Conceived an independent repair? Get ready for difficulties, but the amount saved for the family budget will undoubtedly delight you. In addition, getting to know the basic repair rules and the technology of main work will help you track the conscientiousness of the employees you hired. So, what types of work are related to major repairs:
– replacement of electrical wiring;
– replacement of plumbing, including pipe replacement;
– Window replacement;
– floor replacement;
– redevelopment of the room;
– installation of new doors, as well as installation of partitions;
– replacing the plaster on the ceilings and walls (removal of the old and the application of the new).
The list of these works can be endless, but this is not the main thing.
It would be much easier to make cosmetic repairs yourself: replace sockets, mount lighting devices or faucets for cranes, putty ceilings, walls, glue and paint wallpaper and much more.
You have compiled a list of necessary repair work? It’s time to calculate the budget. To do this, you need to calculate the quadrature of surfaces (walls, floors, ceilings) and multiply by the volume of building and finishing materials. Be prepared to increase the resulting amount, at least a third, since the calculations are very approximate. The seller’s advice will help in this matter. And yet, you should postpone a certain amount of unforeseen expenses, which, when purchasing materials, arise almost always.
To obtain a qualitative result, it is necessary to observe a certain sequence when performing repair work. And the sequence is as follows:
1. Carrying out pipes of sewage, heating and water supply.
2. Conducting an electric cable.
3. Alignment of the ceilings.
4. Swallow screed.
5. Stucked walls.
And only after waiting for the complete drying of all the aligned surfaces, you can take on cosmetic work. We start with putty and painting the ceiling, then put the walls and, depending, on your choice, paint them or paste them with wallpaper. Lastly, we are engaged in the floor (laying the flooring, installing skirting boards). That is, the sequence of work should go from top to bottom – from the ceiling to the floor.
There are some possible deviations from this order of work. For example, if you planned to carry out warm floors, you need to take into account that these works go to the screed. In this case, special mixtures are used for screeds of warm floors, or plasticizers (if you use a regular cement screed). If you can work as a grinder, then cutting out the strokes in fresh plaster, you can conduct an electrician and water pipes after plastering work.
Pay attention to the error that is often made in the pursuit of savings – not all the surfaces that require. Keep in mind that against the background of an even ceiling, the curves of the walls will still be very noticeable. Thus, the reverse from the desired result is achieved – more work, more expenses.
So, if you decide on independent repairs, remember that this is a difficult matter. It is even more difficult to independently carry out repeated repairs in case of non -compliance with the technology and work order.
