HDB Renovation Permits and Registered Contractors

Now that you have purchased your very own Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat, the next logical step would be to renovate it to suit your lifestyle needs and preferences. However, you have to take note that if you want to renovate your HDB flat, you have to engage an HDB registered renovation contractor. If you want to engage other types of work, remember the following:

• For window works - BCA approved window contractors that are listed with HDB
• For water pipe services - Public Utilities Board (PUB) Water Department's list of licensed water service plumbers
• For gas service works - Energy Market Authority's (EMA) list of licensed gas service worker
• For sanitary works – The Singapore Plumbing Society's (SPS) list of registered plumbers

HDB’s lists of renovation contractors have been thoroughly checked by them to ensure that they comply with HDB standards and to guarantee that these renovation companies are financially stable. There are so many ways to know if the renovation contractors or window contractors have been endorsed by HDB and BCA. You can try searching through their online e-Service at http://www.hdb.gov.sg/bn25/isos118p.nsf/List+by+Company?OpenView&Count=15&Start=1&RestrictToCategory=A&CurVal=Reno%20Company%20Name/ for the list of Registered Renovation Contractors who can carry out renovation works only and http://www.hdb.gov.sg/bn25/isos118p.nsf/Reno+Window+List+by+Company?OpenView&Count=15&... for the list of Renovation Contractors who can carry out both renovation works and window works. Another way is either to enquire by the renovation company’s name or renovation company’s registration number via SMS. To enquire using the company’s name, follow these steps:

1. Enter the keyword with a space after that and enter the company name of your preferred renovation company
2. Send your SMS message to 9011 2222
3. You will receive a message if the detail is found: " is an HDB Registered Renovation Contractor."

To enquire by the renovation contractor’s registration number, follow these steps:

1. Enter the keyword with a space after that and enter the company’s registration number
2. Send your SMS message to 9011 2222
3. You will receive a message if the detail is found: " + is an HDB Registered Renovation Contractor."