Overhaul is made, as a rule, in old apartments. The first step is: dismantling the partitions, cleaning the walls of the old coating, cleaning the ceiling from plaster. This stage is the most dirty and laborious stage of major repairs.
When covering floors in old apartments, parquet was often used. If the parquet in your apartment has already experienced a lot of repairs, it is thinned and will not survive the next cyclime. Such parquet will have to be replaced with other coating or new parquet. If the parquet is preserved in good condition, it can be saved with plastic wrap. However, after the repair, it must be restored. To do this, just bloom and cover with several layers of varnish.
The next stage is the replacement of windows and window sills, installation of slopes. This work produces a lot of dust, so it is done at the very beginning of the repair, since when performing some stages, dust and dirt are unacceptable, or you cannot open windows to avoid temperature difference and increase humidity. After installing the window and window sills should also be protected from damage during the rest of the repair.
Wiring tips for replacing
The third stage is the replacement of the wiring. In order to increase the level of human safety and protect the wires from external factors, the electrical wiring is placed in metal or plastic pipes, and those in turn are installed in the recesses of the walls and sexes. Using pipes also ensures the convenience of the subsequent replacement of the electrical wiring. So, instead of opening the walls again, it will simply be possible to drag new wires through the pipes, for this it will be necessary to lay a special wire in the pipes. Do not forget about the location of switches and sockets. The wiring scheme must be considered in advance and draw a diagram so that subsequently there are no problems with it.
The next, fourth stage in the repair of the apartment is to carry out painting work, which are performed in all rooms at the same time. At the end of this stage, it is believed that the overhaul of apartments is almost completed. This is the longest stage and this is due to the fact that all each layer should dry thoroughly. During the performance of painting work, repairs are done in the kitchen and bathroom.
Read more about the features of the repair in the kitchen and bathroom
First of all, welding work, pipe divorce are performed, taps and brackets are installed, and heating radiators are made. When conducting electrical wiring in the bathroom, one must not forget about grounding. Next, the walls are aligned, the bath is installed, the tile is laid. Fluckers and accessories are installed at the final stage of apartment renovation.
It should be noted that the completion of the repair in the bathroom and the kitchen should coincide with the completion of the finish putty of the walls.
When the apartment is completed in the apartment, the floors are screed. It is performed using various materials – from cement to self -leveling floor. After the screed of the grooves, door boxes from the door are installed.
Upon completion of this stage, a wallpaper and flooring or linoleum is sticker.
So, the main works were done. It remains to install sockets, switches, cornices and decorative elements.
We will summarize
The main stages of the overhaul of the apartment: dismantling the partitions, cleaning walls and ceiling; Window replacement; laying of electrical wiring, telephone and television cables; painting work; work in the kitchen and bathroom; screed and flooring; final work.