The first question that needs to be resolved before starting to repair a house with your own hands – how much money you can and are ready to spend on upcoming work. In order not to fall into an unpleasant situation, when the repair is still in full swing, and the planned financing has already exhausted itself, feel free to multiply the estimated amount by 1.5. You should also not underestimate the cost of repairs by saving on materials, because in the end, you may have to redo everything, t. e. pay first for cheap, and then also for high -quality materials.
Having decided on the amount of costs, proceed to plan the sequence of repair work. Perhaps the most convenient option is to start with a balcony/loggia, in this case, the inhabitants of the apartment will not feel almost no inconvenience while work is being done there.
The next step is the repair of the bathroom, and this stage can be the most expensive of all the repair work carried out by their own hands. First of all, you need to clean the old plaster from the walls. Cleaning the walls and ceiling – the work is unpleasant: the fight against dirt, dust and garbage will take a lot of time and time, but this procedure can not do without this procedure. It is best to carry out this stage at the very beginning and not only in the bathroom, but throughout the apartment.
If during the repair you plan to break old partitions with your own hands, then it is better to do this at the same time with other dismantling work. Having completed this stage, take up the installation of plumbing in all rooms intended for it (in t. h. In the kitchen block). Since it is necessary to breed hot and cold water immediately through all the blocks, it is worth preparing a communication plan in advance – it includes the location of all water and sewer pipes, t. To. They will need to be placed inside the walls (the exception is the central node to which you always need to have free access). For the finish of the bathroom should only be taken after the installation of all the necessary devices is completed. The bathroom is the most humid room in the entire apartment, because for its decoration it is better to choose a tile that is placed on both walls and on the floor. Experts recommend covering the ceiling with water -repellent paint. In the toilet it is not necessary to put tiles on the walls, you can, for example, stick washing wallpaper there.
In order to arrange a suspended ceiling in the toilet or in the bathroom, plastic needs to be selected the highest quality, because due to high humidity in these rooms, the ceilings are quickly covered with condensate.
The finishing of the rooms is started only after the complete completion of all dirty works. Usually, first they finish those rooms that are located further from the entrance, then they are gradually moving to the very exit.
Having decided to make repairs yourself, keep in mind that you will have to invest a huge amount of effort, money and time in it, but be sure that the result will not disappoint you. A self -repaired apartment will fully comply with all your requirements and wishes. In addition, the hiring of a professional construction brigade, to put it mildly, will fly to you “in a penny”, which means that thoughts about the money saved during independent repair will become another significant confirmation of the rationality of your decision.