In detail: DIY home renovation for beginners from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.
Sooner or later everyone will spend DIY repair in an apartment or house ... Therefore, the question is: "How to start repairs correctly?" - is very relevant, and you need to approach its decision seriously.
We are starting repairs. We plan and think about the upcoming work
Photo 1 - Stages of repairing an apartment with your own hands
Before proceeding with the independent repair of the apartment, you must first draw up a plan of all the premises, indicating the location of furniture and equipment. Thus, it will be possible to determine where the sockets, ceiling lights, etc. will be located. This must be done in order to properly design the piping and wiring. The convenience of using the premises in the future will depend on how competently it will be performed.
If you do not like the existing layout of the apartment, then the repair should be started with the demolition of the walls or with their construction.
No less important is the style of the future room, which may be the same for all rooms or have cardinal differences. If it is difficult to decide on this issue, then you can resort to the services of a designer who will take into account your preferences and features of the apartment.
After thinking well and weighing all the points, you can start calculating the amount of necessary materials and purchasing them. It is better to divide the repair work into stages, which will give the process a certain planning.
It is impractical to start repairs from a walk-through room or a corridor, because work in other rooms can negatively affect their appearance.
The repair begins with the so-called dirty work:
Video (click to play).
Photo 2 - The first stage of the repair - remove the old wallpaper from the walls
It is necessary to remove old wallpaper, whitewash, tiles and other finishing materials. If the floor has not become completely unusable, then it should not be touched yet. In the event that replacement is not provided, it should be carefully covered with plastic wrap, and its edges should be securely fixed with masking tape. To protect the floor from mechanical damage, it is better to use cardboard, it is much more reliable than paper.
To prevent dust from settling on doors and windows, it is better to leave the dismantling of old doors for later. You only need to remove the cashiers.
Photo 3 - The second stage of the repair - we cut the walls for wiring and pipes
This work is the dirtiest, but at the same time responsible ... It will be very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to redo such works later without carrying out a new major overhaul.
It is not wise to save on plumbing, as well as on electrics. Wires and pipes hidden in the wall cannot be repaired.
It remains to lay the wires of the required cross-section and pipes, it is better to use propylene and neatly close up the grooves.
photo 4 - The third stage of apartment renovation - we dismantle old windows and doors
It is distinguished by its laboriousness, since right now it is necessary to dismantle the old windows and install new ones.
To protect new windows from dust and accidental splashes, they can be protected by covering them with foil. There is another way - to use pleated paper curtains, which looks more aesthetically pleasing and is inexpensive.
Next, you need to perform a rough finish, that is, prepare the floor and ceiling for finishing. Such jobs include:
The material for roughing is selected depending on the type of finishing. Experts do not recommend saving on these materials.
Photo 5 - The fourth stage of apartment renovation - priming of all surfaces
Applying a primer allows you to make the wall or ceiling is much stronger ... The primer contains elements that have the ability to penetrate deep into the surface to be treated and connect small particles. Now you need to wait until it is completely dry and you can start painting the ceiling.
Photo 6 - Do-it-yourself apartment renovation. Floor leveling stage
If the floor remains old, you can skip this step. Otherwise, you need to fill the base from a modern self-leveling solution, or work on the screed. Only after complete drying can you move on to other work.
Photo 7 - The sixth stage of the renovation - finishing the walls in the apartment
Depending on your preferences and financial capabilities, material is purchased for wall decoration. You can glue wallpapers, the choice of which is extensive not only in color, but also in material, texture, size. For example non-woven wallpaper. Many options include painting, as well as decorative plaster. There are more exotic finishes, it all depends on your desire and the overall style of the room.
Popular wisdom says: the leftovers are sweet. This means that you can buy leftover wallpaper, the price of which will be lower, and create an original combination.
It's time to start laying the floor covering. For this purpose, you can use: linoleum, laminate, carpet, block parquet or a more modern version - parquet board and other materials. If a decision is made to lay the floor tiles, then they begin to install it only after all work on the ceiling has been completed.
