http://forum.lowyat.net/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:54:36 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3161482 Hi, guys. Hope you&#39;ll forgive me if I&#39;m posting in the wrong place. Have been reading the forums for quite some time, but its my first time posting.<br /><br />Recently bought my first house (in Penang) and am trying to make it habitable on my tight budget. <br /><br />There are a few things I&#39;m looking for<br /><br />1. I plan to extend my master bedroom by closing up the small balcony with casement windows. This involves removing the existing iron railing - which oddly, the window people are not wanting to do for some reason. <br /><br />2. My kitchen is very small so I plan to make a wet kitchen by putting up a polycarbonate roof (covering about 100sqft) just outside my existing kitchen and using this area as an open air kitchen cum drying area until I can afford to close the roofed area off to make a proper wet kitchen.<br /><br />3. My house is sort of on a split levelled piece of land, so I want to have a metal staircase/ bridge made to bridge the split level. Maybe I&#39;m not being very clear but it&#39;s a little hard to explain. <br /><br />4. Due to a lack of storage for outdoor items ( water hose, brooms, rakes, scoops, jet wash etc) I plan to build a small store cabinet attached to the side of the house. This area is exposed to the sun/rain.<br /><br /> With the above things in mind, I&#39;m looking for a contractor or anyone you guys can recommend to do the job. <br /><br />So far I only have prices quoted for the roofing- which is rm28/sqftfor mild steel with polycarbonate (not sure regarding thickness) , RM 45 for wood( not sure what wood) with polycarbonate and rm85/sqft for glass (assuming laminated, not sure of frame material). These prices seem a bit much to me in comparison with those I&#39;ve seen on lowyat.net but maybe you guys can give your opinions. <br /><br />I&#39;d rather split the jobs to different contractors as I found so far that when I give a few jobs to one guy, they tend to be reasonable for one or two of the items and cut throat on the rest. Then again, am open to suggestion.<br /><br />Looking forward to you guys&#39; input.<br /><br />Thanks so much&#33; Humerus33 Property Talk Fri, 14 Mar 2014 23:28:17 +0800