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Did you engage an ID for your home? Tell us about your experiences!!!

please interview more tradespeople, people in different industry this interview was a standout super interesting one

😂 this guy is really funny. While he said that his English isn't good, he actually can express himself and delivers the message very well. My understanding of Hokkien isn't great but was able to grasp. Interesting and entertaining 😂. I had a good laugh. 😅 Thank you

Wilson is a hidden gem and Jack Neo should recruit him for his movies

Can tell Wilson is really sincere in his trade. Really a rare find nowadays in this cruel and ruthless industry.

Thank you, Daily Ketchup for introducing Wilson. Wilson has a heart of gold and very hilarious.

Hands up for tests and regulations for this ruthless industry🙋

Love his honesty. One of ur best interviews so far .

Wilson is a true professional! Thanks for the insight.

OMG THIS VIDEO IS A GEM!! and Wilson is such a sincere entertainer too! Love his very 'layman' examples for noobs who dont know anything! Only thing is.... this video came abit too late. But really appreciate this team + him for filming this nearly hour long video. I sat down to watch, initially thinking maybe i'll just watch 10 mins. but.... i finished the entire video! Pls have a part 2 or part 3 if possible!

wilson is really charismatic! Respect to his attitude and perspective

Wow! This is an insightful video! Many thanks to the boss of the ID firm and the hosts for asking questions from different life stages. It helps us a lot. Looking forward to more of such informative ‘life hacks’ videos

00:00 Introduction and Daily Ketchup 01:42 Childhood Memories 02:47 Contractor and Payment Tips 04:01 Scams in the ID Industry 26:54 Money-minded mindset 28:01 Starting a contracting business 29:00 Realizing the value of his job 30:03 Connecting with homeowners 31:13 Importance of a good design 32:05 Building trust with homeowners 33:02 Understanding different customer needs 34:06 Determining profit margins 39:24 The importance of service and lifetime warranty 40:07 Example of a lifetime warranty 42:09 Passion and attitude in interior design 45:11 Preparing for a meeting with an interior designer 46:40 When to start sourcing for an interior designer 48:20 Things homeowners tend to overspend on

This Wilson is so humble and funny! I had my flat renovated by them 5 years ago. Didn't get to meet Wilson at all, but got 2 designers, 1 senior and 1 junior. I thought it was an overkill to have 2 IDs but now learned that the junior ID was understudy like he mentioned. The renovation and handover was done on schedule and it was a good experience.

Rest & Relax willl def be one of those ID I will consider in the future :)

This is such a good episode! Love all the practical tips given, and the good questions asked :) Keep it up TDK team!

The problems with ID industry is that it is not properly regulated by BCA and how well trained are these IDs. A lot of IDs just focus on aesthetics with little or totally no knowledge of good building construction practices / detailing / processes & procedures and maintenance needs. The worst is no responsibility on standing supervision & doing proper job especially during hacking (over hacking too deep ) & waterproofing works to wet areas such as toilets, kitchens, powder rooms, & balconies leading to leakage to lower floor or unit below. Another problem with wet areas is poor gradient to run off water causing stagnation / pooling at a corner etc. A good practice of written renovation contract is to ensure there are: (1) payment terms of deposit and subsequent payment based on value of work done less out the deposit & retention fund (at least 10% to 20% of the contract value to be released after all defects are properly rectified during the defects liability period. (2) Retention fund percentage depends on contract value, if too little, no impact (3) Defects liability period of 12 months (4) Waterproofing guarantee for at least 5 years from completion against leakage, because industry practice is 10 year guarantee provided waterproofing not tempered by owner (6) Submit details and design, samples / mood boards for clearance (7) visit to suppliers to select finishes and appliances (8) coordination with others who may be engaged by the owner / employer. It will be good to visit ID’s projects completed the the past 3-6 months and 1-2 years.

love the guest. very candid and he is so confident even when he feel his English is not as good.

Really sincere ID! Used layman's terms to help us understand the ID industry. Thank you Wilson and Daily Ketchup!

Wilson is sooo fun to listen to & super informative!

Algoooo!! Loving the frequency of uploads!! 😍

What a great episode! So entertaining!