Photo 7 - The last stage of the repair - the installation of interior doors
Door frames, thresholds, skirting boards, etc. are installed. At the same time, wardrobes are assembled, furniture is arranged, and decorative elements are added.
Now you need to thoroughly clean all the rooms and you can enjoy the result.
If you have planned to repair a room with your own hands, but do not know where to start, after reading the materials of our website "Remontik" you will solve this problem. Adhering to our advice, the repair work will not take long, and the final result will please you.
First of all, you must understand that the renovation of the room needs serious preliminary preparation. The most important point is the preparation of a detailed repair plan, taking into account all the nuances. Consider tips for organizing repairs from professionals:
What type of repair to choose: major or cosmetic.
Preparation of interior design and detailed renovation plan.
Determine the main stages of room renovation.
Make a list of the required tools and materials.
How to start repairing a room with your own hands.
Now let's dwell on each of the stages in more detail, attaching photos and videos to them.
What kind of room repair is needed: major or cosmetic
First of all, you need to decide on the volume and complexity of future repairs. For the apartment to be clean and bright, it is enough to carry out superficial, cosmetic repairs: replacing the wallpaper, changing the old linoleum, whitewashing the ceiling, painting the walls, etc.
VIDEO If you are planning to get rid of everything old and boring, decide on a major overhaul with replacement of windows, leveling of walls, installation of new floors, as well as modern ceilings. Your home will be transformed and become beautiful and new.
We do not recommend giving up the help of professionals when carrying out major repairs. First of all, this concerns the creation of a stylish design of the premises, including redevelopment, as well as the demolition of some partitions and walls.
When planning repairs, starting from their financial capabilities.
Choose an interior design and decide on a renovation plan
At the very beginning, decide on the design and interior of each individual room that you are going to change in your apartment.You can seek help from an experienced designer, which will slightly increase your financial costs for repairs.
For the room where you are going to carry out repairs, you need to complete detailed drawings of all stages of work, in their clear sequence.
We advise you to complete five renovation sketches for all individual rooms. In the first drawing, we recommend displaying a top view of the premises, and in the other four, each wall. Complete all drawings with a detailed description, as well as a plan for the sequential implementation of repairs, which will avoid inaccuracies and simplifications in the work.
When drawing up a sketch of the repair, we advise you to indicate:
The location of the furniture. Those walls that are striking most of all need to be given maximum attention and use the highest quality finishes.
Think carefully about where to place chandeliers and lamps so that the light can better illuminate the room.
Considering the location of the household appliances, mark the locations for the outlet. In order to then competently design the installation of electrical wiring in different rooms.
Consider the location of the main decorative elements: mosaic, paintings, brick wall.
In the repair plan, it is necessary to indicate the required finishing option: painting, wallpapering the walls, etc. To divide the room into separate zones, we advise you to paint one of the walls with a different color in order to accentuate attention and visually divide the room. Such moments also need to be reflected in the plan.
According to the advice of experts, in order to avoid unnecessary dust and dirt when carrying out repairs, we advise you to first of all make repairs in rooms that are located far from the front door. As the last stage of the repair, it is better to choose passage rooms, as well as a corridor through which construction tools and materials will often sweep. In order not to scratch or stain the finish of the already repaired wall, and also not to damage the new floor.
VIDEO As an additional protection of the repaired room, cellophane film can act (it is fixed on the outside of the door). It provides reliable protection of the premises from construction dust, dirt, plaster, paint and accidental damage.
Do not carry out all the repair work yourself. If necessary, the execution of repairs or only particularly complex measures can be entrusted to experienced specialists. Firstly, knowledge and experience will allow them to carry out repairs efficiently and quickly. Secondly, you do not have to buy expensive tools with which the screed is poured or the tiles are laid out.
Even if the process of installing an interior door seems simple to you, the slightest inaccuracy in this regard is unacceptable. Of course, you can hang and arrange furniture in the kitchen, level the walls and do a little painting yourself. However, entrust more complex repair work to specialists so that later you do not have to redo them, which will significantly increase financial costs.
