You want to get professional helpdesigner? Are you sure it will cost you a lot? You are wrong! We will prove to you in this article that the services of a specialist will help you save a large amount Any renovation is an expensive pleasure. When starting it, almost every owner of a house or apartment is sure that he can cope with all the tasks, subtleties and nuances of this difficult event himself. And if he is not sure, then he is warmed by the thought of tangible savings that he will receive without turning to the help of a professional architect or designer. Here is where the unexpected and unpleasant surprise lies: you can, of course, do it yourself, but it will be several times more expensive. You ask - why? Our mathematical calculations will prove this to you clearly and convincingly.
We turned to a competent person for helpto the man, the head of the architectural and construction company "SM-Home" Vitaly Likhov. He knows very well how many unplanned expenses there are during any repair, and can calculate how much money a good designer will save the owner. Vitaly Likhov General Director of the architectural and construction company "SM-Home" Graduate of the Faculty of Economics of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov sm-home.ru
Areas of responsibility of the customer and designer
The customer of the project is never left out,he receives comprehensive information from the designer and is present at the work site if necessary. He needs to be told what technologies will be used, what materials can be used and what are the advantages of this or that finish. He should have the right to choose within the acceptable range, based on the information received from professionals. Vitaly Likhov has seen from experience that both the time and effort that has to be spent on completing a project from start to finish pays off noticeably: there is no need to waste energy on connecting intermediate contractors, on quality control of their work, the risk of unjustified expenses is minimized if hired workers buy the wrong material or at an inappropriate price. And how important it is to negotiate with manufacturers of plumbing, equipment, furniture! The specialist takes this upon himself, makes an advance payment, monitors deliveries, resolves emerging issues with representatives of management organizations and even with dissatisfied - and where would we be without it! - neighbors. In short, the designer-executors' job is the routine part of the work plus the creative embodiment of the idea, and the customer's task is to formulate wishes, make key decisions and control. I often say at the first meeting with a potential customer: do not get hung up on the amount that the designer names as payment for his services. There are many nuances, thanks to which a specialist can save significantly, minimizing the initial budget!
Vitaly Likhov
Let's look at the calculations made by VitalyLikhov, to make sure he was right with a calculator in hand. The master's floor: - I decided to calculate the amount of savings if we do everything ourselves. Of course, the amounts will be approximate, because budget optimization largely depends on many factors, including the customer's needs, the level and style of work of the designers, the selected materials, and so on. Let's take a virtual home of 100 square meters for clarity. Let's assume that it is in the segment of the capital's business level. Let's determine the designer's work rates at $ 100 per square meter. It is clear that this is also very conditional. Let's move on to the budget. Let's define it at 8 million rubles, intended for payment of the designer's work, builders, for the purchase of all materials, furnishings and decorative elements, for the necessary engineering projects, etc. For this price, the owner of the premises can count on the consent of a good designer (3,500 rubles per sq. m. x 100 sq. m. = 350,000 rubles), an adequate builder-executor (12,000 rubles per sq. m. x 100 sq. m. = 1,200,000 rubles), decent materials, parquet boards at 4,000 rubles per sq. m. (400,000 rubles), a kitchen from a good Russian or Italian manufacturer, but not a pretentious one (700,000 rubles), two bathrooms with good tiles (2 x 200,000 = 400,000 rubles), plumbing from reliable European brands (300,000 rubles), a decent sofa and two armchairs of domestic production (300,000 rubles), and so on. This is only 4,350,000 rubles, the rest of the amount will be spent on other furnishings, lamps, finishing and decor, engineering projects, settlements with the management company, air conditioning systems and other necessary things. From eight million we will subtract what will be at the complete disposal of the designer - within this amount he can make decisions on the purchase of everything necessary within the framework of his responsibility. Conventionally, such a "designer" fund is equal to 5 million rubles.
Now let's move on to considering specific points, due to which we will save the customer's money. So, five secrets of Vitaly Likhov.
