CCTV inside your HDB flat, not in the common corridor
A camera inside your own flat is quote on inspection. No CCTV price is published. A camera in the common corridor is the town council’s wall. A camera aimed into a neighbour’s home is not a service we will install.
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Photo: ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. An HDB common corridor. It is not a photograph of a named town on these pages.
How it works
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Send one photo per task on WhatsApp, with the block and whether the home is HDB, condo, or landed.
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We match each task to a published band, or we say quote on inspection.
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You confirm the scope before anyone comes. Licensed work and permit work are named, not folded into the hour.
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The fitting is repaired and tested. Parts that a row does not include stay off the invoice.
What this job actually is
HDB residents want a camera because of parcel theft and corridor disputes. The corridor is common property. The town council on the S&CC bill owns that wall. We will not screw a bracket into the corridor ceiling, the lift lobby, or the stair. Inside your flat, a camera that looks at your own door from the inside, or at a room you occupy, can be discussed. It is quote on inspection. No camera, cable or recorder price is published. A Wi-Fi camera you bought is still a fixing and a power question, not a free hook.
Aim is the refusal. We will not install a camera whose view is the neighbour’s windows, the opposite unit’s door in a way that records their household, or a bathroom. You are responsible for the recording. We will not advise you how to hide a camera. If the only useful view is the common corridor, ask the town council what they allow. Their answer may be nothing. That answer ends the job.
Power and data are the rest. A recorder that needs a new socket is the socket page: a new circuit at S$220 to S$450 only when that is true, or quote on inspection for a faceplate. Do not run a cable out through a window frame. Exterior window work is not a camera extra, and an HDB facade is not a place for a dangling lead. Drilling the household shelter to “get a view of the lobby” is refused. The shelter is not a camera housing.
Condo cameras are mostly an MCST question and this URL is the HDB one so the corridor rule is clear. If you live in a condo, say so. Many by-laws forbid private cameras on common property. Landed gate cameras must not be the neighbour’s living room. The same quote-on-inspection rule applies. Night vision is not a reason to light the neighbour’s yard.
Send where the camera will stand and a sketch of what it will see. We will decline a view we should not install. A declined view is the correct outcome. It is not a lost sale to be talked around. Homey Furnishing is not a security company with a monitoring centre, and not an employer of guards.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, invoices the permit-exempt visit. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, invoices hacking, a new layout, windows that are not exempt, and the household shelter. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not place helpers, nannies or caregivers.
What to do first
- Confirm the camera is inside your flat, not in the common corridor.
- Sketch the view. If it includes a neighbour’s home, stop.
- Do not drill the shelter or the facade.
- Price power separately on the socket page if a new point is required.
- Expect quote on inspection for the camera mounting. No hardware price is published.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| You want the corridor covered | Town council wall | We will not mount it there |
| The view includes the opposite flat | We will refuse | Not a positioning tip |
| Recorder needs a new socket | Socket page | Circuit band only if a new circuit is real |
| You want a monthly guard | Not this company | We fit hardware. We do not monitor |
HDB, condo and landed
Licences do not change by town. Access and the MCST do.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Inside the flat only. Not the corridor, not the stair, not the shelter as a cable route to film the lobby. | EMA rules apply in every block, including older ones. | No hourly electrical rate is published. |
| Condo | This page is the HDB case. A condo camera follows the MCST. Many by-laws ban owner cameras on common property. | Management may want notice. The band does not become a mall night rate. | A deposit is the MCST’s. |
| Landed | A gate camera is a different job. Still no published price. Still no filming of the neighbour’s windows. | Outdoor points need the right enclosure. | A workshop circuit is designed, not tapped off a socket. |
How you're charged
How you're charged
These four lines are the published handyman charges. A job that already has its own band uses that band. The hour is not added on top of a band unless the written scope says so. There is no fuel surcharge.
| Charge | What it covers | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | Permit-exempt handyman time | S$45/hr |
| Minimum charge | One task on one visit | S$55 |
| Call-out | The same single-task visit. No separate trip fee | S$55 |
| Materials | Parts, unless a job row says they are included | quote on inspection |
Small, medium, and large visits
Times are planning estimates for the work itself. They are not a promise of when someone arrives.
| Size | Example tasks | Planning time |
|---|---|---|
| Small | One generic hinge, tap labour on the existing outlet, or a socket on an existing circuit | Often under an hour |
| Medium | An exposed cistern siphon, one silicone zone, or two or three small tasks on the same visit | About 1 to 3 hours |
| Large | A typical HDB bathroom regrout, a dishwasher bay, or an exposed storage-heater labour visit | Half a day or longer |
What a handyman can't do
What a handyman can't do
Permit-exempt fittings stay on the Homey Furnishing invoice. These do not:
- A new cable, a new circuit, or a consumer unit. That is an EMA licensed electrician. A socket on an existing circuit is the S$55 row. A dedicated appliance circuit stays S$220 to S$450.
- A new or relocated water point, or a hacked chase. That is a PUB licensed plumber. Tap labour on the existing outlet is S$55.
- Piped gas. That is a Licensed Gas Service Worker.
- Hacking, a new layout, or the household shelter. That is an HDB renovation permit through V On Construction Pte. Ltd. UEN 201611708H.
- A hole in a fire-rated door that the fire detail does not allow.
- Common-corridor lights, stacks, and letterbox banks. Those follow the town council on the S&CC bill, or the MCST in a condo.
Handyman vs licensed contractor
| Work | Who does it | What this site prices |
|---|---|---|
| Existing fitting, no new cable or pipe | Handyman visit | S$45/hr, or the job band |
| One small task | Handyman visit | S$55 call-out |
| New circuit or DB | EMA licensed electrician | S$220 to S$450 for a dedicated circuit, or the DB bands |
| New water point | PUB licensed plumber | quote on inspection |
| Hacking or a new layout | HDB permit, V On Construction | quote on inspection |
Ways to keep the bill smaller
Ways to keep the bill smaller
- Put several tasks on one visit. The S$55 call-out is one task. Extra permit-exempt time is S$45 an hour, not a second trip.
- Buy the part when the row is labour only. Tap labour is S$55. Toilet-bowl labour is S$168. Instant-heater labour is S$108 to S$260. Exposed storage-heater labour is S$188 to S$380.
- Send the photos first, so the reply can use a published band instead of a vague hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630.
Price, or quote on inspection
A faceplate is not a rewire. A new circuit is not a faceplate.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated appliance circuit | S$220 to S$450 | Only if a new circuit is required |
| Camera, recorder or corridor bracket | quote on inspection | No catalogue row. Corridor is the council |
Anything not in that table is quote on inspection. A second trade, when the law requires one, is named. It is not folded into a handyman hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630. The reply uses a band already printed on HomeySG, or it says quote on inspection. It does not invent a third number in the chat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is HDB CCTV installation?
Quote on inspection for a camera inside your own flat. No price is published. Common-corridor mounting is not offered.
Can you point it at the corridor?
Not by fixing it to common property, and not if the view records another household. Ask the town council what they permit.
Will you monitor the cameras?
No. We are not a security monitoring centre and not a guard company.
Do I need a permit to drill inside my flat for a camera?
A small fixing inside the flat is not an HDB renovation permit. The shelter, the facade and a chased cable are different. We will not use those routes for a view of the lobby.