Meeting of ID Part 1

 
ID or Contractor? That's the question.

Well actually, we have a clear idea of how we would like the house to be. Hence, we often questioned ourselves if we really do need an ID, as technically, we have already decided on all the details. However in the end, we still choose to go with an ID as they would be able to give us the 3d image, which is easier for us to visualise, and also be like our middleman to the contractor, who we may have problem communicating the our idea to them. We had left the shapes and patterns of our carpentry to them so that they can advise us better. We had met up with 3 IDs today, while we will be meeting another 3 more shortly.

1. J from P Design: Chanced upon him when he was working on our neighbour house. Bad first impression when he was trying to introduce and sales talk us while our neighbour (his clients) were with him and he was 'ignoring' his clients while trying to attract us. However, first impression aside, he was very knowledgeable, and gave recommendations on several design features so our house is not boring or when some ideas were not feasible. Pleasant to talk to, and could feel a strong chemistry with him. Definitely one of our top choices.

2. K from S Creation: Chanced upon their open house on FB so headed down to take a look. He was very inexperienced and lack basic knowledge in BTO matters. (Suggesting to hack the toilet tiles without knowing about the 3 years rules is an instant fail.) Being unsure about their own choice of products was another turn-off. (Assuring me kompacplus is scratch proof and unsure about the blum system. Ohman this can't do.) Definitely no-no.

3. T from Piu: Introduced from Qanvast when we sent our quotation request. Very experienced, and wow-ed us when he did a detailed sketch of our MBR instantly to confirm with us if that was the design we are looking for. Felt like he could be in charge, although sometime we feel he may overpower us in decision making. Met him for the 3rd time, and all times were great. Had a rough quotation for our obsolete floor plan and it was kinda around our budget, although he lumped it together, making it hard for us to eliminate to cut cost, and also felt dodgy about the lump sum method. Nevertheless, one of our top choices.

We still have another 3 IDs to seek quotations for. Shall meet them soon and compare all the quotations before making a decision!