1. Optimal choice of product
— By studying data on products in different markets, wewe can buy them at a more optimal price. It is assumed that the designer has an idea of all possible offers, and then he will be able to purchase everything so that the savings are obvious. And on materials it can amount to an average of 5% of the "designer fund", that is, approximately 250,000 rubles.
2. Optimal choice of product seller
- Any product can be purchased in severalstores or at different bases. The price for it, naturally, varies depending on the location of the retail facility and other factors, which the designer should also know. It is clear that we are talking about products of absolutely the same quality. It is quite possible to find tiles with a price difference of up to 5-10%. This is another minus 250,000 rubles. There are amazing cases that allow you to save fantastically on this item - up to 50%! For example, we took one order for the manufacture of furniture, and it came directly from an Italian factory. The work was accompanied by a bunch of papers, drawings, approvals, sending samples, finding logisticians ... it was scary to imagine what awaited us at the stage of assembly by Moscow assemblers of two kitchens, four dressing rooms and four bedrooms. However, it cost us even 20% less than it would have cost an Italian buyer (by the way, many large capital furniture stores double the retail Italian price for Moscow consumers). This is a huge savings, comparable to the cost of a one-room apartment in a remote residential area.
3. The advantage of a regular consumer
It has long been no secret that this is happeningdifferent price for the end customer and for the wholesaler or designer. Yes, you can get a discount for a one-time purchase, but a regular customer is always a priority. And a good, competent professional will allow the customer to save on this too. At least another 5% or 250,000 rubles.
4. Lost profits from professional activities
I will only name the main things that the customer very oftenprefers to do it independently, without a designer, believing that he will do it no worse: - a wide variety of measurements; - drawing layout options, electrical and plumbing placement, types of ceilings; - studying the market of suppliers, manufacturers, collecting reviews and opinions about their work; - finding out all the terms of subcontractors, attempts to control their work and solve emerging problems; - settlements with workers, acceptance of materials and much, much more. How to estimate the time and nerves spent on these actions? Let's assume that the project is being implemented within the framework of the contract. Then the term of arrangement of the apartment will be about six months. For the customer, his participation will conditionally be 1 hour every two days. Of course, he may not appear at the site, say, for a week, and then decide to go around the stores in two days in search of something like that. Let's count. Going 20 km to a showroom to buy tiles or parquet, spending three hours on the road and talking to sellers - simple mathematical calculations give the result: 90 hours in six months. And this is still minimal fuss. But this time could have been used wisely, for work, for generating income! By the way, about the owner's earnings - in our case this is pure mathematics, and not interference in the area of intimate interests. So, a 100-meter apartment in a residential area costs 15 million rubles. Its purchase or repayment of a loan for it assumes (if there are other vital expenses) a monthly income of half a million rubles. For ease of calculation, let's take 200 working hours monthly at 2,500 rubles per hour. We get 225,000 rubles.
5. The Magic of Design
The designer's high level of skill can be demonstratedsay if an object looks more expensive than it cost in financial terms. A good designer has his own secrets on how to achieve this. Here is just one example from practice. We bought a lamp in America for one project for 150 dollars, transformed the lampshades with the leftover fabrics we had and got a product that looked much more expensive. Let's estimate our efforts at a conditional, but quite adequate 50,000 rubles.
When evaluating the results of a designer's work,It would be correct to also evaluate the risk reduction, since, for example, the designer is a controller for the workers, and a knowledgeable one at that. But we will not take such savings into account in digital terms in our calculations here. Let's calculate the total amount for all the above points - this is the savings that a designer can provide. 250,000 + 250,000 + 250,000 + 225,000 + 50,000 = 1,025,000 rubles. Or 10,250 rubles per square meter, which is about $300. We get a clear conclusion: by paying the designer $100 per square meter, the customer saves $300 per square meter. Impressive, isn't it? Don't forget that the designer performs his main function: creates a cozy, beautiful, ergonomic space. And at the same time saves the customer a considerable amount. Haven't you appreciated designers yet? Then we're coming to you!
Designer of all interiors (except for the wooden house) - Yulia Likhova; photographer Evgeny Kulibaba; photo source sm-home.ru
