Repairs in the apartment. Experience and advice of the experienced

Purchase.

My name is Valery. I live in the city of Perm and I am 42 years.

In 2004., Six months after the wedding, my wife and I, at the insistence of Tiffany's, moved in with her. Prior to that, almost a year we rented a room in a communal apartment. Eight years with the dream of your own roof over your head, so hard, I plowed from sunrise to sunset, without weekends and holidays. And here, in the 2012th, my dream has come true - we had a welcome, albeit small, but the three-room, their own homes. Approach to the purchase process was very serious. To make a decision into account were all the little things and details - the distance to the garden, which went to the eldest son, the distance to the grandmother so that she could at any time for half an hour to be with us (or we have them), the proximity of roads, availability of forest or parks, shops, dairy food, distance to schools and clinics, convenience transport interchanges, etc. etc. And, of course, first of all we worried about the cost purchased. In general, after six months of vacillation stranger apartments, we still found a suitable on most of the parameters of the "Khrushchev" and, without thinking, began to make a deal.

Repairs.

With education in construction and as deputy director of a small company engaged in finishing work, I could not afford to bring his family to the miserable housing, what was at that time our apartment. The impression that since the construction in 1963, the repair is not done at all.

Immediately after the decision to purchase, I engaged in the development redevelopment space inside apartment. That's how the plan looked flat to alteration.

After a two-week search for truth new born.

Due to the fact that the overall rebuild communication was not possible, and the size of the apartment is not allowed to separate fantasy to the fullest, a new constructive is not much different from the previous one. Yet, due to the removal of the corridor, and some displacement of door and window openings I could expand a little hallway, bathroom and kitchen space.

 As planned, the bulk of the apartments, except for a child's room, stand alone, it was decided to demolish to the ground - were dismantled walls, wooden floors and plaster removed.

The material for the walls - gypsum partition wallboards - was chosen on the basis of economic considerations.

Brick is more expensive, and the work of it took longer. In addition, the brick design was heavier in weight. The house is surely old, you never know what!

The goal is far.

After buying an apartment the money we've got a little bit, so they only had enough for a couple of months, which were made rough work - dismantling, erection of walls and plaster. And even then, only because it served their "visitors from the neighboring countries", constantly cooperate with our company. The next two months occurred delivery of materials and the accumulation of the funds necessary for further work.

Generally, each stage of works (electrical, plumbing, decoration, ceilings and furniture) was carried out by individual teams, proven by my personal experience or someone from my friends, and their hiring took place as cash receipts funds. And from experience I knew that if I move into an apartment with subquality, they will remain forever (a piece of the plinth under the "Khrushchev" refrigerator for about five years and is not installed). Therefore, all the repairs, from the beginning of the dismantling of the installation to the latest furniture, lasted almost half a year.

The next step was the installation of the electrical part. For these works were hired experts on the recommendation of a friend, was engaged in the development of projects in this area. The boys immediately joined the work - listening to my suggestions for the location of devices, quickly counted the number of cables and the rest, justifying each of the positions in terms of safety and further operating

Ultimately, the general assembly has turned out as a small factory.

Then came the turn of the most troublesome part of the repair - finishing. Troublesome because at this point in every man wakes superdizayner! Start searching for harmony purse with colors and patterns.

Before the start of finishing, the biggest zakovyrka steel floors. Once removed wood flooring, the difference between the input and a threshold overlap was highly significant. Tie layer such overlap would not have survived. And even when they started vymeryat level to calculate the materials, it was found that the marks at the outer wall lower than that of the inner 12 cm.! It was decided to withdraw due to the bulk of expanded clay in three levels: threshold, hallway and everything else. Screed made of cement-sand mortar, and on top of them - self-leveling floors. Other works: plaster, paint, doors, wallpaper, tile, laminate performed for about six months. It is fortunate that the materials, thanks to the excellent working relationships with suppliers, I was able to buy much cheaper than in retail stores. Then came the team of installation of suspended ceilings.

After all finishing works have been completed and accepted, appliances purchased and installed, it was the turn of furniture. She decided to make the order, with the exception of the kitchen table and chairs. Furniture, made-to-measure and sketches, much more functional. And if you do not rush to the first available on the company manufacturing it, you can also save a lot of money (2-4 times). For example, a kitchen cost us only 37 thousand, and there were businesses that for the same complete set of requested 154 thousand!

In general, the repair is, of course, much delayed, exhausted, not only us but also the nerves of neighbors. But everything turned out exactly the way it was intended without subsequent return of workers to deficiencies.

P.S. Finally I want to give readers of this opus, decided to make repairs in the apartment, a few tips on proven himself personally in the course of the events described above:

• If your repair is planned thorough, be sure to stock up patience and financial reserves, because the final cost for various reasons, may differ significantly from the original estimates.
• Always stipulate "on the banks' cost and amount of work to employed workers.
• Before you choose the materials, equipment and furniture required to pass a few shops. I am sure that the difference at one and the same product, it will be very noticeable.
• Do not hesitate to ask for discounts, it will also help to significantly reduce your costs.
• Brigade to carry out certain works should be someone recommended. Do not look at the rich offices, signage and beautiful sites - this could be the perfect "lime."

 Upon completion of all work and move to an updated housing, do not forget to go to all the neighbors, whose apartments are adjacent to yours. Tell them the joyous message that their ordeal was over, and with apologies to take a small gift such as a bottle of wine (or brandy) and a box of chocolates. Believe me, this gesture you wash away all the negative, imperceptibly rained on you all the time, and place to his neighbors in the rest of your life!

His experience in the repair of us shared our readers Valery.

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