Make a list of required tools and materials
After choosing the design of the room, interior and furniture, you need to make a complete list of building materials. Their total cost and quantity directly depends on the repair work, as well as the methods of their implementation. If you have the necessary budget, it is worth purchasing building materials with a small margin.
Prepare a list of decor items: shelves, holders, paintings, mirrors, etc. Start your purchases with the selected decor items. If the planned decor element is not available, you can quickly change it or develop a new design plan for renovating the room.
Prepare a list of the required tools to carry out the repair. To do this, use the advice of a consultant in hardware stores in your city or professional repairmen.
Calculate costs
When the preparatory work was completed: sketches and plans for the repair were drawn up, lists of all tools and materials were prepared, a decision was made about the possibility of repairing the room on your own or with the help of repair specialists, you will calculate the average total cost of the planned repair.
Do not rush to buy all the materials on your first visit to the store. In the lists of tools and materials that you have drawn up, put down the cost of various stores, which will save on purchases. Carefully consider the choice of the services of the construction team. Special attention should be paid not only to the cost of repair work, but also to the reviews of our friends about the quality of repair services.
Free the room
To ensure that your furniture is reliably protected from damage, construction dust and dirt, collect it in a central area of the room. Then cover with plastic wrap. Therefore, free up access to the ceiling and walls. We recommend moving expensive equipment and clothing to other rooms.
Repair work should start with the most dusty ones: replacing windows, window slopes and installing new window sills. Thus, you will be able to avoid dust and dirt when painting, when it is forbidden to open windows in order to avoid an increase in humidity and temperature extremes. When slopes, windows and window sills are installed, cover them with hardboard or plastic wrap to exclude accidental dirt and mechanical damage.
VIDEO Take care of marking the places for installing additional sockets, do the wiring of electrical appliances. At this stage, do not install outlets or connect them to the shield.
When using welding jobs (for example when changing batteries), do them at the same time in different places in the apartment in order to quickly complete this difficult and dusty stage of work, which sometimes involves breaking down walls.
Before repairing floors, walls, ceilings, you need to carry out their condition with a water or laser level. Start by applying the thickest layers of the mortar. As they dry, you can carry out other small jobs without downtime.
Upon completion of this preparatory stage, proceed with the repair, performing it in the following sequence: repair of the ceiling, walls, floor. First, work is carried out using putty, gypsum, cement mixtures. Then proceed to the installation of the floor, doors and slopes.
The last stages of renovation work:
painting or pasting the ceiling;
painting walls or wallpapering;
installation of flooring;
installation of sills, plinths and platbands.
By following the correct order during the repair and having a clear plan of action, you can avoid many mistakes, save time and money. This is one of the main components of a durable and beautiful repair, along with the observance of technology and the quality of the materials used.
Not everyone has the means to hire a construction team to do the renovation. In addition, people who are not always found on the ad will really do everything to their conscience. If you do not need a global remodeling of the premises, you can make cosmetic repairs yourself. This is a very fun and easy process. The main thing is to purchase everything you need, observe the phased work, do everything carefully and with heart.
Here's what you need to purchase before redecorating:
Spatulas - wide and narrow;
Primer;
Putty (dry or ready-made);
Wallpaper;
Ceiling tiles and glue for them;
Flat brush, rag;
Skirting boards for floors and ceilings;
Floor covering (linoleum, laminate);
Roller with a long handle;
Cuvette;
Glue for linoleum (if you lay it);
Film, scotch tape for covering furniture.
Move furniture out to make space. Place the things from the closets in large bags, bags and also transfer them to another room.If the cabinet is heavy, there is no way to turn it over to another room, disassemble it by carefully folding the components. If this method does not suit you either, move the cabinet away from the wall, cover it with a wide cellophane film on all sides, secure it with a stapler or tape.
