Repairs are a troublesome business.In order not to guess how much a remodeling of an apartment will cost these days and how the crisis will affect the cost of furniture, we conducted a survey and found out the opinions of experts and consumers of the market. The crisis has already made itself felt, prices for some consumer goods have begun to rise. So what should we do now with the already started or planned renovation? This question is especially relevant if the renovation is in an unfinished stage: the main remodeling has been done, and facing work, the purchase of furniture and equipment are ahead. And the builders may start grumbling any day now about the fact that the situation has changed. How to talk to workers if, due to the fall of the ruble, they demand a pay raise? Is it worth continuing to deal with them or is it better to take on the wallpapering as a family contract? Let's see what experts in the field of construction say. The workers' salaries are in no way connected with the dollar exchange rate. You continue to work as you initially agreed with the team. And if the builders start to express dissatisfaction, then this is called blackmail.
Oleg Borisenko, head of the construction company Etomeans that only pre-crisis cooperation options work. Is this really so? Let's listen to the opinion of another professional. Igor Slisarenko, RemontExpress: - Our prices have not changed and will not change in the near future. Moreover, everything is going as usual for us: repair work is completed and paid for according to the original contract, without changes. remontexpress.com
As a rule, a contract with a construction teamis in rubles, but what if at the beginning of the renovation it was more convenient for you to calculate your budget in foreign currency, but now it has grown significantly, which is what the foreman reminds us of, threatening a strike? What will lawyers advise us? Ekaterina Kaigorodova, lawyer: - If you entered into a contract before the crisis and indicated that payment would be made upon completion of all work in an amount equivalent to a certain amount in currency at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on the day of payment, then this situation allows you to contact the contractor with a demand to change or terminate the contract. If he does not agree, do this in court. However, in this case, we are talking only about a situation in which the circumstances have changed so much that if the parties could have foreseen this, the contract would not have been concluded at all or would have been concluded on significantly different terms. That is, when concluding the contract, you should not have assumed that the economic situation could change so noticeably. So, the conversation with the workers is short, but what about finishing materials? Should we expect a rise in prices for paints, wallpaper, tiles? What do the experts who know this market like the back of their hand say? Maria Streltsova, designer: - Suppliers estimate imported materials in euros, at an exchange rate of 70 rubles, so we will not order anything for now, we will wait until the end of January, when people "get over the disease" and will think a little more adequately. Not only buyers are in agitation, but also sellers, and the most reasonable thing in this situation would be to live by the principle of a famous fairy-tale character who liked to repeat: "calm, only calm."
Of course, when planning the apartment of our dreams, weimagined an Italian kitchen and designer furniture. Will we really have to give up our plans for the sake of saving money and buy furniture on sale on the Internet or bring a kitchen from the dacha? We decided to ask what professionals from leading companies think about this. Maria Levina, director of TheFurnish: - Consumer prices for designer furniture from European and American brands are already rising due to the fall in the ruble exchange rate. Prices for Russian-made designer furniture are adjusting more slowly, but since Russian designers also use imported materials, we should expect that prices for this furniture will rise over the next three to four months. Those who were planning to buy furniture should do so now, as prices will continue to rise. thefurnish.ru
It turns out that those who didn't manage to buy before the crisisfurniture of foreign manufacture, is he hopelessly late? What do experts in this field say? Alexander Ukhanov, Director of Development of the Liberty Home, Art de Vivre, Right Carpets, and Shelkovy Karavan Group of Companies: — Due to fluctuations in exchange rates, prices for imported furniture in Moscow have already increased: companies quickly react to changes in quotations. Liberty Home is perhaps an exception. We have managed to fix ruble prices for furniture. The offer applies to all items and will be relevant for several more months. Our solution will allow customers to save more than 30%. Before the sharp changes in exchange rates, furniture at Liberty Home was actually 20% lower than similar products in other stores. After the widespread price increase, the difference reached almost 30%. We do not invest large sums in rent. We prefer inexpensive premises on the territory of a former factory to shopping centers, so as not to pass on costs to customers. Hence the flexible pricing policy, which allows us to fix ruble prices in an unstable economic situation. libertyhome.ru
So, to buy Western furniture at the same pricethere is still a possibility for the price, at least until spring. But what if we go the other way and look at domestic producers? We ask Russian companies. We are not planning to raise prices yet. However, much will depend on the prices of resources in our country.
