D Cheap repairs are not always bad. If you work with your own hands, you can save a lot of money on repairs! Very, very decent! If you have certain knowledge, then without skills you can make more or less decent economy-class repairs in a new building with your own hands. The main thing is to correctly calculate your strengths, knowledge and skills.
Here I will tell you how things really work in renovations in a new building, without embellishment or exaggeration, and how to do everything from scratch, and I will tell you step by step. I will not convince you that you are omnipotent and can carry out all the work on your own - no. Here there will be only the truth from a person who has gone through more than one repair. There will only be useful information and knowledge about what you can really do on your own and cheaply, and what you can’t. But I can’t fit everything I want to say into one article, so a lot will be presented in other materials, to which links will be given from this article.
Economy renovation in a new building is a household dream!
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First of all, let's decide whether you really want to do the repairs yourself, or is it better to involve specialists? Think about it, because you will have to face partly the unknown and whether you need to face it, because in return for saving, you will spend a lot of time and effort, acquiring some skills and experience. Think about whether this experience will be useful to you in the future and whether you really need to do this and “save” on it?
I also recommend looking → reviews on the website “Repair Rating” and understanding that not everything is so smooth with construction companies, they also make mistakes - this happens, and should partly give you confidence that you can do many of the works yourself, without attracting specialists. Also think about it, maybe it’s him? Maybe I can save up and order?..
Let's get to the heart of the matter. Be sure to read this article to the end, you will learn a lot! I won’t convince you that you need to do the work yourself or definitely need to order it - it’s your choice, I’ll just give you food for thought and tell you how and what kind of work you can really do yourself and which ones you can’t.
This is roughly what an economy class renovation in a new building should look like, well, maybe there are a lot of electricians... And there are no baseboards... Apparently they haven’t finished it yet.
Renovating a new building: where to start
Renovation in a new building begins with a project of anticipation! Yes, yes, exactly expectations - expectations for the house to shrink. For monolithic houses, at least a year should pass, for panel houses - at least 2-3 years, for larger brick houses - up to 5-6 years. Is it really necessary to wait for the house to settle before renovating? It is better for you to ask this question to the builders who built your building. If they did everything wisely, then the shrinkage may not be noticeable at all and will not affect your repair in any way, and if it was done in the wrong place, then the house may shrink even longer. Usually, when choosing an apartment, you can understand a lot by looking at it and the house itself, the entrance, and those who work there. Chat with the developer's representative and neighbors.
When purchasing an apartment in a new building, many people tend to choose housing without finishing. This desire is due to the lower cost of real estate and the excellent opportunity to carry out the necessary repairs, taking into account taste preferences and the available budget.
Finishing and renovating an apartment in a new building from scratch has a number of nuances that must be taken into account in order for the result to satisfy the owners.
What types of work can be done in a new building?
The main aspect that the owner of a living space in a new building should know is that the structure will undergo a shrinkage process over time, so cracks may form on the surfaces. Walls, ceilings and even floors will begin to crack in the early years. Experts recommend not using expensive materials or using high-quality types that are not susceptible to cracks.
IN new apartment originally It is necessary to perform the most noisy and dirty work:
- installation of plumbing pipes;
- electrical installation work;
- floor screed;
- leveling wall surfaces;
- installation of suspended ceilings and installation of heated floors.
These works are carried out immediately after receiving the keys. Almost no one lives in the new building, so repairs can be carried out around the clock without disturbing neighbors and without fear of administrative liability.
Apartment layout
Proper organization of space in an apartment makes it possible to use the area more efficiently. Installation of all kinds of partitions and other elements, as well as demolition of walls or creation of additional ones in them doorways is mandatory with regulatory and specialized authorities.
Today, functional studio apartments are very popular; many owners also combine a room with a loggia. Such rooms look stylish and spacious. When combining a living space with a balcony, a set of insulation measures should be carried out.
Only after receiving official permission can you begin to build or destroy walls and other elements.
