Choosing a finishing team: expert advice. How to save money on repairs and not lose quality How to choose a construction team for apartment renovation

Repair in an apartment is like a natural disaster, but you can survive it with minimal loss of both money and nerves with the help of a well-chosen repair and construction team. The site "RIA Real Estate" found out what criteria should be used to evaluate the masters and how to work with them.

The principle of "sundress"

In the initial selection of candidates, one should rely primarily on the reviews and recommendations of friends, says Maxim Morozov, managing partner of M9 development.

Now there are a lot of opportunities, for example, using social networks to find people who have recently made repairs at their place and are ready to recommend teams and even show the results of their work. "Word of mouth" is the best option when selecting workers, confirms the director of the company "StroyKadry" Anton Rublev.

Where to looking for

If it was not possible to find suitable specialists through friends, then you should look for a brigade on the Internet. "It is best to use resources where there are profiles of both customers and performers. Profiles will help to collect feedback, get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe range of performers' competencies," Morozov points out.

It is best to contact reputable organizations that have their own website and, perhaps, even an office. At the same time, the site must work, that is, there must be valid phones and active mail, which is regularly viewed. Yes, prices for services from such companies are usually higher, but the quality of work will also be at the initially declared level, Rublev notes.

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Of course, you can think of reviews on the Internet, and photos of the work of someone else's, in addition, excellent private craftsmen or repair contracts who do not have the opportunity to start their own website can post their data on the Internet. Therefore, in any case, the final decision in favor of a particular brigade must be made after personal acquaintance and preliminary conversation.

For good - in line

Prepare to wait if you find a really good team, says Morozov from M9 development. A long queue is a positive sign, he is sure. However, its absence is not necessarily an indication of incompetence. It is rather an indirect indicator.

Personal contact

We are often greeted by clothes and escorted over them, notes Rublev. Of course, if some unkempt, tipsy person comes to a meeting, then hardly anyone will want to trust him, the expert argues. But in general, you need to pay attention to the adequacy of speech, in other words, the employee must offer a potential client several options for performing this or that work, explain everything in a very accessible and understandable way, without evading answers and without bombarding him with a mountain of incomprehensible terms, explains the director of StroyKadrov.

Good crews usually have a portfolio of photographs of their work. You can also ask to provide certificates or documents confirming that the employee has professional education, say that he is a plasterer-painter or bricklayer, points out Rublev.

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According to him, it is always visible when a person has already developed a well-functioning scheme: he can immediately tell you step by step about the progress of work, submit all the necessary documents, and discuss all the risks and responsibilities of the parties.

But the head of a private repair and construction brigade, Oleg Koltukov, draws attention to the fact that during the first communication, the representative of the brigade must immediately clearly indicate the prices for the work or present a price list to the client. At the same time, the customer may be alerted by his evasive answers to questions about the timing or cost of work. "Of course, it's hard to say right off the bat how long it will take to complete and what the total amount of work will be. But personally, I usually first discuss with the client all the details of the work, find out exactly what he wants. After that I analyze all this and make calculations and then , say, the next day, I write out an approximate plan for him, where I indicate how much materials and what materials will be required, how much these or those services cost ", - Koltukov shares his experience.

We sign a contract

Of course, it is worth concluding an agreement with the team for the provision of construction and repair work. Its templates can be found on the Internet. Ideally, it would not be superfluous to check the agreement with a lawyer, and then sign it with a notary, points out Rublev from the StroyKadry company. But even an unconfirmed contract will still have weight in court in case of some controversial issues.

By the way, the contract stipulates the responsibility of both parties - both the contractor and the customer, the expert adds.

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Fractional payment

It is very important to immediately decide and talk with employees how payment will be made. "Unfortunately, it often happens that a client gives an advance payment to the foremen, after which the team disappears," Rublev complains.

He recommends not to give advances, but to pay in stages, in installments. This is convenient for both the client and the workers, emphasizes the agency's interlocutor, since they, too, must be sure that they will not be deceived and left with nothing. For example, you can pay for the preparation of walls for putty or for painting or for leveling. “Roughly speaking, I worked for two days - I got the money, I worked for another two days - I got the money again,” says Rublev.

