In order not to make numerous mistakes during the repair and execute it as soon as possible, you must follow a simple but immutable rule. It requires that a person thinks over the actions taken, and when performing repairs, he must necessarily draw up a work plan. Let this plan be the simplest, but it should reflect the purpose and stages of the forthcoming work. The plan will allow you to correlate the financial capabilities of the landlord with reality and make a detailed list of the necessary materials and the costs of their acquisition.
Obtain all the materials in one day, of course, will not succeed. This will require considerable time, since it will be necessary to visit the markets and shops, looking for the right materials at an affordable price, in accordance with the estimate and plan. But regretting the time spent is not worth it. Before the start of the repair, you stock up on the necessary materials without any rush or nervousness. Trips will give you knowledge of the places where you can buy the goods that you will need during the repair that has begun.
At the beginning of the repair, it is necessary to clearly present the updated interior of the apartment, but taking into account the placement available to you of furniture and household appliances if you are not going to change them. The greatest cost savings will be achieved when you carefully consider what materials you will use to decorate every detail of the interior. The most economical result is achieved when performing an interior of a traditional look, without any frills.
Our standard apartments have a small area, and this is one of the main problems that the landlord has to solve during the repair. Of course, he will not be able to increase the number of square meters of the apartment, but he is quite capable of making it more comfortable and attractive. Most often, to solve this problem, the internal partitions are removed and the entrance hall, kitchen and living room are combined into one large space.True, according to designers, you should not completely destroy the partitions between the kitchen and the living room, but it is better to connect between them in the form of a wide arch. In the case when the union of the kitchen and the living room has been done, the kitchen is separated from the living room by a coating and the floor in the kitchen is laid with more practical linoleum, unlike the living room, where a laminate or carpet is used to cover the floor.
Another room is also undergoing changes. It is reduced so that only a double bed can fit, and for this the wall is moved. In the bathroom, the partition separating the bathroom from the toilet is demolished and a shower cubicle is installed, which takes up little space, so that you can put a washing machine in the bathroom.
They change to new sewer and water pipes, install all plumbing fixtures in new places. Remove the old ceramic tiles, perform waterproofing. Put a stretch glossy ceiling. In the house, which was popularly called "Stalin's", you can perform a similar redevelopment and even use a suspended ceiling by hiding an air duct under it, since the ceiling height in such houses is much greater than in modern standard ones.
Sometimes, when an apartment is occupied by one or two tenants, another method of redevelopment is used, in which the partition between the bedroom and the office is removed, and the extra door is laid with a brick. The area of the bedroom, in which two window openings are formed, increases due to the liquidation of the office. A variant is possible when instead of a partition a sliding door is placed.
When a child appears in the family, there is a need for a children's room. It can be equipped in the kitchen by putting a small sofa, table and shelves here, and the kitchen itself can be moved to the living room, which is combined with the entrance hall. If desired, you can separate all kitchen utensils from the rest of the living room with a stained glass or glass block partition.
But some people do not want to make any redevelopments. In this case, during the repair, the design of the apartment is possible in some uniform style that meets the tastes and desires of the owners of the apartment. There are many different styles that will help to design an apartment so that it becomes more beautiful and comfortable.
When choosing a style in the spirit of classicism, the apartment takes on an elegant, austere and solemn appearance.
Country style uses materials made of wood, clay, cotton, linen to bring people closer to nature.
Modern hi-tech style also tends to use natural materials, but emphasizes the efficiency and strict purpose of each item. It is characterized by peculiar design decisions when using wood, copper, glass, metal and chrome.
Ethnic style emphasizes the features of life and culture of a people, for example, Japan, and is designed for those who love exoticism.
The combined style is a combination of old classical traditions and new, modernist trends, which can be successfully combined only with a developed taste, outstanding knowledge, fiction and skills.
Energetic business people to carry out repairs hire a crew of migrant workers, hiding behind their belonging to some small company. The work of such teams is paid very cheaply, but requires constant and strict control over the quality of execution. Control, in turn, requires the customer, firstly, time for its implementation, and secondly, at least a minimum of knowledge in the construction field.
In any case, whether you are doing the repair yourself, or hiring workers, it is necessary to comply with all the technological rules that are mandatory for repairs. When repairing, you must know that in no case should demolish the bearing walls, beams and supports.When demolishing walls, you must have permission for this operation from the organization that will conduct the examination and determine whether the wall is a bearing or not. It is also not allowed to destroy ventilation systems, close up gas pipe risers tightly into the wall, reinstall gas stoves themselves, place your toilet over rooms or kitchens of neighbors.