Do-it-yourself repair from scratch

In detail: do-it-yourself repair from scratch from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

They buy an apartment from a developer, often sign a contract without finishing or with a rough finish. This is not only a way to reduce payments, but also to do all the work efficiently. Although repairing an apartment from scratch in a new building is a long and costly business.

If you purchased a property from a developer without finishing, you will need a step-by-step work plan. For a person who is not particularly familiar with construction, the repair procedure is not at all obvious. And since repairing an apartment from scratch in a new building will require going through all the stages, a plan is simply necessary.

Apartment renovation technology in a new building - it all starts with a plan

To determine the scope of work, you need to know where you will start. What you will receive after the delivery of the object is written in the contract. Therefore, we take it, read it carefully, and then you can start planning the order of work. Usually an apartment in a new building without finishing is rented out in this condition:

Installed windows (usually double glazing) and front doors (cheap and not particularly reliable).
Walls without finishing (concrete or brick, building blocks), internal partitions - depending on the contract: they can stand, or they can not.

Renovation of an apartment from scratch in a new building: all that is - entrance doors, walls, windows, heating, water supply, sewerage and gas

Only in the kitchen can there be one plastered wall - gas workers require a meter to install

Basically, this is all you have before you start renovating an apartment from scratch in a new building. Everything is in its infancy, but all communications are summed up.

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Immediately you should decide on the partitions. Decide where and which ones will stand, which ones will need to be removed / moved. If there are already partitions and you are going to redo something, you need to get permission and only then proceed with the transfer. If there are no partitions and you will install them yourself, the contract states what materials you can make them from. It is better to follow the recommendations, otherwise you can get penalties, and they are considerable.

Develop an apartment plan

After approving the plan of the apartment, you first determine where you will have large-sized furniture, appliances, plumbing, etc. You will need these data to prepare a plan for laying engineering systems (water supply, sewerage, lighting, if provided - ventilation). When the plan is more or less ready, you can proceed to the repair itself. The sequence of actions is as follows:

Installation, transfer of partitions according to the approved project.

Apartment renovation technology in a new building: we put partitions

Pipes of cold and hot water, sewerage

Wall plastering - quality is important

Putty - almost a fine finish

We level the floor with a screed. Renovation of an apartment from scratch in a new building is almost completed

This is the procedure for repairing an apartment from scratch in a new building in the general case. There are particulars, but they are individual. Then, depending on the situation, shift or swap the stages.

Self-renovation of an apartment from scratch in a new building will take a lot of time. If you have it in stock - no problem. If you want to move into new housing faster, you will have to hire builders. This is where questions often arise. Whom to hire for repairs in a new building - a team that promises to do everything on a turnkey basis or individual specialists for each type of work? This issue has already been discussed hundreds of times, but it has not been possible to reach a consensus. Both options have their supporters. So that you can decide, briefly about the advantages and disadvantages of both solutions.

The stages of repair in the apartment replace one another

If you hire a team that will do all the work from start to finish, it is not a fact that you will be satisfied with the quality of their work. Everyone promises quality and speed, but few really do all the work up to the mark. Very often you have to terminate the contract and look for someone who will finish / redo it. This task is even more difficult than the search for the first brigade: no one wants to correct other people's mistakes. It's long and troublesome. These are the cons.

The advantage of this solution is that hired people are responsible for all stages of work, up to finishing (if you have agreed so). If you don’t like something, you can try to force it to be redone, but it’s better to control each stage of the work. The second positive point: the repair is progressing faster, since there is no need to look for performers for each new job. These are pluses.

Another moment of the organizational plan. When drawing up a contract, prescribe the cost of each stage of work. Then when you terminate, you will know exactly how much to pay. Otherwise, they will begin to prove to you that most of it has been done, and nonsense remains.

If you decide to hire separate specialists for each stage of the work, it is difficult to predict the final result. Since you have to do a certain amount of work and leave, there is a chance that workers will not try too hard. And each next specialist can say (and usually say) that mistakes have been made before him and require additional payment for their correction. There is only one way out: constant and strict control at all stages of work, clear execution of agreements with clarification of what you want to have at the end.

Result not guaranteed

If some work is not done independently, then the total cost of paying for the work by individual specialists will be higher. But the advantage of such a solution is that you can “stretch” the waste over time. There was money - they did a certain amount of work.

