A window restrictor is not a curtain and not a new window
A restrictor or a lock that stops a casement opening fully is quote on inspection. No price is published. Exterior stays and rivets are an approved window contractor. We do not sell curtains on this page.
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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
Families want a window that cannot be opened wide enough for a child to fall, without replacing the window. A restrictor or a lock on the existing casement can be that, if it does not defeat the approved stays and does not require new holes in the external frame. No price is published. Quote on inspection after a photo of the stay, the handle and how far the window opens now. We will refuse a device that has to be removed for the window to be cleaned if that removal is a screw a child can also reach. Say who is in the room.
Exterior rivets, stays and hinges on the window are the window page’s boundary. They belong with a BCA approved window contractor. Interior silicone is S$180 to S$380 a window on that page and is not a lock. This visit will not replace a rusted stay and call it a child lock. If the window is already unsafe because the stay has failed, the approved contractor comes first. A restrictor on a failing window is theatre.
Curtains and blinds are not this product. This page will not add a curtain, a track or a blackout as a child-safety bundle. A restrictor is hardware on the frame. Fabric does not stop a fall. Pet mesh is the pet-proofing page, a different opening and a different price, from the no-drill mesh already published there. Do not mix mesh, curtains and a lock into one invented package.
A gate across a room or a stair is the preschool page’s child safety gate, S$180 to S$420, which includes anti-tip anchoring in that sentence. A door finger guard is S$85 to S$150. Those are doors, not windows. Use them when the hazard is the door. A window lock will not stop a child at the stairs. HDB drilling, if the lock needs a hole in timber, is a weekday job. A hole in the aluminium frame is the question we may refuse if it compromises the approved window.
Condo facades are uniformity. A lock visible from outside may need the MCST. Landed windows on the stair may be high. We will not lean out. Send the photo from inside. If you rent, assume the landlord wants the window left as approved. A restrictor that leaves extra holes is a making-good conversation at the end of the tenancy, quote on inspection, not a hidden line.
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 stay and the opening from inside.
- If the stay is rusty or loose, stop and use an approved window contractor.
- Do not add curtains to this booking.
- Say whether the hazard is the window, the stair or the door.
- Expect quote on inspection for a restrictor.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| Casement opens too wide, stay is sound | Quote on inspection for a restrictor | No published lock price |
| Stay or rivet has failed | Approved window contractor | Not a child-lock visit |
| You want curtains as well | Not this page | Fabric is not bundled with a restrictor |
| The hazard is the stairs | Gate row on the preschool page | S$180 to S$420, not a window lock |
HDB, condo and landed
Licences do not change by town. Access and the MCST do.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Interior hardware that does not replace the approved window set. Facade rivets stay with the approved contractor. | EMA rules apply in every block, including older ones. | No hourly electrical rate is published. |
| Condo | The MCST may ban extra hardware on the facade. Ask before anything is visible outside. | Management may want notice. The band does not become a mall night rate. | A deposit is the MCST’s. |
| Landed | A high window still needs a safe ladder. The lamp scaffold price is not a window price. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Interior window silicone or PU reseal | S$180 to S$380 | Interior seal, not a lock |
| Child safety gate and anti-tip anchoring | S$180 to S$420 | A gate, not a window |
| Door finger-pinch guard | S$85 to S$150 | A door guard, not a window |
| Window restrictor or child lock | 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 child window lock?
Quote on inspection. No restrictor price is published.
Can you replace the window stay?
Exterior stays and rivets are a BCA approved window contractor. We do not treat that as a child lock.
Do you include curtains?
No. This page does not sell curtains or blinds. Fabric is not a fall restraint.
Is a safety gate the same?
No. A child safety gate with anti-tip anchoring is S$180 to S$420 on the preschool maintenance page. It is for an opening, not a casement.