Preliminary work
At the initial stage, you should clearly formulate the basic requirements for the premises, decide on the layout, the number of rooms and the functions assigned to them, as well as the design and color scheme.
Things to consider:
- financial capabilities;
- repair period;
- building shrinkage process;
- indicator of suitability for occupancy and residence.
The list of additional work depends on the degree of suitability of the apartment for occupancy. In monolithic buildings, apartments are sold with an open plan: there are no partitions or wiring of communication networks.
The preliminary stage includes rough work: leveling surfaces, making partitions and other types, and creating an apartment if the owners do not want to hear noisy neighbors.
Renovating an apartment from scratch in a new building: step-by-step instructions
To properly carry out renovation work in an apartment, it is recommended to follow certain step-by-step instructions. If any stage is not planned or there is no need to carry it out, then you can simply skip this list item and move on to the next one.
Step by step instructions:
- Repairs must begin with the installation of a temporary toilet. After a while, it is replaced with a new product during the period when the sink, shower cabin and bathtub will be installed.
- Carrying out work related to the installation or dismantling of partitions. To create, it is recommended to use foam blocks or ordinary bricks, which must subsequently be finished using.
- Competent creation groove Using a hammer drill equipped with a drill, the diameter of which must correspond to the width of the groove, grooves are made in the surfaces for the cable. After this stage, the drill must be changed to a peak, with the help of which the recesses are connected.
- Electrical wiring work. They are laid in all areas of the apartment where electricity will be needed, and then the wires are connected to the panel.
- Organization and installation of communication systems: installation of high-quality plastic pipes in the bathroom and kitchen. To prevent the presence in the apartment of an unpleasant and unwanted odor from sewer systems, you must use special plugs. They are needed provided that the connection to the communication will be made subsequently.
- Work on the water supply system: initially carried out cold water, and then hot into the bathroom and kitchen area.
- The ventilation openings are equipped with special grilles.
- Carrying out wall surfaces and subfloor grouting.
- Repair of door and window slopes.
- Priming of pipes, radiators and connection to the heating system.
- Assembly frame structures for built-in niches, cabinets and priming work.
- Door installation.
- Creation in the bath and then screeds.
- Finishing walls, ceilings and flooring in the bathroom and installation of a sink, shower, toilet and bathtub.
- In the remaining rooms, work is being carried out and screeding is being carried out.
- Installation and...
- Puttying walls and slopes.
- Painting batteries and pipes.
- Installation interior doors.
- Installation of switches and sockets.
- Decorative repair and finishing work: wall surfaces, fastening skirting boards, etc.
Renovating an apartment in a new building from scratch requires certain knowledge, experience and skill, so it is recommended to turn to professionals. You should not trust the work to non-professionals in an attempt to save money. This can lead to even greater costs that may arise in the event of unsuccessful and poor-quality repairs.
You should pay attention to the services of time-tested companies, consult with friends and colleagues who have used a similar service.
When buying an apartment in a new building, it is unlikely that you will be able to move into it immediately. And it’s hard to call it an apartment. More like a stone or concrete bag. No plumbing, no amenities, nothing that is customary to see in modern comfortable housing.
All there is is a concrete floor, brick walls, windows and doors that will most likely have to be replaced. The new settler immediately plunges into long, painstaking renovations in order to create his own comfortable, cozy home.
Where to start?
The main rule in repairs: do not rush. Especially if it is an apartment in a new building. Don't forget that new home It will continue to shrink for about two more years. If you do a quick repair, cracks may appear as the house shrinks. Therefore, everything is done slowly; at least, before a major overhaul, light cosmetic, inexpensive repairs are done.
Think and plan
A very important stage on which the success of the entire repair will depend. You can plan it yourself or use the services of a designer. If you decide to do the planning yourself, it is recommended to use special computer programs, you can create a visualization in them and see your future apartment.
Before starting repairs, a plan is drawn up that includes:
- Moving walls (except load-bearing).
- Apartment layout.
- Design and style are determined.
- Furniture arrangement.
