How to effectively save on repairs, consider the best tips.
Define a budget
Before starting the repair, you need to properly calculate everything. It is recommended that you make a list of priority jobs that cannot be completed after the rough finish, such as new wiring or pipes. The Internet today allows you to find out the approximate cost of any work and materials, and many sites offer the services of specialists of various qualifications.
Use the services of a designer
Not everyone has a spatial vision or knows how to build 3D graphic models on a computer, so often during repairs there are many overlays with the amount of materials or the size of furniture. The design project helps not only to visually represent your future apartment, but also to avoid many organizational difficulties. It is not necessary to hire a top specialist on the recommendation of a fashionable insta-star; there is a large selection of budget offices offering their services, providing a portfolio of completed works and client recommendations. The project will help you navigate where the sockets will be located, how many outlets need to be made, where the lamps will hang. All calculations are made taking into account the real typical sizes of furniture, tiles, wallpaper.
Do not think that a designer is not for me, it is too expensive. In fact, the cost of their services is not so high, while you can save a lot on materials, since the specialist will calculate exactly how much and what is needed.
Be prepared for the unexpected
Be sure to include contingencies in your estimate. During the renovation, nowhere without them. So, for example, the state of the floors can be judged only after opening the floors, and the state of the pipes - by disassembling the wall. It happens that when connecting sockets and connecting tools, insufficient wiring voltage is revealed, and old wallpaper, for example, goes away with plaster.
Don't create unnecessary waste
If your home is in a dead state, and funds are extremely limited, then you should not aim at those works that will create a serious gap in the budget and at the same time will not be so necessary. Remember that first of all you need to do what relates to security - wiring, pipes, floors. Redecoration can be completed later, but you must admit that you don't want to hammer the walls after gluing the wallpaper. You should not come up with stucco ceilings if you can paste over another room instead. Of course, if the budget allows, then all the dirty work is recommended to be done in one fell swoop: redevelopment, underfloor heating, windows, sockets, wiring, pipes, etc. It is much easier to experience this once than to return to the same in a couple of years. But, if the budget is small, then the extra will wait in the wings.
Choose simple finishes
Renovation stores offer a wide range of finishing materials. There is a list of goods that you should not save on: pipes, electrical wires, sockets, taps. Again, this is not about overpaying for a brand or design, but about quality. It is desirable that they are made in accordance with GOST, there will be a corresponding mark about this. It is cheaper to take polypropylene pipes, and make the wiring with a bundle of automatic machine + RCD.
Everything else can be the simplest, as it changes quite easily depending on the financial situation. You should not pay attention to pretentious colors and decors: they are expensive, and cheap options "scream" about their real price. Therefore, when choosing tiles, coverings or wallpapers, the right decision would be to stay on calm pastel colors - it is difficult to say by them how much they cost the owners. It is better to take wallpaper without fitting, this option excludes waste.When decorating a bathroom, tiles can only be laid on the floor, and the walls can be covered with PVC panels or simply painted with paint, if their quality allows it.
