Types of apartment renovation:
The traditional classification is based on an assessment of the scale of work. What do you expect from renovation? Is it important for you to completely transform the space or do you need to “refresh” the interior a little before selling the apartment? The terms, cost, number of stages, and total volume of work vary for each type.
Cosmetic
Doesn't take much time, since it doesn't involve large-scale interventions, such as replacing communications or wiring. Most often, — this is leveling the walls, gluing wallpaper, laying new flooring.
New doors and windows, baseboards, textiles, furniture make even a small apartment in an old Khrushchev building more comfortable.
Most of the work can be done independently, without involving craftsmen or specialists.
Capital
A large-scale and costly process in all respects, both in time and finances. The list of alterations is extensive:
- dismantling old communications,
- replacing wiring, pipes, heating system,
- installing new plumbing,
- installing entrance and interior doors,
- combining rooms,
- updating floor and wall coverings, ceiling.
Since repairs are accompanied by constant noise, dirt, construction dust, it is good if you have the opportunity to move for the duration of the work. If not, then it is worth starting the finishing with the most important rooms: bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, children's room.
Designer
This is a real transformation of the living space. At the start of the work, everything is thought out - from the location of sockets to the arrangement of furniture. Designers prepare engineering projects for the construction team, develop planning solutions that take into account the features of the premises, as well as legal regulations, etc.
Finishing affects all communications and systems - sewerage, heating, air conditioning. At the customer's request, a "smart home" system is installed. The interior, accessories, textiles, the location of paintings, lighting fixtures - everything is thought out and selected in advance. Of all the types of apartment renovation, it is the designer one that radically changes the appearance of your home. But the cost of such work is quite high.