Very insightful and enjoyable to watch 👍

One of the better episodes, super interesting

Very insightful and he is a great speaker.

i watch this video now i kena all the ID and reno ads, thank you very much ah.

By far one of the funniest episodes! Love it!!! 😂

Quite heartwarming to see that this ID Wilson is made his job into his passion, he is really funny and also very straight forward in all the ID questions.

love this episode very entertaing and povide value at the same time

Love this episode. Will certainly consider using R & R when I decide to renovate my apartment.

Thank you Rest and Relax and TDK!!!

20K? I’m going to start on my Reno for 3 room BTO soon. My initial quote was 25K for the whole house, only wardrobe, toilet vanity and kitchen carpentry. We decided that we wanted to change the tiles at the toilet so it went up to 32K. How is it possible to get 20K? Didn’t count Kitchen carpentry? But that one feels like a need in all BTOs… That being said, this was a good episode. Wish I had this while searching for ID instead of just learning as I go.

This was amazingly helpful. I am getting my home next year and literally I ust want to do lighting, painting and a insect screen on windows for things I cant do personally. The scariest thing is getting scammed with hidden costs and Wilson def. helped to relieve some of that stress. Excellent podcast and keep up the good work.

Thanks for this informative episode

Solid sharing 🎉

Awesome insights from Wilson. Just realise Sherms' Chinese abit cui...

That Maggi Mee category is hilarious and spot on.

Frickin fantastic PR sia, but also got some good tips la

I like your mindset.

@38:05, I am a hands on type person, so I like the satisfaction of having overseen the process from start to finish by only hiring a main contractor, which I did with my kitchen reno, but with that said, if you have pretty novel and kooky ideas its better to find a design professional who is experienced in such niche contexts and has the right intuition..

I enjoyed this episode so much! Wilson is very funny and entertaining with the way he tells his stories 😂

JP really keen in this ep.

thanks Wilson and The Daily Ketchup, very entertaining! maybe can engage RnR if I buy my man cave next year..

Good pay muster .. !!! I paid before the Reno even start but yet the contractor do so slow promised a month to complete yet they took 2 months to complete, some more the work not done properly.. haiyaa!!!

Omg this guy can be comedian! LOL!

shouldn't it be 10 holes 9 cover?

Oh hai TDK crew!

The cry until boo boo killed me 😂

Reminds me of the time I went to my friend's house for the first time, went full force on her kitchen glass door LOL

I would love to hire R&R for my BTO

I engaged Rezt & Relax after watching Reno King's video who spent 130k on her resale flat, and wonder why and curious to find out how come need to spend so much, but ended up i spent more than 130k lol~ but R&R did a great job for my resale 4-room flat, really highly recommended!

My Singlish upgraded after this episode - swee swee

Got me at the premium flat. I was thinking what new jargon is that. 🤣

I agree with Wilson on most of the questions. HOWEVER, I disagree on not giving more financial incentives to experienced IDs whom mentors the newbies. It should be given as RECOGNITION and MOTIVATION for his/her efforts. Having a “good mindset” whilst great and very appreciated, can only take you so far if your pockets are only FULL OF THANK YOUS.. 🤦🏼😅 .

Very good info

Nice and entertaining interview as always! but I do feel kind of appalled at the Mandarin level of the crew 😅

There are contractors who ran off without finishing the job. It was during CoVid.

People say being an id is very easy , just need to choose design for them and all but actually as an id is isn’t easy… as we are always the middle person, like we need to deal with the contractor and also the client as well as your planning need to be good so that the contractor work won’t get crash tgt. Worst part is sometimes client very hard to deal with as well because there’s client who will put you on airplane mode if not go mia… or worst case scenario they will take your hard work idea and give it to others id company because it’s more cheap then ours…

Sherms so cute!!!

the ID industry become so scammy cause all ah beng starting to do ID lol

Real life PCK

what company are s Wilson from?

i know a popular ID firm. the boss lied and refused to give back deposit after they refuse they work

Protect Wilson at all costs 😂

I did my 4-room in 19k. Exactly what he mentioned...😂

15:23 en-craft? Can someone advise where to find this?