After all unnecessary has been removed from the room, proceed to dismantling. Tear off the old skirting boards first. If they are made of wood, it is convenient to remove them with a nailer. If these are plastic skirting boards on screws, a screwdriver or screwdriver will help.
Now you need to remove the old wallpaper. Starting from the bottom of the wall, pick them up with a spatula and tear them off. If in some places they are glued "conscientiously", soak a roller in hot or warm water, walk it over the old wallpaper. Wait 10 minutes and you can easily peel off the paper. You can use a special tool that also moistens the wallpaper, and then removes them without problems.
If this phrase scared you before, now you will see how easy and interesting it is to do. Pour the required amount of primer into a cuvette, dip a roller into it, remove excess liquid product. Cover part of the wall with it, and then all the walls in the room.
The primer dries quickly. Within an hour you can start filling the walls. The putty can be bought ready-made - soft, in sealed plastic bags. This method is suitable for those who do not have a construction mixer, but have a car, since it is unrealistic to carry or carry such a large amount of heavy putty, and you will need a lot of it.
Can be purchased dry in paper bags. In this case, you pour some of it into a bucket, add water according to the instructions and mix with a construction mixer. If not, dilute the product in small amounts and mix with a spatula.
Let the putty brew a little and proceed to the next stage of work. Align the walls as follows: scoop up a putty with a small spatula, put it on a large one. Fill the entire blade of a large spatula with the product, attach it to the wall, spread the mass evenly over its surface. Do this until the section of the wall is flat.
Will tell you how to carry out these works and make repairs with your own hands, video. It clearly shows how to level, plaster the wall.
Watch a video lesson about plastering walls with your own hands:
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After all the walls in the room are flat, let the putty dry for 24 hours. If cracks appear at this time, moisten them with water, go over these places with a spatula. After a day, you can start gluing the wallpaper.
While the walls are drying, redecorate the ceiling. The easiest way is to cover it with PVC panels. Work begins from the center, having previously drawn a straight line that divides the ceiling exactly in half.
Apply adhesive around the perimeter and center of the back of the tile, and place one side of the panel against the marked line. Then apply glue to the second panel, secure next to it so that the seam is minimal. If you are doing cheap DIY repairs alone, it is more convenient to first apply glue to 4 × 5 tiles, and then fix them to the ceiling.
PVC ceiling tiles are easy to cut, so when you reach the wall, when you see that you need a small piece, mark which one and cut the tile with a construction knife. The ceiling tile is also cut off, which must be fixed near the window and on the opposite side from it. Cover the tile joints with a sealant of a suitable color. After the ceiling is renewed, you can paint the tiles with latex or water-based paint, then it will absorb less dust, and the white tiles will retain their brilliant appearance for a long time.
Video on how to glue ceiling tiles:
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Before gluing the wallpaper, you need to purchase it. Take with a small margin so that you do not have to buy.If you want to buy, for example, vinyl wallpaper with a pattern, do not forget that it will have to be "customized". Therefore, the consumption of wall material will increase slightly.
The range of wallpapers is now very large. Before you buy wallpaper, you can look at samples on the Internet. Decide what you want to buy vinyl, non-woven wallpaper, regular paper or maybe paintable. Wallpaper glue corresponds to each type of wall material, there is also a universal one designed for several types of wallpaper.
After you bought the wallpaper, measure the height of the wall from ceiling to floor with a tape measure. Do not forget that you need to glue the wallpaper from the window to the right .
Set aside the resulting value on the wallpaper, cut it off. Dilute the glue according to the instructions, apply it with a brush to the back of the wallpaper. If they are dense, it is recommended to coat the part of the wall with glue on which you will attach the prepared canvas.
Making redecoration in the room with your own hands, it is more convenient to glue the wallpaper together. If this is not possible, place a table or ladder close to the wall. Attention, these items must be serviceable, stable, stand firmly on the floor, do not swing. Otherwise, it can lead to injury and bad mood, which will deteriorate after inaccurately pasted wallpaper!