Competent control

Of course, in the process of work, the customer has every right to control the progress of work, says Rublev. However, it is not worth standing over the souls of the workers and watching their every movement, he emphasizes. If you have already made a choice in favor of a brigade, then trust it. You just need to work out a certain schedule of inspections for yourself, for example, come to the site every two days and make some adjustments along the way, the expert says.

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How to choose builders for apartment renovation?

Advice required:

How to choose builders for apartment renovation?
There are many repair companies, how to understand which of them will actually meet the deadlines?
Do I need to conclude a contract when hiring builders where the terms of repair and sanctions will be indicated?
how to avoid an increase in the cost of work during the repair process (for example, initially it was said that the cost would be 4000 rubles / m2, during the repair process builders say that the cost would be 6000 rubles / m2)?

The contract is mandatory, I think even the simply described works and prices on paper, so that later there will be no different memories, like what was agreed for a square meter, and not for a cubic meter, but look carefully, professional builders very easily and specifically deceive by the way of converting the volume into square and back, consider everything thoroughly. My friend, when purchasing material on the packages of mixtures, put his own sign and painting, he accepted the used container from the builders as proof that the building material had not been stolen. Negotiate prices immediately for the entire volume of specific work, determine what this same volume is considered in square meters or cubic meters, tell the builders right away that after determining the volumes and prices, nothing is subject to recalculation and surcharges, all force majeure builders can assume otherwise they are not professionals, so just say that they take all unforeseen expenses into their account. After such questions are posed, the overwhelming majority of the brigades will drop out, as they will understand that it is difficult to deceive you. And rest assured, in any case, the builders will snatch something for themselves. Immediately decide with the builders what materials and technologies they use, teams that take cheaply for work, as a rule, use expensive high-tech materials, since these materials are at your expense, and an uneducated guest worker can also work with such materials, a professional no matter what material work. Well, something like this I myself communicate with builders, as a result, the overwhelming majority simply lose interest in me, but this "filter" helps to find really knowledgeable and able people. Good luck with the renovation.,

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I agree that the customer is obliged to know the final price of the repair / construction. It is difficult to track the total consumption of materials, but it is possible, of course. As he rightly said, it is necessary to find really knowledgeable and able specialists. This is the whole question.

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Decide what you want: align the walls; level the floors; change PLN wiring; how many and where sockets, switches, lamps; what ceilings; garbage removal; final cleaning. It is better to document all this on paper with all sizes and in duplicate (one for you, the other for the masters), do the same with the cost of the work, and everything under the signature of yours and the master (foreman, director or whoever will be responsible for everything). If, for example, the walls were leveled, puttyed and glue the wallpaper tomorrow, and you suddenly remembered that you want an outlet there (not previously specified), pasted wallpaper, but they don't look the way they looked in the store and the like, then you know, rubles will be thrown over. If it happens that even the wallpaper has been pasted, and you come and see that there is no outlet where it was agreed and is not fixed on the document under the signature of both parties, then the whole alteration is at the expense of the contractor. In short ... everything is negotiated to the smallest detail, everything is measured to a muimeter, an estimate is made, an agreement is concluded. Step to the left, step to the right from the estimate on your side + to the cost.

as a rule, they use expensive high-tech materials, since these materials are at your expense, and an uneducated guest worker can also work with such materials, a professional no matter what material to work with

It is not worth giving such advice. For example, hire a master to glue tiles or mosaics and tell them: "The guys will not glue on tile glue (for a mosaic it is more expensive and more high-tech than simple tile glue), it is also more expensive than DSP. I will buy cement and PVA, and there is a lot of sand in the yard in the sandbox The monkey can put it on the glue. " Then you will also have to give a guarantee for the job ... and such examples can be cited a whole bunch of each type of work.

