After reading your comment, I'm going to acknowledge but disagree with your 1st paragraph. We know some client don't really know the usage of detail drawings but we as a designer has to educate them the importance of these in order to minimize any dispute or receiving V.O with contractors during the built. As you have mention, the drawings helps on construction part which is the main subject. Client may skip and not bother with these drawings but he or she is still entitle to have them.

Just received a private message asking me for a full quotation with breakdown. The list is very impressive and precise which includes alarm system, autogate, doors, shower heads, solid wood bedframe and everything you can think off. And me reply to him :

" Thanks for your inquiry. I think you have mistaken my job scope. I'm an interior designer not a contractor. I charges design fee based on client's specification and im very Impressed with the list you provided. You need to get your estimated quotation from A contractor. Once you get the rough quotation, you then hire an interior designer to discuss layout planning, furnitures, material, colours, style, tiles, doors and so on...... He or she will present you a moodboard and when everything is agreed, it will then render into 3D, all layout plans and provide you with detail drawings.

You have written interior design as MISC, which I think that is interior decoration.

I'm sorry I can't provide you with anything. We will only provide BQ when we are
Engaged as the interior designer "

He's asking me to provide him a BQ and expecting me spending the whole day telephone every single trade. How am i supposed to quote him on the solid wood bedframe witout knowing the design? It is thousands of ringgit different between solid wood frame with carving and a clean solid wood frame. A shower head can cost RM80 - RM1000, Im wondering why he thinks that i'm able to predict what he really want and willing to provide him a BQ despite not being a confirm designer for this project. I'm never mean to any potential client, just straight to the fact.

This is the reason why I start this topic and to differentiate my profession with contractors and suppliers.