Before you call

You pick a trade and a job, and we show you the price range providers in Singapore have published for it themselves. We don't estimate anything. If a provider hasn't published a price, they're simply not counted.

This only works where enough providers publish a price for the same job. Jobs without enough prices are not in the list.

One choice: a trade and a job, from a single list. Each entry shows the trade first, then the job, for example "Aircon servicing: Chemical wash".

There's no postal code or area field. Published prices don't vary by area in what we show, only by job and provider.

You'll see a range, not a single number: a low and a high figure in Singapore dollars, with the number of providers it's based on and the date of the data.

The range is the middle spread of the lowest price each provider published for the job, not the full spread from cheapest to priciest. That keeps one very cheap or very expensive outlier from making the number misleading.

Every price is one a provider published on its own website. We read it and use it here. We never estimate, average against a "typical" cost we've made up, or fill a gap with a guess.

Your final price. The actual figure depends on your specific job: what's broken, how bad it is, what materials are needed, and whether it's an easy or awkward job to reach. A published starting price is a starting point, not a quote.

Whether a job is under- or over-priced. We show what's published. We don't judge whether it's fair.

A price for every job. Some jobs don't have enough providers publishing a price. They are left out rather than guessed.

Agree the price with the provider before the visit, ideally in writing (a text message is fine). That protects you both.

It shows the records we hold for a provider: its ACRA business registration and, where we matched one, a trade record. The trade registers we hold are the BCA list of licensed builders, the NEA list of registered pest control operators and the HDB list of registered renovation contractors.

Every record carries the date we checked it.

This tool only shows dated records held by Honestfix. It is not a live search of every public register, and we hold no register data for some trades. Where a record is not available here, ask the provider for its licence details and confirm them with the relevant authority.

"Registered with ACRA: Currently valid" means we matched the business to an ACRA record that is live, and the name it is registered under is shown.

"No longer valid" means we matched a record, but the register shows it is no longer valid. The provider may have a newer registration under another name.

"Status not stated" means we matched a record but the register did not say whether it is valid.

No record means we couldn't match this business to a record. That's not proof the business is unregistered, and it never counts against them. Small operators often trade under a name that doesn't match their registered entity exactly.

A trade record with a date means the record was on the register when we checked. Registers change, so treat the date as the last time we looked, not a promise it is still valid today.

For any provider, it's reasonable to ask for its registration or licence number and to note it down before the job starts. For work that needs a licence, such as electrical or gas work, ask to see the licence card. A properly licensed provider will have no trouble showing it.

You pick the symptom, answer up to two quick questions, and we tell you the most likely cause and the trade it points to. Two questions is the whole budget: past that point, more questions cost you more time than the extra certainty is worth.

Some of those questions can end things there and then. If a check points to something you can safely sort out yourself, we say so before pointing you to a provider.

The ones in the list at the top of this page. It is a short list, not every possible home problem, and we would rather cover a few properly than guess at hundreds.

It's a shortcut to the right trade and the right question to ask a provider.

It is not a diagnosis. It doesn't replace a technician's own inspection, and it isn't medical, legal or engineering advice. Think of it as a sharper starting point, not a verdict.

If your answers contradict each other or don't point to one cause, the tool says so instead of guessing.

If you smell gas, smell burning, or see water anywhere near electrical points or wiring, stop and call someone immediately. Don't wait for this tool, and don't try to check it yourself first.