Major repairs are always an expensive undertaking.But how exactly are the funds distributed, and why does renovating a small apartment cost almost as much as a large one? Let's put everything in its place When starting to renovate an apartment, many people find out that, for example, the cost of renovating a one-room apartment is almost the same as a two-room apartment. More precisely, the cost of renovating a square meter in a one-room apartment can even be higher than the cost of renovating a square meter in a two-room apartment. Irina Mitrofanova, an expert in the field of design and construction, helped us figure out why this happens and what factors influence it. Related articles Irina Mitrofanova, Interio-Line company Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Higher School of Business MBA. For 14 years, she has been running her own company, Interio-Line, which is engaged in design, construction and renovation. She believes that you need to learn something new every day, think creatively, set goals and avoid stereotypes. — To find out why the cost is not what you expected, you need to look at some stages and types of repair work in more detail. The trick is that some rather capital-intensive types of work are done in almost the same volume, regardless of the area of the apartment and the number of rooms in it. We will talk about these works in more detail.
Plumbing works Wiring and layingnew communications for water supply, heating and sewerage, installation of collectors and overhaul of risers in terms of the volume of costs are not much different in a one-room and two-room apartment. All water intake points and sewerage work in both apartments are concentrated in exactly the same way in the kitchen and bathroom, and there is nothing like that in the living rooms. Plumbing work is expensive in itself. And finding a good plumber is not so easy, so the average prices for these types of work are quite high. When buying high-quality components, you will also have to spend money, because almost all of them are imported.
Electrical installation work Despite the fact thatthe network of wires and cables stretches and is distributed throughout the apartment, the share of costs for the assembly and assembly of electrical panels is very large. At the same time, the main powerful consumers of electricity, that is, electrical appliances, are concentrated in the kitchen and bathroom, which are both in a one-room apartment and in a two-room apartment. Materials and equipment for installing electrical equipment in an apartment are not cheap, and the average price for the work of good specialists in this field is high. And the cost is also affected by the high level of responsibility when carrying out work with utilities.
Works with tiles, stone, porcelain stonewareUsually, the maximum amount of tiles, porcelain stoneware and stone in apartments is concentrated in the hallway, halls, kitchen and bathroom. The modern market of finishing materials offers us collections with many small details and decor, which greatly increase the costs of their installation and processing. So it turns out that the kitchen and bathroom, which are in both a two-room and a one-room apartment, take on a large share of the costs during repairs.
There are, of course, other serious costs,which affect the cost of repairs, but do not depend on the number of rooms in the apartment. This is the transportation of equipment and materials, unloading and loading operations, cleaning, and garbage removal. For example, there may be even more trips to deliver materials to a one-room apartment due to the lack of additional storage space. So the share of the cost of work in the second room of a two-room apartment is not decisive when calculating all the costs as a whole. But there is always a way to save money without compromising quality, because the cost of repairs still depends on a large number of factors: the style, the saturation of the project with decorative elements, the cost of finishing materials. There is always a way out! Related articles
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