Home-fix in trouble?

[Kxbc]

That's why we should master yi yang zhi. All walls also no problem.

 

Who wants to buy a 2nd hand yi yang zhi manual? I am still stuck at pg 1.

[Datura]

dont think they close down, just downsize their retails, they still have a big building at Tai Seng 

[t0y0ta]

Samsung monitors were good. I bought Samsung since the CRT era (made in korea), cheap and good. Later many years down the road, they became market leader and got more expensive but from just my personal experience, not as reliable as their older models. I guess they would have diverted more costs toward marketing, branding, design rather than toward more reliable components and QC. The former brings in new revenue, the latter brings brand loyalty.

Just look up YouTube, a lot of demonstration videos.

 

You can hear a rotary hammer easily from far, heavy hammering you can see the chuck moving in and out so they must use SDS drill bit. Drill into ceiling and hard concrete like butter.

 

Impact drill only light hammering using regular drill bit. Hard concrete you drill until you perspire just move a little. But regular wall or drywall no problem.

Oh i have a Bosch one. We just call it a heavy duty drill.... Yah it is the fundamental equipment of a DIY

[Mkl22]

You can hear a rotary hammer easily from far, heavy hammering you can see the chuck moving in and out so they must use SDS drill bit. Drill into ceiling and hard concrete like butter.

 

Impact drill only light hammering using regular drill bit. Hard concrete you drill until you perspire just move a little. But regular wall or drywall no problem.

 

i love my makita cordless one.

[Ysc3]

Seems like for washing machine, avoid Samsung. Not lasting and there was a time they were catching fire.

I bought a cheap Samsung washing machine for $140 when I rented my flat out. Ten years later when I took it back, it could still run another two more good years before the pcb melted.

 

I would say it performance wise, it's even better than my present Hitachi. Too bad they don't have the old models anymore.

i love my makita cordless one.

Wah ! you all branded ones...

 

I part-time DIY man... Only using cheap $18 hawk brand drill from Giant.

[Kusje]

Risky game... I had LG tv breakdown at 2.5yrs of 3yr warranty... Get full newer model replacement set 

 

I have a panasonic tv - broke down after 1 year. replace new set.

 

few months later got a different issue, this time replace pcb.

 

suay?

One time I went to La Germania office to buy the burner head.

 

Told them their product was very good as it lasted me almost 15 years and I only needed to replace a $12 burner head.

 

The person there also told me the same thing... "good for you but no good for us. "

[Ysc3]

I have a panasonic tv - broke down after 1 year. replace new set.

 

few months later got a different issue, this time replace pcb.

 

suay?

 

 

15 yrs later and they are still producing spare parts?

Perhaps it's a standard part for all their past and present(then) products.

[mersaylee]

I bought a cheap Samsung washing machine for $140 when I rented my flat out. Ten years later when I took it back, it could still run another two more good years before the pcb melted.

 

I would say it performance wise, it's even better than my present Hitachi. Too bad they don't have the old models anymore.

Wah ! you all branded ones...

 

I part-time DIY man... Only using cheap $18 hawk brand drill from Giant.

Drill wood still ok. If use for masonry drilling, prepare to see and smell smoke.

[Windwaver]

My Pioneer Plasma TV still going strong after 12 yrs...

Eagerly waiting for it to up lorry for my 65" OLED Sony TV..

 

My Pioneer plasma has the best neutral colors compared to any non plasma TVs; damn heavy but it's still good 

[Mustank]

Makita makes solid tools, sibei hoh. Got CN pariah ones 1/3 of the price, I see a lot of contractors use them.

 

 

 

Bosch solid one. CN also makes pariah one, looks and feels 99% the same, but at 1/3 of the price. A lot of local and MY contractor use them, cheap and good. But not good for big companies like Bosch, Makita, .. who invested heavily into R&D.

 

I guess they are the contracted manufacturer in CN for big brands, then release some of their own into the market with their own marque. Yet people wonder why EU and US wants to sanction CN.

I bought one rotary hammer drill local set

Also is markita one

[Ysc3]

Drill wood still ok. If use for masonry drilling, prepare to see and smell smoke.

Not that bad lah... Maybe a bit tougher but still gets the job done. I have not tried other brands though.

[mersaylee]

Not that bad lah... Maybe a bit tougher but still gets the job done. I have not tried other brands though.

What's the wattage of the one you use?

[Mkl22]

My Pioneer plasma has the best neutral colors compared to any non plasma TVs; damn heavy but it's still good 

 

mine is a pansonic plasma. a heat generator though. but good colors.

[Adrianli]

dont think they close down, just downsize their retails, they still have a big building at Tai Seng

I wonder why they downsize, not just close the shop? Rather let it be repossessed??? Doesn't make sense to me.

[Othello]

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/boss-diy-chain-home-fix-reinvents-prevent-stores-turning-showrooms

 

SINGAPORE – It grew from a humble hardware store in Geylang Serai to become a modern DIY (Do-It-Yourself) retail chain with over 20 stores in Singapore and Malaysia.

