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Cost of Hiring Interior Designer

kazekage_09 — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:49:18 +0800

Id been living on my house almost 11 years with no renovation or ID whatsoever. With 4 kids, we started to feel the house not fully functional and not all area in the house was utilized optimally.

Our house is bungalow type with 2400 sq buildup and 9000++ land area.

After shopping around with ID, we choose this one that seem to stand out from the rest.

I got quoted about RM 10.30 persqft for the buildup part and RM1.20 persqft for the outside part of the house.

The service include:

1. 2D space planning
2. 2D key drawing
3. 3D perspective rendering

Any thought whether the price is reasonable? Their previous works are very detailed - From type of tile, paint, lighting, furniture arrangement, demolition work etc. They also have great review - 290 google review with 4.9 rating

Does my renovation quotation look reasonable?

kazekage_09 — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:59:43 +0800

Hi all looking for advice on my quotation as per below:

Lander, Hacking, Fencing Works
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1. Brick wall fencing 195ft (L) x 5 ft (H), concrete ground beam, 20 unit concrete pillars, install capping cornice and plaster finish. RM26500
2. Hacking and demolish existing fence and clearing work RM300
3. Clearing soil, install 4" PVC 50ft (L) drain pipe & clear rubbish work charge RM1000
4. Lander 4" concrete 500sgf on back yard, install BRC A8 and plaster finish 7000

Slab Leaking Works
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1. For checking and repair slab family hall, seal cement, washing clean & use boscoseal water proofing install on slab area 3500

PU Foam Roof Works
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1. Supply and install 9.5ft (L) x 32ft (W) and 9.5ft (L) x 18 ft9W) total 475sqf PU Metal Roof, PU Foam roof on back yard, bracket use 2"x4", 2"x3" hollow iron bar + 3"x3" hollow iron pillar x 5 unit & paint finish Rm13500

S. Steel Drain Gutter Works
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1 Install 50ft (L) stainless steel drain gutter RM3200

Painting Works
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1. Painting work for new build up fencing 200ft(L) renocation area, using nippon paint sealer and weather bond color paint finish RM4000

Rubbish Charge
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1. Rubbish and transport charge RM600

Total RM59600

Is this reasonable? Or pricey?

Thank you!

Best new monitor to replace my old one?

kazekage_09 — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:33:42 +0800

My current viewsonic vx3209 2k 32 inch just died. What the best possible monitor that I can have to fully optimise my setup? This is my setup from 2017

intel Core I7 8700K
NOCTUA NH-D15
ASUS STRIX Z370-F GAMING
GSKILL TRIDENT RGB 2x8GB DDR4 3200mhz
GALAX GEFORCE GTX 1080 EXOC-SNPR WHITE
superflower leadex 650WATT 80+GOLD
Fractal Design Define R5 White
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 250GB SSD

many thanks all!

Planning to refinance my house. Is it worth it?

kazekage_09 — Fri, 08 May 2020 11:16:16 +0800

I am not seriously planning to refinance but the idea just came because of the current low OPR. But I just not quite sure whether it is a good move or not. I only contacted 1 banker so far just to get the figure.

So currently me and my wife sharing our 3 loans which are

House - balance 291k, lppsa tenure 23 years to go
Car - balance 76k, 5 years to go
My wife personal loan - balance 45k, 3 years to go. This personal loan is a topup to buy our house since last time I only eligible for 320k only

Commitment so far
House 1600
Car 1500
Personal loan 1300

So you see the total payment for house only cost us almost 3k permonth. But 3 years from now, we only need to pay 1.6k which is 800 only for each of us.

If I were to take refinance, according to my banker I can get maximum of 260k cash out, payment reset for 35 years with 2.6k installment.

But I can rid off the car loan and personal loan and still left with 140k. We can park inside asb. Plus both of us will be promoting to U52 this year so the salary increment is quite substantial.

It a good move right? I can not think of the cons except maybe my installment later will shoot up once the OPR start going up and our tenure refresh for a new 35 years but maybe sifu here can point out things that I'm missing.

Many thanks!

2010 LCD TV Screen Damage

kazekage_09 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:15:17 +0800

Hi as the title above.

I got 2010 LCD TV that has a damage screen. The screen kinda "kedut". I don't know the exact term. Other than that it still work.

Now how much roughly the cost of repairing and is it worth it? Or just getting a new one is more make sense.

Thank you!

