Overhaul takes 5-6 months and costs 60,000 rubles / m². Usually this is enough to demolish old walls, make redevelopment, prepare finishes and select custom-made furniture. Do you think it is long and expensive? Me too.
Let's take a look at a few projects that were implemented faster, with a lower budget, and see how we did it.
3. Saving on finishing materials and furniture
Designer Evgenia Matveenko made repairs in an old 43 m² Khrushchev building and saved money by using inexpensive finishing materials and finished furniture from the mass market.
- Repair time: 2 months
- Budget: 1,000,000 ₽ (23 250 ₽ / m²)
The kitchen set, furniture and appliances were completely replaced. The refrigerator was located at the entrance. The pipe was hidden in a drywall box. In the living room, the wall was partially dismantled and combined with the kitchen. So there was more sunlight in the apartment.
On a note! After major repairs, it is better to insure housing, otherwise all your work will go to waste. Most often, apartments suffer from water and careless neighbors. And in old houses, short circuits are not uncommon, from which equipment flies. And it's good if only the TV fails and there is no fire.
We would advise the client to contact Mango Insurance. They cover the basic risks of repairs and even reimburse the cost of things and furniture in the apartment.
2. Savings on the work team
The beginning designer Anastasia Chuvinova managed to make the repair of the 41 m² Khrushchev even cheaper and faster. We saved on the work team, as we did everything ourselves.
- Repair time: 1 month
- Budget: 200,000 ₽ (4 800 ₽ / m²)
The renovation was based on repainting the surfaces white and replacing furniture. Half were purchased in the mass market, and the rest was brought from trips to distant countries. Another part of the furniture was partially restored.
1. Saving on everything at once
And, finally, the fastest and most budgetary repair of a 42 m² kopeck piece in Khrushchev was carried out by designer Olga Koscheeva in a rented apartment. The main part of the renovation was the repainting of the walls and the author's decor by Nika Chernyaeva.
- Repair time: 2 weeks
- Budget: 100 000 ₽ (2 380 ₽ / m²)
The layout was not changed - it was already done by the owners of the apartment. The old painted parquet was preserved. It is not new, but it is well preserved from the time the house was built.
I have listed the options for saving on repairs. What I would not recommend saving money on is not insurance. Many people think that there is nothing to insure in their Khrushchev buildings. But a fresh renovation costs money. And not only him: your work computer, phone or even a fur coat can also be damaged if a pipe burst in your neighbors.
In Mango insurance, you can insure any apartment - the main thing is that it is residential and not used as an office. There is no need to buy a policy for a year for several thousand rubles. You subscribe like any online service and as long as the subscription is valid, the apartment is safe.
The subscription amount is from 60 to 1200 rubles per month. Calculate the cost of insurance for your apartment right now. And with the FIELDS promo code, you will receive two free months.