I am not that kind of customer that writes reviews to earn rebates or points, and definitely not one that writes without any kind of incentive. However for this instance, I am extremely satisfied with the overall services provided by Interior Genesis. Alloysius is the designer / main point of contact, while Darius is his assistant. I would like to share my experience in these main points
1. Pricing
1. I have done my own research against other IDs and direct contractors, and pricing wise is definitely very fair and reasonable. Some contractors might quote a low initial price, and do a higher mark up during the add-on requests, but this wasn’t the case for Interior Genesis.
2. I initially planned to look for director contractors for every major area like, Carpentry, Hacking and Demolition, Wet works, Plumbing, Electrician, thinking that I will be save to lot more for my house renovation. However after looking at Interior Genesis’ price, the pricing given is really not much different from market rate, and you save a lot of time and headaches trying to coordinate everyone. If you are inexperienced, it will be a nightmare.
2. Workmanship
1. Carpentry: Really good overall, even to the smallest details of cupboard rollers, door soft close hinges and polishing of sharp cupboard corners.
2. Tiling: Really no complaints. The head-worker really helps to plan out the best tile arrangement such that it will not lined up in aseptically ugly manner. It could’ve easily gone wrong, but really thankful for it. One bad point was the side skirtings are a little sharp, which we noticed, and they rectified it immediately.
3. Painting: Had feedback to them that it can be done better. There were areas that could’ve been patched, removing of screws etc, and could’ve done so without needing us to remind. Overall, not a very big concern and it can be easily fixed.
4. Electrician: Quality of work is not very good and reliable by the worker, as lighting arrangements were not up to standard and the worker doesn’t really have the customers’ interest in mind. I last heard from Interior Genesis that they have changed their electrician contractor.
3. Attitude and Responsiveness
1. Undeniably, Interior Genesis’ attitude and responsiveness is the main reason why we chose them over other contractors (apart from pricing). You can message them late at night, or during weekends, they still respond to your requests and solve your problems. This is something I really cherish especially its my first home renovation, with no experience in it. The last thing you would want is to have a contractor that cares more about his other projects and getting customers, then neglecting your house project.
2. Interior Genesis also offers help to coordinate with any other contractors that you engaged, perhaps for windows grilles, curtains, plumber, equipment deliveries etc. They do so without asking any service fee, and even provide feedback on how you can do it better, out of pure goodwill for you.
3. Whenever we found any unsatisfactory area, Interior Genesis is always sure to fix them without any charges, and will not give stupid reasons for it, then try to brush away as if it cant be solved or not their fault.
4. Lastly, as I am someone who prefers to come up with my own design and concept, Interior Genesis really helped me in sharing areas that I overlooked, and even helped drew up the 3D drawing. And they do all these extra customer service without charging, but really just wanting to do a proper job for us.