Door knob replacement on the door that is not a fire door
A loose knob is often a spindle or a rose, not a new door. No knob price is published, so the job is quote on inspection. If the door sags, the hinge band on the door repair page is the priced row. Bring the old knob if you still have it.
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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
Passage knobs and privacy knobs live on bedroom and bathroom doors. They fail when the spindle squares off or the rose screws spin in a hollow core. The catalogue has no knob line. Quote on inspection after a photo of the rose and the latch edge. A main-door lockset that someone calls a knob may be a fire-rated set. Replacing it with a shop knob can leave the door without the hardware it was tested with. If the door is the entrance, stop and use the lock replacement page and the digital-lock guide.
The priced neighbour is the hinge. Alignment or tightening is S$60 to S$120 on the door repair page. A knob that “does not catch” is often a dropped door. Tighten the hinge first if the gap says so. Do not buy a knob to solve a scrape on the floor. PD toilet doors are pivots, S$120 to S$220, not knobs. Cabinet knobs are not even this trade. A cupboard knob is a cabinet visit.
Privacy knobs with a snib are what families want on bathrooms. They are still quote on inspection. A child locked in a bathroom is a different hour from a loose rose. If a person cannot get out and is in distress, call 995. We do not publish a lockout technique. The locked-out guide is for the flat door, and it starts with not drilling.
Condo and HDB rules match the other door pages. Weekday drilling if the latch needs a new hole. No new hole in a rated leaf. Landed bedroom doors are the simple version. Send the thickness if you know it. A phone photo with a ruler on the edge is enough. A knob sold for a 35mm door will not sit properly on a 40mm leaf, and the rose will rock. That rock is how the next screw pulls out.
Old knobs on a rental should be kept if the landlord wants the original. Reinstating a bore is priced only for the digital-lock guide’s tenant holes, S$160 to S$350. A bedroom knob hole is not automatically that row. Say what was there before. We will not fill a hole and call it the digital-lock reinstatement unless it is that scope.
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.
The priced door catalogue stays on door repair: alignment and hinges, HDB PD pivots, pocket rollers, balcony bogies, veneer patches and surface-mounted drop seals. This page does not replace that list. It only covers the narrower job in the heading.
What to do first
- Photo the knob, the latch and the door edge.
- Say entrance, bedroom or bathroom.
- If the door scrapes, photo the hinge before you buy a knob.
- Do not fit a passage knob on a fire door.
- Expect quote on inspection for the knob.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| Knob spins, latch does not move | Spindle or rose | Quote on inspection. Not the hinge band unless the door has also dropped |
| Entrance door | Treat it as a lock, not a knob | Digital-lock guide if it is digital |
| Toilet door is a PD door | Pivot row | S$120 to S$220, not a knob |
| Child locked in and distressed | Call 995 | Not a knob tutorial |
HDB, condo and landed
Permission changes with the building. The published band does not.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Main doors are often fire-rated. Bedroom and bathroom doors are a different leaf. Weekday hours if we must drill. | A letterbox in the common bank is often the town council. | The shelter door is not a lock experiment. |
| Condo | Ask the MCST before a new bore in a rated entrance. | Lobby letterboxes may be the management’s. | No door surcharge is published. |
| Landed | A gate lock and a front-door lock are different. Confirm the leaf before drilling. | A private letterbox on the gate is not an HDB bank. | No HDB permit for a knob. |
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
Priced door rows stay on the door repair page. Unlisted parts are quote on inspection.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Door alignment or hinge tightening | S$60 to S$120 | Door repair |
| HDB PD toilet-door pivot and roller | S$120 to S$220 | Door repair |
| Fit a digital lock you bought, HDB fire-rated door | S$188 to S$320 | Only a qualifying digital lock |
| Door knob | quote on inspection | No catalogue row |
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 a new door knob?
Quote on inspection. No knob price is published. A sagging door may instead be the hinge band of S$60 to S$120.
Can you change the HDB main door knob?
Not by treating it as a bedroom knob. Entrance hardware follows the fire-door and digital-lock pages.
Is a cabinet knob included?
No. Cabinet hardware is the cabinet hinge guide. This page is a room door.
Do you add a call-out?
No call-out is published.