Hi Folks,
We have recently moved into own house (...err... le'me correct it, partially owned house, LICHFL has good stake in it), so I thought of sharing my experience with you related to interior work.
Through one of my friends, I got to know about one Bihari Carpenter, Goutham. Before decided on him, I have visited few of his sites and we liked his work. Moreover few friends had told me to look for a Rajasthani/Bihari carpenter, they are supposed good in this business.
My Bihari C' did a rough estimate of plywood (and other items that are needed in the initial phase) and asked us to buy about 80% of the goods. You can buy from any place of your choice, I bought it directly from GreenPly AreaSalesManager-Suresh (9000991123). Suresh gave me the best deal which no retail merchant can offer. And the best part is, he arranged the transport directly to my site either.
My place allowed over night stay for interior workers, so the pace was bit faster as it saves travel time and they are able to things till late evening.
Mine is a 2 BHK house, we had interior work in 2 Bed rooms and 2 separate units in Hall. In addition to this, we also got two queen size beds by carpenter. Teak wood required for beds was purchased from a Timber Depot in Miyapur. My carpenter took ~30days to complete his work. But looking at others around who have done their interior, I felt this was a good turnaround time.
For Kitchen, we bought Modular Kitchen from Reliance Living (after doing lot of research on ModularKitchens at LussoItalia, HomeCenter, HomeTown, Evok...etc). Sales Manager (Rajender - 8008404215) at Reliance Living was so patient with us and spent almost 2 days to finalize one design that would best fit our kitchen measurements.
Now coming to selection of other components, decolams and veneers are most confusing things to choose. They decide how the interior is going to look. There is a lot of difference between what you see in the catalogs and how it comes up finally. I spent some good time on deciding these before finalizing Greenlam & Merino laminates.
Same is true for other things, like handles, legs etc, but they can be replaced easily where as decolams, veneers will be tough/expensive to replace. Veneers are costly and the polish cost is high too, but it does give a good finish to your interior.
When you opt for a Carpenter to do your interiors, you may not get a good finish as you would get if you opt for a interior guy who would get some stuff done in factory. But the good part is that you will know what material is going in. You also will be able to change things as and when you want. Those who are married would know ladies will not like something for sure and would ask to get it altered.
A good carpenter can get you a really good finish. Make sure you get a good polish guy, that matters a lot. Veneers can look terrible if not polished properly.
Finishing part, i.e picking up decolam, veneer, legs, handles, glasses is really painful and important, so do some research around that beforehand. I picked ebco & Hettich hardware and bought it from Goshamahal (near Nampally). It was suggested by my carpenter.
Coming to carpenter, me and my friend had good experience with Goutham Carpenter. Only problem is...you have to suggest best design for him to proceed. He has a good pool of people who work for him, most of them Rajasthani and experienced workers. They work on all days except Amavasya or New moon day.
Regards
