According to statistics, the repair in Russia has been living for 10 years. During this time, the design of the apartment may be annoying, a little (or not a little) to get bored, stop meeting the needs of residents (for example, a child was born and grew up). You can buy another apartment and want to make repairs for yourself. Or start renting out your living space and renovating it for more liquidity in the market. Situations can be different, but everyone will sooner or later face the repair. In the minds of people it is always associated with inconvenience and headache: too much moral and material strength selects. Even the line is from the song: "We had love, and now repairs.
In any repair, the most expensive consumables are the nerve cells
In order to survive the repair and not to go mad, we suggest to understand: what nuances should be considered before the beginning and during the finishing works? Let's take things one by one.
1. Measure it seven times, repair it once
A detailed plan of the living area will be needed for a competent design layout, marking of electrical and sanitary wiring, arrangement of furniture and choice of finishing materials. You can take this plan to BTI or hire specialists to measure the apartment with the necessary tools (laser levels, angles, roulettes, etc.).
2. Planned, planned, but not planned
Look into the redesign. So-called "wet areas" (toilets, bathrooms, kitchens) should not be extended to include living quarters, plus the need for waterproofing when increasing their area. Any redesign should be coordinated, and the bearing walls can not be demolished at all.
3. not a place that colors a person, but a person - a place
If you're running your own repairs, look for a proven team. Read reviews on the Internet, ask your friends, look at examples of work already done at the facilities.
If you turn to designers for a design project for your apartment, any self-respecting specialists will advise a qualified working team with which they cooperate. legko.com also has proven organizations that will make your dreams come true in a quality way!
Remember: working station wagons (masters on all hands) will be cheaper than highly specialized masters. But a person who is engaged in only one type of work (for example, a painter or tiler) will know everything about his business thoroughly and will do his work better
4. "The contract is more expensive than money."
Record all tasks and wishes for repairers in the contract. The more detailed you write your instructions on paper, the less disagreements and misunderstandings there will be. After the conclusion of the contract, you can make a construction log, where you can record all the requirements and stages of work in detail.
5. About purchases, about purchases, about my purchases
Materials for repair work can be purchased independently or through a repair team. In the first case, please contact a large network, where you can always request a certificate of product quality and in certain cases to return unclaimed purchases (conditions of return check in a particular store).
In the second case, you will save yourself the need to understand all these screws, shpuntikas and varieties of putties, because during the repair is used from 100 items of different devices and materials! The repair team can have their own proven suppliers.
Advantages of purchases from brigade suppliers:
uninterrupted supply = time saving;
Saving money;
All possible problems related to materials and supplies are solved between the team and the supplier, bypassing the customer.
Useful nuance: add an additional 10-15% to the value of all purchases in case you need to buy something else. No foreman will tell you exactly how much putty you need for perfect alignment of the walls, so it is better to calculate everything a little bit more than to wait for another bag to be delivered.
6. Titsa vs. Crane
Consider renovating based on reality. When choosing building materials, you need to consider some nuances. For example, a new building or secondary housing plays a big role.
In new buildings in the first few years will be guaranteed to shrink the house. The soil subsides, the house grows inside a pile of new building materials, there may be cracks. You can hide possible future defects on the ceiling with the help of stretch ceilings. Modern fabric stretch ceilings are more ecological and can be painted in any color.
On the walls when plastering for fastening can be used a special grid, and the top to glue the wallpaper under painting.