Attach the top of the wallpaper to the top of the wall, and go over the area with a dry, soft cloth. When you have glued the top of the wallpaper, use a cloth to gently press it against the middle of the wall, then glue the wallpaper from the middle downwards at a 45 degree angle. Imagine that you first draw the trunk, and then the branches of the spruce, these are the movements you should get. After you have glued the wallpaper to the top of the wall, stick it to the middle and then to the bottom. Then measure and cut the second wallpaper. If they are patterned, be sure to choose the right one. Glue this part of the wallpaper in the same way.
Finish decorating all walls in the same way. Particular attention is paid to the docking points. It is best to apply the edges of the wallpaper end-to-end rather than overlapping. Then the seams will not be visible. If the joints are not glued well enough, go over them with a special joint glue.
In places where there are sockets and switches: turn off the voltage in the 220 network and remove the cases of sockets and switches, after gluing the wallpaper, mount them back.
If you have parquet, boards in good condition, but the old varnish is already uneven, it is advisable to loop it. It is quite difficult to do this with a manual cycle, so you can buy an automatic one or rent it. After the parquet has been cleaned of old varnish, it must be thoroughly vacuumed. Then use a piece of paint netting to run over the planks in the direction of the pile, this will make the parquet look better.
It is advisable to cover it with a water-based varnish. It is odorless, not as harmful as synthetic and dries quickly. Apply the first coat, let dry for 40 minutes, then cover the floor with a second coat of varnish. It will dry within four hours, after which the parquet needs to be varnished a third time.
If you do not have the ability to scrape the floor, and professional equipment is expensive, then laying laminate flooring would be an excellent option. If the old base is flat, you can lay the laminate without removing it. Read more about this procedure in the article: How to lay laminate flooring.
If you are doing Khrushchev repairs with your own hands, you want to save money, you can lay linoleum on the floor. To do this, roll it out, put it with the wrong side up, let it rest, then apply glue, turn it over and stick it to the base. If the floor is uneven, you can use a hard backing such as plywood.
When the wallpaper is completely dry, cover the top with a ceiling plinth. To do this, apply glue for PVC tiles to the wrong side of it, attach to the desired place and hold for 10-15 seconds.After you have glued the first one, proceed to the second one.
In the wall part of the floor plinth, you will remove the wires, screw it onto the screws. Then slide on the top of the plastic skirting board.
Read the article about installing PVC skirting boards with your own hands.
Here's how to make an inexpensive DIY repair. The renewed room will certainly please and will cheer you up every time.
Video about cosmetic repairs in 3 days:
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Where to start repairing an apartment so that the repair work does not stretch out for an indefinite period, and the end result undoubtedly pleases you, this is what will be discussed in today's article. Renovation of the apartment requires serious preliminary preparation. The most important point is drawing up a detailed plan for future repairs, taking into account the smallest nuances. Consider, point by point, the advice of professionals on the correct organization of repair work in houses and apartments.
First of all, you need to decide on the complexity and volume of future repairs. To make the apartment bright and clean, sometimes it is enough to carry out cosmetic, superficial repairs: replacing the wallpaper, whitewashing the ceiling, changing the old linoleum, painting the walls, etc.
If you want to completely get rid of everything that is boring and old, decide on a major overhaul with the replacement of windows, leveling the walls, installing new floors, modern ceilings. Your home will be transformed and become new and beautiful.
You should not refuse the help of experienced specialists when carrying out major repairs. This is especially true for the creation of a modern design for your apartment, including redevelopment and the demolition of some walls and partitions.
Plan renovations based on your financial capabilities.
First, decide on the interior and design of each individual room that you plan to change in your apartment. You can seek advice from a professional designer, which will slightly increase your total financial expenses for repairs. For rooms where renovation will be carried out, it is necessary to complete detailed drawings of the successive stages of repair work.
We recommend that you complete five detailed renovation sketches for each individual room. In the first drawing, display the top view of the room, and in the other four, each wall. Complete each drawing with a detailed description and a plan for the sequential implementation of repair work, which will avoid omissions and inaccuracies in the work.
