Carpentry

icute

New Member
Hi all,

If you're looking for interior designer to do lots of carpentary work, read this:

I got my quotation from Irene at The Interior Place. She also showed me 2 showflat (her customers' house). BUT, workmanship very disappointing and her designs are also not as good as I've expected although I must say she's very hands-on and experience. Her quotation is not the most expensive for my 5-rm pemium flat but also not the best value for money. Her designs are average although the office looks nice.

Fuse Concept, Designer James, has great ideas, good at design and is wonderful to work with, but quotation quite steep and workmanship not very good. (been to customers' flat)

J System (at IMM) is the worst! Terrible workmanship (been to the customers' flat), extremely high and unreasonable quotation, no design and is more like a contractor that over-charge than a designer company.

I've search for about 10 interior designers and presently has about 5 quotations (including viewing their showflats - customers' house) while waiting for the rest to respond. I have expensive taste - prefers modern but tastefully designed flat using light colours, yet having a tight budget ($30K including lots of carpentary work, design feature walls for living and dinning, lost of mirrors and frosted glass, 5m walk-in wardrobe, dressing table, 1 full height bookshelf, 2 full height display shelf, tv console, cabinets under vanity top for 2 bathrooms, L shape study table + top hung cabinets, top & bottom kitchen cabinet, + electrical) I'm also doing alot of carpentary work, including a 5metre walk-in-wardrobe, so workmanship and design are very important.

I've found that Frontier Concept at IMM #03-93, Designer - Gary, is the best. Best in workmanship - excellent for carpentary, best in design and practicality consideration, best in service - was shown floor layout + perspective view (free) for most rooms, even at the 1st appointment! I've seen 2 of his customers' flat, both fully furnished and wonderfully design. Excellent and consistent workmanship. I think I'll most probably going to choose Frontier Concept unless other ID could offer a better quotation and equally good workmanship and materials.

By comparision, The Interior Place and Fuse Concept are not as good, in quotation, design and definitely workmanship and materials for carpentary work.
 


aical

New Member
Hi all,

I intend to do just a simple TV console as an extension to my existing wall feature cos getting a plasma or LCD TV to be wall mounted.

I understand that most contractor don take up such small job and tends to quote quite high price for single job like mine. Anyone know of any contractors that r willing to take up single carpentry work at cheap price?
 

baby5556

New Member
aical, i can recommend my carpenter to you, he customising in furnitures and kitchen, please pm me if u need his contact so that i can send u..
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mikkahoo

New Member
ya...you can call this contractor @ 98209568 Mr Ho...he specialises in carpentry work and prices are quite reasonable
 

mikkahoo

New Member
he built my wardrobe and workmanship is neat and professionally done...so do worry...he can also give you some designs to add on as well
 

mikkahoo

New Member
look for joining area this is the most important part..., materials used, colour stain if he is proposing you....can ask him to show you samples...
 

aical

New Member
hi jo,

not yet! will do so maybe tomorrow.
Hopefully his charges will be reasonable cos i am actually doing little carpentry work. Scare he not interested to take up such small business or might charge me alot.
WIll keep u update. Thanks.

bb66,
thanks.
 

mikkahoo

New Member
hi aical, dont think so...even small business he will take up...cos I also ask him to do my wardrobe only....but planning to ask him do up my kitchen...
 

bit_bit

New Member
Hi,

I would like to recommend this contractor who specialises in carpentry work.. has seen his worksmanship (he has done up kitchen cabinets & bedroom wardrobes for my parents' place & my cousin's place as well), good & he's receptive towards new ideas.. price wise oso quite competitive..

Name: Alan
HP no: 96660476
 

sharz

New Member
Hi Gals,

I do have a carpenter for recommendation that does renovation, carpentry and repairs works for wardrobes, furniture and etc. He has renovated my house and I am very pleased with the results. It was a very cosy and warm renovation and makes one feel at ease and comfortable at home. If u r interested to see the pix of my hse, u can email me at [email protected] or contact Mr Ng directly at 93807285. Thanks.
 

baby5556

New Member
hi aical, how is your search? have you managed to get the your console done?

kmkl, how urs 2?

just kpo asking haaa
 

joylin_bb

New Member
Hi all,
You can try contact William at 97326357. He is a very responible guy. His workmanship is gd. And the best thing is his price is resonable. Some items can be discounted and easy to talk to. His factory is at Singapore not in Malaysia.
 

sdyna

New Member
Hi,

I'm thinking of painting another darker colour of lacquer over my current built in TV console, wardrobes, etc. The current colour is close to Cherry wood, and I want the darker brown, “Zen” colour. Any one had experiences doing this?