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As far as I know, professional tilers make their own mortar from DSP and their plasticizers and additives, but for downs from Central Asia there is a super expensive tile glue. The client is always right, and then I look at the Sovdepov tile laid on a simple DSP and it does not fly off for 30 - 40 years, apparently it's not about the material, but the hands and knowledge of the builder.

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As far as I know, professional tilers make their own mortar from DSP and their plasticizers and additives, but for downs from Central Asia there is a super expensive tile glue. The client is always right, and then I look at the Sovdepov tile laid on a simple DSP and it does not fly off for 30 - 40 years, apparently it's not about the material, but the hands and knowledge of the builder.

A kind of tiler chemist with a mobile laboratory?) Soak tiles? How do you check that it adheres to the surface, and does not move away from it and does not hold due to rubbed seams, is it glued again to the glue moment? by the "look" method? Have you (personally, with your own hands, and not by the "look" method) knocked down a lot of Sovdep's apartment tiles? Simply beauty, sometimes just a spatula can be removed The client is right for the time being ... until he goes beyond the boundaries of reason. This is from the section that baba koshaka was drying in the microwave, but he didn't do it. And she was still right! In your opinion, you can make an aluminum wire with a copper one for twisting, throw a 2x0.75 wire onto an outlet, do not crimp the ends of a stranded wire at the junction with sleeves. Silicone sealant Krass (theoretically, he is a sealant) to buy for 90 scars, and a Moment, which is much better, for 180 rubles ... a toad strangles, this is a divorce on the grandmother of an honest man. And why buy it, the pros will smear it with their own hand-mixed putty (half-baked that tiler has ingredients, although he should not have a small one). The balcony can be sheathed with a clapboard with a lot of knots not completely dried (almost a freebie for the price), and then in the heat, hello resin, propellers. The house can be insulated with newspapers (fortunately, now a lot of free waste paper is thrown into the mailboxes), otherwise you have invented all sorts of mineral wool, ecowool, foam plastic, foam glass. In the assortment of one manufacturer, each mixture for different tasks. Under ordinary tiles, fuck you do not need glue intended for marble and granite where the "life" of the solution is 40 minutes (it will begin to set in a container (hereinafter referred to as a basin), you can throw it out, you will not "revive") and the cost per bag is 25 kg ~ 1000 rubles, which left in the mixing bowl for 6 hours ... can be thrown out in the place with the bowl. There is only one advice for such people - do not arrange castings, do not fucking mind to others, do it yourself (save money) so that no one would take a sin on their souls when something arrives at your cubotorilka. Progress! It is necessary to progress. I hope you are not tied to the VAZ, otherwise there seems to be a board of members of one sect with you. You can work with any material, the result will be different.

This is from the sect of Old Believers, so all the evidence and arguments are like a wall. Why does he need a building level? I took two bubbles, struck stripes, a hose and some water, that's the level

On this topic. Ask for an object that the company has in the process of finishing, then also for an object that is in the final stage or for an object (or a couple, as far as impudence is enough) that they have already done so that the owner is at home (you can talk to him a little what and how) ... There are clients who do not take a picture, but there are those who themselves say: "If anyone wants to see, bring it" When buying mixtures, look at the package for the date and time (hour: minutes: seconds) of the package. The time on different packages from the same batch should not coincide for a second. Does it match? Counterfeit, fake.

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To begin with, I am not a builder or a repairman, but a client of these very builders and repairmen.

Anyone who has attended a school physics course knows this. The level is checked by different sides on the same plane, both on one side and on the other, the bubble should be in the same place. I mainly use Israeli levels and laser plane builders. But the plumb line is never superfluous. By the way, at the expense of tile glue, as a student, working on a construction site, they laid tiles, it took about 20 years, everything is still there, and then, apart from the Savdepov level, which was a terrible curve, there was no other measuring tool as such. It's just that many "builders / repairmen" are not so much educated that the word DSP for them sounds like cement + pestle 1: 4, water seems to be taken for granted, although even with the same state of affairs the solutions were complex and multicomponent, from there and homemade tile adhesive.

