Start repairing the house with the desire to complete it
With the exception of some nuances, repairing a new apartment or repairing an old apartment "Czech-Khrushchev," the technology and algorithm is no different. Naturally, it is easier to repair new buildings, where to start, in this case, it is not necessary to think much. This is just a cosmetic repair of the apartment.
And here, with what to begin overhauling an old apartment - this is a difficult question. To begin repair, basically, it is possible and tomorrow, solving problems in process of their occurrence. But. .. then this repair can imperceptibly grow into a sluggish construction for several years. But you want to do repairs not for the sake of repair, but for the convenience and comfort of the family.
Weigh or seven times to measure, and cut off - this is how it will be convenient for you, but before you start repairing an apartment at home, you need to take into account all the nuances. And while it will not be about the design project, and not even about the budget for repairing the apartment.
First. With what to begin repair of an apartment, how not with the definition of who will do it. If you decide to repair the apartment with your own hands, then in addition to desire, you need:
- skill and a certain qualification: electrician, plumber, plasterer, painter, tiler, etc.;
- the corresponding tools, tools and equipment: drills, grinders, welding machines for pipes and. .. yes, all at once and not list. You can of course rent all this, but it is worth to calculate how much this rent will cost;
- is the time to be cut out of your working rhythm for work on the building site. After all, the task is not to drive you like a horse. After all, you also plan to live in a renovated apartment;
Secondly, when planning how to start repairing a house or apartment, ask yourself - and where at this time your family will be. The question becomes urgent when, after a month of overcoming obstacles in bags with construction mixtures, building materials, tools, small conflicts begin in the family, passing into stormy battles: the child has nowhere to do homework, his wife has nowhere to flaunt the spout, or. .. There will be many, these "or".
It is worth thinking about these issues of everyday life, and. .. look to the side of the newspaper with announcements about the construction team that will perform the repair of the apartment "turnkey".
The design project will help to start repairing the apartment
The design project in our case is the distribution of the apartment by zones taking into account the interests of all residents living in it, and the functionality of each of the zones. The interior design of the apartment you can completely make up yourself, based on your color - taste preferences. Fortunately, the Internet has millions of pages offering solutions to any, most fastidious or refined, taste.
The technical design of the is made taking into account the accommodation in the apartment of all your family's life support systems. About it a little more.
- Wiring : you have to calculate where and what electrical appliances will be placed and their connection points separately in different rooms( do not forget about the dishwasher in the kitchen).
- Heating , in case you are going to change the radiators, or increase the number of heating points, or apply the system "warm floor".
- Water supply for - all water sampling points( old and new) should be taken into account, as well as the piping layout. Sewer, as a rule, remains, if you do not decide to install a shower stall.
- Thermal insulation of apartment .In this case, if necessary, you need to take into account in the plan: the insulation of the balcony, the replacement or restoration of windows, the insulation of the outer walls of the apartment( either indoor or outdoor options).
- Estimated repair of the apartment. No less time consuming process than drawing up a technical project. The estimate in you in any case can not be exact to a penny. But, the approximate order of the numbers in your head should be formed. Depending on what kind of work you are able to do yourself, and which will be performed by employees, and the estimated cost of capital repairs of the apartment will be formed.
Drawing up a comprehensive plan before starting the overhaul of the apartment will allow you: to regulate the family budget for the period of repair. Yes, and the time frame, if there is a repair plan, will more severely affect the progress of certain work.
After all, with all the boundless love of family, to which you send a family to live, their patience also. .. must be considered.
Start repairing the house with a choice of construction materials
This point of the operational plan for the capital repair of a house, apartment, you must "kill two birds with one stone."To find out the price policy, both for building materials, and for the services of repair teams.
Here it is important: do not rush, do not succumb to the sweet-advertising slogans( remember that 90% of all construction materials in your city are the same in quality), do not clutch at the first, seemingly advantageous offer.
The stage of collecting information on the cost of building materials is the longest and. .. tedious. How would you not rush into the battle to strike the first blow with a sledgehammer on the disgusted partition in the kitchen, take your time.
Do not call the building stores. Your goal is wholesale building materials bases. In addition to the price and availability of building materials, find out the size of the wholesale, what discount you will be given for the order of building materials in the range, the cost of delivery and lifting to the floor.
Likewise, you need to do the same when working with construction teams. Your task, to clarify: what kind of work the team produces, and it is desirable to choose those who perform a full range of services: electricity, water, wallpaper, flooring.
In this case, you can avoid constant coordination of actions between different specialists: an electrician can come tomorrow, but today the workers were unable to strike the walls on time, or they did not dig them deeply enough, etc.
The repair of the apartment by an integrated team guarantees the completion of the repair in the planned period.
Concerning the time( season) for the overhaul of the apartment. Do not give in to the momentary impulse: to begin already tomorrow, because neighbors have made repair of an apartment, and you do not want to lag behind.
Important! If you are planning a renovation of a new building, it should begin only one year after the completion of the construction of the house. The house will shrink, and the tiles that you put in the bathroom or in the kitchen will not crack or fall off, for natural reasons of wall movement.
For the hiring of a brigade for repairing an apartment, the most optimal time of the year is the transition from winter to spring. Why? Because in winter, the repair of apartments is on the decline, the market freezes, and construction teams are getting a bit tired from the lack of customers.
Well? You are ready? How to start repairs in the apartment, you already represent. Then, it's time to start implementing your bold ideas and design solutions. And. .. taking a deep breath, let's begin.
Eyes read, and hands do, any, even major repairs of the apartment.
