Firstly please ignore my stupid nickname. I simply saw some ciplak brandname when I was much younger and use that name and now I can't change
I'm not where near a princess btw
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Comes to my attention lately that I'm doing this and sharing based on a free will basis and I'm not committed into replying redundant questions because I've been getting quite a fair bit of them which keep on asking me to email them the quotation and pricing. Please go through the first page thoroughly before coming to me and ask for breakdown on quotations. Everything you need is just right down here, if you really need something, please scroll down and find them. Unless they're not there and I'm more than happy to reply you eg the contractor's contact.
Times are tough these days for middle income earners. We took years to save enough just to buy a house of our own, and mostly are only able to afford a middle class condo. Spent most of our savings on the deposit for the house, lawyer fees etc and nothing much left for renovation. Maybe some prefer to buy a sub-sale house with everything done including fittings and fixtures, but some prefer to buy a new bare unit instead of repairing old stuffs which might cost as much as well.
You don't feel like having another loan on hand, whereby you already have housing loan and renovation loan interest rates are so much more higher. Running on a tight budget, you try to save as much as you can before you get your house keys.
I guess depends on situation, both or yourself must be committed to savings. Make yourself or your partner agreed to a saving plan the moment you guys signed the S&P and paid off the deposit. Each month, make a substantial saving and by the end of the process, about 3-6 months down the road, you should have enough to cover all the basic and necessary stuffs. After that, just fill the house as and when you have more buffer. The other suggestion is to go on 0% installment on things washing machine, fridge. Courts, Harvey Norman, Seng Heng, SenQ have tied up with many credit card partners.
Sharing my super budget renovation journey, hope you guys don't mind compare to all the rest who shared which was much more extensive and on a higher budget.
Here's the layout of the condo, pretty small, but I guess these day, more than a 1000sf is considered a decent size.
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Renovation Progress #25 click here for more photos
Progress #45 click here for more photos
Tiling issue - rectified by contractor#185
http://s7.postimg.org/8dreagypn/collage.jpg
Renovation is completed finally, took about 2 weeks plus minus the weekends. I have no regrets in hiring my contractor, he's like the hidden gem among all the contractors. He might look young but he's responsible in his job and for that kind of price paid, I have really nothing to complaint at all. He's in his early thirties but hv been in this business since a teenager. If there's any job that you're not satisfied, he won't just leave it and he will try his best to accommodate. Sometimes he's quiet busy, so he might not reply like immediately.
PM me if you want his contact. He's the main con for everything listed as below.
His head workers are all chinese.
Renovation Costing
Prices are just rough estimation
The very minor renovation works that's done for the unit.
1. Plaster ceiling for the whole unit, due to weird beams everywhere - RM3500++ (no painting)
2. Installing of downlights and L box for living room - RM15 (For down for each lights opening)
3. Hacking off the wall between kitchen and living room - RM800 (Wall about 10ft tall)
4. Replacing the tiles after the hacking of the wall - RM400++ (Sendiri supply the tiles)
4. Wiring works - additional 6 plug points for living hall, rooms, kitchen, plug points from DB for water heater and aircond (Developer only did for master bedroom waterheater, and aircond points only for living and master bedroom)
Points from DB for water heater & aircond - RM480
Other points listed as above - RM490
5. Changing of toilet door to bi-fold due to space limitation - RM450 (This is not the normal plastic type, with white frame and glass material)
6. Changing direction of the door from dry to wet kitchen - RM60
7. Re direction of the water piping in the kitchen and piping for sink and washing machine - RM380
8. Building of concrete top for wet kitchen - RM300 (with tiles from contractor supply)
9. Installation of the sliding window in the wet kitchen - RM370
10. Installation of fans etc - RM30
11. Additional light points added - RM400 (each RM50)
Reasonable pricing?
Plaster ceiling
Plaster ceiling #13
Downlights #118
L Box & Downlights #131
http://s21.postimg.org/snl7opt53/IMG_20140723_225237.jpg
DIY Pallet Furnitures Refer to post #9 below
http://www.myhomerocks.com/wp-content/uplo...bombe-chest.jpg
Kitchen Cabinets -
Kitchen Cabinets Post #2
- Homemark Kitchen
Most reasonable price that I've found so far with the requirements that I've requested.
I-Shape Top 7ft, Melamine box up for Hood 3ft, 10ft bottom
Quartz top with 4G Glass
Mosaic 10ft covering the middle between the top and bottom cabinets
Painting of walls and featured wall
Painting #5
- Self, plan to sendiri kau tim plus some heng dai's help
Lighting & Fan
Lighting and Fan Post #3
- Bought most of my stuffs from Houses Lighting in Puchong
Things there are relatively cheaper but of course the after sales support won't be as good.
Grill
Grill #4
- Chose Three Kim Metal due to the good reviews in Lowyat
I made downpayment of 30%
They called and arranged appointment after 2-3 days for measurement
Appointment was arranged after a week and the contractor was really friendly and kind. He came early as I told him to be punctual because I'm rushing over during my lunch hour.
Installation of grill was arrange after 2-3 weeks as they need time for fabrication and they're appointments are fully booked. Good business
DIYFurniture and fittings
Pallet Bedframe #392
Study Worktop #411
Small loose items for the house
Bathroom Accessories #92
Electrical Appliances
Electrical Appliances#157
Acrylic
Acrylic#13
Some before and after renovation photos
Hall area
http://s14.postimg.org/6u8c9vsfl/collage_living.jpg
Dining Area
http://s14.postimg.org/xpidos9f5/collage_dining.jpg Room 2 (The before photo I took from property site, apparently that's Block A they didn't have laminated flooring and my block B comes with that)
http://s14.postimg.org/x6dafii0h/collage_otherroom.jpg
Room 3 - This will be the master bedroom, but the toilet is outside just next door. I guess that would do. (The before photo I took from property site, apparently that's Block A they didn't have laminated flooring and my block B comes with that)
http://s14.postimg.org/ujxrykqsx/collage_room.jpg
Common Bathroom (Before this the door is just the normal one and change to bifold)
http://s14.postimg.org/5ui1e6d9t/collage_bathrm.jpg
WetKitchen
http://s14.postimg.org/93wgkn1dd/collage_wkitchen.jpg
Will try to share as much as possible. Perhaps item by item, including the prices and details and where to get them.
Hope that this thread will be useful for those who's running on a real tight budget like us
Oct 13 2014, 12:22 AM
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better make it 2 pallets so it's higher than using wheel
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