- Places for installing electrical appliances (the placement of the wiring depends on this).
- Location of plumbing fixtures and washbasin (for planning water supply and drainage).
- The types and sizes of interior doors, doorways, and the height of thresholds are agreed upon.
- It is specified what materials the walls, ceiling, and floor will be made of.
Having carefully planned everything and thought it over, you can draw up an estimate, calculate the number necessary materials and approximate cost.
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Dirty work
Repairs should begin with dirty work:
- Partitions are being moved and dismantled. If any rough finishing has been done, all this is removed.
- In accordance with the drawn up plan, wiring and pipes for water supply and sewerage are installed. It is not recommended to skimp on materials here. Wires and pipes will be embedded, and if they turn out to be of poor quality, it will be very difficult to replace them. To do this, you will have to break the walls and, accordingly, do the repairs again. Therefore, it is better to buy immediately good materials, even if it costs a little more.
- Windows and doors are being replaced(those installed in new buildings are of very dubious quality).
- Level the floor if necessary or bring it to one level throughout the apartment, a cement-sand screed is made.
Bathroom
There are many communications in the bathroom: an extractor hood, plumbing, and electricity. Bathroom renovations begin with their installation.
- For electrical wiring, only whole pieces of wire are used and with a power reserve. They should either be plastered or located under sheets of drywall.
- Distribution boxes are installed outside the bathroom.
- If water pipes will be built into the wall, it is recommended to use plastic or polypropylene pipes. They are more durable and reliable than metal-plastic pipes on corner connections(fittings).
Bathroom floors are traditionally tiled. Please note:
- Having leveled the floor and completed concrete screed Be sure to waterproof it using a special impregnation or mixture.
- When laying tiles, pay attention so that air cavities do not form.
- Do not skimp on grout for joints. High-quality grout will eliminate mold and mildew.
Bathroom walls are plastered or sheathed with sheets of moisture-resistant plasterboard. Covered with tiles, plastic panels or wallpaper. Many people believe that wallpaper cannot be used in the bathroom because of moisture and hot steam, but this is not true. Vinyl, liquid, moisture-resistant, washable wallpaper, glass wallpaper are quite suitable for these purposes.
Used for ceiling plastic panels, ceilings made of aluminum profile, synthetic suspended ceilings. It is not recommended to level the ceiling with plasterboard. Even moisture resistant sheets will last no more than 10 years damp room. Most budget method level the ceiling in the bathroom - moisture-resistant putty followed by painting.
After the renovation is completed, plumbing fixtures, sockets, switches are installed, and furniture is brought in.
Walls and ceiling
Rough finishing of walls and ceilings, first of all, includes leveling the surface.
There are two primary alignment methods:
- Wet. Solutions based on dry building mixtures, plaster, and putty are used. This method is very labor-intensive and dusty; the thickness of the plastered surface should not be more than 80mm.
When finishing with mixtures, 3 types of mortar are used:
- Plaster. It is used in cases where the surface has strong differences. Ceiling plaster is made from gypsum.
- Putty. Designed for filling small irregularities, chips, cracks. There is a starting putty (for rough surface treatment) and a finishing putty (for final leveling and creating perfectly flat and smooth walls and ceilings).
- Primer. Deeply impregnates the surface, improves adhesion.
- Dry. Walls and ceiling are leveled sheet materials, plasterboard is most often used. The disadvantage of this method is that the usable area of the room is “eaten up”.
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The most important thing to remember when renovating a new home is shrinkage. Brick houses shrink within 2 - 3 years, panel - within 5 years. There is practically no shrinkage in monolithic houses. This is due to the absence of joint gaps characteristic of panel-type buildings. “Seamless” cast concrete structure is the key to high-quality sound and heat insulation. In this regard, the thickness of the walls and ceilings is reduced, the total mass of the structure is reduced, which eliminates noticeable subsidence of the foundation (it is no more than 1 - 2 mm).