Renovation of an apartment from scratch in a new building has its own characteristics. a new house will “shrink” over the course of several years, there will be a shift in the foundation, walls, ceilings. All these movements lead to the appearance of cracks, and they can damage the finish. Therefore, there is advice: use not the most expensive finishing materials, which it will not be a pity to replace with new, better ones in three or four years.

The choice of materials is a difficult task

Most questions arise with tiles laid on walls and screed. The cracks are the most noticeable in them, and the pleasure is not cheap - both in terms of the cost of materials and the price of work. Therefore, the screed is made floating - without connection with the walls, and instead of tiles on the walls in the bathroom and bathroom, they are finished with vinyl wall panels.

Tiles on walls and floors are often placed in the kitchen, and they try to choose the most attractive collections that cost a lot. There are two exits. The first is to use a plastic or furniture shield instead of a tiled apron in the kitchen, and lay linoleum on the floor for now. The second is to lay tiles, but have some in reserve to replace broken tiles. After all, it is not a fact that in three or four years the same collection will still be produced. Yes, even if so, it is unlikely that it will be possible to pick up a color one to one.

Many of the owners of new apartments simply do not think about how quiet it will be in their home. Until then. But by the time you get there it will be too late. The current trend in high-rise construction is to make the building as light as possible in order to save on foundations. Lightweight materials are great, but the problem is that they conduct sound well.

Noise isolation in the apartment is an important point

As a result, it turns out that the repair is completed, and you, if you wish, can take notes of the conversations of your neighbors, and they - yours. Far from a bright prospect. Therefore, it is worth thinking about soundproofing. Yes, these are additional costs and considerable, but silence is more important.

Where to start repairing an apartment so that the repair work does not stretch for an indefinite period, and the end result will undoubtedly please you, this is what will be discussed in today's article. Repair in the apartment requires serious preliminary preparation. The most important point is to draw up a detailed plan for future repairs, taking into account the smallest nuances. Consider, point by point, the advice of professionals on the proper organization of repair work in houses and apartments. Image - Do-it-yourself repair from scratch

First of all, you need to decide on the complexity and scope of future repairs. To make an apartment bright and clean, sometimes it is enough to carry out cosmetic, surface repairs: replacing wallpaper, whitewashing the ceiling, replacing old linoleum, painting walls, etc.

If you want to completely get rid of everything boring and old, decide on a major overhaul with replacing windows, leveling walls, installing new floors, modern ceilings. Your home will be transformed and become new and beautiful.

You should not refuse the help of experienced professionals during the overhaul. This is especially true for creating a modern design for your apartment, including redevelopment and demolition of some walls and partitions.

Plan your renovations according to your budget.

First, decide on the interior and design of each individual room that you plan to change in your apartment. You can seek the advice of a professional designer, which will slightly increase your total financial costs for repairs. For rooms where repairs will be carried out, it is necessary to make 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 view of the room from above, and in the remaining four - each wall. Supplement each drawing with a detailed description and a plan for the consistent 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 about the location of the furniture. Those walls that will be most striking need to be given special attention and apply the highest quality finish.
Think about where it is best to place lamps and chandeliers so that the light illuminates the room as much as possible.
Considering the location of household appliances, indicate the places for sockets. To then competently design the installation of electrical wiring in all rooms.
Consider the location of the main decorative elements: paintings, mosaics, brick wall.

In the repair plan, you need to indicate the desired finish option: wallpapering the walls, painting, etc. To divide the room into separate zones, designers recommend painting one of the walls with a different color in order to focus attention on it and visually divide the room. These points also need to be reflected in the plan.

According to the advice of experienced professionals, in order to avoid excess dirt and dust during repair work, it is recommended to first carry out repairs in the rooms most distant from the front door. As the final stage of the repair, it is advisable to choose passage rooms and a corridor through which building materials and tools are constantly carried. This is necessary in order not to stain or scratch the finish of the already repaired wall, not to damage the new floor.

Cellophane film (fixed on the outside of the door) can serve as additional protection for the renovated room, which will reliably protect the room from building dirt, dust, plaster, paint, and accidental damage.

Do not carry out all repairs yourself. At your request, all repairs or only particularly complex repairs 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 which the screed is ideally poured onto the floor or tiles are laid out.

Even if it seems easy for you to install an interior door, the slightest inaccuracy is unacceptable here. Of course, you can hang and arrange kitchen furniture, level the walls and do a little painting yourself. But trust more complex repairs to specialists so that you don’t 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 your budget allows, you need to purchase building materials with a small margin.

