.5 square feet, this price reasonable?

Include Plastering or not?

Hey TS, nice effort starting this thread via your observation of the number of Malaccan surfers. I'm from KL but am currently based in Melaka. Would come back here often to see recommendations and no nos. Keep it up~

Hi all... im from melaka too...
my background is in construction field... but im not yet taukeh la.. hahaha...
currently doing reno at bukit serindit..

wah very far job there izmir... big project

i agree with you ts...
price quite big diff in here n klang valley.. the material price also..
some quite higher than melaka..

buying leather sofa in Melaka is the hardest thing to do. Price is very expensive. Most of the half leather are priced at 4k to 5k for 123 seater (westcourt and cavenzi are not in my choice as they look too fake!). End up buying from rozel although reputation not that good here...

yes, included

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Added on June 27, 2012, 7:55 amrozel and lorenzo quality not tat good nowdays, very expensive somemore

This post has been edited by napoli26: Jun 27 2012, 07:55 AM

Not so big maaa. I'm sure u got bigger one.

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Added on June 27, 2012, 9:16 amYou should bargain. Can still go down a bit.

This post has been edited by izmir2621805: Jun 27 2012, 09:16 AM

But Big Yes Yes to Hock Bee, opposite Golden Deluxe


I always try to avoid lorenzo as I read too much bad feedback on them

This post has been edited by leeyung: Jun 27 2012, 09:36 AM

but i heard hock bee is not cheap though. but im not sure if the workmanship is good or not la.

I will say, you get what you paid for , surveying around before, for cheap one in Melaka, quality under my expectation, anyway, hock bee do have cheaper n economic one, but of course you cant demand for very good quality for that

infront of mata kucing kfc is it?

Yeap bro

As for curtain, I will recommend a husband and wife team. Whereby husband will do the measurement and wife will do the sewing job. In terms of selection of materials and curtain colour need to go to their house. Very reasonable and nice to deal with. I recommended is because after shop around and accidentally found out fr my friend that earlier on they also engage the hubby/wifey team. Price wise surely reasonable as earlier I had gone to Top Master and a few, lastly last minute lucky me met this uncle. His phone is 0136261934(mr koh). Pls speak to him in mandarin or hokkien ah...

sofa go for custom made maybe also around that price...

Huh...too bad I already did all my curtains and blinds.even after diy on the railing and buying from Nagoya, my total spending on it still exceeded rm 5.3 k...

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Added on June 28, 2012, 12:23 amGot custom made in Melaka?

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Added on June 28, 2012, 9:32 amMega home in mitc starts today.anybody going? I'm going to hunt for TV...

This post has been edited by finestq: Jun 28 2012, 09:32 AM

wat type of railing you bought? and how about the price?

this is so true!!!

chipping in - i browsed around melaka for some furnitures, and compared to the ones in bangi/kajang
(my parents in law live there), the price is higher than melaka.

additionally, i approached one store, asking the price of one nice TV cabinet - and the guy mentioned that
it costs RM100 more than the same outlet in KL because they want to cover toll and petrol (all furnitures from
that store comes from KL).

today onward to 1st of july, home expo mitc, you guys will go or not, i think i will go tonite

wow, DIY still exceeded 5.3K? ur house got a lot of big windows?

Haha...I mean railing + blinds + curtains = rm 5.3 k. My house got a lot of windows... hired a part time maid to wash the windows before moving in, she only managed to wash the ground floor windows and doors the whole 8 hours...

icic btw today JJ day ma, can grab many nice things for new house

just got back from mitc...nothing much to see. Price of the tv is not cheap.. A few hundred more compare to the price in KL. Btw, anyone know where i can get those oil painting in Melaka? Also, can share where do you all buy your tv?

For paint, go for L.O.H brother, cheapest I found in Melaka, near "三宝井” there, sorry forgot whats the street name in Malay, I bought my Sony 3D LED TV from a friend, at that time when I hunt for TV, my desired model after several survey, he gave me best offer n package PM me for more contact info

ya, i went last nite, really nothing to see, and some of them came from kl somemore, and i dun think the price is ok

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Added on June 29, 2012, 10:54 ambro, is it opposite bukit cina pasar there?

This post has been edited by napoli26: Jun 29 2012, 10:54 AM

yeap bro

How about Grenzo Furniture Design which is located just beside rozel? Anyone bought furniture from there?

are you looking for sofa? I went there before and their half leather sofa is all 4k and above. Not cheap. Other furniture quality is not bad but not really sure if they are cheap. I bought my bar stool there at a very good price and the sales person is very nice too.

