Meeting Sean from Connectix Interior Design

We went back to Connectix for our quotation on a rainy day. The meeting was a pleasant one. The interior designer who served us, Sean, is a pleasant guy. He had his partner, Johan, with him on that day.

Personally, I was impressed by some small details that caught my attention. 

• They did two drawings (instead of one): one for the carpentry works and the other for the lighting.
• They allowed us to bring the drawings back.
• Both drawings as well as the quotation were printed on the company's letterhead.
• The quotation was printed on slightly thicker paper (120gsm, I think).
• They offer two 3D designs for free, even before confirmation.

Although such minor stuff are of no importance or relevance to home renovation, I think they convey a message that the company value its clients.

The total quotation comes up to almost $29k. More than that from Beaux Monde but that was because Sean and Johan proposed the hacking of wall to accommodate our wardrobe and more kitchen cabinets. We expressed that this amount is beyond our budget and Sean offered to re-do the quotation. 

Compared to our first meeting, we have better idea of what we want now. So, we were able to tell him what to change. Sean got back to us very quickly through email on the next day. The revised quotation is now $22,500, more in line with our budget.

Nevertheless, our concern is that Connectix is not a registered HDB renovation contractor. Frankly, I am still not very sure how relevant HDB registration of interior designers is to home owners. Think I will need to check it out soon.