#2. Separately, make a list of decor items: holders, shelves, mirrors, paintings, etc. Start shopping with the selected decor items. 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 necessary building tools to carry out repairs. 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 necessary materials and tools have been prepared, a decision has been made on the possibility of self-repair or with the help of repair specialists, you will be able to calculate the estimated total cost of the planned repair.

You should not rush to purchase all the materials when you visit the 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 the lowest cost. Carefully consider the choice of services of repair teams. Pay special attention not only to the proposed cost of repair work, but also to the reviews of your friends about the quality of repair services.

To protect furniture from damage, construction dirt and dust, collect it in the center of the room. Then carefully cover with plastic wrap. So you free access to the walls and ceiling. Move expensive equipment and clothes to other rooms.

Repair work should begin with the dustiest: replacement of window blocks, window slopes and installation of new window sills. This will avoid dirt and dust during painting work, when it is forbidden to open windows in order to avoid temperature fluctuations and an increase in humidity. When windows, slopes and window sills are installed, cover them with plastic wrap or hardboard to avoid accidental mechanical damage and contamination.

Mark the installation locations for additional sockets, make electrical wires. At this stage, do not install sockets and do not connect them to the shield.

In the case of welding work (for example, when replacing heating radiators), perform them simultaneously in different places in the apartment in order to quickly complete this dusty and difficult stage of work, sometimes including the breakdown of walls.

Before repairing walls, floors, ceilings, it is necessary to check their condition with a laser or water level. Start by applying the thickest layers of mortar. While they dry, 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 proceed to work on the installation of the floor, doors, slopes.

Final repair work:

Ceiling wrapping or painting.
Wallpapering or wall painting.
Floor covering installation.
Installation of skirting boards, sills, platbands.

Buying a new apartment is a joyful event for any person. It is especially pleasant to get an apartment in a new building in which no one has lived before. As a rule, apartments in new buildings do not have any repairs. The owners see the walls without any decoration, electrical wires and plumbing pipes. To turn rooms with bare walls into cozy and comfortable rooms for living, you need to make some efforts by gradually completing a number of important activities.Do-it-yourself repair in a new building Image - Do-it-yourself repair from scratch

It looks like a newly built apartment

Bare walls - full scope for activity

Do not buy expensive building and finishing materials for the first renovation in a new building. The building will shrink for several years, under the influence of which the finish can be significantly deformed and even completely destroyed. In view of this, experts recommend giving preference to unpretentious and plastic materials.

New high-rise buildings will shrink for several more years

Plan your renovation carefully. It is not necessary to draw up many drawings detailing various sizes and important nuances. Simple sketches will suffice. Think about whether you will be remodeling the apartment, what materials, in your opinion, will best fit into the interior of the premises, where lighting fixtures and sockets should be installed, etc.

Remember: competent preparation before starting work will save money, effort and time in the future.

Repair in a new building is best to start with rough surface preparation. Align the ceiling and walls. To carry out these activities, you will need spatulas, a trowel and rules of different sizes. Pre-clean surfaces from dirt and dust. Alignment is carried out using an ordinary plaster mixture. Recommendations for the preparation and use of formulations are usually given directly on the packaging.

Lighthouse wall plastering

We throw the solution along the markup

We make markings, stretch the reference threads and install a few more beacons

We throw the solution on the brand new wall of your apartment

We rub the grooves with a solution

Before plastering, the walls must be impregnated with a primer. It will provide better and more reliable adhesion of the plaster to the surface.

If the thickness of the plaster layer is more than 3 cm, it is recommended to perform the work in two stages. At the first stage, the surfaces are simply leveled, at the second they need to be carefully smoothed.

Apply the first layer of the mixture with a trowel. Carefully level the plaster and let it dry completely. Apply a primer to the dried plaster layer, let it dry, and then apply a second layer of plaster. The order of application remains the same, but this layer must be leveled as high as possible. Periodically check the evenness of the plaster with a level.

Pipe laying in a new building

Installing plumbing is a rather complicated stage of apartment renovation.

After the surfaces have completely dried, you can proceed to the finishing decoration of the walls and ceiling. However, before that, it is recommended to install plumbing fixtures, and, if necessary, mount (replace) double-glazed windows and doors so as not to damage the finish in the future.