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It turns out that Russian furniture manufacturersare optimistic, but wary. Prices are not going up, but there is still some anxiety in the comments. Pavel Shelyagin, Commercial Director of The Fields: - Our pricing policy remains the same. And we have also added a 20% discount for the New Year holidays. But we have suspended the production of furniture under the Field & Rage brand, and the furniture line is temporarily frozen - until better times. field-rage.ru
Then maybe China is our everything, and furniturenow do I have to buy Chinese furniture too? We decided to ask market expert Eduard Molchadsky, who works directly with furniture, about this. Eduard Molchadsky, director of the official representative office of American furniture and lighting companies: - I am not sure about the quality of Chinese furniture, I am not sure about the quality of the materials the Chinese use. Furniture is not bought for a year… For people who value their nerves, money and time, Chinese furniture is not suitable. Given the current situation, I would call furniture from America the best solution. Its price is in dollars. But it is cheaper than Italian. Yes, some furniture is produced by Americans in Asia. But, given the high standards in the USA, this furniture always meets quality requirements. Having a stable income, many, when ordering furniture, left an advance payment for greater security. But what should we do now? Have the funds deposited really depreciated so much that we will have to pay for everything again, and triple the amount? What to do if a furniture store insists on increasing the price due to changes in the dollar and euro exchange rates? What do lawyers think? Ekaterina Kaigorodova, lawyer: - It all depends on the terms of the contract under which the furniture is purchased. If the price was tied to the exchange rate on the day of payment, then here we can talk about a significant change in the circumstances from which the parties proceeded when concluding the contract, and demand a change in the terms of the contract or its termination.
What to do if you don't expect it to be sosignificant changes in the financial market, nevertheless got involved in the renovation, having drawn up a project and estimate together with the designer, and having certain plans for the appearance of the apartment? Let's listen to a personal opinion. In order to reduce the estimate, I had to give up some things. So, instead of a jacuzzi in the bathroom, I installed a regular bathtub, removed the floor with an automatic drain from the shower, instead of expensive interior doors, I installed domestic ones, decided to leave a wall between the kitchen and the living room, and instead of a finished kitchen, I laid out tiles on the countertop and installed shelves.
Dmitry, the owner of the apartment So, goodbyebeautiful design projects? Will designers and architects now be out of work? Lyubov Borisova, architect: - The number of my clients has not changed, although some have decided to "freeze" their renovation. But those who had not even thought about it unexpectedly bought apartments and asked for help. It turns out that designers are doing well and do not feel the crisis. Is this true? Let's check with Mikhail Dautov. Mikhail Dautov, designer: - The crisis will have the least impact on the work of designers and architects now. Since those who are in the process of creating the interior for their home or apartment are already involved in this process anyway, and in any case, they will finish the interiors. They have already bought their apartments and built or are building houses, and they will not run away from this situation. But next year, perhaps, those who were hit by the crisis will not build houses and will not buy apartments. But since designers and architects work on projects for an average of one or two years, we will feel the effects of the crisis only in a year or two, when there are slightly fewer customers. At least, that was the case last time. We felt the 2008 crisis only in 2010-2011, when those who were supposed to buy apartments and build houses in 2009 did not contact us. Does this mean that renovation is not such a disaster? This means that everything can be finished, purchased and this endless discomfort associated with noise, disorder and constant balancing of debit and credit can be put to an end. If it so happens that the crisis has caught you during renovation, the first thing you need to do is to cast aside panic. Of course, it is difficult to fight the feeling that it will never end, but believe us, there are worse situations. Therefore, we mobilize our inner strength and bring what we started to the end, and we will tell you on the pages of our website how you can save money during repairs and what to replace extra-expensive interior details with. Cultura/Judith Wagner Fotografie, Martin Barraud, Vincent Ricardel, Patti McConville, field-rage.ru, lllooch.ru, thefurnish.ru
