What it costs
Priced line by line, before anything is cut.
We do not quote a square-foot rate and discover the rest later. You get an estimate against a material schedule, so every decision has a visible price and you can change it while changing it is still free.
Budget
Where the money actually goes
A realistic proportional breakdown for a full-home project.
Modular joinery
Kitchen, wardrobes and storage. The largest line in almost every project, and where quality differences show up soonest.
Civil, ceiling & painting
False ceilings, electrical rework, plumbing changes, tiling and paint. Expands when a flat needs more correction than expected.
Furniture & soft furnishing
Sofa, beds, dining, curtains and rugs. Often quoted separately, which is why whole-home budgets get underestimated.
Lighting & fittings
Fixtures, drivers, switches and control. Small as a percentage, disproportionately large in effect.
Contingency
Not optional. Every project meets something unexpected behind a wall or above a ceiling.
Scopes
What a baseline scope includes
Every project is priced to its own drawing — this is what the baseline specification covers before options.
| Scope | Typical size | What the baseline includes |
|---|---|---|
| Modular kitchen | 8×10 ft, standard scope | BWP carcass, laminate shutters, quartz counter |
| Wardrobes | Per 8 ft run, floor to ceiling | BWP carcass, laminate shutters, soft-close |
| False ceiling | Peripheral cove, per room | Gypsum on GI frame, cove lighting |
| TV / media wall | 10×6 ft | Panelled wall, concealed services, console |
| Full home — 2 BHK | 600–900 sq ft | Kitchen, wardrobes, ceilings, media wall, painting |
| Full home — 3 BHK | 1,100–1,500 sq ft | As above plus pooja, crockery and dressing |
In detail
Reading an estimate properly
What actually drives the number
Two rooms of identical size, done in the same house style, can differ by 30–50% depending on three decisions: carcass grade (BWR versus marine BWP), hardware rating (unbranded versus a 60,000-cycle European runner) and countertop or shutter finish. None of these show up in a square-foot rate, which is why we price against a named material schedule instead.
Why a lower quote is not automatically a better one
The fastest way to lower a number is to specify a thinner core, an unrated hinge or a laminate instead of an acrylic finish — changes that are invisible on the day of installation and expensive in year three. When comparing two quotes, ask both studios for the same specification in writing before comparing the totals; a lower number against a lower specification is not a saving.
How a full-home estimate is actually built
We measure the flat, agree the scope room by room, and price each room against its own material schedule. The line items are summed into a single estimate with contingency shown separately rather than folded in, so you can see exactly what buffer is built into the number and what happens to it if nothing unexpected is found.
How contingency actually gets used
The 10% contingency shown in the budget breakdown above is not padding — it is the buffer for what a measured survey cannot see in advance: a wall that is not where the drawing says, wiring that needs more correction than expected, a slab that is out of level. Where it is not needed, it is not spent; where it is, you see exactly what it went to rather than a total that quietly grew.
Questions
About pricing
Why do you not publish a per-square-foot rate?
Because it is not how the cost behaves. Two identical-sized kitchens can differ by a factor of two on carcass material, hardware rating and countertop alone. A square-foot rate hides that until it is too late to change.
Is it cheaper to do the whole home at once?
Usually by 10–15%. One site mobilisation, one installation team and one material order — and it is the only way the detailing genuinely matches across rooms.
What is excluded from a typical estimate?
Ask for the exclusions list specifically. Commonly excluded: electrical rework beyond the agreed points, civil and plumbing changes, appliances, and society charges for lift use and debris removal.
Are EMIs available?
Payment is staged against verifiable milestones — design sign-off, factory release, delivery, installation and handover. Financing options can be arranged against that schedule.
Can I phase the project?
Yes, and if you do, get all the disruptive work — electrical, plumbing, waterproofing and ceilings — done in phase one across the whole flat. Reopening walls later costs more than doing it once.
Why does a small change sometimes carry a large cost?
Because of where it falls in the programme, not because of the change itself. The same finish swap costs nothing before design sign-off and can mean re-cutting produced panels after it — which is why we flag, at every stage, whether a decision is still free to change.
Do you charge for the site survey or the first estimate?
No — both are free, with no obligation to proceed. The cost conversation only becomes binding once you choose to sign off a design and move to production.
How does your pricing compare with a local contractor's?
Direct contractor rates are often lower on paper because the specification is looser — a generic hardware line, an unnamed carcass grade. Ask any quote you are comparing us against for the same specification detail we publish and the comparison becomes fair.
Can I get a rough number before a full site survey?
Yes, within a wide band based on scope and home size — useful for an early budget conversation, but always confirmed against the material schedule once the room is actually measured.
Do prices vary meaningfully by city?
The material and hardware pricing is close to uniform nationally; what varies is site logistics — access, delivery distance, local labour rates for civil work — which is a smaller share of the total than joinery and finishes and is itemised rather than folded into a regional markup.
Comparing quotes
How to actually compare two estimates
What a fair comparison between two studios actually requires
The same carcass grade, the same hardware brand and cycle rating, the same finish specified by name, and the same exclusions list. Two quotes that differ on all four are not comparable regardless of how close the headline numbers are — ask for the underlying schedule before deciding on price alone.
Why we show contingency as a separate line rather than building it in
Folding a buffer into every line item makes the estimate look larger than the actual specified work and hides how much of the total is genuinely uncertain. Showing it separately means you can see exactly what the confirmed scope costs and what is set aside for what a survey cannot fully predict.
What to do if a quote looks unusually low
Ask for the material schedule behind it before anything else. A number can be lowered by thinning the carcass grade, downgrading hardware or excluding items you would reasonably assume were included — all invisible until the specification is written down and compared line by line.
Why we ask for scope before giving any number at all
Because 'what does a kitchen cost' has no honest single answer — an 8×10 kitchen in matt laminate and one in hand-painted PU with brass detailing can differ by a large multiple. Scope and finish level have to be named before a number means anything.
Does the price change once production has started?
Not on confirmed scope — the estimate is locked at design sign-off. It changes only if you request a change after that point, and any such change is quoted and agreed before it is made.
Are taxes and delivery included in the headline estimate figure?
Both are itemised rather than hidden — GST is shown separately and delivery to site is part of the standard scope in every estimate we issue.
Can the estimate be shared with a bank for a home loan top-up?
Yes — it is a formal, itemised document suitable for that purpose, and we can format it to a specific bank's requirements on request.
Next step
Get a line-by-line estimate.
Send the floor plan and the scope. We will come back with a material schedule and a price against every line of it.