Yupe... currently looking for furnitures... There are so many furniture shops at Semabok Perdana.. Will try to visit Hock Bee as stated by bro leeyung. By the way, I would like to say Hong Sen Aluminium Kitchen Cabinet is the best deal among others (as compared to Hong Lee, crazy price..., Aluminium Vista, etc). The shop has its own factory just beside showroom..

bro, where is hong sen? currently i m looking for aluminium kitchen cabinet

On the way to pasar borong batu berendam, just after McD there....

This post has been edited by alrockan: Jul 2 2012, 09:35 AM

thanks for recommendation. will drop by one day!

and yea...Hong Lee .. crazy prices!

Was quoted RM 12k for my kitchen while Hong Sen only quoted for RM 7k+ for same materials with granite top!! Hong Lee is memang buaya!

oh...betul kah?

but i visited hong lee on last weekend at mitc...really shocking price la after i calculate..somemore...my kitchen is small also need more than RM10k...

Yupe.... I also went MITC to get the quote. I also asked for concrete top price from there, I was quoted for RM 6k+ (note: I need to build the concrete top and finish with tiles myself!) Hong Lee only do the aluminium parts ... Cannot bargain somemore....

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Added on July 2, 2012, 11:07 amFYI, my kitchen dimension is 6' x 10' (L shape)

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Added on July 2, 2012, 11:11 amAny good sifus for grille and awing in Melaka?

This post has been edited by alrockan: Jul 2 2012, 11:11 AM

you guys using streamyx/ unifi at home? any 1 try yes 4g?

I am using streamyx~

Hi there guys,

Let's go to Archidex 2012 at KLCC from 4th till 7th July.

http://www.archidex.com.my/Files/Archidex2...review_0620.pdf

streamyx 4MB.. no unifi yet in my area.

wonder how much different for 4mb and unifi

due to same tmnut source, both is still the same.

what i do see at my in-laws' house, is the faster ping time and of course
unifi 5MB = upload AND dload while streamyx 4MB = dload, upload = 400k only.

My house will be done by middle of 2013, drop a footstep over here and soon will looking for some consultation over all the si fu(s) here

bro, mana you beli? paya rumput?

Just make sure u save enough....

Cheng Utama, just behind Tesco~

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Added on July 5, 2012, 7:38 pmNope~ Is Cheng Utama, just right behind tesco~ Teobros project

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Added on July 5, 2012, 7:39 pmI guess i need a lot of "bullet"

This post has been edited by denniswwm: Jul 5 2012, 07:39 PM

Hi guys.

Yesterday, I went for a business trip with my colleague to KLCC to attend the Archidex '12. You guys definitely have to go there. Especially those who intends to renovate their houses and properties. Plenty of choices and materials to choose from Interiors to Exteriors. Plenty of new and upcoming materials and products as well. In terms of pricing, well, not much different with the 1 in the market. But definitely worth going.

The Archidex will be until Saturday, 7th July.

many thanks to topic starter im from melaka too... now im eyeing for reliable contractors for grille, plaster ceiling. these few months i survey some shop near malim and cheng and noticed a lot of big tiles shop there such as sin mah...etc...i oso read alot in the city explorer.. but i hope that there is a ID company that offers good package for certain areas in my house coz cant afford to pay ID for the whole house.. does anybody knows any cheap, realible and experienced contractor?

u r urgent to get one? I got one contact but i yet to contact him. will make appt with him next week to view my house. he is some sort of my far far relative... introduce by my hubby's granny. according to most of the relatives, he is honest, reliable and good. see how after i meet him next weekend. but im not urgent for my house, as im doing it slowly. planning to move in next year. so has plenty of time.

me oso want to renovate early next year..its ok...because the house oso not ready yet... tell me bout the outcome ok? if good, i can hire oso..hehhehehe

my house just install grill, tomorrow will start wiring and the next day will install lighting, fan and water heater, next week will start install alarm ,autogate and aircond

For wet work,I engaged a Chinese uncle to do it. He is very reliable and neat in his work.but he is terribly slow and not the cheapest.I prefer someone reliable.pm me if you want his contact.

Btw, for TV, I got it from tuan hoe in gajah berang.so far, their price is the cheapest.

tuan hoe nearby kfc?

Agree

im currently doing reno at bukit serindit..

Another recommended with good offer electrical shop which is 3 Star at Peringgit Jaya, I got my cheapest KDK Fan Senza 5 after several survey at local KDK fan retailers

Basically my whole house electrical appliances I purchased from there, also the boss said they are Panasonic local distributor, but I really saw an electrical shop from Bukit Beruang get many stocks from them.

For the Tuan Hoe recommended by finestq, at the moment for my survey, most of the models for the electrical appliance I want that time, they offer higher price than 3 Star, but very slightly higher, (few bucks to 20 bucks higher only) so now u all have more choices

3 star..recommended by my granny as well, quite long time ago. thanks for recommendation!