End of the day it depends on the main person who handles ur project. THE COMPANY can be reputable but its thr stupid ID that handles ur project that tarnished the company's name. Like wat he said...all we want is a responsible ID and one who keep the owner updated so they wont be worried. N pls have intergrity n professionalism too. I had bad experience for mine hence it gave me abit of trauma. I spent around 48k for mine

Jialat liao, confirmed with ID for a whole glass entrance for one of my rooms and we plan to adopt multiple pets, only then i saw this video

I subscribed

Interview car dealerships!

do tan chuan jin episode

If every id were to follow his methodology at the profit margin for newcomers to earn which is so low because it has to be split with the senior designer for every project for at least 3 years.... 99% of them can just die out of hunger and run out of liquidity. They also have a life too despite being newbies.. somemore you structure it in a way that their fate lies 100% in their senior designers' hands, there should be discipline imposed, period correct but there must also be a balance struck. People join every job for the sake of money and survival but that does not mean the company has to squeeze them out so tightly for the sake of being newbies and inexperience.. these are two different things

Lol and there’s customer who want to pay fast food price but want fine dining experience.

Sherms quite attractive. Love her expression: "Actually woman also make money"

what is 10 cover 9 hole

10 hope 9 cover la

i dont have a house but im sold!!!!

Got primary 8 meh?

Algooooooooooooooo

Very funny guy. This kind of person you can tell eq very good one, everybody like...............thats why also can succeed.

chap kam gao kang in hokkien is what? Still don't get it 10:38

SASKRAIBED

I went to R&R first and ended up using another ID firm. BIG REGRET!

49:30

should find someone that runs these scams to come share

Coright! 😂

This guy english not good, but speak so well. Attention keeping.

if you only 30k budget, don't get any ID.. they all think 30k is small budget and they will not do what you request😢

First

Mad respek to his epik "goodly done" 😉

Who fall down? Anyone knows?

One topic that they did not cover, Project Manager/ ID not being there when there's are 3rd party contractor involved. of the multiple renovations i am tasked to oversee (from companies I work in) whenever I visit the reno sites, especially when a new subcon is there the Project manager/ ID is never present, simple problems are always surfacing.

FIRST?

It still confuses me how singaporeans perceive their English accent..

😂

Thanks Sherms for pointing out that times have changed and not just men need a cave and alone time 👍🏻 not sure if an ID who thinks backwardly can design modern houses?

Wilson has been kind to assist my customer on the HDB floorplan, regardless whether there a firm business opportunity. Making an effort to revert at 9pm plus via WhatsApp. I am impressed. 👍

ID's charges EXTREMELY high. Aftersales service may or may not be good , No Garuntee. The laymen term for ID's and contractors: On Paper , Nothing is 100000000% garuanteed from any ID or contractor. My experience: I've done many rounds of renovations my entire property journey. More than 14 years of experience and i hear the SAME stories , SAME lines. Pricing factor : 40,000 $ to renovate the whole home with ID but LESS than 8,000 $ with contractor which is at least 4 folds the ID charges and my own contractors are very reliable. A renovation i did for one of my home. Then I would question myself , Why I want pay 40,000$ for an 8,000$ job ? Quality may or may not be good , If you are experienced then you will know what wood and laminate is good. 40,000 for warranty but terms and conditions apply , Same for 8,000 but the difference is i still can afford to redo my carpentry, different colour. Pressumingly redo is another 8,000$ , it is still cheaper than ID. Conclusion: In short , there are different mix of people in the industry regardless ID or Contractor. ID or Contractor can say all they want. If they want to run , they will run whether or not what paper you sign. If the contractor wants to delay , Nothing the ID can do about it too. Its not just about the money. Definitely with an ID , you dont have to worry too much about colours and designing. Nowadays , The Contractors know whats trending and what colours match the best because they have done MANY projects. their ideas and designs that ID would almost never thought of those ideas. Sometimes is better to liase directly to know what is actually going on. ID sometimes may or may not tell you the full story of the reno progress. Same for the contractor but at least it is a more direct conversation. no matter how big or small their company size , If they want to delay and avoid you , they can. The advantages and disadvantages always apply. These ID's have a different challenge today given AI's capabilities. What if one day all we need is AI to design a house after providing AI informations such your floorplan , ceiling height , Kinda feel you want around the house , Rules and regulations.

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