How to save on building materials - economize wisely

Construction has always been an expensive pleasure, and in the present time of the protracted financial crisis and has become a luxury at all. But life goes on, some are forced to start construction poor housing conditions, the other - the lack of this same property, the third must be expanded, and someone full of happiness lacks a country house. Regardless of the stimulus and budget, planning construction, each thinks - how to cut down on expenses construction materials to further cheapness not turned into a headache and more costs. Their share is a significant part of any construction budget, whether it is a modest one-story cottage karkasnik or chic. Approaching the selection and acquisition of materials wisely, carefully calculated all the possibilities, you can significantly reduce this cost. Try to understand, is it realistic to spend less, but without prejudice, with the help of professionals.

Where it is profitable to purchase building materials

Thanks to the huge number of proposals today, it is not difficult to acquire the necessary materials - the construction of shops, websites, databases, markets and hypermarkets in abundance across the country. But when it is not a pair

bags putty and a large-scale procurements for construction, the situation is complicated by several factors%

• Volume - not every organization has sufficient capacity to immediately provide the required amount of product.
• Choice - the average hardware store / database works with a specific, relatively narrow range of suppliers, and endorsed by the family council, the material may not be commercially available.
• Related services - few buy the materials, they still need to deliver. If the outlet does not provide transportation services, will have to hire equipment from the side.
• Assortment - even though the abundance of goods and dazzled in the usual stroymage, not to mention the hypermarket, when dealing with dozens of procurement in the budget, it is difficult to purchase all one place. Large structural network able to fully meet the demand, starting with the supports under the reinforcement cage and finishing surfacing finishing materials.

There are several ways to save money on purchases, receiving direct or indirect benefit.

Search for products at low prices - the difference in price on the same product is sometimes half the cost, consequently, the costs can be reduced by half. But the reason for such generosity Seller rarely lies in altruism. Most likely, that the product is of poor quality, and if at bargain prices is a well-known brand, most likely a question of counterfeits. We must choose not the cheapest material, and a quality product for which there is a guarantee, but where the price on him below.

Dmitry Dmitriev (Director of Marketing Communications, "Leroy Merlin"):

To save on construction site do not necessarily have to skimp on quality materials. The main thing - is to buy a product you choose the level of quality and design at the lowest price. Therefore, it is important to compare the level of prices in different stores.

Do not overpay for a name - products of popular brands more expensive, but not an axiom that their specifications are so superior to less famous counterparts. Having studied the label, you can make sure that you are interested in the basic settings, if not identical, are similar, and no difference in principle. Recently becoming more common and recognized for their own brands (STM) of large retail chains. They were not included in the promotion and advertising expenses, as is the case with the well-known brands, but decent quality, guaranteed by the manufacturer, they are much cheaper.

Dmitry Dmitriev:

We advise our clientspay attention to the STM- this is a good way to save on construction during the crisis without losses in quality. At the moment, we have 16 own brands - these products make up more than 10% of the assortment. This is guaranteed good quality at an attractive price, cheaper than the well-known, popular brands, which include the cost of marketing costs. In addition, often, it's the same factories, the same tools and the same technology, producing the goods under the order of large retailers.

In this situation, it should be understood that both the seller and the manufacturer, the benefit - stable additional sales channel.

Calculate their possibilities - one of the most popular ways to save, wait for discounts when organizations reduce the price as much as possible to get rid of slow moving debris. Discounts are most often seasonal materials designed for use in certain circumstances. Let's say - building conserved or will begin in the spring, and a mixture of masonry at the end of the season a big devaluation. This is beneficial, but - if it is possible to store the material, and at the time of use it will not work shelf life. Otherwise, the money will fly away on the wind - modifiers are added to improve performance, the expiration date decompose, which affects the properties of the material.

Dmitry Dmitriev:

At some stores, DIY - «DIY" do happen discounting of seasonal stock, but we do not recommend buy materials in store - they are difficult to store, require much space, for some categories of special conditions are needed Storage. This applies sealants, inks, especially already tinted, dry building mixes, wood products. The peculiarity of our hypermarket chain in the fact that we have no discounts, no shares and sales, is not crossed out price lists and gifts for purchase. The basis of our business - to offer customers the lowest prices every day.

return excess - often after work a problem remains, as many are buying just in case more to much guaranteed to have enough, and that will remain "in the economy will come in handy."

Reasonable at the stage of the purchase to learn about the possible return of the goods, and if the size of "every occasion" exceeded all expectations, and we are talking about expensive materials in many hypermarkets can pass them back.

Dmitry Dmitriev:

By law, the return period is 14 days. But in the case of the construction site it is clear that this time is short, and we understand it, so on our network, you can return the item within 100 days.

simplify control - entrusting the purchase involved specialists, it is necessary to minimize the possibility of cost overruns and the probability of the use of substandard materials.

Dmitry Dmitriev:

Having agreed with the superintendent that all goods and materials for the work he is going to buy in one place, it is easier to control costs. The report - by check, guarantee the lowest prices, guarantee quality of goods purchased directly from the manufacturer or official supplier, eliminates the possibility of purchase counterfeit.

To study and compare prices– Now in the Internet age, it's just enough to get into the computer. But here you can wait for a surprise - arrived at the selected point, you'll be unpleasantly surprised by the fact that the price of "swollen". Excuses from the seller may be a million - from the exchange rate to raise the rent, but you will not care, time spent, the goods do not... Here, perhaps, worth pay attention to the big chains, It is easier to afford to restrain prices.

Dmitry Dmitriev:

We know how psychologically difficult to start construction in the conditions when more expensive materials and services, but we literally work every day hard to offer our customers the lowest prices. We carry out regular monitoring of the market of building and finishing materials, the basis of our pricing policy - the principle that if we find a product cheaper, we reduce the price at least 5%.

Conveniently, that today it is not necessary to go round all the shops in search of the most favorable offer, enough mobile device with Internet access, and you can find out the price is not that in a particular village - across country.

Therefore it is easy to check, in fact advertising slogans and determine the choice, taking into account all the nuances.

Indeed, there are real ways to reduce the cost of construction materials, without prejudice to the construction, and they are available to everyone. And exactly how to use and take advantage of if at all - a private matter.

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