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 Budget for New Apartment - 20-30K enough?, Newbie with limited budget

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cherroy
post Nov 15 2015, 11:35 AM

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QUOTE(cwlim16 @ Nov 15 2015, 12:27 AM)
Hi Experts,

I' ve just got my new apartment around 1200sf - 3 Br
I am totally new to this and I am planing to hire a contractor cum ID to do my apartment.
I have a budget of 20-30K for the below works:

1) Kitchen cabinets
2) Masterbedroom - wardrobe + Flooring
3) Masterbathroom - change tiles & sink + rainshower
4) 2nd Bedroom - basic wardrobe
5) Living room - TV cabinet
6) Lighting for areas including installation of ceiling fans

*only reno for permanent fixtures

Is this possible?
I want to get some opinion before I engage with the contractor....

Thank you
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Hiring ID to do all those stuff?

100K at least.

A flooring and custom made and designed by ID, easily 20~30K gone.


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post Nov 15 2015, 04:53 PM

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Custom made is a lot more expensive that ready made.
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post Nov 15 2015, 09:48 PM

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QUOTE(cwlim16 @ Nov 15 2015, 05:18 PM)
Thank you all for the comments!
My heart just dropped ....
so difficult to even start a decent home.

I tot the flooring got the type where u dont need hacking and just stick on top of the existing marble? which does not require hacking?

& Yes I have not include the grills yet ..

I guess it is not wise for me to call a ID for quotation if i do not have at least 100k then?
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You can't do flooring like that, unworkable.
Even without hacking cost involved, flooring itself is never cheap to start with.

Sum too little, ID may not interested the job as well.

If no budget, forget about flooring, it is not an essential.
Get ready made wardrobe, and just placed it in the room instead custom made.
Save a lot of money.


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post Nov 16 2015, 09:30 AM

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QUOTE(ju146 @ Nov 15 2015, 11:07 PM)
i thought plaster ceiling, paint, flooring should do first? these are infrastructure.
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TS budget is 20~30k, doing plaster ceiling and flooring first, then left with no money for electrical installation, wardrobe, kitchen?

How to live inside without the later?
While, you can still live comfortably without plaster ceiling and changing of flooring.

 

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