When drawing up a repair sketch, it is recommended to indicate:
Think over the location of the furniture. Those walls that will be most conspicuous need to be given special attention and use the highest quality finishes.
Think about where it would be best to place lamps and chandeliers so that the light illuminates the room as much as possible.
Given the location of the household appliances, indicate the locations for the outlets. To then correctly design the installation of electrical wiring in all rooms.
Consider the location of the main decorative elements: paintings, mosaics, brick walls.
In the repair plan, you need to indicate the desired finishing option: wallpapering the walls, painting, etc. To divide a room into separate zones, designers recommend painting one of the walls in a different color in order to focus on it and visually divide the room. These moments also need to be reflected in the plan.
According to the advice of experienced professionals, in order to avoid unnecessary dirt and dust when carrying out repair work, it is recommended to first of all carry out repairs in the rooms farthest from the front door. The final stage of the repair, it is advisable to choose passage rooms and a corridor through which building materials and tools are constantly sweeping. This is necessary in order not to stain or scratch the finish of the already repaired wall, not to damage the new floor.
An additional protection of the repaired room can be a cellophane film (fixed on the outside of the door), which will reliably protect the room from construction dirt, dust, plaster, paint, and accidental damage.
Do not carry out all repairs yourself. At your request, the execution of all repair work or only the performance of particularly complex repair operations can be entrusted to qualified specialists. Firstly, experience and knowledge will allow them to carry out repair work quickly and efficiently. Secondly, you do not have to additionally buy expensive tools, with the help of which the screed is ideally poured onto the floor or the tiles are laid out.
Even if the installation of an interior door seems easy to you, the slightest inaccuracy is unacceptable here. Of course, you can hang and arrange kitchen furniture, level the walls and paint a little yourself. But entrust more complex repair work to specialists so that you do not have to redo it, which can significantly increase your financial costs for repairs.
#one. After the final choice of the design of the appearance of the rooms, furniture and interior, it is necessary to draw up a complete list of the necessary building materials. Their number and total cost depends on the amount of repair work and how they are carried out. If the budget allows you, you need to purchase building materials with a small supply.
# 2. Make a separate list of decor items: holders, shelves, mirrors, paintings, etc. Start your purchases with the selected decor elements. If the planned decor element is not available, you can quickly change or create a new design version of the apartment renovation.
# 3. Make a list of the building tools you need to carry out the renovation work. To do this, you can use the advice of a sales assistant in hardware stores or qualified repairmen.
When the preparatory work has been carried out: plans and sketches of the repair have been drawn up, lists of the necessary materials and tools have been prepared, a decision has been made about the possibility of self-repair or with the help of repair specialists, you will be able to calculate the approximate total cost of the planned repair.
You should not rush to purchase all the materials when you visit your first store. In the compiled lists of materials and tools, put down the prices of different stores, which will allow you to make purchases at a minimum cost. Carefully consider the choice of repair crew services. Pay special attention not only to the proposed cost of repair work, but also to the feedback from your friends about the quality of repair services.
To protect furniture from damage, construction dirt and dust, collect it in a central area of the room. Then carefully cover with plastic wrap. This will free up access to the walls and ceiling. Move expensive equipment and clothes to other rooms.
Repair work should start with the most dusty ones: replacing window blocks, window slopes and installing new window sills. This will avoid dirt and dust during painting work, when it is forbidden to open windows in order to avoid temperature extremes and an increase in humidity. When windows, slopes and sills are installed, cover them with plastic wrap or hardboard to avoid accidental mechanical damage and contamination.
Mark the installation locations of additional outlets, make the electrical wiring. Do not install sockets or plug them into the enclosure at this point.
In the case of welding work (for example, when replacing heating radiators), do them at the same time in different places of the apartment in order to quickly complete this dusty and difficult stage of work, sometimes including breaking down walls.