- use only high-quality sand concrete for floor screed with the addition of plasticizers;
- create expansion joints- zones of weakness in the screed, which prevent the appearance of chaotic cracks during shrinkage;
- use plastic crosses when laying tiles - they will not only allow you to create even seams, but also prevent cracking of the ceramics in the event of shrinkage of the house;
- choose floating floors from laminate or parquet, that is, laid on a substrate.
When starting renovations in a new home, you should give preference inexpensive materials, since after a couple of years they may become deformed and require replacement. If you don't plan to do cosmetic repairs in the coming years, choose materials that are resistant to shrinkage: elastic stretch ceilings, linoleum, non-woven wallpaper.
Apartments with rough finishing - what is it?
There are three levels of apartment readiness:
- without finishing- limited space concrete walls, to which utilities are connected, sometimes windows and an entrance door are installed in it;
- with rough finish- living space with installed interior partitions, windows, entrance door, lined walls;
- with fine finishing (“turnkey”)- apartments that are completely ready to move in, since finishing work has been carried out in them, wallpaper has been hung, linoleum has been laid, tiles have been laid, interior doors have been installed, and less often they have gas stove, bathtub, toilet and kitchen sink.
Apartment in a new building with fine finishing — ideal option, because theoretically all that remains is to bring furniture into it and household appliances. Demanding new residents can re-stick the wallpaper or replace the floor covering, however, cosmetic repairs will not require large financial investments.
Disadvantage of real estate with turnkey finishing- high cost. Therefore, the most common is economy class housing with rough finishing. Such real estate is the notorious “concrete boxes” with a minimum of completed work, without which commissioning is impossible. In such apartments, builders screed the floor with cement and sand, level the ceilings and walls, and less often do routing (piping and electrical wiring).
In apartments with rough finishing no plumbing (baths, sinks, toilets), no interior doors, but double-glazed windows and entrance metal door, glazed loggia. Owners can arrange housing to their liking and, if necessary, change the layout (dismantle or install interior partitions). But first of all, it is important to replace the floor screed, since its quality in new buildings leaves much to be desired. Then you can start finishing, having previously drawn up detailed plan works and detailed estimates.
The main stages of renovation in a new building
Properly planned repairs are a guarantee of its efficiency and reliability. For example, if a plumber removed the pipes in the bathroom and installed a toilet with a sink, and later it turned out that the floor level needs to be raised, you will have not even double, but triple work (dismantling, installing floors and re-installing) and the same expenses. Therefore, it is important to carry out the work in stages, having previously thought through an action plan.
Before starting repairs it is necessary draw up an apartment plan with the intended location of furniture and equipment. This makes it easier to draw up a diagram of the installation of switches, lamp sockets and count their number. This will avoid many problems. For example, upon completion of finishing, it may turn out that there are not enough sockets. It is unlikely that you will want to scratch the walls while falling asleep new furniture concrete dust. You will have to use tees and extensions, which is inconvenient and unsafe.
Also determine the size and type of interior doors, installation locations for plumbing fixtures, surface finishing materials, and types of flooring. After this, you will be able to accurately outline a repair plan and calculate the amount of materials. Step-by-step execution finishing work and purchasing materials is the key to rational spending of funds.
Repairs should be performed in the following sequence:
- dismantling work (demolition of walls, moving and arrangement of partitions, expansion and strengthening of doorways);
- wiring engineering communications;
- installation of plasterboard structures (partitions, boxes to hide communications);
- priming surfaces;
- installation of suspended ceiling structures;
- puttying and plastering of walls and ceilings;
- tiling works.
Listed stages are part of the rough finish. The most important of them is the wiring of communications. You can save on any materials except pipes and electrical wiring, because subsequently replacing communications walled into walls will become problematic.
Upon completion of the specified work, you can begin to perform finishing, which is divided into the following stages:
- sanding and priming of walls and ceilings;
- installation ceiling skirting boards;
- painting works;
- wallpapering walls, applying decorative coatings (Moroccan plaster, travertine, etc.);
- installation of window and door slopes;
- laying laminate or parquet, linoleum flooring;
- installation of interior doors;
- installation floor skirting boards;
- installation of electrical appliances.