IS MY PC COOLING OKAY?

kazekage_09 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:47:46 +0800

Hello would like to hear opinion on my cpu + gpu cooling as I'm very new to these and still learning. I got a feeling that the loading temperature is quite high. My specs are:

Intel core i7 8700k
Galax 1080 Exoc White SNPR
Noctua NH-D15 + 1 stock fan behind the case
2x8GB RAM
Fractal Design Define R5

On Idle:

On not so load (mostly gaming, light video editting). RAM only 36% my GPU already hit the 70°C

Battery and Adapter For My Old Dell Inspiron N5110

kazekage_09 — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 22:40:04 +0800

Hi all,

As the topic suggested, I would like to know where actually I can get these 2 battery and adapter for my laptop. Battery I think years already dead while adapter just recently my house struck by lightning and effect the adapter.

Would be great if can recommend shop around Malacca but don't mind online either.

Many thanks!

Unused Space, Wet Wall and Renovation

kazekage_09 — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:07:59 +0800

Hi all, I got few issues and hope to get some ideas from you guys.

1. I bought a bungalow on a 9k+ sqt land. With 420k price tag I thought it a steal. So I got an issue now where the unused spaces not utilize at all due to budget constraint obviously. For now the grasses are happily grow there. To fork out RM200-RM300 quarterly to clean it started to make me feel really not worth it. Here are my few ideas:

- gardening. But I have no idea where and how to start. Anyone can suggest some reading to start with?
- renovate. Being a gov servant and taking the pension scheme, I can't refinance to get extra cash since using gov loan and no EPF portion either. Taking loan is the only option.
- install artificial grass.

2. All my wall facing out from the toilet started to get wet and we already surpass the 2 years warranty period. Any ideas how to overcome this?

Many thanks!

Estimated cost for wall around my house.

kazekage_09 — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 08:52:19 +0800

Hi greeting all,

As per topic, im planning to build a wall around my house which is now only green fencing. It size about 9000 sqt.

Just want to know roughly the estimated cost. If it within my budget then good, if not, maybe I do side by side first lol.

Many thanks!

Exora Bold CFE vs Nissan Serena Hybrid

kazekage_09 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:04:20 +0800

Exora Bold CFE Premium vs Nissan Serena Hybrid Premium Highway Star

Yes it is quite a strange comparison but I would like to hear some opinions before making decision. We already testdrive:

Toyota Innova - interior feel very cheap.
Honda Stream - out of budget.
VW Cross Touran - no more stock thanks to their super promo
Mazda Biante - no showunit or testdrive unit at my place
Peugeot 5008 - slightly overbudget. Very good car but maintenance is high.

So in the end it come to this 2 choices.

1. 800 permonth vs 1600 permonth. 9 years loan. Income about 13k combined. If buying Serena still can save about 3k permonth. 1st car finished serving the loan last year.

2. Narrower 3rd row seat vs a more spacey 3rd row seat.

3. 7 years warranty vs 3 years warranty.

4. No free service vs 2 years free service. From my reading both maintenance cost about the same. No? Please correct me if im wrong

5. FC wise im not so sure. From Carbase Exora can give 7.0L/100km and Serena 6.6L/100km. But after lurking around in both fb owner club, i say Serena having a better FC thanks to it hybrid.

6. No isofix vs 2 isofix

7. So let say for 1 month I gonna drive about 2000km, in term of petrol usage, Exora gonna cost me extra RM200 more. For 9 years it gonna take roughly about RM22k. But then it still lower than Serena price.

8. Comfort wise, both are great with Exora have that extra kick from turbo.

9. Lastly the reliability issues. Which car will give more peace of mind in the long run? Yes im aware also this all depend on luck lol Planning to use for long time.

Those Property Investors in Selangor/KV

kazekage_09 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:08:52 +0800

Im been wondering are those investors really are the people of selangor/kv, or they from other states?

Reason im asking because i been thinking on investing in property. Done a bit of studying and as far as iI know there are 2 types which are capital gain (flip) or cashflow (rental).

I think im more into rental as I do not have such strong holding power for capital gain. And from what I see it harder to get cashflow from rental here (im staying at melaka) compared to selangor/kv area.

So I would like to know is my idea achievable? Or is it ambitious? And if there are actually people who done this, i want to learn how they do it? Do they travel frequent? Or just hire agents to manage their property?

Your insight and thought are really much appreciated.