Do you read what you wrote yourself? For example, I caught the thought - "We don't need smart clients, give us more expensive material." Without words.

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The contract is obligatory, I think even the simply described works and prices on paper, so that later there will be no different memories, like what was agreed for a square meter, and not for a cubic meter, but look carefully, professional builders very easily and specifically deceive by the way of converting the volume into square and back, consider everything thoroughly. A friend of mine, when purchasing material on the packages of mixtures, put his own sign and painting, he accepted the used container from the builders as proof that the building material had not been stolen. Negotiate prices immediately for the entire volume of specific work, determine what this same volume is considered in square meters or cubic meters, tell the builders right away that after determining the volumes and prices, nothing is subject to recalculation and surcharges, all force majeure builders can assume otherwise they are not professionals, so immediately say that they take all unforeseen expenses into their account. After such questions are posed, the overwhelming majority of the brigades will drop out, as they will understand that it is difficult to deceive you. And rest assured, in any case, the builders will snatch something for themselves. Immediately decide with the builders what materials and technologies they use, teams that take cheaply for work, as a rule, use expensive high-tech materials, since these materials are at your expense, and an uneducated guest worker can also work with such materials, a professional no matter what material work. Well, something like this I myself communicate with builders, as a result, the overwhelming majority simply lose interest in me, but this "filter" helps to find really knowledgeable and able people. Good luck with the renovation.,

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I forgot to mention, do not rush the builders especially with the timing, for example, normal cement-based mortars should gain strength for 28 days, although with modern additives the time is reduced to a couple of weeks, keep in mind that speed at construction is not always good.

The contract is obligatory I agree and carefully consider everything and read what you sign. And about the rest of the greater delirium I have not read in my life, why hire people who do not trust initially putting signatures and signs? If you get to such, if they want to take extra material for themselves, believe me, neither signatures nor stamps will help. Further, about the force majeure, one more nonsense ... as an example, they made a contract for the replacement of taps and drain. And there the rotten pipe burst in the riser, like force majeure and they have to pay for it at their own expense? I can give such examples of a carriage and a trolley, and you will not believe usually additional work, on the contrary, in the process, the customer orders them, too, to do them at his own expense? I had a client doing an apartment, it was in the contract that the ceiling color + wallpaper in the hall, in the end they replayed and turned to me with the words, is it possible to make a Venetian on the ceiling and textured plaster on the walls? They brought the material, they did it as they wanted, in general, when calculating, it was very unpleasant to prove that the painting work + wallpaper differs in price from the Venetian + textured plaster. Well, there are a lot of pros on the forum about the materials, but I have not heard not from one that he chews with mixtures, and you put it as an indicator. In general, how many people have so many opinions, but do not be so categorical in judgments, especially in such
I agree

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Further, about the force majeure, one more nonsense ... as an example, they made a contract for the replacement of taps and drain. And there the rotten pipe burst in the riser, like force majeure and they have to pay for it at their own expense?

That is, a plumber, when replacing taps and draining, cannot determine that the pipe is rotten? And you say that I wrote this nonsense ... It’s because of such repairmen who do what I want at the expense of the customer, people suffer, who are the first to encounter construction and repairs.

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Now I have re-read the whole topic from beginning to end. You can feel the spirit of the repairers accustomed that they are inferior to them and the client does as they want. I have interacted with such workers in real life. ant_sol, by the way, here is a living example for you, what kind of repairers are, are ready to destroy any opinion or information about the technology, if this technology is not profitable for them or does not allow them to "weld" on the client, or they have to work hard. At this point, I think the discussion is over, because further there will already be kicking back and forth. Well, the people do not like to work with us, as they should, they like it as they are used to, there are plumbers over there who cannot determine the state of the riser, although they were only invited to change the taps. In general, decide for yourself, of course, but I think you got a rough idea of \u200b\u200bhow they will communicate with you.

