1.Door Frame
1. Where can I get the cheapest door frame?
2. How much is the cost to install the door frame?
3. How many days it will take to install of 3 pieces of door frames?

House Painting
1. Whom can I get the cheapest house painter Kampung Boy/Indonesian/etc..?
2. How much is the wages per person if I provided the paint/roller/tray and the scrapper ONLY
3. What brand is the most quality and long term usage for exterior painting.. ICI/Nippon?
4. How many days it will take to settle up paint my fence, sliding grill and house wall?

These are some photos that my door frames kena eat by anai-anai :





This post has been edited by -Mogwai-: Oct 28 2008, 12:18 PM

you want indonesians to do it? call me

A standard size metal door frame is RM60-65 only.

BUT, to install it, 1st u need to bang the old one. And during such process, the plaster, the tiles next to the door frame sure gone.

Thus, replacing a door frame (complete with repairing the affected edges) would probably set you back about RM450.

And to replace 3 frames, would take around 2 days.

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Added on January 31, 2008, 9:33 pmGetting a painter, indon, wage is around RM60 per day.

Equipment on them.

Exterior paint, only ICI & Nippon can live up to their claims of 5 years warranty. IF you follow strictly the procedure.

This post has been edited by scorgio: Jan 31 2008, 09:33 PM

@-am_eniey
what's ur hp no?

@-scorgio
RM450 is for 3 set of door frames or only just 1?

Anyone tried painting whole house ? How much and how long?

Heard may cost up to 4k (including paint) for 5 days work !!

Depending on what kind of house, how big is it & how many storey.

Also local worker or foreign labour & what kind of paint?

My apartment @ 12xx sqf was painted by indonesian last week. Total cost is RM2300 (including paint, 3 colours) for 4 room, 2x toilet and kitchen. Including patching some holes and other random thing (eg. I ask them to remove ceiling fan, remove motor and seal it, etc). No undercoat required. Hope that helps with your estimation.

@-GraphicPlayground

can u plz upload the photos of ur apartment? btw what brand ru using? ICI, Nippon?

Sorry for the delay. Anyway, i haven't got a chance to snap a proper picture yet but here's a little bit of what i have.







Will upload more once i've done with the lighting.

Nice color combinations.

How long did the whole paint job take?

These painters make a lot of money .... few days = RMxxxx. One month = XX,XXX !!

wow.. it's a nice paint bru. ru using the ICI or Nippon paint?

Don't come to that conclusion so quickly.

U need to know how many painter working for how many days. And paint ain't cheap.

The colour will work fine with proper lighting. The job takes 4 days for the entire house. I use JOTUN and im satisfied with it. Well waeguk, painters might get XXXX amount of money per mth but come to think about it, how often did they get the job? its not like you are going to paint your house every month.

Actually everyone can paint on their own especially indoors ... it's just time and effort.

Those painters charge quite a lot for just labour. Considering the $$, it's not surprising to see many houses that need a paint job.

For outdoors, it's worth more to get these fellas to do the job.

Im considering to paint my exterior of my house. does anyone knows which

website provided the sample photos and combination color of the house? I

just found that one of indonesian guy offered me cheaper wages for painting.

This post has been edited by -Mogwai-: Feb 26 2008, 02:38 PM

If anybody want to look for house painter,can call 016-6371802 ,Mr.chua ,wages is negotiable.I have 10 years experience in this field and estimation of price for painting the entire house will de given before start painting.Only in kl area.It is more safety and better if compare with calling indonesian to do the painting job.Any question can call the phone number ar email to bq-aaa@hotmail.com

Now my door frames are under construction.. =RM200 for 3 frames

Thinking to paint all over my house. = RM1k for outdoor include

fence, gate and grill.

paint + labour, exterior and interior for a double storey terrace house... RM6k... all in...

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Added on September 6, 2008, 12:24 pmdude...
sometimes they don't have work at all so how?


although earn a lot...must consider also there are times when no one wanna paint house...so they don't have job all the time wor... hehe...

if business smooth smooth everyday also got work then ok la..that i think will earn better than average ppl i guess....

This post has been edited by kevyeoh: Sep 6 2008, 12:24 PM

My house under construction:

Dusty all over the house.


Kitchen

Since you mentioned the previous door frame was attacked by termites.., did you ask pest control to come in? or directly uses metal frames?

Yes I did it around 1994-1996 I guess. Can't remember the exact year.

Plus I'm using the metal frames.

The contractors are Indonesian and the really particular about the

workmanship and tidy up my house every time they have finished

working.

My porch had cracked as well.

Water popping + glue cement + sand

i wanan change my door frame as well...

is it very hard to do it ourself?

I don't think that you just can install by yourself

because it's very frills job. I'm suggesting you to

buy the raw materials such as cement 1 bag, the

metal door frame, the door and knob and sand and

just pay the labor cost to the workers.

If your previous door can be fixed to the new door frame,

therefore no need to change for a new one. In my situation,

the previous doors are a bit bigger for an inch which it is

produced on year 1992. So I need to

change all those 3 doors include the PVC wash room

door.

Hello....
I also have to repair my door frame... my fren suggest me to change for aluminium, who know how much the cost for 1 frame?

Like mogwai said, cost to change for 3 door frames costed rm200, can u please advise me the contractor?

i also have to repair my kitchen a lil bit for toilet... please advise me the cheapest contractor too... TQ

the cost for 1 metal door frame is RM70 and I'm using the

solid wood door and the cost is RM160. If playwood costs

around RM80.. I'll upload photos of my house later!

hmm wonder how you all get indonesian contact haha..

How the solid wood door look like? mind to show me the picture?

Here some of photo shoot of my house..

Before:


After:


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After:


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After:


Kitchen/washroom/room with steel door frames

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Added on October 15, 2008, 10:57 am

This post has been edited by -Mogwai-: Oct 15 2008, 11:01 AM

wow!!!! the colour was very very nice!!! so gorgeous!!!

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Added on October 15, 2008, 11:24 amespecially external!! door also looks ok!

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Added on October 15, 2008, 11:26 ami can't stop watching it!


This post has been edited by sweetdarling79: Oct 15 2008, 11:26 AM

Hi May i know how much you spend on your door? coz i plan to change my condo unit door as well

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Added on October 15, 2008, 11:58 amthe costs are:

steel door frame=RM70 each
solid wood door=RM160 each
cement 1 bag=RM26
labor charge=RM60 per door.
a bit of sand.
5 liter nippon glossy paint RM80

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Added on October 15, 2008, 12:00 pmhaha.. just a wild approached. i saw him while doing some

renovation somewhere around my house.

This post has been edited by -Mogwai-: Oct 15 2008, 12:01 PM

The door bought back without any paint at all?

This post has been edited by -Mogwai-: Oct 28 2008, 12:13 PM

Hi Mogwai,....... congrats on your good renovation. Yr house looks great, and I would think the other forummers here shared this good compliment for you too.

Can you please PM me the shop from where you purchased the doors ? I think I would like to buy from them too. Thnak you,......

Hi Mogwai,......anybody..... can you help me out please ? I need to buy some doors now, and I believed RM 160 for a solid wooden door is good value. Can you help me by telling me the shop from where to buy please ? Thank you.

oh.. i bought it at USJ 14. hard ware shop. parallel with Petronas gas station

did they include delivery and fix the door? coz my door spoil alr

Yeah,.... good question. Many a times outside, I see good prices, but when I inquired, it's without installation. Delivery,... I think it's okay if we pay,.... but installation will cost a bomb too for doors.

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