7 easy ways to save on apartment renovation

For many, repair is a real nightmare: it takes a lot of time, effort and money. It is believed that to calculate the final cost, you need to double the amount from the estimate and add another 30%.

That is why many people postpone repairs to the last, or even completely refuse serious changes. But if you approach the issue wisely - it is not as scary as it seems. And we are ready to share ways to save!

Most of the problems with the timing, price and progress of the repair arise precisely because no one initially paid due attention to planning, design and calculation. Do not get ready for repairs in a hurry: write down an approximate procedure and let him lie down. During this time, you will have time to think things over, analyze and make adjustments that otherwise would simply arise on the go.

If you are repairing an entire apartment at once, make several plans. In one, write down the general order of work: from which premises and stages to start, what you need as soon as possible. In the rest - actions for each room separately. And it’s better to develop this plan right away with a team that knows what kind of work will take how long.

Many from childhood remember those extra rolls of wallpaper and boxes of tiles that have been gathering dust on mezzanines for years. Usually they are left just in case, if you suddenly need to repair or update something. In practice, this rarely comes to this, and if the need arises, just one tile, not several packages, is enough.

Such an amount of excess materials remains due to the fact that initially no one wanted to spend time on rigorous calculations. Do not be too lazy to measure the entire apartment and calculate the real consumption to the nearest centimeter. Or turn to the construction team with this task - even so it will turn out cheaper.

Buy strictly according to these calculations, do not take anything in excess: even if something is not enough, it is unlikely that in a month of repair the collection will disappear from production and sale. But it will definitely save you from deposits of unnecessary, but already paid building materials. In the process, insignificant waste will remain anyway - that is what they can be saved in case of minor repairs.

And another unobvious trick: some construction stores buy back the remaining materials. Of course, this does not apply to opened cans and bags, but if you still have sealed rolls or boxes, be sure to find out if there is such an opportunity.

Prices for the same materials in different stores may vary by 15-30%. Carefully study them in advance, especially since now the Internet is often enough for this. Make a table and write out in it what and where you can buy cheaper - as a result, you can save a tidy sum.

If you have a huge construction megamarket in the city, then it is probably more profitable to immediately purchase in bulk. If the amount is large - the store can make a favorable discount, offer free shipping or bonuses. Do not refuse the help of the manager - perhaps he will help with the design.

Consider the time of year, especially when choosing seasonal products: for example, radiators and air conditioners. Yes, and repair work in general in the winter out of season is much more profitable than in the midst of summer and the vacation period, when everyone does it. Sometimes this way you can save up to 20% of the total.

Simplicity and minimalism are now in fashion, and this is not a new trend, but a stable trend in recent years.And that means you can safely save on complex, expensive and not very necessary finishing materials. Of course, textile wallpapers with art parquet look very expensive - but do you really need them?

The cheapest, affordable and universal materials, which are enough for half the repair work, are dry mixes and ordinary moisture-resistant paint. Choose a shade, color and paint over all walls, partitions, and even ceilings if desired. If the surface is uneven, use decorative plaster or liquid wallpaper: they simultaneously solve functional and aesthetic problems.

To save on leveling too curved floors - pay attention to bulk mixtures. And for ceilings - on tension structures, behind which at the same time you can hide all communications. Under them, you do not even need to remove old paint or whitewash.

To save on repairs in the future, do not save on the quality of materials initially. If you use paper wallpaper instead of moisture-resistant non-woven or cheap linoleum instead of wear-resistant laminate - you will save during the purchase. But within a few years, this one-time benefit will result in even greater costs for redoing everything.

But there is no need to overpay: choose quality, not brands. You need a mixture of a certain composition, wallpaper - a certain density and laminate - a certain class of wear resistance. All these parameters have long been standardized and most manufacturers have different collections.

Do not immediately take the most famous and well-known brands in which at least half the price is the brand name. Pay attention to local manufacturers or just to less well-known companies. Perhaps you will find the perfect tile or laminate flooring there.

If you like frequent changes, but do not plan to do repairs every few years, choose the simplest and most neutral finish. By itself, it will already be cheaper, and in the future you will not have to re-glue the wallpaper, shift the tiles and floors. Give the style, mood, personality and atmosphere of the room with the help of decor, furniture and accessories.

The same goes for the nursery: children grow quickly, and their tastes and interests change. The castle of the princess or the cave of treasures will have to be radically redone in a few years. But if you immediately make the walls, floor and ceiling as simple as possible, then it will be enough to update furniture, toys and other little things.

One of the unobvious, but inevitable items of expenses during the repair in the apartment is the removal of construction waste. Professional teams and cleaning companies charge a fee for this service. And it depends on the volume of work and the scale of the disaster.

But even here you can save money if you plan the work procedure correctly and minimize the amount of construction waste. Always start at the back of the room and gradually advance towards the front door. So you will not constantly dirty and litter the finished premises.

First, make a kitchen and bathrooms - there is the most difficult work related to communications and tiles. Living rooms can be repaired in any order, and at the very end - go to the corridor and hallway.