How to save money during repairs and construction?

Today, even the most modest repairs result in large financial costs, let alone large-scale construction. All customers face the same problem: lack of financial resources. The desire to save money and not overpay for construction and repair is quite natural. It is peculiar not only to poor and limited people, but also to the well-off. Even when buying a very expensive apartment in the city center, I want to make a high-quality repair in it at the lowest possible price. Even a rich company strives to save money on the construction of its own building. This is the right approach, because money loves the account.

However, here we can give quite an appropriate comparison. Construction and repair work belong to the service sector, as, for example, the tourist business. But when choosing a ticket, you perfectly understand that the cheaper it is, the worse the room service, the quality of food and other services will be. At the same time, the most expensive hotel can provide a lot of services that you will never use. What will you choose? That's right – the golden mean.

So it is in construction. Too low a price for services implies unskilled labor, low-quality materials, lack of official documentation. Which is fraught with problems in the future. Although expensive companies can provide low-quality services, and the price is inflated due to the bloated staff of managers and expensive advertising. It is not easy to choose a good company, but it is important to know what you can and cannot save on during the repair and construction process.

1. Finishing materials

This is a good article for reducing construction and repair costs. That's just not worth getting carried away, it is important to find the "golden mean" here, when the price and quality are in an optimal ratio with each other.

Imagine that you are going to buy yourself jeans. It is not necessary to go shopping to a famous designer and buy jeans for tens of thousands of rubles, at the same time, you will not buy a Chinese fake for 300 rubles, since it is impossible to wear such jeans.

The same applies to building materials. For wall and floor decoration, it is not necessary to buy ceramic tiles for $ 100 apiece. It is quite possible to choose high-quality material at a more reasonable price. But in an effort to save money, you should not reach fanaticism, because Chinese tiles at $ 8 per square meter will be crooked and oblique, since this is an obvious fake. Even a professional master will not be able to put it smoothly and beautifully.

When choosing building materials, it should be understood that there is a certain bar – that is, the price below which this product simply cannot cost. If your budget is very limited, pay attention not to the big names of the company and well-known brands, but to the materials of undisclosed manufacturers. As a rule, they are not worse in quality, but they are much cheaper.

Builders who specialize in this type of work will help you make a choice. In our example with a tile, it is worth asking the master who will put this tile for advice.

2. Equipment

The equipment can include all the internal equipment of a house or apartment. Radiators, electrical appliances, plumbing equipment, ventilation, split systems and much, much more are huge expenses. There is a great desire to save money on purchases, but here you should be very careful. Cheap equipment can break down after a few weeks of use. Despite the manufacturer's warranty, the breakdown will be unpleasant, since you will have to take the goods for repair or try to replace it.

Here you can give the same advice: pay attention to brands that are not untwisted, but have a good reputation. And be sure to consult with the construction company that carries out the installation of equipment.

3. Labor force

Tajiks, Moldovans and Uzbeks are diligent workers who charge very cheap for their services. If you are ready to entrust your repair to such dubious individuals. Then they are happy to wait for you in any construction market. Only the result will be unpredictable. How can such a worker prove his qualifications? How will you communicate if he has difficulty understanding Russian? Yes, they are ready to work for nothing, but this is not the case when you need to save money.

There is another side of the coin – well-promoted design offices that make exclusive repairs according to their own projects. A big name, excellent reviews and inflated prices-that's their difference. With modest financial opportunities, try to avoid such firms, because they choose the most expensive materials.

Choose reliable construction companies that have proven themselves well and offer adequate prices for their services.

4. Organization of the process

Today, there are often offers from construction companies to perform repair and construction work "turnkey". In order to save money, many customers refuse this service and prefer to independently purchase materials, organize their delivery, buy more missing goods, and so on.

Here you can give only one piece of advice: everyone should do their own thing. Your interference in the process can only harm and prevent specialists from doing their job. In the absence of experience (and after all, we do not do repairs and construction every day or even every year!) you can buy materials that are not of high quality or do not combine with each other. If you think the prices of a particular construction company are too high, find another company – the competition in this market is quite large.

Also remember about the timing of the repair or construction of the house. at the slightest delay in the delivery of materials from your side, the deadlines will be shifted. When ordering a turnkey service, the responsibility falls entirely on the construction company.

Pub date: 2016.11.30