From life: one good gentleman did not listen to a friend who urged him not to make all the partitions from the GKL, but after listening to the recommendations of friends about the miracle of a non-drinking and non-smoking brigade, in which the foreman explained to him that his friend was behind the times and generally just envied him I convinced them to use the GKL partitions and promised to make a turnkey apartment in a month. In general, this gentleman waited for the brigade for three months, then, as promised, a turnkey repair was made to him, with half of the material at the same time, open and arrogant. We have handed over a finished apartment with a one-year guarantee. After a year and a half, holes from the games of children began to appear in the walls, and the accidentally flooded bathroom (they swam very well there) rubbed almost an entire wall, the gypsum plasterboard was soaked so much that it could not bear the weight of the tiles and just slid off the profiles. This gentleman himself still recommends this brigade, because they did it really well, and everything else is already a coincidence ...

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Now I have re-read the whole topic from beginning to end. You can feel the spirit of the repairers accustomed to the fact that they are inferior and the client does as they want. I have interacted with such workers in real life. ant_sol, by the way, here is a living example for you, what kind of repairers are, are ready to destroy any opinion or information about the technology, if this technology is not profitable for them or does not allow them to "weld" on the client, or they have to work hard.

Another holivar on the topic of "customer-performer" relationship is possible ... (topics - "Tricks of builders ...", "Tricks of customers ..." - were already in the top). In most cases, the customer does not know and understand a lot in terms of technology. So this debate is endless ...

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A gazelle car drives up, 30 sheets of gypsum plasterboard are unloaded from it, another 10 are taken "to another object", the customer is not perplexed at how 30 (although very rarely the customer is present at unloading), and he is told that the invoice or check on the way to the office was forgotten or what else, in general, the next day there is an invoice for 30 sheets with a smoothly scattered price for 10 GKLs for these 30 GKLs and it seems clear that they were stolen and it seems right before our eyes, but what do you say, all the papers are in order, the construction site is real only 30 sheets are needed. And why the sheet comes out not 325 rubles, but more than 400 rubles is explained by the delivery and the fact that now they take money in the store for loading money, well, and other excuses, and if it's already completely enough, then the foreman demonstratively stops work, they say they don't believe us, some Israelis all around, "the guys went out of their way", as a rule, the customer realizing that he will remain without repair and even worse, in a dilapidated apartment he is frightened and makes concessions to the repairmen. Such cases are a dime a dozen ...

Yes, the guys really do not drink, do not smoke and work as they should, they would only replace the foreman.

Yes, we conclude an agreement with you for LLC "Lion Group", which specifies: start dates, completion dates, warranty obligations. which are 2 years for general construction work and 10 years for engineering communications - electrical and plumbing work.

Do you have to pay for the measurements?

The visit of the process engineer is free and does not bind you to anything. When meeting with our representative, you will receive detailed advice on all issues of interest to you regarding your repair. You will find out what you can save on and what you absolutely cannot save on. Where and what materials are better to buy, etc. After the meeting, you are left with the most accurate, understandable estimate with the calculated volumes and prices. That is, you will understand how much you pay and for what, the nature, quality of work and materials.

Do you carry out certain types of work? Electrician, plumbing, tiling, etc.?

No, we only carry out complex turnkey repairs

Do you give a guarantee for the work performed, and which ones?

The warranty for the work performed is 2 years for general construction work and 10 years for engineering communications - electrical and plumbing work.

How do you pay?

Payment is made in stages, according to the work performed, according to the annex to the contract (schedule of work and payments). Most often, payment for work is made once a month. With each payment, an interim act of delivery - acceptance is drawn up and a certain stage of work is closed.

We deliberately did not start a conversation about how to choose a team for repairing an apartment or a house with a finisher (he would hardly be objective) - designer Nagamov Lev Borisovich acts as our expert today. Why a designer? Yes, because it was through him that a large number of construction crews passed, for the work of which he carried out designer supervision. Stroyka. by is sure that these recommendations will be useful to everyone, since there is no person who has not used the services of a finisher at least once in his life.

The selection criteria for such masters are quite subjective. Someone needs to quickly and cheaply, someone can be more expensive, but with the highest quality ... And then, what is considered high quality? One customer evenly glued wallpaper is already happiness, another a bubble on the same wallpaper is a knife to the heart. All of the recommendations below apply to a typical customer: middle-income, sane and moderately demanding.

