24 Jun 2021

Generally in Singapore, most homeowners will go through the interior designer (ID) or renovator contractor to do the renovation works for their house. Regardless of minor renovation works by adding in new carpentry furniture for the house or major renovation works by revamping the whole house. Thereafter, homeowners will pay for the services or products upon the work is done. However, during a renovation, a situation like a dispute, miscommunication, or dissatisfaction may arise and how do homeowners solve it?

Simultaneously, many homeowners will find their ways to sources for renovation contractors to avoid the middle man like ID that mark-up, perhaps this is also to get the best price from the renovation works. Furthermore, some homeowners are even willing to scarify their worked time to monitor the contractor's work performance daily and handle the entire house renovation project on their own to ensure renovation works are done up properly.

Therefore, the Ministry of Renovation (MOR) caters to a wide range of renovation contractors’ services to meet different individual needs and requirements for any renovation works in Singapore. Thus, renovation works can start from very minor water leaking repair jobs to major renovation works for the entire house for residential. Additionally, MOR also covers renovation contractors that do commercial works like offices, shops or retail, and more.

So to say, if homeowners already know what they wanted for their renovation works to be done in the house, it is recommended to look for the direct contractor to avoid paying for the middle man markup commission unnecessarily. Thus, the price for the repair or rebuild work will be lower compares to going through a middle man to reach the direct contractors. However, the homeowners may need to take time off from their work to arrange, monitor, and coordinate with the renovation contractors in the process of renovation.