Renovation
Coordinated work across flooring, wall finishes and the fixtures that make a room function.
Discuss renovation ↗Residential renovation & custom carpentry
SPACE.
PURPOSE.
PRECISION.
Practical spaces, carefully put together.
From the first layout to the last cabinet hinge.
DESIGNED TO WORK.
BUILT TO BELONG.
A better space is
a better everyday.
Make the most of the home you have. Northline brings room planning, joinery and renovation work into one clear conversation.
Our disciplines
From a single built-in
to a whole new chapter.
Carpentry
Kitchens, wardrobes and storage with a place for what belongs inside. Dimensions and hardware considered together.
Plan your joinery ↗Space planning
Rooms that work around movement, furniture and daily routines. Start with the existing floor plan and your priorities.
Explore your layout ↗Before the first payment
Credentials,
stated and shown.
Two contractors can quote the same drawing. What separates them is who carries the liability and what is in writing.
Sent with every quotation
- The registered company name and registration number
- Public liability cover, with the insurer, the limit and the expiry date on the certificate
- Which licensed trades carry out the plumbing and electrical work, and that they are not subcontracted without telling you
- The written warranty term for workmanship, and the list of what voids it
Written into the contract
- The certificate itself, sent as a copy rather than described in a sentence
- Who is on site day to day, whether that person is employed or subcontracted, named before the start
- The defect process after handover: how a defect is reported, who returns, and how quickly
- A fixed price, with the list of changes that are allowed to move it
The supervisor named on your quotation is the person who runs your site, and the same name appears on the handover defect list. Every document above is one we hold now, so it goes out with the quotation rather than being produced later.
IN THE DETAILS.
THREE SCOPES, PRICED AND TIMED
Kitchen / Carpentry / Finishes
The working kitchen
A 2.9 m × 2.1 m kitchen: full-height cabinets, worktop provision and the hardware that gets used every morning. S$7,800 installed, measured before it is quoted.
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Pale full-height cabinets balance the dark working run. A translucent partition carries daylight while creating separation; internal drawer construction is considered alongside the external finish. The selection sheet is signed before the deposit, so the figure holds and the only later movement is a written variation.
Living / Storage / Room planning
A place for everything
A storage wall and an open living area, drawn around the way the room is used rather than the way it photographs. From S$4,600 for the run.
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Storage is grouped around the daily routine, circulation is kept clear and one continuous material palette connects the living space to the hall. Nothing is ordered before the drawing is signed, and the drawing carries the internal layout, not only the elevation.
Bathroom / Hacking / Waterproofing / Tiling
One bathroom, made good
Strip-out, membrane, screed and new tiling for a 2.2 m × 1.6 m bathroom. From S$9,500, quoted as one line with the disposal in it.
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Existing floor and wall tiles are hacked and taken away, membrane is laid to the wet zone and the screed falls are set towards the floor trap. Concealed piping is replaced where it has failed; the rest is pressure-checked and recorded before tiling starts. Defects are listed at handover with a date against each item.
Where we work
Coverage,
stated up front.
We take work across the island but only where we can keep a site supervised daily. If your address is outside that ring we say so at the first call rather than after a site visit.
Central & East
- Bedok · Tampines · Pasir Ris
- Geylang · Katong · Marine Parade
- Bishan · Serangoon · Hougang
- Toa Payoh · Novena
North & West
- Yishun · Woodlands · Sembawang
- Ang Mo Kio · Bishan
- Bukit Panjang · Choa Chu Kang
- Jurong East · Clementi
Supervision rule
- Properties beyond the ring are quoted only with a named supervisor assigned for the whole job
- No subcontracted carpentry on a job we are not supervising ourselves
- One project per supervisor at a time
We book four to six weeks ahead and take on one project per supervisor at a time. The start date goes into the contract and is held; if the programme moves, you hear it from us in the same week, with the revised date and the reason.
Beyond the cabinet door
GOOD STORAGE.
INSIDE AND OUT.
A clean elevation is only half the job. The inside should make the morning easier.
- Layout
- Organise by use, with daily items within reach.
- Hardware
- Check runner access, opening clearance and load requirements.
- Finish
- Agree samples, edges and internal surfaces together.