Only upon completion of the finishing work can you begin to install plumbing and household appliances (boilers, hoods, air conditioners, etc.).
Where to start renovating a bathroom?
At the first stage of apartment renovation in a new building, “dirty” work is always performed: dismantling, floor screeding, etc. Then the garbage is removed and the materials needed in the future are brought in. After this, the windows are installed, leaving protective film on the frame until finishing is completed. Important rule renovation says: first they carry out work in “technical” rooms (toilet, bathroom, kitchen), and only then in living rooms.
Where to start renovating a bathroom? WITH preparatory work- procurement of materials. Experts recommend purchasing everything you need right away so that the process does not stop due to the lack of tiles of the required shape or paint of the required shade. The next stage is rough finishing, which begins with the dismantling of old coatings (if the apartment has a turnkey finish). You can remove the tiles with a jackhammer or manually with a chisel (this will minimize damage to the walls).
If there is no finishing in the bathroom, immediately proceed to screed the floor:
- lay a moisture-proof film on the surface (it protects against leaks);
- fill the floor using quick-drying self-leveling mixtures;
- punch grooves in the walls for laying wiring and pipes;
- level the surfaces of the walls and ceiling;
- if necessary, install a heated floor system;
- lay utility lines.
Remember: DHW pipes are always placed higher than cold water pipes. The electrical cable should be installed in plastic cable channels. When leveling walls you can use moisture resistant drywall(green sheets). With its help, you can quickly make surfaces perfectly smooth, and such material is inexpensive (about 130 - 560 rubles / sheet).
Insulating the ceiling will reduce the formation of condensation. To do this, use glass-magnesium sheets, fixing them with screws and carefully treating the joints with sealant. Upon completion of the described work, you can begin finishing. You should start with painting work if the ceiling in the bathroom is painted. Otherwise, the first stage is finishing the walls.
The following stages of bathroom finishing are distinguished:
- tiling works;
- ceiling finishing;
- laying flooring;
- installation and connection of plumbing fixtures;
- door installation;
- installation of electrical appliances.
Remember about high humidity in the bathroom - provide grounding for electrical equipment.
Repairs in new buildings of panel and monolithic type
House construction technology has a direct impact on repairs. The most popular types of houses today are panel and monolithic. Their fundamental difference is that during the construction of monolithic houses, all work is carried out directly on the site - from pouring the foundation to erecting walls. Panel houses they are built from materials manufactured in special factories, and the developer’s task is to correctly assemble the structure.
When buying an apartment in a monolithic new building, prepare for serious expenses: usually in such houses there is no interior walls, neither high-quality screed. Panel houses are cheaper to build, are built faster and are often offered with basic finishing (leveled surfaces, installed doors, partitions, etc.). But builders do such work with poor quality, and redevelopment in these houses is often impossible. Even channels for wires are often laid during the production of panels.
Renovating a monolithic house allows your imagination to run wild: you can install walls made of bricks and foam blocks (a durable cast structure will withstand any load). Monolithic houses They have increased insulating properties, so you don’t have to spend money on their insulation or noise protection.
Monolithic houses - a choice for those who are ready to carry out overhaul in a new building and wants to furnish the apartment to his liking. New panel buildings are an option for budget-conscious buyers who are satisfied with living in an apartment with a standard layout.
What is the real cost of renovations in a new building?
There are different opinions on this matter: many are sure that the minimum cost of repairs in a new building is over 500 thousand rubles. More experienced people are inclined to believe that it is possible to keep the amount under 250 thousand rubles, giving preference to reliable and inexpensive materials. One of the secrets to saving for apartment owners in new buildings will be sales in hardware stores.
Discounts on leftover materials reach 50-60%, but there is a downside to such savings: this option is not suitable for large apartments. There is usually a small amount of materials left in warehouses; they are hardly enough to finish one room. This factor also slows down the renovation process, because you need to wait for new promotions and discounts to appear, buy missing tiles, wallpaper, etc.