3 STAR just at the road side? same row with petronas?

Yes, that is the one

[quote=leeyung,Jul 12 2012, 04:57 PM]
Yes, that is the one

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3 star has another shop in semabok perdana if I'm not mistaken

3 Star got a lot of branches, semabok one is one of them, but I feel easier to go for the one I mentioned cuz i direct go for the lady boss

This post has been edited by leeyung: Jul 12 2012, 09:37 PM

anybody knows where i can buy oil painting in melaka? I mean those paintings to hang on the wall for decoration...

choosing my karaoke set...hurray! :-p

hi all, any contractor recommend for kitchen extension? finestq gv me ah huat contact, but he said krubong perdana a bit far for him to come......

haha... 2 old uncles working... they got many jobs lining up and a bit selective on where to go... anyway, hope you could find a contractor soon...

haha, ya, he said at gajah berang, krubong is too far for him, luckily last nite my fren said his uncle also doing ranovation, so he will come and see, anyway, still appreciated for your help

Hi guys.

If you guys aren't aware, the price for a bag of Cement has increased. So,when the cost of cement increases, the cost of building or laying anything which involves cement will also increase slightly.

To bro napoli26,good luck with your extension. Banyak-banyak kan senyum.

Yeah bro, all the best, I read news paper mentioned that 1 pack cement will increase price of RM1, that is terribly high which will cause a lot of cost increment for all reno work.

apa pun naik harga.... haih.... so the price increase is start inmediately? BN, barang naik harga

It actually depends on where u buy the cement. The price defers from hardware to hardware and your quantities. But it is expected that it would be selling around RM18.50-RM20 per bag.

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Added on August 3, 2012, 12:28 pmYeah, it starts from 1st August & you should be expecting that the hardware shops are already selling it at a higher price.

This post has been edited by izmir2621805: Aug 3 2012, 12:28 PM

tat day went to 3 star peringgit, lady boss recommend me mitshubishi peti sejuk and LG washing machine with direct drive, after tat i went to tmn asian, got 1 elec shop called u audio or something like tat, the price is higher more than rm150 compare with 3 star. somemore they seems like not really know about the spec of those refrigerator.

And, they act like ah long,the way they talk is not friendly at all, when i ask for best price they can give, the salesman said, i can only discount for you if you really wan to buy, i really like wtf, then i said if i dun wan to buy then y i come here? then he straight away throw the calculator to me and said: how much you want? you sendiri tekan, i throw back the calculator to him and walk out from the shop, its really like wtf, the way they do business and the way they talk, make you feels like they are forcing you to buy,is not much different with those scratch and win, what a stupid tactic, may be they think like they can get more business with this sales tactic, but sorry, for me, they are really sux.

i will never step into tat shop anymore, 3 star is much much more better than this u audio

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Added on August 3, 2012, 12:31 pmic, thanks for the info, means housing price will up and up, my fren said wan to wait for the "bubble" pecah only buy house, i think it wont pecah and only will continue increase, i mean in melaka

This post has been edited by napoli26: Aug 3 2012, 12:31 PM

Looking at the house price trends and the demands,I wouldn't think that the prices of houses in Melaka will drop anytime soon. In fact,the prices has sore to such a ridiculous amount. a 24'x70' superlink Leasehold house in Ayer Keroh selling at RM325k? Ridiculous. but,FYI,mostly developers has targeted buyers outside of Melaka such as those in Klang Valley and also Johor. Since house prices in Melaka are considered 'cheap' to them compared to KV n Jhr,they would jump to the opportunity in investing in Melaka. Thats why,to us (Melaka residents) the price seems high, but to them (KLites) it is cheap. Besides,Melaka is the best place to settle down after retirement according to some. So,most Melaka people who had worked through all the years in KL n JB would want to own a property in Melaka as a preparation after their retirement.

this is true, nowdays lots of ppl from kl buy house in melaka, for them melaka property is much more cheaper if compare with kl, the same size they get in kl may be can get 2-3 unit here

LoL, I think this is the way they handle their business. I am facing the same situation. When he throw calculator to me n ask me to press, I just press with 50% and throw back to him, then he kbkb there, I terus ask if u cant afford to offer the customer to press the price, why do you throw the calculator to me?LoL then after that just walk out. This shop, totally not recommended as mentioned by napoli26

[quote=napoli26,Aug 3 2012, 12:29 PM]
tat day went to 3 star peringgit, lady boss recommend me mitshubishi peti sejuk and LG washing machine with direct drive, after tat i went to tmn asian, got 1 elec shop called u audio or something like tat, the price is higher more than rm150 compare with 3 star. somemore they seems like not really know about the spec of those refrigerator.

