Garden Waterfront I & II @ Tengah BTO: planning the renovation
Tengah, along Tengah Garden Avenue. Launched November 2022; 18 blocks, 9 to 16 storeys; 2,077 flats. Estimated completion 1Q2027, around March 2027. Your HDB letter has your own key collection date.
Flat types and sizes
| Flat | Units | Internal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-room Flexi (Type 1) | 178 | 37 m²398 sq ft | 39 m² |
| 2-room Flexi (Type 2) | 400 | 48 m²517 sq ft | 49 m² |
| 3-room | 89 | 66 m²710 sq ft | 69 m² |
| 4-room | 740 | 91 m²980 sq ft | 94 m² |
| 5-room | 670 | 111 m²1,195 sq ft | 114 m² |
The total includes the air-con ledge; the internal area is what you furnish. Figures from the launch material as published; a dash where no source gave one. Your unit’s own plan is in HDB’s sales brochure for the project.
What renovating one costs
The main trades (painting, vinyl flooring and skirting, kitchen cabinets and worktop, wardrobes, electrical points) typically come to, before GST:
At typical rates from published Singapore price guides, for a flat of the type’s usual size, not this project’s exact plan. Each links to the calculator, where every quantity and rate can be changed and each rate shows its source. Design fees, other carpentry, light fittings and appliances are on top.
Before you collect your keys
- For three years, the wall and floor finishes in the bathrooms may not be removed. New tiles can be laid over the old ones. HDB, building works guidelines
- Renovation needs an HDB permit before work starts, applied for by a contractor from HDB’s Directory of Renovation Contractors. Structural walls cannot be altered, and the household shelter’s walls must not be hacked or drilled. MyNiceHome (HDB)
- If you took HDB’s Optional Component Scheme when you booked, the flat comes with floor finishes (vinyl in the bedrooms, porcelain tiles in the living area), internal doors and sanitary fittings. It cannot be added after booking. Dollars and Sense, OCS guide
- Work runs Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm; noisy work only Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm; none on Sundays and public holidays. MyNiceHome (HDB)
Plan your unit
The unit plans in HDB’s sales brochure are dimensioned and drawn without furniture, which is the plan Setout reads best. Bring your unit’s plan into Setout: set the scale from a printed dimension, trace the walls, furnish it at true size and see it in 3D. Its quote measures the paint, flooring and skirting off your plan, room by room, and you can take the PDF to contractors so they all price the same thing. Free, in your browser, no account.
No plan yet? Start from a furnished layout drawn from a common plan of the type: 4-room, 2-room Flexi.
Sources
Questions
When is Garden Waterfront I & II @ Tengah ready for key collection?
The estimated completion is 1Q2027, around March 2027. HDB writes to each buyer when the flat is ready; that letter's date is the one to plan by.
Can I hack the toilet tiles in my new Garden Waterfront I & II @ Tengah flat?
For three years, the wall and floor finishes in the bathrooms may not be removed. New tiles can be laid over the old ones.
How big is a 4-room flat in Garden Waterfront I & II @ Tengah?
91 m² internal (about 980 sq ft), 94 m² with the air-con ledge, per the launch figures.