The minimum cost of repairs in new buildings is as follows:
- one-room apartment - about 150 - 170 thousand rubles;
- two-room apartment- about 230 - 250 thousand rubles;
- three-room apartment- from 270 - 300 thousand rubles.
These indicators depend on the region: in Moscow and St. Petersburg the cost of materials and finishing work is approximately 1.5 - 2 times higher than in the regions Central Russia. Average cost of work in the central regions:
- wall gating - from 150 rubles/linear meter;
- shelf screed - from 500 rub./sq. m;
- installation of gypsum board partitions - from 650 rubles/sq. m;
- wallpapering walls - from 200 rubles/sq.m. m;
- installation of sockets and switches - from 250 rubles/point;
- installation of plumbing - from 1 thousand rubles/point.
In addition to materials and work, you will have to spend money on basic household appliances and furniture necessary for living:
- gas stove - on average 8 thousand rubles;
- washing - from 3 thousand rubles;
- kitchen set- from 15 thousand rubles;
- refrigerator - from 12 thousand rubles;
- toilet - from 5 thousand rubles;
- sink - from 4 thousand rubles;
- bath - from 16 thousand rubles;
- sofa bed - from 11 thousand rubles;
- dining table and 2 chairs - from 5 thousand rubles;
- wardrobe - from 13 thousand rubles.
There is an opinion that purchasing an apartment in a new building is a thankless task, threatening lengthy repairs and considerable investment. But the experience of new settlers from all over Russia proves: buying an apartment in a housing project under construction with further finishing is not too expensive, and many repairs can be done with your own hands. The main thing is to carefully plan and calculate everything!
Have you purchased an apartment without finishing and are preparing to turn it into a cozy nest?
Let's talk about how to make repairs in a new building with your own hands: the pros and cons of this operation, as well as the order in which you should undertake the work.
Apartment renovation
And there is a lot to do. When the apartment is a concrete box with bare walls, uneven ceiling and floor, no windows or plumbing, anyone can give up. If you need to renovate your home from scratch, many people don’t understand where to begin this difficult task.
A good option is to find a team of professional finishers, tell them what you want your new home to look like, purchase materials and watch the progress of the renovation from the outside.
However, the reality is that the owners of new apartments today are young families and people with average incomes. Paying huge interest on a loan or mortgage, they decide not to spend extra money to hire workers and try.
Advantages and disadvantages of the solution
When you renovate an apartment in a new building with your own hands, the advantages are obvious - you save a lot of money.
Another question is that it will take a little longer than when a professional team of craftsmen works. In addition, when performing finishing, you are doing it for yourself, which means you are worried about the quality and simply won’t allow sloppiness in the work.
As for the cons. If you think that repairs are not difficult, you are very mistaken. Even the simplest one seems to be a very troublesome task. At the very least, when starting to decorate an apartment in a new building, enlist the help of trusted friends and repair aids.
What you need to know about renovations in new buildings
It’s worth saying a few words about when to make repairs in a new building. Owners of apartments in recently completed buildings should remember that any architectural structures undergo a shrinkage process over several years. This applies to a greater extent to brick high-rise buildings and to a lesser extent to monolithic ones. During shrinkage, the geometry of the house changes slightly.
Although this change is not visible to the naked eye, it can be noticed by some indirect signs. For example, one day you find that the oil in the frying pan always flows to one side, a child’s ball tries to roll into the corner of the room, wall panels They swelled up in a strange way, but simply cracked. These are the results of shrinkage.
Not all finishing materials(the same wall panels) withstand the movement of the house. They deform along with the walls, crack and even break. That is why experts recommend making renovations in an apartment no earlier than the new building is 2-3 years old.
However, if you don't want to wait that long and want to get started finishing works immediately, it is better to choose materials that can withstand deformation: fabric-based wallpaper, suspended ceilings, parquet natural wood. From ceramic tiles, for example, you will have to give up for several years.