From survey to handover
Six stages,
each with an output.
A fixed price only means something if you know what has to be finished before the next stage starts.
1 · Site survey
Measured survey and existing-conditions check. Output: a measured drawing set and a list of what has to be hacked, kept or made good.
2 · Fixed-price contract
Quantities, materials, exclusions and the payment schedule. Output: a signed contract where the only later movements are written variations.
3 · Drawings & samples
Joinery drawings, finishes and hardware selections. Output: a selection sheet you sign, so the price stops moving.
4 · Build
Demolition, services, wet works and carpentry in sequence. Output: a weekly progress note and daily clear-down.
5 · Inspection & making good
Snag list walked with you before the last payment. Output: a written defect list with a date for each item.
6 · Handover
Keys, warranty documents and the close-out. Output: warranty terms per element, maintenance instructions and the final account reconciled against the contract.
Your contract names the supervisor, start and finish dates. Changes are confirmed in writing.
SCOPED BY ITEM, NOT BY GUESS
WHAT THE WORK
STARTS FROM.
Priced per item, so you can add or drop one line without renegotiating the whole job: paint and small repairs from S$1,200, one carpentry wall from S$4,600, a kitchen from S$7,800, one bathroom from S$9,500.
| Item | Usually covers | From |
|---|---|---|
| Carpentry, one wall | Measured units, internal fittings, doors, hardware and installation | S$4,600 |
| Kitchen cabinetry | Measured cabinets, worktop provision, hardware and installation | S$7,800 |
| One bathroom | Dismantling, surfaces and fittings installation; waterproofing listed separately where the scope requires it | S$9,500 |
| Paint and small repairs | Surfaces prepared, patched and painted, room by room | S$1,200 |
What moves the number
Three things and no others: how much has to be hacked before the new work can start, whether the plumbing or wiring has to be re-run, and how much tiling area is involved. Each is measured at the site visit and carried into the quotation as its own line, so a figure you compare against another contractor is comparing the same work.
THE EDGE OF THE JOB
WHAT IS IN.
WHAT IS NOT.
Most disputes are about work nobody wrote down. The quotation lists both sides before installation starts.
Send us your scopeIn the quotation
- Site measurement and existing-conditions check
- Removal of the agreed items and their disposal
- Carpentry, cabinets, hardware and internal fittings
- Protection of retained surfaces and daily clear-down
- Installation, adjustment and a progress check
- Handover with a written defect list
Outside it, unless it is listed
- Hacking, tiling and waterproofing where they are not listed
- Plumbing, drainage and electrical works
- Approvals, permits and any submission fees
- Lift, access, parking and waste charges
- Appliances and sanitaryware
- Rectifying defects in the existing structure
Client perspective
“There was a reason behind every decision. The storage works as well as the room looks.”
Custom carpentry · sample story
Sample story. Not a real customer review.Planning the work
Clear before
we build.
How long will the work take?
A single bathroom runs two working weeks on site, a kitchen three and a half, and a three-room flat with joinery six to eight weeks from the confirmed start date. The programme is dated and issued with the contract, with the tap-off and power-off windows written into it.
What is not in the price?
Hacking, tiling and waterproofing where they are not listed, plumbing and electrical work beyond the agreed points, approvals and submission fees, and lift or waste charges. Every one of them sits on the quotation’s exclusion list, and none is added without a written variation you approve first.
Can you work around existing fittings?
Existing items can be part of the brief. Their condition, dimensions and connection to the new work are checked on site, and anything we are keeping is photographed before the work starts.
Do we choose materials before a quotation?
An initial range helps planning, and the final quotation names the materials, hardware, quantities and installation scope it is priced on. Bring the range you like; the selection sheet is signed after the drawings.
Can we stay at home during the work?
Usually yes for a bathroom, a kitchen or joinery in one part of the flat, if a second bathroom or a temporary arrangement can be agreed. Dust screens go up at the start of the day and the clear-down is daily, not weekly. For a whole-flat programme we say at the survey whether staying is realistic.
Start a conversation
LET’S PUT YOUR
SPACE TO WORK.
Bring your floor plan and your priorities. We’ll start with what matters.
Concept only. Nothing is sent or booked.