« It is pointless to ask a builder whether he will do it quickly, efficiently and inexpensively, he will say: "Of course!" But during the whole time of work, I have met only two such brigades.

That is why I want to tell you about all those "calls", nuances that cannot be missed if you want to live in a renovation done well and for a reasonable price.».

First take a look at team composition specialists. If one or two people declare that they will do the whole range of work themselves, this is a reason to be wary.

“I admit that there are jack-of-all-trades who will install plumbing, lay tiles, and cover with plasterboard. But it is extremely rare that all these works are performed equally well by the “multi-tool”: most likely, this is a specialist who painted a little, glued a little, laid a little tiles, etc. Do not expect brilliant results from him.

Another option is when the team says that they are only doing the finishing work, and look for an electrician or plumber yourself. This is also fraught with trouble. For example, the wallpaper is glued on, but the outlet is not working. Who will be responsible? Electrician? His trace is gone. You have to redo it, and this is an additional cost. And if this wallpaper is also out of production? In general, a lot of nerves.

Therefore, as I said before, there should always be someone to ask from. If the team is complex, they themselves will find whose "joint" and who to fix. For the same reason, I warn the customer, in order to save money, to hire all specialists separately.».

By the way, regarding the savings, prices for services and other financial issues, Lev Borisovich does not recommend putting them at the forefront and choosing a brigade only according to its price list. The prices of the masters at the moment do not differ very significantly, not at times. And cheapness is often only on paper.

“You see that one electrician's point costs 4 dollars, and another's - 10, you take it cheaper, then it turns out that the one with 4 did not turn on the strobes, and so on in everything. It’s like this: a competent estimator is able to make an offer attractive and not leave his own people at a loss ”.

Ask where did the brigade come from... If from the periphery, and you are a demanding metropolitan client with an interesting design project, then it is better to refuse the services of these guys.

Situations when builders work with the director or foreman... All other things being equal, such a team will cost more. Why? In the case of a construction company, there are additional costs for an accountant, office rent, etc. However, if the team does not suit you, you can ask the director to change it.

In the case of the foreman, he takes up to half of the total amount for himself. For example, if you paid two rubles for the plastering work, the master himself could well receive only a ruble, so you hardly have the right to demand two rubles from him.

If there is a designer's supervision, then the foreman is often not needed at all. Perhaps, earlier, his functions also included providing the facility with building materials, but now everything is delivered by call, at least in large cities. And the foreman will not insure against fraud, because both he and the builders can attribute something.

“Apartment renovation is very similar to car repair. If it is clear that the client does not understand, it is rare that a builder will resist the temptation to exaggerate costs: I haven’t seen it, they haven’t discussed it, I haven’t considered it.

Interesting that age of builders also need to be taken into account.

« If there are young lads in the brigade, not older than 27, then they usually have a foreman, which, as we found out, is fraught with overpayments. Often these are inexperienced craftsmen, the quality of their work is low. The prices for such teams are usually lower. Here you can choose which is more important - price or quality.

Middle-aged and elderly people (50-60 years old) are also not the best option. It would seem that a huge experience has been accumulated. But! They do everything in the old fashioned way, do not strive to learn something, do not know how to work with new materials.

Often these are those who did not take place in some other profession, that is, they are forced to work as a builder. They are offended by the whole world, no matter how much you pay them - everything is not enough, and repairs - greetings from the 90s! "

As with any other service, important recommendationbut evaluate them carefully. For example, if you are told that the team did an excellent repair a month ago, the value of such a recommendation is low: too little time has passed. The same is true if the “satisfied client” lives somewhere in the regional center, and your apartment is in the capital: both builders and customers from the periphery have criteria for the quality of repair work “inferior” to those in the capital.

If the team was engaged in offices, then it is not worth letting them into the apartment, and if only with apartments, trusting them with the house is also not entirely correct. The decoration of each type of room has its own nuances.

