Most renovation firms in Singapore lead with a package price. We do not. This page explains why, what a 3dots quote contains, and what makes the number move — useful if you are comparing us against a packaged quote, because the two are not measuring the same thing.
Free. No charge and no obligation. We visit the space before quoting anything beyond single-trade work.
Line items by trade, Carpentry priced per piece, Named material specification, Provisional sums marked, Exclusions listed, Payment terms in writing. Built to be compared line-by-line against any other quote you hold.
A package price is built on an assumed scope: assumed condition, assumed carpentry volume, assumed materials. Your flat is not the average — either you pay for work you do not need, or what you do need sits outside the tier and gets added later.
Two package quotes with the same headline number can differ by tens of thousands in what they cover. Without a breakdown there is no way to tell which is cheaper, and the difference usually surfaces after the deposit is paid.
Every quote is itemised by actual work and materials. You see the cost of each trade, each carpentry piece, each finish — and can change any of them and see exactly what happens to the total.
Hacking, tiling, plumbing, electrical, plastering, waterproofing, painting and carpentry are priced separately. Because these trades are in-house, the price is our own cost and margin, not a subcontractor quote with a markup on top.
Usually the largest portion of a renovation. Each item is priced on its own, so scope growth is visible while you can still do something about it.
Finishes are quoted against a named specification, not a vague allowance. Where a selection is not final, it is carried as a clearly marked provisional amount rather than buried in the total.
Exclusions are listed, not left implied. Knowing what is not covered is as useful as knowing what is — and it is where most renovation disputes begin.
A new BTO and a thirty-year-old resale flat of the same size are different projects. Hacking, disposal, rewiring and waterproofing separate them, and those are driven by condition rather than floor area.
Ranges by property type are in our HDB renovation cost guide and 4-room BTO cost guide.
The most reliable lever you have. Reducing custom carpentry, or keeping a sound existing kitchen layout, changes the total more than almost any other decision.
The same design can be built at very different price points depending on surfaces and hardware. We will show you where an upgrade is genuinely felt day to day and where it is not.
Moving wet areas, altering openings or changing electrical positions costs more than the work itself, because it pulls other trades along. Deciding layout early is the cheapest thing you can do.
Property type and address, a floor plan if you have one, roughly what you want done, and your budget range. A budget range is not a negotiating position — it is what lets us tell you whether the scope is realistic before anyone spends time on drawings.
For anything beyond single-trade work we visit the space before quoting. Condition is the biggest variable in the price and cannot be assessed from a floor plan.
You get the breakdown, the specification and the exclusions in writing. Scope, stages and payment terms are agreed in writing before any work starts.
No. We quote item by item instead, because a package tier is an average that either includes work you do not need or excludes work you do. Our cost guides give realistic ranges if you want a rough figure first.
The quoted scope is fixed at the quoted price. Costs change only if the scope changes or something genuinely unforeseen is uncovered — and then you see the revised item before we proceed, not on the final invoice.
No. The initial consultation, site visit and itemised quote are free.
Yes, and we would encourage it. An itemised quote is far easier to compare line-by-line than a package price. If another quote is cheaper, the breakdown usually shows you exactly where and why.
Yes. Tell us the number early and we will design the scope to fit it, rather than producing a design you love and then discovering it costs twice what you had in mind.
BTO renovation Resale flat renovation Condo renovation Commercial renovation & fit-outFrom BTO first fit-outs to resale transformations, we plan HDB renovations around how you actually live — storage that disappears, light that works, and finishes that last. We handle layout, carpentry, wet works and coordination so the process stays calm and clear.
Private condo and apartment interiors with a considered, hospitality-grade finish. We work within MCST guidelines and tight access windows, delivering spaces that feel calm, warm and quietly luxurious — designed for the way you unwind at the end of the day.
Larger-scale renovations for landed homes, where structure, light and flow all matter. From single-room reworks to whole-home transformations, we manage the detail and the trades — so an ambitious project still feels considered and under control.
Workspaces that support how teams actually work — focus, collaboration and the impression you make on clients. We handle space planning, M&E coordination, partitions and finishes, delivering offices that feel professional and considered without the corporate cliché.
Retail spaces designed to draw people in and move them through. We balance brand, merchandising and footfall with durable, fast-to-build detailing — so your store opens on time and looks the part from day one.
Cafés, restaurants and hospitality spaces where atmosphere is everything. We design front and back of house together — the experience guests feel and the operations staff rely on — coordinating kitchens, services and compliance along the way.
Prefer to engage your own builder? We also work design-only — concept, space planning, material and finishes selection, and detailed drawings you can hand to any contractor. The same listening-led process, without the build.
A full renovation isn’t the only way to work with us. Most of our trades — hacking, tiling, painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, plastering, waterproofing and more — are done in-house, so we can take on a single job just as easily as a full project, without the extra cost or coordination of hiring separate vendors for each trade.
We also don’t sell fixed packages. Every quote is itemised by the actual work and materials involved — so you’re never paying for a bundled tier that includes things you don’t need, or a markup hidden inside a "package price".
We understand your vision, space, budget and timeline — before a single line is drawn.
We design and build with purpose — materials, coordination and craftsmanship, managed end to end.
We quality-check every detail and hand over a space that’s ready to enjoy.
Tell us about your space. We’ll help you imagine what it could become.
Premium interior renovation & design studio based in Singapore. Creating thoughtful homes and commercial spaces through design, craftsmanship and care.
Design · Develop · Deliver
Payment is tied to progress — from confirming your order, through the start and middle of works, to a final instalment held back until defect checks are complete. The stages are set out in the quote before anything begins.
Every project carries a 24-month workmanship warranty from handover. If something needs adjusting within that period, we come back and fix it — no arguments.
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