Hi there, me and my wife had just engaged an ID person from "Homesuccess" during one of the
exhitbition@expo. We intend to do up our new 4-rm in good style but with budget constraint.
What impressed us is not the nice drawings or the out-of-the-world showflat. But rather the committed and genuine attitude(vs the unethical typical Ah-Beng sale contractor) of the ID person that make us part with our $500 'deposit' to 'secure' him as our designer.
Subsequently, when we compare prices with other firms and the price he quoted, we had a shocked! Cos his prices is much higher others. Besides the package price, there are a lot of hidden costs( like debris collection, permits, electric works, sink etc.) which adds up to THOUSANDS of hard CASH.
I hope any kind soul can offer me some advice.
1)Is it norm of any ID firm to quote "slaughtering" prices for their services.
2)can we ask for a discount for any quoted items without the fear that they will discount on their quality.
3)Is all the hidden costs justifiable (eg permit,debris cost) Is it the industry norm to have such hidden cost in reno package?
Hope anyone can enlighten me with your experience or advise. thanks!