Renovation of an apartment, even the most budget, is by all means a series of impressive expenses. How to compare the repair budget with your own capabilities and prepare an estimate in advance - in this case, we already have an instruction.
Why do you need an estimate?
Repair work in the apartment is a long and multi-stage process that needs planning, both routine and financial. Agree, it is much more convenient to first “in theory” find out how much money you need to spend and whether this amount is placed in the already available budget, rather than hoping that your finances cover the right product every time you buy.
In addition, a preliminary estimate for the brigade, which is entrusted with turnkey repair, will insure you against unplanned and unspecified expenses, as well as unjustified surcharges from the foremen.
Works - separately, materials - separately
The estimate is not only a list of building materials, plumbing, furniture and decor with appropriate price tags. This document also needs to include the repair work that will be carried out during the project. After discussing this point with the masters in advance, you will know what percentage of the total budget should be allocated not for actual purchases, but for executive services. This saves nerves and some part of the finances.
Measure seven times
If your apartment has already made rough work (flooded floors, plastered walls, etc.), the overall dimensions of the rooms may differ from those stated in the plan. Basic surface finish can “eat” up to 10 or even 15 cm from the interior space. When calculating the volume of building materials required for the repair of an apartment, these nuances can be very important. Before the estimate is made, we advise you to arm yourself with a tape measure and a sheet of paper - write down all the parameters of the walls and areas in the apartment, and also calculate the total area of the walls. In the process of repairing an apartment, these figures will be very useful to you.
How many buckets of paints do you have?
The repair budget is important to spend wisely and, if possible, economically. But if you take "well, about 15 liters of putty by eye and three in reserve," we can assure you that the savings in this tactic are dubious. It is best to calculate the required volume of building materials according to a proven scheme: the consumption declared on the package (say, N l per 1 m²) is multiplied by the available surface area and you add about 10-20% to the amount received. Repair work is a planned process, but it is better to insure yourself against force majeure and take a reasonable supply of material.
And exactly need to do everything?
It often happens that when buying an apartment in a new building, the developer offers tenants to pay in advance for draft work in an apartment:
wall leveling;
floor fill;
putty and primer walls and ceiling;
preparation of cable outlet points
and so forth
Go to the object, pay attention to the condition of your home and evaluate what repairs have already been done and what are just coming. This will allow not to add to the estimate the extra points and not to pay twice for the extra finish.
Do or rework?
Perhaps you are renovating an apartment that was already in a residential condition, but does it need an “upgrade”? Perhaps you have checked the BTI plan and now find your dream of a studio apartment quite real? In each of these cases, dismantling work is necessary - be it about the old finish or extra partitions. So, this item must also be included in the repair budget and included in the estimate.
Go shopping!
The choice of plumbing, wall decoration, as well as furniture, lighting and decor - perhaps the most interesting and well-loved stage of repair. Here we are talking not only about the boring repair work entrusted to the masters - it is about your personal participation in transforming the object into a cozy and stylish accommodation. Estimated repair includes not only finishing materials and work of the construction team. This document includes all expenses on the way to the final type of apartment renovation, taking into account the design stage.
You can turn this process into a fascinating quest with a raid around the store from a pre-made list, or you can simply follow the prices on the modern market through online stores and brand shopping portals. If you cannot choose from several models of the same type of goods (for example, two equally good sofas have different upholstery), we advise you to add one that has a higher price tag to the repair budget. If you were able to accurately determine all the necessary elements of the interior - so much the better.
The estimate for the repair is a detailed and very useful document that will greatly facilitate your life for the period of repair work on the object. If you make an estimate correctly, it will help you save not only money, but also tons of nerves, which, you see, you will still need it.
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