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lowyat101
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 Mar 30 2023, 08:52 AM
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» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(kimberlycun @ Mar 29 2023, 09:27 AM) Hi all, I have 3.5 storey house, uninhabited for the past 10 years that requires some repairs, additional wiring, extensions and ID work soon. I have noticed a lot of one-stop services advertising on FB and they're very tempting however have a nagging feeling that putting all your eggs in one basket may not be the wisest? Is it better to hire one firm and let them do everything or have a different party for different processes such as architect, engineer, builder, design? Is there such a thing as a neutral project manager that can help me oversee all processes? Obviously, cost is an issue too. I have got one preliminary quote which I thought was way over. This company quoted by house size without looking at my actual house or our actual requirements so I feel a bit uncomfortable with that. Will this be the norm with other companies? Also I'm in the process of getting an architectural plan from the developer however it's been 10 years so I feel that the chance of getting it is slim. Do contractors have ways to tell what are concrete or brick walls without an architectural plan? Appreciate any sharing or input, thank you! my take is, if the company is good, most likely they will be too busy to advertise on social media. so need to choose carefully, check the company background, etc. yes there's always someone that can take up the PM/CM role on your behalf and to your interest, but again you'll never now if he knows the contractor beforehand, so need to spend some time reading online to equip yourself with some basic knowledge about the cost per sq meter, it's quite common to have a prelim idea of what's the range you are looking at. the contractor will never know if you want italian marble or rm10 2x2 tiles  . from here then you workout the detail list of items that you want to do so that he can quote you more accurately if it's built on conventional method (not IBS etc) then most likely will be brick walls, seldom have load bearing concrete wall for landed houses. contractor can only guess and normally they will hack a bit to check it out. |
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