Hi fellow homeowners, i recently visited an ID event with my SO for our upcoming home reno, there seems to be 6 to 8 design companies there. Many of them have a few designers just sitting at their booth, waiting for homeowner to come. From what i heard from my friends most good ID firms are already short of manpow... (Read More) (Read More)

⚠️ Do not engage this contractor. This has been a extremely negative experience. After collecting 60% upfront payments, there was little to no actual progress for >6 weeks! Due to extended delays, I had to move in WITHOUT kitchen cabinets as qin ming was approaching. Delays were so bad I had to engage another c... (Read More) (Read More)

I found this contractor V&B Furnishing Pte Ltd on Carousell after sourcing for many others for my kitchen renovation. I did many review checks on this particular company, and all were top-rated, especially on Carousell, he had 5 star reviews.  Mr M, the main Guy in charge (I’m assuming it’s his company),... (Read More) (Read More)

So I just got back two sky high quotes from interior design firms X & Y for my 4-room resale HDB around 93sqm, and I'm kinda shocked lah. They're asking for an arm and a leg for basic works! Our requirements are to have flooring, functional kitchen cabinets, some entry way storage, wardrobes for master and hav... (Read More) (Read More)

Hey everyone, my fiancée and I recently purchased our first landed home, and we're at the starting point of planning a design and build renovation. The land size is around 2200 sqft and we will be rebuilding it from scratch. We are looking at have a porch that can fit at least a car (2 hopefully) and a small pool.... (Read More) (Read More)

Hi all I recently done with renovation with one ID film with 9.5 score in HomeTrust. It does come with numerical issue where I need to step in to get my renovation done in Aug2025. However, I still haven get back my additional balance until now. Appreciate if anyone can provide me how to get my hard earn money bac... (Read More) (Read More)

Hi everyone,I’ve been seeing a lot of homeowners lately dealing with "phantom leaks"—stains that appear on the ceiling only after a massive monsoon, but then disappear for weeks. Having dealt with Singapore’s tropical climate for years, I wanted to share some technical insights on why "patching" often fails and wh... (Read More) (Read More)

Hey onwers, having a big headache regarding our current renovation situation. Hope to seek some opinions on possible actions moving forward. The nightmare goes like this.... I enaged an ID from a reno event which we happen to chance upon in town. The works started quite promptly upon the confirmation of the contr... (Read More) (Read More)

The toilet and the non-hackable pillars made the bedroom into an odd shape. I want to renovate this master bedroom to fit a king-size bed, having all flatten walls (no protruding pillars), unblocked sunlight. Open to all ideas, including shifting position/facing/type of toilet door and shifting position of bedroom... (Read More) (Read More)