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These days the vast majority of apartments in old houses (which 50 years or more) in the post already in varying degrees, made noveyt (the so-called "renovation"). However, the assumption that "does not prevent" our grandparents continue to occur and the modern type of repair. On them will be discussed in the material.
1. Unclosed central heating battery "Soviet-style"
Our parents and grandparents had no choice but to enjoy these ugly radiators in the old Soviet houses in the "24 \ 7". Before the fall of the "Iron Curtain", Soviet citizens had no opportunity to enjoy the penny finishing the production of materials, for example, China. Now, in any building the supermarket you can buy thin screen on the radiator, for example, such as in the collage above is shown in the photo on the right. The question price - $ 5-10.
If, during the repairs you even for a moment, I have an idea that this terrible battery can be upgraded / dye / rub sandpaper - chase this unhealthy idea of themselves as far as possible. During repairs, you need to remove tons of dust, dirt and lint that have accumulated behind the most environmentally unfriendly radiators in the world, after the repair - to pick up on the screen are for every taste and budget. Finally, the battery can be accurately close the beautiful blanket!
But in recent years issued radiator mask is not necessary. They look aesthetically pleasing, to care for them enough once a week to wipe them from the dust with a damp cloth. Every few years, a radiator can be repainted specifically designed for such purposes, the paint of any color.
2. Undisguised old junction box
Ugly boxes on the ceiling of the old houses built during the Soviet period - not too cute gift for us, the heirs. Despite the fact that close these boxes traditional ceiling cornice or profile of a stretch ceiling is likely to fail, you can come up with a creative solution penny.
On the collage pictured right junction box closed homemade boxes, which the author Novate. Ru fashioned out of thin foam and interior self-adhesive film. Issue price will not exceed 100 Russian rubles.
3. Nails on the edge of the linoleum on the junction of rooms instead of nailed special nut
Our grandfathers grabbed hammers and the like into the breach, were fighting with linoleum using a large number of nails. And it was not too lazy to drive a few hundred nails for the "stacking" of linoleum throughout the apartment. Probably right now for someone to be revealed the secret, but... modern linoleum is not nailed. He lies on the floor without any "glue" to the floor, and only fixed by baseboards and thresholds around the room and in the doorway.
On the collage above pictured right nut demonstrated aesthetic value of approximately $ 4. It is very practical, step on it can be any number of times. Rest assured, if your apartment does not live Indian elephant, the nut will serve you for at least a decade!
Modern linoleum is available in a variety of colors, the color range of the baseboards in no way inferior. Always be able to choose the baseboard or the nut to match your linoleum.
4. Unformed slopes after installation of the glazing unit
Perhaps if our grandmothers and probabushki learned about how much money will have to shell out an additional technician for formation of neat slopes after installation of modern "plastic box" they would surely zaohala, wailed and began saying: "What are you, my child, we better let the curtain hang flowers in pots put "Curtains and flowers in pots this is good, but does not complete the installation of double-glazed window and issue the slopes - this is a very bad decision.
5. Daunting Soviet outlet
In the old Soviet apartments were consistently bad wiring, which is so often fail the poor tenants had to be grounded defective sockets and settle for almost 2-3 sockets for all apartment. That's just the fact that our grandfathers enough 2-3 outlets throughout the apartment, as home appliances 50 years ago there were very few. And now there are several gadgets in every room.
In addition, the old socket after repeated "cosmetic repairs" ( "Honey, we're just re-stick wallpaper - and neatly will!") And collapsing out of order, thus not only pleasing the constant rain of plaster, but also making the apartment is simply dangerous to the lives of people and animals place.
6. Wiring, get out of the walls, like snakes
Sticking out of the walls of the wire - it is something for which the inhabitants of Western Europe, perhaps, ready to buy a ticket to see. Not always have the means to complete the replacement of the wiring in the apartment. But the boxes that will be aesthetically pleasing disguise wire in any part of the apartment are truly penny commodity.
7. Wallpapered pipe
Do not assume that it is now your seventy pipes serving your drain, it is not visible. She is a very visible and looks quite ridiculous. Tube best suitable paint to paint or, alternatively, you can pick up a box to surround her in the building supermarket. The friendly sellers are sure to help you!
Continuing the theme - material Gross design mistakes that give a bad taste in the flat head.
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