The conclusion is simple: you need to believe the recommendations that are given for an object similar to yours in purpose and location, plus if at least six months have passed since the repair. When there are no recommendations at all, then either your apartment is a "prototype", or the previous ones were.

“Of great importance is schedule builder. What does this have to do with it? It's very simple. If the builders come for several hours, it means that they have parallel objects, this, at least, will delay your repairs: instead of the promised 4 months, you can safely count on six months, or even longer. The opposite situation - the team sits from early morning until late at night. It would seem great, the guys are working hard ... But no, this is also bad. This means that production is important for them: speed is in the first place, quality, of course, in second. The optimal schedule is “like people”,from 9 to 17 (plus or minus), always a day off. Then the builders work calmly and, as a rule, well. ".

Concerning construction time, then if there are 5-6 people in the team, the renovation of an apartment up to 100 squares should last about 4 months, if 2-3 builders - up to six months.

“If the terms are initially overstated, this does not mean that your repairs will be done with incredible quality and scrupulousness. Do not flatter yourself! This means that the brigade has several more facilities. In this case, as a rule, you will not come, 1-2 people work. "

Knowledge of building codes - an optional requirement, rather an additional plus.

“Often, repairs without designers are carried out with a change in the layout, as they say, by eye: here it was destroyed, here it was built. And now, I apologize, you have to enter the toilet sideways, the builder doesn't care much - he won't live here. Yes, we decided together, but what is the demand? A rework for a fee. A competent builder will always warn you, which means he will save you money ".

Knowledge of materials - also a plus. It is impossible to be able to work with everything that is on the market. But, for example, he must know how tiles differ from porcelain stoneware. Brave statements like buy what you want, put everything (glue, hang) - a reason to be on your guard.

“Both with a design project and without it, if you can see that the builder is thinking, asking questions that he cares - you can work with such a person”.

By the way, if you have a new building, ask the finishers how the consequences of shrinkage at home will be minimized. If the master does not see much of a difference, then be prepared that in six months or a year the plasterboard ceiling will crack, the plaster will crumble, etc.

Contrary to the prevailing stereotype, the nationality of the builder does not matter much. As well as the workload of the brigade.

“I know a lot of hackers who are constantly busy. If one team is ready to start work even tomorrow, and the second has to wait three months, this does not mean anything. All those criteria that were described above are important ".

To facilitate the process of choosing a brigade, our expert suggests using a questionnaire in which each of the points can be assessed in a certain number of points, conditionally, of course: if any point is important to you, you can “add” points to it, the main thing is that the total 100. When talking with builders, put points in the questionnaire, then you will have a real picture in addition to rainbow speeches.

If you decide not to do the repair yourself, but to hire a team for this, you will have to choose between professionalism and the price of the repair. You will need to choose carefully: there are many builders on the market, whose main goal is to make money quickly on repairs. Therefore, you need to know in advance how to protect yourself from unscrupulous repairmen. After reading the article, you will have the necessary initial knowledge that will help you make the right choice.

Construction company - the choice of people who value their time

For a person who appreciates and saves his time, the simplest solution would be to contact a repair and construction team. In this case, nothing can prevent the completion of the repair on time: the reputation of the company is at stake, and, as you know, the flow of new orders.

You must adhere to the following rules:
- it is necessary to check the following things: registration documents;
- whether this company exists at the address indicated in the announcement (the address of the company in the announcement and in the registration documents must match);
- the reputation of the company (do not take into account the reviews about the company on its website: most often all these reviews are written by the company's employees).

Benefits of hiring an official construction crew:

- usually the warranty for repairs is given for 1 year;
- protection against delaying the time of work is the execution time prescribed in the repair contract;
- the foreman will be responsible for the quality of work: you do not have to constantly think and control the work process;
- selection of materials, their purchase and delivery to the site by the contractor.

What documents must be signed before the start of the renovation:
- a legal confirmation of your cooperation with a construction organization is a work contract;
- apartment plan;
- estimate, which describes in detail the cost of each type of work (the specific price that you will pay for work for each type);
- list of materials with indication of quantity and price - bill of materials;
- work schedule, which details the sequence of repairs;
- technical documentation.

