You bought an apartment without finishing

It often happens that we buy a new apartment and immediately start repairing it: we change the doors, wiring, change the ventilation system, re-glue the wallpaper, install new plumbing fixtures. To what extent is all this justified and consistent with legal and other norms? And is it possible to go another way?

The most important thing today, experts say, is to choose an apartment for yourself in the place where it is convenient for you to live. It is best if the option develops in which you have a small apartment in the city and a nice house outside of it. But it is not always possible to commute to and from work for such long distances every day, and then you find refuge in city housing..

Why is it more profitable to buy a new apartment without finishing? This initially saves about 30% of funds in terms of its market value. In the future, these funds, or even a little more, will still be spent, but taking into account your tastes and preferences..

When buying a home, you probably don’t need to take high floors. It should be remembered that elite houses are 4-5-storey. In addition, settling on high floors causes many side problems, because for the first year or two the owners of housing in new houses will settle down: change something, re-glue something, bring something in … Elevators will be overloaded, and this, you see, is unnecessary Problems.

Immediately you need to consider the size of utility bills and other overhead costs. You are settling for many years, but is your solvency always guaranteed to be so stable? Sometimes such payments are fabulous and most often unjustified..

If you have finally decided on the choice of a new apartment without finishing and want to redevelop it, then what to do in this case?

In order to avoid dangerous consequences, it is imperative to conduct an examination and order a project from specialists. For high-quality repairs, no approval is needed. But when the BTI plan changes, they will be required. You cannot change the architectural appearance of the building yourself, change the supporting structures, etc. In some cases, even criminal liability may arise here. In order to protect yourself and not make mistakes, you will have to contact the Interdepartmental Commission, which will determine the list of all lower authorities for passing the approvals, and after receiving all the permits, you need to go to the same Interdepartmental Commission again to finalize the issue.

The list of these subordinate authorities is significant – DEZ, REU, Architecture Department, SES, housing commission, MoszhilNIIproekt, etc..

Errors during redevelopment work can lead to obvious and hidden construction defects, up to the weakening of the supporting structures of the building, which will affect its performance in a few years.

Often violations are found when working with ventilation, heating, hot water supply systems. Neighbors and the tenants themselves who are making repairs to their apartments suffer. Found flaws in these systems must be eliminated without fail and even forcibly, prompting the culprits to do so.

There are times when, not withstanding high pressure, radiators burst; baths, jacuzzis fall on the heads of the residents of the lower floors; pipes burst rigidly embedded in the walls of new houses during their shrinkage, etc..

Responsibility for all actions performed in the apartment and for possible harm to third parties primarily lies with the customer, that is, most often on the owner itself.

To avoid many mistakes and unnecessary trials, you should have a design project, an estimate and an agreement with a contractor already at the beginning of work. The cost of a typical design project ranges from $ 10 to $ 35 per 1 m2 of housing space. You can agree to have it done at a cost estimate of $ 300 for the entire apartment. The cost of the estimate can be $ 200-300. But this is all very arbitrary. The main thing is that, having received these documents in his hands, the customer will begin to understand what he pays money for, what he should receive in the end, etc..

When decorating an apartment, you need to immediately carry out high-quality wiring of electrical, television, telephone and other cables and wires, and the alarm system. It is better if several electrical groups are laid, consisting of a copper stranded wire 3 × 2.5.

Solid aluminum wire breaks down quickly and is inferior in physical properties to copper stranded.

The main principle is that the reserve of the wire cross-section should cover the current need of all power sources and be calculated for the future.

You should also take care of backup sockets in case of moving furniture, hanging carpets, etc. Before the final finishing of the room, all wires and cables need to be ringed so as not to hammer the wall in search of a break and not to connect inconvenient carriers and extension cords.

Windows play an important role not only in heat conservation, but also in aesthetics. In our RF band, double-glazed windows are most suitable. When installing them, you should think about air exchange in the home..

Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and other windows have special ventilation holes. French systems have a special membrane that reacts to air humidity. The ventilation holes open automatically as required. The slot machines are good, but they are not always necessary. For example, in large rooms with high ceilings, where there are few people and there are proper ventilation hoods, they are hardly needed.

In rooms where devices for forced air outflow are installed on ventilation risers, certain difficulties can also arise. It must be remembered that the fan, even when not in operation, should not interfere with air exchange..

There is no shortage of finishing materials on the market today. But when buying goods, one must bear in mind that some unscrupulous suppliers can buy goods abroad as illiquid assets and offer them to everyone as supposedly high quality products. You always need to require certificates and carry out visual checks.

So, when buying a tile, you should pay attention not only to its safety (chips, cracks, etc.), but also to ensure that it is of the desired color and has the correct shape and size. All you need to do is lay one tile on top of another and look at the edges and corners..

When decorating and decorating a dwelling, it should be borne in mind that it must be beautiful (otherwise there will be a feeling of irritation), comfortable (so that there is no discomfort) and reliable (constant repairs and alterations of the road). Housing should correspond to the owner’s lifestyle, his inner world.

Interior doors must be perfectly dry. Buying them in a market where there is no storage conditions, or in a store from suppliers who do not meet technological requirements, we may soon find that our doors begin to crack, warp or, worse, they are driven by a “screw”.

Imported fittings are good. Fittings imported, for example, from Finland compares favorably in terms of price and quality. It is functional, beautiful, available to many consumers.

As for paints, this position has not been in short supply in our market for a long time. But here the rule should be observed: all the components required for the technological chain must be compatible with each other. Reliable products come to us from Holland, Finland, Sweden, Germany and other countries. Many Russian varnishes and paints are also good, differing in excellent hiding power, rich colors, wear resistance..

Thus, today there are no contraindications for us to purchase an apartment on the primary market without finishing. The money saved earlier will be spent later to tidy it up in accordance with your personal tastes and preferences.