Anyone has experience with KDPNKK?

kazekage_09 — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:35:46 +0800

I already file a complain to KDPNKK (cheated by wedding planner). And KDPNKK already issued a letter to the cheater whether to settle outside court or opt for hearing and they opt for hearing. On the day of hearing, they did not come thus making us win the hearing. Problem now is tribunal court after that issue an award letter saying the cheater must pay to me in 14 days and the letter i need send myself using AR Register. I think this cheater know already the procedure and they do not receive the letter (just track and trace just now, mentioned "unable to deliver")

For your info, the penalties for not paying me in 14 days is either RM5000 or prison for 2 years or both. But in order for court to proceed with the penalties they need proof that the cheater received the letter. I think the cheater know this and that why they not receiving it. What can i do now?

WTA about karaoke home system

kazekage_09 — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:16:59 +0800

Dear all,

Planning to own karaoke system in my home. But first i want to know do i need a specific room for it? Do i need to setup sound proof area for it?
Because i concern the loud sound will disturb my neighbour.

Then, it come to the karaoke itself. Dont have an idea about the budget. Can anyone recommend the brand, budget and location to buy it?can i get the whole system below 5k?

pre built gaming pc or build my own

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

pre built gaming pc or build my own

kazekage_09 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:53:22 +0800

Hi all,

first of all sorry if my topic had been discussed before but i already searched and not find anything.

this is my first desktop so I do not have any knowledge about this.

my purpose is for gaming such as dota 2, fifa, starcraft etc and also for photo editing such as photoshop etc.

so should i go for alienware desktop or opt for build my own? but i have zero knowledge in building own pc.

I guess i know what majority of you all gonna suggests but just want to confirm it and ease my decision.

many thanks!

my new home issues

kazekage_09 — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:47:10 +0800

a very good morning to all home owner here. i would like to hear suggestions from you guys around here regarding my issues/problems/concerns about my house. help and guide
from you guys will be greatly appreciated.

1) what brand of water filter do you guys recommend? as for now my priority is for drinking first.

2) im now staying in melaka which is a very hot state. plus my house is consider new development so no big tree nearby to help reduce the hotness. other than tinted, what else can i do to cool my home?

3) ok i know somebody will suggest me aircond for my 2) question but just curious will 2.5hp aircond sufficient to cover my hall until kitchen (it an open space between my hall and kitchen)

4) what roughly would be my bills if i use 2.5hp? i also heard about capasitor bank, how much true is it that it can reduce your electric usage?

5) i know this is not the right platform to ask this question but maybe there are good input i can get from here. i owning a one and a half storey house which the kitchen is the area standalone one. so can i reno the upper part of the kitchen making my house full double storey? maybe someone with architech background can comment on this?

hope can get few insights from you guys!
thank you!

Recommend me good hospital in Johor

kazekage_09 — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:07:16 +0800

Hello good morning.

I would like to ask some suggestion which hospital is the best in Johor for delivery?

Now me and my wife working in Sabah but we planning to deliver in Johor. We found it quite hard for us if my wife deliver here.

So it would be great if you all can give us some recommendations.

1. Locations around JB or Kulai as my wife's family is there.

2. Have female obstetrician/gynecologist. Maybe can suggest names perhap?

3. Private hospital. but gov also can be considered.

4. If possible the price range for the said hospital.

Many thanks!

What is the best brand for stand mixer?

kazekage_09 — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:22:42 +0800

Hello,

Anyone can suggest me good quality stand mixer? I have no idea about this

Want to get one for my wife for her birthday

A Question About Movers Companies.

kazekage_09 — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:11:47 +0800

Anybody has any experiences with movers companies is Sabah? Or can recommend me a good one?

I want to move house from KK to Kota Belud. So far i had got 3 quotations which are RM 800, RM 1000 and RM 1080. The price include dismantle and assemble things like bed, cupboard etc and using 3 tonnes lorry.

Is the price normal because the distance only about 60-70 km. This is my first time dealing with movers companies so my personal opinion it is a bit pricey (dont know whether they quote me a higher price since I has no experiences on this) but I maybe wrong. So need some info and feedback from you guys.

Thank you!

Paying Wang Beza

kazekage_09 — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:05 +0800

Hi sifus,

I had bought a house using gov loan but can not fully cover the price of the house so I need to pay the wang beza.

My question is how can I pay the wang beza to my developer using the safest way because the amount is big.

I using Bank Rakyat and the developer's bank is Affin.

So can I just go to Bank Rakyat, make a cheque and go to Affin Bank to deposit there? I can't give the cheque by hand because working in Sabah and afraid of the late payment interest by the developer.

Thank you!