How to get designer repairs with a small budget

Fast, cheap and beautiful. These are the requirements that apartment owners often attach to repair. When this terrible word “repair” sounds in the family, for many it is almost always synonymous with spending fabulous sums of money, an abundance of dirt and garbage, plus fundamental changes in everyday life.

Before you start to be afraid and postpone repairs for later, you need to resolve several important issues. Firstly, it is necessary to decide what space the apartment needs to be repaired. Often it turns out that in one or two rooms an update is really required, and the rest are captured by inertia.

It is necessary to assess the condition of electrical wiring, linoleum and other floor coverings, wallpaper and heating. Accordingly, replacement will be required only for vulnerable or outdated areas. Many people want to get rid of old furniture, especially for owners of Soviet furniture samples. If there is no money for a worthy replacement, it is better to figure out how you can transform and restore what is available.

The first preparatory point will be a check of the walls. It is necessary to decide whether they will be prepared for painting or wallpaper will be glued. In the second case, it is enough to remove the old ones, make a primer and stick new ones. Irregularities can be plastered or sheathed walls with drywall. For painting, the walls should be perfectly even.

The condition of the floors needs to be evaluated not only and not only from the point of view of aesthetics, for example, the appearance of linoleum, but also to look at the floor for creaks and deformations. If necessary, the floor in places will need to be opened, insulated, replaced lags and the like. It is equally important to evaluate the ceiling. In the absence of irregularities, it is easiest to paint over with water-based paint. Also now you can find companies that offer affordable prices for suspended ceilings.

 It is necessary to make a list of all the necessary work, to identify the required materials and, most importantly, to differentiate between what you can do yourself and why you will have to invite a specialist. Next, you need to very carefully describe the amount of materials spent, find the most inexpensive stores.

At the stage of active repair, of course, the first thing to do is to remove everything unnecessary from the room. Before painting, you need to decide in advance where the family will spend the night, because paints and varnishes are very toxic. Next, you need to purchase all the necessary materials, agree with the masters who will perform complex work. As for the procedure, it is best to start with the floor or walls, the ceiling should be repaired last.

The bathroom requires special attention. Its main part is ventilation. If it is not, you must definitely put it. With a modest budget, it is worth saving money that can be spent on ceramic tiles and replacing it with plastic lining, but install ventilation.

All work related to plumbing or electrical wiring should be entrusted to qualified specialists.

Experience shows that the more detailed the planning of repairs will be, the lower the cost it will ultimately require. Therefore, it is necessary to pre-paint the entire budget, laying only a small amount for unforeseen circumstances.