Novena Case 1: Bathroom upgrade without full demolition
Problem:Owner needed faster turnaround.
Action:Focus on key replacement and waterproof checks.
Result:Functionality improved with controlled timeline.
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These are the renovation jobs we most often handle in Novena.
Best for paint, smaller carpentry or one-zone improvement work.
Typical path for kitchen, bathroom and selected finish upgrades.
Larger resale, older units or wider carpentry and rectification move here. In Novena, parking controls, condo management access or off-hours windows can push work toward the upper band.
Problem:Owner needed faster turnaround.
Action:Focus on key replacement and waterproof checks.
Result:Functionality improved with controlled timeline.
Real photos and short clips help us confirm access, measurements, materials and whether a site visit is needed before quoting this renovation work.
FixMove covers the whole of Novena — including Balestier, Dunearn, Malcolm, Moulmein, Mount Pleasant. Older HDB blocks and newer condos sit side by side here, so unit access and servicing needs differ across the estate.
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Novena sits in Central Singapore across Districts 11 and 12, anchored by Novena MRT (NS20). It is one of the city's older established enclaves rather than a new BTO town, so the housing mix leans towards low-rise condominiums, private apartments and pockets of landed homes in areas like Malcolm, Dunearn and Mount Pleasant, alongside an established commercial and medical belt near the station.
The character shifts noticeably across the area. Around Balestier and Moulmein you will find a dense layer of older walk-up apartments, conservation shophouses and mixed residential-commercial buildings, many decades old with original fittings. The Newton and Malcolm side runs to landed bungalows, semi-detached houses and gated low-rise condos set along quieter, leafy private roads.
For the visiting tradesperson this means few uniform, predictable layouts. Older walk-ups may have no lift and tight stairwells, while landed homes can mean multiple storeys, basements and detached service areas. Building age varies widely, so a visit may involve anything from heritage fittings to recently renovated interiors within the same neighbourhood.
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