 

But with the rise of e-commerce, Home-Fix managing director Low Cheong Kee found his physical stores turning into "showrooms". Customers came to browse before scooting off to buy items on platforms like Amazon and Taobao.

 

Mr Low knew he had to re-invent his business model and, in recent years, Home-Fix has expanded its offerings to include DIFY (Do-It-For-You) and DIWY (Do-It-With-You) services. It is able to send handymen to do home repairs, and also teaches patrons how to build their own furniture and fix up their homes.

 

It launched an "experience centre", known as XPC, at its headquarters, where various courses are held – from teaching patrons to use specific power tools, to building their own wardrobe, to coding.

 

Mr Low also embarked on a "right-sizing" exercise over the last two years, reducing the number of brick-and-mortar stores in Singapore from 26 to 16, even as he beefed up Home-Fix's online presence.

 

"The sheer numbers game doesn't make sense anymore... We believe that expanding into the services sphere will help us to reach out better to our customers," said Mr Low, 54.

 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cited Home-Fix's efforts to adapt to technological disruption as a case study at the annual May Day Rally on Tuesday (May 1).

"(Mr Low) is building new relationships with customers, doing things which online stores will find hard to replicate," Mr Lee said in his speech.

 

About 800 people have participated in the courses which Home-Fix began offering last year under the national SkillsFuture initiative. It has trained another 2,000 individuals and groups through workshops held at the XPC, said Mr Low

"Young customers no longer see the mall as a place to buy things... This has been an ongoing change, and we use training as a way to go around it," he said.

 

Mr Low stressed the need for retailers to constantly adapt to changing trends. His grandparents switched from selling charcoal to hardware between the 1960s and 1980s, as more Singaporeans started to reside in high-rise buildings. When he took over the family business in 1993, he ventured into the area of home improvement.

Home-Fix hopes to embrace "service-centredness" as a core component of its mission within the next five years.

 

"This conversion from a brick-and-mortar firm to an omni-channel retailer is a process... We are still adjusting and trying to find our footing," said Mr Low.

Edited April 25, 2019 by Othello

[Ichibawa]

Isn't F&P owned by Haier ? Another China brand.

 

Actually quite a number of Chinese brands are successful internationally and they are ECE certified. Among the more popular ones which is even available in Europe are Haier, TEC and HiSense. 

[Soya]

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/boss-diy-chain-home-fix-reinvents-prevent-stores-turning-showrooms

SINGAPORE â It grew from a humble hardware store in Geylang Serai to become a modern DIY (Do-It-Yourself) retail chain with over 20 stores in Singapore and Malaysia.

But with the rise of e-commerce, Home-Fix managing director Low Cheong Kee found his physical stores turning into "showrooms". Customers came to browse before scooting off to buy items on platforms like Amazon and Taobao.

Mr Low knew he had to re-invent his business model and, in recent years, Home-Fix has expanded its offerings to include DIFY (Do-It-For-You) and DIWY (Do-It-With-You) services. It is able to send handymen to do home repairs, and also teaches patrons how to build their own furniture and fix up their homes.

It launched an "experience centre", known as XPC, at its headquarters, where various courses are held â from teaching patrons to use specific power tools, to building their own wardrobe, to coding.

Mr Low also embarked on a "right-sizing" exercise over the last two years, reducing the number of brick-and-mortar stores in Singapore from 26 to 16, even as he beefed up Home-Fix's online presence.

"The sheer numbers game doesn't make sense anymore... We believe that expanding into the services sphere will help us to reach out better to our customers," said Mr Low, 54.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cited Home-Fix's efforts to adapt to technological disruption as a case study at the annual May Day Rally on Tuesday (May 1).

"(Mr Low) is building new relationships with customers, doing things which online stores will find hard to replicate," Mr Lee said in his speech.

About 800 people have participated in the courses which Home-Fix began offering last year under the national SkillsFuture initiative. It has trained another 2,000 individuals and groups through workshops held at the XPC, said Mr Low

"Young customers no longer see the mall as a place to buy things... This has been an ongoing change, and we use training as a way to go around it," he said.

Mr Low stressed the need for retailers to constantly adapt to changing trends. His grandparents switched from selling charcoal to hardware between the 1960s and 1980s, as more Singaporeans started to reside in high-rise buildings. When he took over the family business in 1993, he ventured into the area of home improvement.

Home-Fix hopes to embrace "service-centredness" as a core component of its mission within the next five years.

"This conversion from a brick-and-mortar firm to an omni-channel retailer is a process... We are still adjusting and trying to find our footing," said Mr Low.

Simi kinda article is this? Has anyone here actually heard of XPC??

[Kb27]

What is a rotary hammer? Even heard of it even though i diy

 

Rotary hammer drill is what contractors use when they come to your house to install something as small as a hook, as big as a kitchen cabinet, ceiling fan, etc, ( not a stupid hammer drill, you see in some DIY shop. )

 

The cheapest is probably a Stanley

https://www.horme.com.sg/product.aspx?id=256

 

They use SDS concrete drill bits, which is not really expensive.

 

All you probably need for common household stuff is a M6 SDS drill bit ($5), a box of M6 wall plugs ($2) and screws.