I was just wondering, now with all the material price increases and some such - how much would renovations for a condominium which is roughly 1500sqft cost? This means kitchen renovated with cabinets, built in wardrobe for 3 rooms, 2 bathrooms redone, plaster ceiling, light fixtures with dimmers placed accordingly, etc.

A few years ago I would guess all the above would cost maybe 40K-50K? Now I dont know. Everyone, home owners and contractors say prices have risen and are there to stay. :/ economic instability and whatnot. Aihs... Can anyone give me a ballpark figure to play around with? Thanks.

You can't ask like that because we don't know how are you going to renovate the place. Kitchen cabinet from IKEA around RM6K+ (custom).

Sorry. I guess specifics are required for people to know for sure hmm?

Well I will try to be as specific as possible then.

Kitchen and bathrooms completely retiled with mid range tiles, custom wood (or at least wood pressed... Not decided) cabinets from ikea for small kitchen which is about 80-100sqft, New hob and hood for cooking, Floors laminated, wood blinds for all windows in rooms and living area as well as balcony window, Built in wooden wardrobe from floor to ceiling in three rooms (altogether maybe 20 feet in length and all 8 feet in height), simple designed plaster ceiling.

I am not sure if that is specific enough... But I hate to have to spend hundreds of thousands for high end everything... I am thinking mid range-high range mix renovations... Only with everything being topsy turvy I am uncertain how much to budget. ><

dude... i can roughly quote the estimated price based on the quotation i get but since we're from different location...price might differ....

if you want to do the tiles for your bathroom, you can assume the labour + cement + sand cost to be around RM7/sqft and this is excluding the cost of tiles....

as for plaster ceiling, assume around RM3.50/sq ft....

as for bedroom floors or living area floor, if you want to do laminate floor wooden type, you can assume around RM7.30/sqft from Floor depot but all also depends on what type you choose...

well it's so hard to estimate nowadays that's why i seek help from a professional

@chrispateros,
Professionals aren't going to be able to help if U can't tell them what U want; or how much U want to spend

LoL~ Very true tinkerbell. I will seek help from my relative who has done some renovations to her house on what I want and how to ask for it as well as some places to make inquiries.

I just feel sad to know that 40K-50K today buys me far fewer renovations that I want than just 2-3 years ago >< Will have to shop around quite abit and get good deals I guess.

Anyways, thanks for the estimates kevyeoh. I am in the Klang Valley and if you are too I guess it will be around that price too for what you mentioned. I feel almost intimated to go to contractor and ask for estimate ; in any case thanks.

there there, don;'t be scared. its gud to have "some" intimacy with your contractor of choice. you might get some discount.

@shadowz,
Just remember not to save on everything - there are somethings which can be compromised but some which might not - U do want a functioning kitchen after 3-5 years

Guess what I'm trying to say is that make sure U don't cut cost just to save $ and use inferior quality. It might look nice and OK in the beginning but do think about the long term too.

Mine costed me a whopping RM95K .. excluding grills/ alarms/ gates/ water piping/ re-wiring/ etc ..
My reno is basically is a single storey terrace with 13 ft garden ..
Small house .. 22x 90ft ..
1- change roof tiles n add in planks
2- add 1 bathroom n move 1 bathroom (tiles up)
3- Ext kitchen (tiles up with slab)
4- Ext porch, using beams type
5- 5ft tall perimeter walls
6- Re-tile entire house
7- Add additional 13ft by 10ft room using concrete slab
8- Re-paint entire house
9- Knock hall walls/ rooms/ walls/ etc
10- Al windows (green tint all sides + reflective front side)
11- Stainless steel gutters (Recommended)

Happy Reno ..

interested to know roughly how much psf to do timber flooring?

This post has been edited by robertngo: Jul 28 2008, 07:24 PM

Scary figure.
If just wanna extend the kitchen (6' x 22'), how much does it cost?

floor depot having promotion now...i just visit their booth last weekend...some good stuff...according to them la...50% off...so you can get around RM7.30 psf...
depends la... on what model you choose actually...can go up as high as RM10 or more psf also...

Curious .. RM7.50 psf doesnt include the material, rite?
So, consider my room is 13ft by 11ft .. how do they charge it?

i would say the above expectation cost is quite accurate and reliable, which i was aligned with those price when i was renovating 6 months ago. But, do bare in mind that raw material goes up in price.

Do remember that renovation cost = labor cost + building material cost + contractor profit and attendance...knowing from the contractor, they are keeping more than 30% of the renovation cost for their profit.

If u want to make good use of your money for renovation, don't hire the local contractor for renovation...there are many indoneisian kepala, they also SUB the work from the local contractor. If u can eliminate the "middle man" profit then only u can save more money.

Laminated floor is no good because high initial cost + high maintenance cost. and it's very easy to get scratched.
Timber flooring , forget about it...because of the termite problem and it need very good surface to get attached. Once the water sip thru ur timber then ur flooring all gone.

Two questions. How free you are? How well you know the work?

Frankly speaking, for renovation, if u're employing a contractor, u're paying a person to supervise the work on ur behalf.
If u employed an architect/designer, then it's their responsibility to supervise the contractors.
Is ur time valuable? Do u have time to supervise and can tell whether the workers are doing a decent job?
If u're really free, then by all means proceed and be ur own contractor.

Ppl think it's an easy job being contractor, just show up for 30-60mins per day, point here point there and off he go to another site.
Well, if he can settle everything within less than an hour, then he's really experienced.



Laminated flooring is very cheap nowadays. Price start from RM4.50psf (skirting and staircase, rate is different). And with the current production technology, virtually no maintenance needed. Only nemesis - WATER.

I assume the timber flooring u're referring to is parquet. Yes, quite tricky to maintain, but more class than laminated flooring.

Solid timber flooring, on the other hand, are finished with termite treatment and have no problem with water. Only problem - $$$ RM15psf.

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Added on August 2, 2008, 2:07 amRoughly RM15k.

This post has been edited by scorgio: Aug 2 2008, 02:07 AM

i am from construction and renovation line, i can tell u the cost is nothing more than 25k

with stove (2k) and hob(1k)

Which is better .. 2x2 tiles or laminated f/board ..
Heard both is almost the same price ..

solidwood is the best of coz 2x2tiles have it pro n cons

why not consider granite but is costly though