I’m not too sure why, but 2 carpenters whom we approached mentioned that I can’t use a darker lacquer…

anyone can help?
 

mikkahoo

New Member
Hi sdyna,

I can recommend you to Mr Ho whom he just re-furnish my hse. he is professional in this area.
His number is 98209568...
 

laughing

New Member
Hi all,

Please share what is the cost for wardrope carpentry in the market currently?

I have been quoted $180-$190 pfr. Is this reasonable or can it be cheaper?
 

katherine

New Member
hi lala,

issit wooden doors or sliding glass doors??

i've been to several of those industrial parks looking for carpenter to do my wardrobe, in the end, i chose this contractor guy to do all my carpentry work. he charged me $1400 for a 6ft wardrobe, glass sliding doors, veneer interior instead of the normal white pvc.
 

sweetpea

New Member
Hi Lala Ooh, $180-$190 is quite reasonable..does this include doors? I have been quoted $215 with sliding doors..seems reasonable.
 

bookworm

New Member
i did my wardrobe using kitchen classic, my kitchen done by them as well, i would have to say they are really good. Check them out.

right now i am looking for a carpenter to help me do some simple suspended ledge, anyone has got any recommendation.
 

sweetpea

New Member
Hi Bookworn, could you kindly advise how much you paid for Kitchen Classic? How are they compared to contractors/IDs?
 

southern

New Member
Hi all,

Maybe you all can try my contractor.

Er Kee Seng (Ah Seng): 96778163

He has his own factory at Defu Lane, so the charges will be cheaper.

Can tell him that you are recommended by Sunny. Hopwfully he can give you a better price.
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zonkkie

New Member
simple ledges can also do yourself. Get from IKEA. But i think max load 5kg if you not using those with brackets.
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hello!

I also looking for a carpenter to do up my study room. Any recommendations (good workmanship, reasonable pricing
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)? What is the rate I should expect to pay? Haven't done any more carpentry works since I moved in years ago so I am not so sure about the market rate now. Kindly help.
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hi Blur

Could you tell me more about your carpenter? Is he a contractor or carpenter? How is his workmanship?

Thanks!
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hi all!

I am looking for a carpenter to do some book cabinets for my study room. Not too expensive and good workmanship. Please help.

Thanks!!
 

mikkahoo

New Member
will you like customised designed carpentry? can call my contractor @ 98209568 Mr Ho..he specialised in furnitures and workmanship is professionally done.
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hi jojo

Thanks!

Is Mr Ho a contractor or carpenter? Did you engage him to do up the cupboards etc in your house? How is his pricing?
 

mikkahoo

New Member
he specialises in furniture amking and also into renovation works...i got him to customised my hse designs and all the furniturea including kithen
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hi jojo

So he is not a carpenter? I am looking for a carpenter, who owns a factory in Spore and does the carpentry work himself or with his employees.
 

pink_tulip

New Member
jojo

Eh... you surely sound like one of their staff promoting for them.

I am hoping to hear from people who have had their carpentry works done by a good carpenter and want to recommend him to me. No salesmen please.
 

mikkahoo

New Member
its just a passing remarks...anyway i think you don seen interested and there are plenty of carpentry in the market..its up to your choice then
 

blessed

New Member
hi pink tulip,

what is the difference btw a carpenter n contractor? I m getting my "contractor/carpenter" to do my hse. he has done alot of carpentry work for my family. he did the whole reno for my bro, do kitchen/room cabinet for my mum, n whole hse carpentry for my uncle (semi-d).

from wat my bro told me, he does all carpentry work, then will get other pp to do the wet work n electrical work. so is mine a contractor or carpenter? oh he has a workshop doing the carpentry work.
 

pink_tulip

New Member
Hi blessed!

We talked before at other threads ya?
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Yours is a carpenter. So when it comes to wetworks/ electrical works, he gets others to do.

I dun want a contractor - who has many sub- contractors under him, for carpentry, wetworks, electrical works etc. You see the difference? I think it should be cheaper to go to the carpenter directly.

Can you share your contact with me? Since your family members have got him to do the carpentry, I think he must have won your trust with his workmanship and reliability.
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Thanks!
 


blessed

New Member
Hi pink tulip,

yes we talked b4
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...is it the curtain thread or motherhood thread?

ooh i see, so mine is considered carpenter. ok i'll PM u his contact.
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