The rough preparation of the walls has already been completed, so in the future, new door jambs and double-glazed windows will not be stained with plaster and putty. If there are doors, dismantle them together with the box, because. new canvases usually come with their own boxes.

Plumbing installation can also be done on your own.Domestic users most often prefer toilets with a horizontal outlet. Installing such a toilet comes down to connecting it to a sewer pipe. The legs are usually rigidly screwed to the floor. Usually complete with a toilet bowl there is an installation instruction, so there will be no special problems with this.

Installation of other plumbing fixtures is at the discretion of the owner.

Installing an acrylic bath

Scheme of connecting the sink and bathtub to hot and cold water and sewerage pipelines

Choosing wallpaper for the room

In the previous steps, you have leveled the surfaces and prepared them for finishing, so you do not have to carry out any additional preparatory activities.

For wall decoration in living rooms, as a rule, wallpaper is used. Finishing material for the ceiling choose your own. During the first repair in a new building, it is better to limit yourself to ordinary plastering or painting, because. the building, as noted, will shrink, as a result of which the finish may collapse. It is better to turn to the use of more expensive finishing options a few years after buying an apartment.

The technology of applying paint to the surface in several layers

Painting the walls, fantasize

Decorate the walls in the kitchen and bathroom at your discretion. Typically, the decoration of such premises is carried out using ceramic tiles.

In the bathroom, we put tiles on the wall and floor

Laying tiles on the wall with your own hands

When choosing a ceiling finish option, start from your preferences and available budget. Inexpensive finishing can be done using:

paints;
whitewash;
wallpaper;
foam tiles.

Styrofoam Ceiling Tiles

How to glue ceiling tiles

Ceiling tile options

Before using any of the listed finishes, the surface must be leveled. As standard, putty and primer are used for leveling.
Among the more expensive and interesting options for decorating the ceiling are:

installation of plasterboard structures. First, guide profiles are attached to the surfaces, after which drywall sheets are fixed to them. With the use of drywall, you can equip both simple single-tier and complex multi-tier curly structures. Also, this finish allows you to hide wiring, elements of the ventilation system and other communications, which is very convenient;
arrangement of stretch fabrics. The PVC film is stretched and fixed to the pre-mounted frame. The installation procedure is more complicated than in the case of plasterboard structures, because. when performing repairs, it becomes necessary to use a special heat gun;
plastic hanging structures. Also attached to the frame. Main advantages: ease of installation, high assembly speed, low cost and beautiful appearance.

Stretch ceiling installation scheme

Scheme of a two-level plasterboard ceiling

As a rule, when handing over a newly completed house, there is wiring in it, but there are no electrical appliances, or their quality leaves much to be desired. After finishing the ceiling and walls, proceed to install sockets, switches and fixtures. Remember elementary precautions: you can work with an electrician only after the apartment is completely de-energized. Places for installing sockets and lighting fixtures choose at your discretion.

Remember about safety!

Repair in a new building traditionally ends with the arrangement of the floor. As a rule, the condition of the floors in newly commissioned houses leaves much to be desired. If the house is built of concrete panels and the apartments were commissioned in a draft version, the screed must be poured.

Cracks in the screed (new building)

Screed is a layer of concrete mortar poured over the subfloor and necessary to level the base. There are several types of this alignment. The most popular and easiest to do on your own is a wet screed. All work is reduced to the elimination of irregularities and cracks with the help of concrete mortar.

In a new building, it is enough to make a strong and even screed

Before pouring the screed, the bottom of the walls should be pasted over with a protective edge tape.

Let the screed dry completely, apply a top coat of your choice and install the skirting boards.

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Any repair and construction work involves an important stage - the preparation of documentation: design, estimate, contractual and executive. He is often overlooked. Dealing with official papers is quite troublesome, but it will help you protect yourself from problems in the future.

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Before starting repairs, it is worth deciding on the complexity and scope of the upcoming work. Sometimes only superficial changes are enough to make the apartment look fresh and cozy again. New wall decoration, replacement of flooring, reinstallation of doors - all these are parts of a cosmetic repair, faster, more economical, but at the same time not solving serious problems in the apartment.

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 heat supply elements. Such repairs are an order of magnitude more expensive than cosmetic ones and last longer - but after it you get a completely updated 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 it is closer to you, check out our useful instructions and master classes - they will help you do the work no worse than an experienced master.

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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 spending money on repair insurance?

Our advice 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 will calculate the approximate cost of repairing an apartment or a separate room and the cost of building materials.

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