more on ID hunt

some updates on my ID hunt...

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Un1max Creat1ve: D_esmond P

he did a 3D computer graphics of the kitchen, living and dining rooms, so that was very impressive.

the quotation was itemized, and i was shocked at the prices of two items.

Item 1:
$950 for 10ft of solid surface top i.e. $95 pfr. the brand is Imperial and is only 60% acrylic. the market rate for such kind of solid surface is only about $70 pfr and he dared to quote me $95 pfr!

Item 2:
$3500 for supreme AC3 8mm for abt 800 sq ft i.e. abt $4.40 psf. i told him that supreme sales quoted me only $3.80 psf for this type of laminate. and even the higher end AC5 12mm tropical hardwood is only $4.20 psf. he appeared to look quite stunned and said these prices were impossible cos supreme is supposed to protect the ID firms and could not quote such low prices. he said he would call supreme to check.

i felt quite pressurized to sign, but i was v firm not to sign so early, and told him that i wouldn't sign that day. he said he would revise the quote and arrange to meet again the following sunday. again, i told him that i wouldn't sign at that meeting cos i will be getting quotes from other ID firms. we then agreed to meet up again after i have received quotes from them.

will call him again after collecting keys and see if he is interested to do an on-site measurement and re-quote me again.

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H0mely 1mage: Amy

After two meetings discussing what i wanted for the reno, still have not get her quotation yet.


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Fuse c0ncept:

No news at all. Out of the race.

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Earnest 1nter10rs: B_e_n S_n_g

Already received a quote from him.
Flooring, ceiling works and some other items are lumped together under a package. i asked if can itemize everything, he said, this is package, cannot itemize.

but there's something fishy abt the package. cos the package includes homo tiles for living room, but i wanted laminate flooring there, and he simply struck out the homo tiles item and replace it with laminate flooring, without adjusting the price! how can this be?? the price difference between homo tiles and laminate flooring is abt $2 psf, so he is overcharging me by abt $400!

furthermore, based on market rates, those items in the package add up to abt only $7k, which is $1k less than the package price of $8k. think it's better to firmly ask him to itemize everything...

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H0 B: P_atrick

super efficient in giving me the first quote! i called his office in the morning to ask for a quotation, and the lady on the phone told me to email to him my floorplan and reno request. i did that in the late morning, and voila! he replied to me in the late afternoon with the quotation!

the price quoted is quite ok, except for a few dubious items (oil-based sealer for L-box... not sure what is it, and i asked another ID and he said it is not needed and merely adds to the costs)...

so i emailed to him my questions, but after nearly a month, still no reply from him yet. well, i understand he is busy. will call him again to arrange to meet up and a re-quote.

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1D em_b0ss: Y_Y

went for the SAFE tour with Hbay and 1D em_boss, and finally sat down with Y_Y to discuss my reno plan. still waiting for his quotation... he said he'll call me by today...

btw, 1D em_boss is part of K0 H0ng, and it gives one-year warranty...

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