And, they act like ah long,the way they talk is not friendly at all, when i ask for best price they can give, the salesman said, i can only discount for you if you really wan to buy, i really like wtf, then i said if i dun wan to buy then y i come here? then he straight away throw the calculator to me and said: how much you want? you sendiri tekan, i throw back the calculator to him and walk out from the shop, its really like wtf, the way they do business and the way they talk, make you feels like they are forcing you to buy,is not much different with those scratch and win, what a stupid tactic, may be they think like they can get more business with this sales tactic, but sorry, for me, they are really sux.

i will never step into tat shop anymore, 3 star is much much more better than this u audio


yo... so scary... luckily i never been to that shop before.... but the furniture shop next door (furniplus) is good.... bought my coffee table there, with marble top for rm900. the exactly same item is selling at rm1190 at kennen merdeka permai...

haha bro, u also kena ah, they really funny la, i dun think got people like the way they do business, kind of rude and no respect at all wonder how they can survive

this raya nobody reno house?
my reno work maybe finish after raya..
too rush but not totally completely finish..

Dear friends,

Looking for design & quotation to build my house at Melaka. Any recommended contractor nearby?

TQ

My house is under renovation. Should be able to finish mid-Sept.

Hi Melaka friend,

1. Do anybody know what is the price for Tempered Glass Fence (39 feet x 3.5 feet x 12mm thickness) (transparent light green color) with square stainless steel handrail. Please see the attached photo.

2. 1 square feet of Tempered Glass is how much?

Any good company to recommend?

Thanks :-)

I like to know as well. Planning to make it like tat if it is within budget...
I just bought a house ... I think i need to save out 2 years baru can renovate T_T

Does 3 star offer cc easy payment?

not sure in Melaka
but the price of tempered glass (green) is about RM30/sf in Selangor

I'm really interested in all these glass panel/glass skylight for porch..

saw one ad for a Wellberg Marketing (www.wellbergmarketing.com),
with address stated in the City Explorer as :

Wellberg Enterprise
32A Jalan MP2, Taman Merdeka Permai
75350 Batu Berendam, Melaka

the web gallery looks nice though.. if you managed
to get quotation, do let me know..

This post has been edited by pokchik: Sep 21 2012, 01:29 AM

Yeap, they offer cc payment, but there will be extra charges if you use CC in 3 star. If not mistaken, extra 2% or 3% charges. But I am not sure for easy payment.

Hie... Guys.. Where can i find cheapest down light in melaka.?

Au recommendation for shop that selling curtain? Cheap ones will do coz renting house

Hi bro, usually cheap thing no good and good thing not cheap By the way I am getting my whole house from Avalon, please never step into New Style Lighting (no matter which branches, either semabok or cheng), the price not tally with the quality, quality wise, very poor, and they are very rude and not good in customer service, especially u buy single item, they will parang u like no tomorrow, I asked the same thing from 2 different shops, one offer RM18, where New Style offer RM38! Exactly the same thing, same brand. After sales service also very bad, I got a wall lamp purchased from them, after 1 month burst, and he told me got warranty before I purchase, when I bring there to claim warranty, he said my house voltage not stable la, this n that la etc, nonsense and end up, the so called warranty is nothing, so buy at ur own risk if you wan to step into New Style Lighting

Hi there,

I'm new here. Hope to learn from all the sifus here
Am currently looking around for some good n reliable contractors for moving in into my new house later on, expected to be completed early next year. If any of u have any reccommendations or contacts for plaster ceiling n wiring, kitchen cabinet n wardrobe hope can share here.

Btw has anyone had any experience with cassero? Is it any good? Is the price of aluminium kitchen cabinet rm 300 pfr reasonable here? (sorry for my ignorance..still doing my homework here in lyn forum)

Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!

wow bro, so bad experience ah? i bough my crystal pendant light from new style lighting and they actually served me quite well. the price is also quite reasonable to me as i have surveyed almost all the lighting shops in melaka... but that was almost a year ago... maybe the have changed boss??

avalon lights are very expensive o.. but they do have some very special designer lights which are very difficult to find in melaka.

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Added on October 8, 2012, 10:42 amhi, welcome to this thread... for wiring, you may look for mr liow 013-3511169.. a chinese guy... very good after sales service and will come after a day or two everytime i call him. as for the price, i think it is quite standard in melaka...

cassero's products are quite expensive if i am npot mistaken... survey a few more shops to compare the price... i bought some from furniplus in taman asean... and also some small furniture from qts in taman merdeka... as for bed, i bought from internatioanl bedding gallerly (GA Bed) in taman merdeka permai...

hope these help...

This post has been edited by finestq: Oct 8 2012, 10:42 AM