Repair of apartments, where to start?

Repair of apartments, where to start?
This problem can be solved by object or apply a comprehensive approach.

An integrated approach.
With an integrated project cases are referred to an authorized person (of the construction or design organization, the project manager, manager, architect, trustee), a person who has an excellent knowledge management organization of building processes, the technology of work and expense items and methods of their optimization, or
these questions is the customer himself.



Expenditure items:
• Project documentation
• Design project
• Interiors (furniture, appliances, curtains, lamps, sockets, switches, etc.)
• Finishing materials (windows, doors, plumbing, tile, flooring, wallpaper, etc.)
• Rough materials (bricks, blocks, mixes, fillings, wires, cement, etc.)
• Cost of works
Developing the concept of an object, build up a budget, a tender of construction organizations, is determined by budget, timing, methods of implementation.

The standard approach:
If your budget is limited, then all proceeds from the reverse, ie from the budget. Example: Determining the cost of repair - a new, total S = 50m2, with re-planning, budget $ 50 000.

The first step - the definition of expenditure.
• A common variant, the first three articles are not counted, alterations without permission, the design project - the client's wishes. "
• Interiors minus - $ 20,000.
• Finishing materials - $ 10 000, very roughly, with a median market value of the finishing materials.
• The remaining amount is divided by two, labor and material cost of crude materials often half the cost, plus incidental expenses. With proper reporting costs on materials - transparent and verifiable.
• And so we can spend on repairs of the apartment about 10 000 $, this means that the cost of repairs could amount to about $ 200 per m2.

Step Two - composition and performance evaluation.
In 99% of cases when the cost of works is estimated on a per m2 - unfortunate, since there are no approved of the work. The scope of work is determined by the design project, or in accordance with the wishes of the customer. In any case, you will need to purchase a minimum of knowledge on the required composition of the work in relation to your apartment.
Many construction companies offer free budgeting. In drawing up the budget is determined by the composition of jobs. If we carefully approach this question, we will see that prices for some kinds of works about all the same.
Repair Cost per m2 varies depending on the composition of works. You should not be naive, no one, even the "private entrepreneurs" do not offer you two types of work on the price of one. Most likely, it will not be one of the works to which you navigate.


Seeing the final figure in the budget, you beg the question: "On what can be saved?" First, do not do unnecessary operations. If enough wall otshpatlevat, then why should they render? Secondly, to be replaced by imported materials native. For example, tile adhesive, plasters, putties, paint products can be purchased from Russian producers, who quite successfully compete with foreign counterparts. Naturally, their price in this case is much lower.

The third step - the definition of a contractor. Need to find professionals who you can trust. To find them, you can ring up a planned construction firms and organizations. You can study the long logs, which shows photos of various interiors. However, the surest way to find a contractor - to interview friends and acquaintances who have gone through all the same difficulties. It is necessary that the responsible person was a qualified specialist capable of proof of his qualifications.