appreciate it if u could do your videos in english. seems like you're very knowledgeable, i could learn so much if i could understand you lol. or perhaps just put some english subs?

This is very basic information that if u more diligent you can easily find elsewhere. It covers solid surface and quartz stone. Btw the information about Spanish quartz stone content is incorrect anyway

hi, any website or page that i can look for ideas for small kitchen.?

thanks

U can search in pinterest..a lot of ideas u can get there

ok,no problem.thanks for support

Yesterday, I approached a Kitchen cabinet company for quotation.
Cabinet price is attractive but the extra cost sounds exorbitant.

For sink installation:
* Cut a hole for Quartz: RM300
* Polish hole edge for undermount sink: RM550
* Plumbing for sink drain: RM300
Total: RM1150 merely for one sink installation. Double that if you have two.

Is this normal for all vendors?

This post has been edited by Snoy: Feb 4 2020, 10:20 AM

Cut a hole is usually 200. My contractor didn't even charge me as I bought Silestone from him. He did charge 200 for hob and 200 for dry kitchen sink. It is nonsense to need 550 to polish the edge. Even adding support won't cost that much. Plumbing can be cheaper unless yours are complicated. My wet and dry kitchen plumbing with garbage disposal was 500. But my wet kitchen Grohe was a bit complicated.

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Feb 4 2020, 12:19 PM

When did you engage the work?
I'm not sure if mine is new price for 2020.

My plumbing setup is simple, merely to connect hose to drain.
No way for RM300.
I will do it myself.

I may still go with them because their cabinet price is really competitive for the materials.
And it's a reputable brand even in this thread...

U should see my other thread on my renovation. I moved in Jan 16. What does 2020 got to do with price?

hows the workmanship?

have you got your KC done? how is it?

Did you manage to progress? Im almost in the same shoe soon, hoping for feedback. The most friendly one i been to was mixbox okr

That was crossing 5 new years.
Long enough for vendors to increase price... let's say 10% per year...

That depends on your kitchen size and materials.
In my case, 20' base and 15' wall price starts from 14k.

Hello ... Jan 16 THIS YEAR

Aha... sorry that I mess up.
Then my quotation for sink work is really bad...

it depends on the workmanship and size of your sink too, how thick is your material, how hard to work with, what is the risk of damaging the piece who will be responsible for it if damaged.
polishing also costs a lot depends on requirement too, fine finished surface.

if you don't define what kind of quality of the finishing they will work until their standard.

if you don't want them to polish try get an angle grinder/orbital sander buy proper sanding pad and hire some Bangala rm60 daily/ indo skill rm120 daily to work for you.

You will be taking the risk damaging the surface.

As a normal consumer, we won't know the industry quality standard, no way to define the quality standard.
But we do know the perceived output of the polished edge.
Charging high doesn't guarantee good quality too.

Today, I got another quote from another kitchen cabinet vendor (premium brand).
Cutting hole + edge polishing costs RM350 comparing to first quotation of RM850.
How does it sound?

Both company do not care hole size but quotation is based on number of holes and do not care materials, quartz (any brands) / granite.

For most sinks it doesn't matter what is the make or size, a hole is a hole. I have never heard of charging extra based on the type of sink unless your sinks cost 20k or above.

I saw the guys cutting the holes for top mount and hob right at my house during renovation. It's not rocket science. Trust me there is not much polishing needed. Undermount is slightly trickier. Usually done in the factory with exact measurement of your sink.

This is more reasonable. Edge polishing shouldn't cost much and it shouldn't be much work if they are good at cutting the hole. Your first quote on edge polishing is bs

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Feb 5 2020, 06:11 PM

Well, no one stopping you to ask right?

Ask them to justify how come it cost so much, is your money you have the right to ask, worst case you tell them it is too much and you want it with your stated price.

Those who know how to market themself will bring in samples for you to compare, what grade of polishing is provided? 180 240, 320 or even 600?

Don't get me wrong that I agree edging cost that much, but I know that finishing/polishing work actually costs more manpower than just rough dimensioning.
That's why skills workers can charge a few times more than those without.

cabinets nowadays had been getting cheaper and cheaper, but manpower cost + materials cost had been kept going up. what's that one that had been sacrificed to justify the cost? quality.

that's why there is some cabinet that can cost up to 50k-100k they serve the same purpose but why they cost so much and people still willing to pay for it?

well, I always tell my friends who are renovating, Ikea cabinet system is a world standard system you can always use them as a benchmark to compare(they provide 25years warranty too which brand can do that?).

If you can access IKEA which No harm asking quotation you don't need to buy from them but you know how they charge and how much they allow their contractors to charge for extra works.