Before repairing walls, floors, ceilings, you must check their condition with a laser or water level. Begin by applying the thickest layers of mortar. As they dry out, you can carry out other minor repairs without downtime.
After completing this preparatory stage, proceed with the repair work, performing them in the following sequence: repair of the ceiling, walls, floor. Initially, work is carried out using putty, cement, gypsum mixtures. Then they begin to work on the installation of the floor, doors, slopes.
Final repairs:
Pasting or painting the ceiling.
Wallpapering or painting the walls.
Installation of flooring.
Installation of skirting boards, sills, platbands.
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When more global changes are required, major repairs begin. It includes redevelopment of space, demolition and construction of new partitions, replacement of pipes, electrical wiring and heating elements. Such repairs are an order of magnitude more expensive than cosmetic ones and lasts longer - but after them you get an absolutely renewed home.
Any type of repair can be done independently or with the help of specialists. The first option is less expensive, but does not guarantee a 100% result. If he is closer to you, check out our useful instructions and master classes - they will help you complete the work no worse than an experienced craftsman.
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The most burning aspect of the future renovation is the financial one. First of all, you need to decide how much the selected work will cost and what the money will be enough for; what and how you can save money, and what it is better not to skimp on.
Another important aspect is the preparation of a repair estimate, on the basis of which its approximate cost is estimated. There are other questions regarding the budget: for example, is it worth the investment on repair insurance?
Our tips will help you deal with all the financial subtleties. And with the help of simple and understandable calculators, in just a couple of clicks you can calculate the approximate cost of renovating an apartment or a separate room and the cost of building materials.
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Knowing all these details, you will save time, money and nerves, but, most importantly, you can be in your new apartment as soon as possible.
Do you want to be surrounded by a modern interior, but can't articulate how it should look? Something you like about friends' apartments, something attracted you in magazines, something is difficult to decide on. Is it much easier to say what you don't want categorically? Only a professional will help you to understand your preferences and make the best decision.
We will tell you about repair and civil liability insurance, the features of insurance products, insurance risks and the cost of the policy.
On the forums of potential new settlers, battles over finishing from the developer have not subsided for many years. Is it worth spending additional funds on a ready-made standard repair, or is it still cheaper to buy an apartment and do the finishing yourself?
What can and cannot be done during redevelopment? What types of work do not apply to it? In what cases can you attach a balcony or loggia to a room? We answer the main questions about the global change of the apartment.
The amount of work that has to be done during the renovation is truly enormous, and in order not to drown in the sea of construction and finishing problems, competent and precise planning is necessary.
Choosing a new apartment design is a very important task that takes a lot of time and effort. And it's not only about creating a beautiful interior: with the help of a thoughtful design, you can change the geometry of the space, visually increase the size of the room, create a suitable atmosphere and mood. Take on board the best design options, interior trends and design life hacks - they will help you quickly decide on the future look of your apartment.
We have prepared a detailed overview of the most famous interior design trends. With its help, you can easily create the desired atmosphere in the apartment.
In our selection - only those styles that look organically in the interiors of small apartments, make the rooms light and airy and visually expand the space.
Let's talk about the 60-30-10 rule and five more important nuances of choosing an interior palette in a question-and-answer format.
Do you think Porsche is only a car brand, and the backstage exists exclusively on the set? No - all these are also the names of current interior styles. These and other fashion trends are in our selection.
These tips will help you visually enlarge the apartment and find a place where it seems to be practically nonexistent.
A modern interior is often built on a mixture of styles, and everything must be done so that it does not represent a random set of things, but looks whole and harmonious. Our simple and straightforward tips will help you cope with this task perfectly.
From timeless classics to relaxing Mediterranean style, we have selected for you the most relevant trends for a modern interior.
Where to start repairing an apartment so that the repair work does not stretch out for an indefinite period, and the end result undoubtedly pleases you, this is what will be discussed in today's article. Renovation of the apartment requires serious preliminary preparation. The most
Where to start renovating an apartment so that the renovation work does not drag on for an indefinite period, and the end result is undoubtedly for you
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