Published 18 August 2026 · Updated 9 October 2026 · JIYU SDN BHD
IN SHORT
How long a full-home customization project takes depends on the size of the unit and the scope, so the more useful question is which day the clock starts: at JIYU, a project is scheduled for three months counted from the day you get the keys and building management approves works to begin, with public holidays, weekends and time spent on your own design changes left out. Whichever company you choose, ask for the start event and the counting method to be written into the contract before you sign.
A handover window is only as useful as its first day. A window that begins at contract signing, at the deposit or on the day the crew turns up can end on very different dates for the same project, so the question to put to any company is which event starts the count. This guide covers that start event, JIYU's six steps, what can delay a project, what to ask the management office, and a simple way to follow progress without chasing anyone.
A handover window you cannot check is a window you cannot hold anyone to. Contracts can count from signing, from the deposit, or from the day the crew first walks in, and the same wording can mean very different handover dates. At JIYU, a full-home project is scheduled for three months from the day you get the keys and building management approves works to begin. Public holidays, weekends and the time you spend changing your own design are not counted, and the way the days are counted is written into the contract before you sign. When you compare companies, look for the same three ingredients in each offer: a named start event, a list of what pauses the clock, and the counting method on paper.
Treat the start as an event, not a date on a calendar. Two things have to be true: you hold the keys, and the management office has approved works. If the two happen on different days, the later one is day zero. Keep the approval message or permit as your own record of when approval came through. If a company counts from signing instead, ask how its window moves when the keys arrive late.
JIYU's process runs in six steps. (1) You tell us what you need: the floor plan, how many rooms, when you want to move in and a rough budget. (2) We measure the unit on site, free of charge. (3) You receive 3D renderings, also free, for homeowners who are seriously considering JIYU. (4) The quotation is itemised line by line, and you sign the contract only after you have confirmed it. (5) The cabinets are made to your measurements with JIYU's ENF-grade board. (6) The cabinets are installed and the unit is handed over, with JIYU's technicians supervising on site and walking through the handover with you. Steps one and four wait on you: the details you supply and the quotation you confirm. Time spent on design changes you request is not counted in JIYU's window. When you compare companies, ask each one which steps its handover window covers.
Five things are worth checking before you sign. First, repeated design changes: time spent changing your own design is left out of JIYU's count, which means each round of changes moves the handover date later by that time. Second, late decisions on the things cabinets are drawn around, such as the hob, oven, sink, fridge and washing machine. Choosing an appliance after you have confirmed the quotation can mean redrawing. Third, starting before management has approved works, which in a stratified property may not be allowed. Fourth, other trades: water and electrical work and ceilings are subcontracted trades, and JIYU is not a general renovation contractor. If that work in the area is unfinished, cabinet installation cannot go in, so ask the company handling your project what happens to the cabinet schedule if those trades run late. Fifth, access limits such as lift booking and permitted working hours.
If you own a condominium or serviced apartment, works may need a renovation permit from the JMB or management corporation before anything starts. Requirements differ from building to building and processing takes time, so ask the management office for its checklist and application form on the day you collect the keys. Ask what the application needs and how long it takes. Ask at the same time about permitted working hours and lift booking. A landed home may have no management office, so this step can look different; a gated community may still have its own rules, and for structural work you can ask your local council whether approval applies. Since day zero is the later of the keys and the approval, every week the application waits is added before the count begins, so submit it as soon as you can.
At JIYU, a progress update arrives in the owner's WhatsApp every Wednesday: what was done that week and what is planned for the next. You should not have to ask for it, and it is a habit worth looking for in any company. When the photos arrive, check three things. Does what was done match last Wednesday's list of what was coming? If not, ask why in the same chat. Does next week's plan name the next step, so you can see the schedule moving toward handover? Is anything waiting on you, such as an appliance choice or a change you requested? Keep the chat as your own record. Before signing, also ask how often, and in what form, progress will reach you, and get that in writing as well.
Does the handover window start from the contract signing date?
It depends on the contract. Some count from signing, some from the deposit and some from the day the crew first arrives. JIYU's three-month window is counted from the day you hold the keys and management approves works, not from signing. For any other company, ask which event starts the count and have it written into the contract.
Will design changes affect the schedule?
They can. Settle changes before you confirm the quotation, because at JIYU the time spent on changes you request is not counted in the three months, so the handover date moves later by that time.
Is the timeline different for condos and landed homes?
The step to check is approval. A unit in a stratified building may need management approval before works can start, and the building may set working hours and lift access; a landed home may have no management office, so ask what, if anything, applies. Whichever applies, build it into the schedule from the day you collect the keys.
What should I check at the handover inspection?
Walk through with the confirmed quotation in hand. Open and close every door and drawer, check that gaps are even, and confirm that every item on the quotation is installed. Note any defect in writing. JIYU's board carries a 10-year one-to-one limited warranty covering manufacturing defects only: glue failure (delamination), cracking not caused by external force, and moisture blistering caused by a manufacturing defect; with any supplier, ask for the warranty wording in writing.
JIYU SDN BHD is a Selangor-based supplier of ENF-grade (≤0.025 mg/m³) soybean-glue plywood that also offers full-home customization for Malaysian homeowners — kitchen cabinets, wardrobes and built-in carpentry, installed by its own installation team.
Send your floor plan to JIYU SDN BHD on WhatsApp and we will quote from your spec. Our own installation team installs kitchen cabinets and wardrobes made with JIYU's ENF-grade board for homeowners across Peninsular Malaysia.
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