It is better to entrust apartment renovation to professionals
21/8/0
The first question is creating the design or appearance of the future interior of the apartment. We have given some advice on our website about how to decide on the biggest and most painful question – what exactly you need for a feeling of comfort in your renovated apartment. So let's move on to the next question: choosing a team.
If you have planned a cosmetic or major apartment renovation in Moscow or another city, in this case you need a team of finishers or a single finishing specialist – it all depends on the volume and complexity of the work. How to choose a quality team of finishers? You can ask your acquaintances and, with a recommendation, see how the recommended team's renovation turned out, and also clarify the cost.
The second way is to place an ad and hold a "casting", clarify the price level, recommendations, clarify the deadlines for completing a sample task (think up in advance, for example, the question: "How much does it cost to finish a ceiling area if there is old foam tile on it now?"). Finally, conduct the same "casting" by surveying ads in the newspaper.
There is another option, which can be considered both pros and cons – companies that do apartment renovations. Pros of such an approach: as a rule, the company has a designer on staff and a discount on his services, a certain quality guarantee and a guarantee of compensation for damage if you don't like something. After all, often with a private contractor such a trick simply won't work. The pros also include such a factor as the qualifications of the company's specialists, availability of licenses, and signing a contract. But this is more important if you are starting not an apartment renovation but a redevelopment. This aspect is very important, as the issue of redevelopment is complex and often causes disputes, so it is best to shift possible responsibility onto the shoulders of professionals.
Another plus of a company is the possible receipt of discounts on building materials. But this may not always be the case, as many companies prefer to pocket their discounts from wholesale suppliers rather than pass them on to the client. Cons of hiring a company: company services are usually more expensive.
So, you have decided on the design and the team that will carry out the cosmetic apartment renovation or redevelopment. Now you need to agree on the cost of the work, fix it, and go buy materials.
No matter how reliable your chosen team or company that does apartment renovations is, you should not slacken control over the situation. The execution and preparation of the estimate must be monitored, just as well as the purchase of materials. It is not necessary, of course, to be present at the purchase of every kilogram of putty, but one or two control visits to the store should be made. And, of course, look at the receipts.