Advice! When making the very first renovations in a new building, you should not decorate it with expensive luxurious materials. Choose a cheaper analogue so that it won’t be such a shame if it becomes deformed after a couple of years.
Rough finish
Where to start?
Preparation
The procedure for repairs in a new building, as in housing that is many years old, is, in principle, the same. They always start with the dirtiest and dustiest work: demolishing and moving walls and partitions, removing rough finishing done by builders, installing windows, screeding floors, laying out pipes and electrical wiring.
Having finished with this part, they take out the garbage and move on to the rough finishing of the room, which consists of plastering and puttying the walls and ceiling. Only after leveling the surfaces can you proceed to finishing - gluing wallpaper, panels, tiles.
Violation is fraught with an increase in the number construction waste in your home, as well as by redoing part of the work that has already been completed.
Dismantling walls
Dismantling walls and partitions is not such a common occurrence in new buildings. Although many apartment owners, having critically examined the layout of their new housing, decide to change everything in their own way. Before you start demolishing the walls, you should coordinate your actions with the BTI.
Demolition load-bearing wall as a result can lead to serious consequences for everything multi-storey building. There were cases when, for this reason, structures completely or partially collapsed.
If there is a need to dismantle a load-bearing wall or create an opening in it, it is necessary to strengthen the structure. This is done by means of welded metal structures from reinforcement or angles. Since this work requires precise calculations and professional skills, and also has increased level danger, it should be entrusted to specialists.
Everything is simpler with interior partitions. You can dismantle them yourself.
Dismantling sequence:
- If the apartment is already wired, you need to turn off everything.
- Select equipment; you may need a jackhammer, an angle grinder, a sledgehammer, a crowbar, a hammer, a scarpel, and all kinds of scrapers.
- Find a car in advance that will take out the garbage.
- Buy a respirator and special glasses.
- Remove baseboards, stucco and other decorative elements.
- As a rule, interior partitions are made of brick. They are dismantled from top to bottom, row by row. If you are working with a sledgehammer or crowbar, it is better to strike the wall from the middle, gradually widening the hole.
- If the walls separating the toilet and bathroom are being dismantled (there is usually wooden fittings between them), they should be pre-moistened with water to avoid excessive dust. Wooden spacers can be sawn.
For obvious reasons, it is worth installing windows after the walls have been dismantled or openings have been created in them. To do this, process the opening fire retardant composition, make markings in them, insulate them thermally using polyurethane foam. Double-glazed windows are attached to window opening using glazing beads.
How to make repairs in a new building without screeding the floor? Of course not. The floor slabs are level only on one side, which is the ceiling of the neighbors below. To do this, use a water level to measure the height of the floor, after which a screed is made with a solution of sand concrete. Today the price of floor screed varies from 300 to 450 rubles. per m².
Wiring water pipes- work that can also be done independently in the apartment in general and in particular. For this purpose, not metal and metal-plastic fittings are selected, but polypropylene pipes are taken. It is more convenient to apply threads on them using a bead; they are easier to cut and bend.
When choosing between cheaper conductor and more reliable collector wiring, give preference to the second. After all, the water will turn off very easily if any plumbing fixtures fail. However, with tee wiring, this problem is solved by installing shut-off valves near the plumbing.
Pay attention! When you make grooves in the walls using a grinder, their diameter should be several times larger than the size of the pipe. After all, under the influence hot water plastic pipe not only expands, but can also bend.
When installing electrical wiring, you should be guided by the following considerations:
- All meters, sockets and switches must be accessible.
- Switches are located in the door area, at a height of at least 1.5 m.
- Sockets are installed in places where electrical appliances are planned to be installed.
- The height of the sockets above the floor level is from 0.5 to 0.8 m.
- The number of sockets in the apartment is 1 per 6 m².
- When installing electrical wiring, wires are installed only vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally.
- The location of each wire must be recorded on a pre-prepared wiring plan.
- All connections and branches of wires are placed in insulating boxes.
Having completed everything, you can move on to plastering, putty and finishing the room.
Summing up
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