Washing machine installation on the tap and point you already have
Connecting a machine to an existing tap and drain is quote on inspection. A washer-dryer stacking kit is S$160 to S$380 on the appliance page. A new tap point is a PUB licensed plumber. We do not invent a connect fee.
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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
Most HDB machines sit in the service yard on a bib tap and a floor trap that already exist. Putting the hoses on, levelling the feet, and checking the drain hose is high enough not to siphon is the visit people mean. No price for that connect is published. Quote on inspection after a photo of the tap, the trap and the model. A machine that arrives without those points is not the same visit. A new tap point is regulated work for a PUB licensed plumber. We will not tee a random hole in a riser and call it a handyman hour.
Stacking a dryer on a washer is the row that does exist. The appliance-cabinet page prices a washer-dryer stacking kit or a fridge alcove trim at S$160 to S$380. Use it when that is the hardware. It is not a delivery fee and not a new water point. The machine must be the pair the kit was made for. A shaky stack is a fall. We will not stack a dryer the kit does not fit.
The electrical side is the socket page. An existing yard socket that is sound is not a new circuit. A socket that sparks, or a machine that needs a point where none exists, is the electrician. S$220 to S$450 is the dedicated circuit only when that sentence is true. An extension lead across a wet yard is refused. So is a socket with the cover missing.
Leaks after installation are usually the hose or the standpipe, not a mystery. A valve and hose set on the angle-valve page is S$110 to S$180 when it is that fitting. A flooded cabinet indoors is the cabinet page if the carcass has swollen. A machine installed over a choked trap will overflow on the first drain. If the trap is slow, clear that question before the machine is levelled. The bathroom auger sentence is not automatically a yard gully. A yard gully that does not match is quote on inspection.
We do not carry the machine up the stairs as a mover. The move-day page says hire your own mover. If the machine is already in the yard, we can connect it. If it is in a lorry at the foot of the block, that is the mover’s last metre, not a hidden line on our invoice. Condo loading bays and HDB service lifts need the booking the building asks for. Say so.
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
- Photo the tap, the drain and the socket before the machine arrives.
- Say connect-only, stack, or new point.
- A new point waits for a licensed plumber.
- Do not run an extension lead across the wet yard.
- Expect quote on inspection for a simple connect.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| Tap and trap already exist | Quote on inspection | No published connect fee |
| Dryer must sit on the washer | Stacking kit row | S$160 to S$380 |
| No tap in the yard | PUB licensed plumber | Not a handyman tee |
| Socket sparks | Stop. Electrician | Not an adaptor |
HDB, condo and landed
Licences do not change by town. Access and the MCST do.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Service-yard bib taps are the usual existing point. A new point is not a handyman extra. | EMA rules apply in every block, including older ones. | No hourly electrical rate is published. |
| Condo | Some yards share a stack. A new penetration of the facade is an MCST matter. | Management may want notice. The band does not become a mall night rate. | A deposit is the MCST’s. |
| Landed | A laundry room with a pump is not a yard tap. Photograph the plant. | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washer-dryer stacking kit or fridge alcove trim | S$160 to S$380 | Appliance cabinet page |
| Bidet spray, hose and brass angle valve | S$110 to S$180 | If the supply fitting is that set |
| Dedicated appliance circuit | S$220 to S$450 | Only a real new circuit |
| Connect to an existing tap and drain | 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 to install a washing machine?
A connect to an existing tap and drain is quote on inspection. A stacking kit is S$160 to S$380. A new water point is a PUB licensed plumber and is not given a handyman price here.
Will you deliver it upstairs?
No. Hire your own mover. We connect a machine that is already at the point.
Can you add a tap?
A new tap point is a licensed plumber. An existing bib tap is the connect conversation.
The yard socket is cracked.
Stop using it. That is the socket page. Do not bridge it with an extension lead.