Step-by-Step, Brick-by-Brick, Yet So Quick!
The modus operandi of KiG is based on knowledge-sharing with client at each step, fast but logically paced, and verifiable at every stage.
Phase 1:
Comprehension: Client Interaction & Briefing:
In the first phase, interactive briefing sessions are held with the client at his / her convenience or urgency.
The client’s motivations / reasons for renovation are sought and understood.
Our professional team extracts the client’s preferences, desires, expectations and emotional needs through listening and querying. His / her allocated budget, vis a vis the extent of renovation expected, are approximated.
It would be ideal if all decision-makers in your home / family are present at this briefing, and articulate their likes and dislikes.
In the following days, based on the insights thus gleaned, our renovation team will draw up an exclusive client / project profile.
Phase 2:
Consultancy: Ideation & Feasibility Study
In this Phase, we translate your client / project profile into a renovation idea (design theme) and an architectural plan – a feasibility analysis is conducted, taking into account your budget, requirements, constraints if any, and any grey / risk areas if any.
Based on this plan, KiG’s expert team will provide you conceptual graphics that depict your visualized renovation, and a preliminary cost estimate vis a vis your renovation requirements and design desires.
These will be based on mean market costs, to enable you to make decisions about elements to include, and those to exclude. And the conceptual graphics will enable you to make changes in your original plans, if something you imagined does not appear the same in the drawing.
It is VERY important that you decide upon the changes, if any, at this stage, and NOT during the construction. This will also enhance the overall cost-effectiveness substantially.
Phase 3:
Conceptualization: Definition of Scope of Work & Working Drawings:
In this phase, the Scope of Work is defined, and Working Drawings are prepared. Based on these drawings, various aspects of your project are tendered out to our wide network of sub-trades, in order to obtain the most competitive prices.
At the end of this phase, a detailed budgeting overview can be prepared, and a contract can be drawn up.
Phase 4:
Contracting:
An accurate cost estimate is presented to you at this stage, taking into account the specifics (engineering, structural, design and aesthetic) of your renovation project. This estimate will also be based on cost negotiations and competitive quoting from various tradespeople who will be involved in the assignment.
This estimate will also explain how unforeseeable structural issues, if at all they come up during your renovation, will be factored into your total cost (you must be aware and be mentally prepared for this eventuality, which is a realistic probability, though not too commonplace).
At this stage, if you so wish, your total cost can be pegged down through design modifications.
Rest assured that KiG, through its strategic networking with tradespeople, holds optimal buying power, the industry’s most competitive labour rates and excellent process efficiency.
We are confident that our quote will be the best you can get without compromising on the scope of work required or the expected quality of finish.
If the contract is signed by mutual consent, obtaining building consents from civic authorities and other such formalities come into play. This often is a rather complicated process, which is better handled by experts. KiG will take up this responsibility, and ensure that it goes smoothly, without affecting the project timelines adversely.
Phase 5:
Construction:
In this phase, a Project Manager from KiG, exclusively assigned to your renovation project, will brief the requisite teams, schedule the works, and begin execution under his / her close supervision.
The Project Manager will ensure that the various services, trades and labours involved in the renovation are scheduled seamlessly and put to work on call, so that the project moves forward swiftly and smoothly.
He / she will re-confirm that each trade / work is completed conforming to KiG’s high-set standards, before the next stage begins. He / she will enforce stage-wise quality control, to eliminate any quality issues or areas of dissatisfaction at the end of the project.
KiG’s on-the-foot innovation, one-stop-sourcing and end-to-end design & execution process guarantee you hassle-free project completion, well within the timelines.
Phase 6:
Conclusion: Handing Over Your Finished Home:
Once your renovation project is completed as per plans and expectations, KiG will ensure that all City Council documentations are completed, and obtain the requisite Code of Compliance certification for you.
Then, we hand over your renewed home to you.
As you walk into your renewed home, remember: it is sealed with a 10-year Workmanship Warranty from KiG, ensuring you total peace of mind.
Indulge!