After completing the repair, the foreman of the construction company must provide an act of completed work, by signing which you agree that you have no complaints about the quality of the work. You can hire an independent expert in order to assess the quality of the repair performed: thus, your signature will legally confirm the agreement that the repair was made according to the contract and you have no complaints about its quality.

Private construction crew - the choice for saving money

If the budget allocated for repairs does not make it possible to contact a specialized company, you must try to find the most reliable option among civilian workers. By setting the minimum price for services, construction crews do not give any guarantees and do not sign any documents.

Versatile Master Builder

What rules must be followed:
- how to choose a construction team: choose a team only on the recommendation of friends, and not from the words of casual visitors to construction forums;
- you need to personally make sure of the high quality of work;
- You will have to delve into the process of repair and master some knowledge;
- control each stage of the repair and the amount of materials spent.

Some practical points are useful to know:
- the sequence of work: repairs are carried out from top to bottom - starting from the ceiling and moving to the walls, and ending with the floor;
- if you are making repairs in a new house and decided to hide the defects with the help of plaster putty, it is advisable to remove the excess from the ceiling, otherwise you will use 25 kg of putty per 1 square meter of the ceiling;
- parquet should not creak;
- the glue should be applied to the entire surface of the tile so that there are no voids under it;
- skirting boards should fit snugly against the wall and floor along the entire perimeter of the room.

The range of services of construction crews is extensive, therefore the composition of the construction crew may vary and most often depends on the list of work performed at a certain stage of repair. For example, during the repair of the ceiling and walls, the tiler will not be on the site, and while the tiler is laying the tiles, no painters and plasterers are needed.

Low price is not always a good sign, quality is important!

While searching and choosing those who will make repairs, do not be tempted to choose the lowest price - you need to think about the quality of the work performed, perhaps for that kind of money you can get a result that is not of the quality you expect. All that you will agree on, record on paper in two copies: you keep one for yourself, the second copy for the contractor: upon completion of the work, in which case it will be possible to make a claim according to the signed papers. If the performer categorically refuses to sign any papers - decide for yourself: trust him or not.

It is not difficult to find a construction team of both types: the Internet is full of ads, newspapers have special headings, acquaintances who have been renovated can either advise or discourage them from doing repairs for their workers. You can take a sample contract with the construction team from friends who have already been renovated. The advantage of the first option is that you will pay according to the originally declared positions in the estimate, and not from the words "uncle". The plus and at the same time the minus of the second option is the price of the repair, because the low price of the repair can be a publicity stunt. Finding good craftsmen at low prices is your task.

The choice of a brigade for repair is a very responsible matter and the better you cope with it, the calmer you will live and not worry that something will have to be redone in the near future.

7 comments to “ How to choose a construction crew for renovation”

1. Maxim Vitalievich

   Good afternoon!
   I faced this problem 1 time and I don't want to. I wanted to surprise my wife: while she and the children were at sea, I decided to make repairs, called 2-3 companies (I will not name the names of construction companies), one of them assured me of excellent quality and tight deadlines.
   As a result, after 3 days nothing was done yet: one person got sick, then another, then the car broke down and there is no way to bring building materials. Remembering that a couple of weeks before that, an employee was doing repairs from work, found out the number and ordered repairs from them: fortunately, they were just finishing another project and they had a window of 4 days before the next object.
   As a result: they made the repair in 4 days completely and I managed to pick up my family from the station to the renovated apartment.
   So, picking up a construction team is a very difficult task. And now I will always only contact this company or look for a construction team through my friends!

2. Anton

   We hired builders in the summer, they did a huge piece of work on the first day and in the evening went out to walk around the area: one of them got lost and the next day they were looking for a second builder until the evening. Here's a team caught ... :)

3. Vladimir Vasilievich

   The most important thing for choosing a construction company is its recommendations and customer reviews on the network.
   For example the company "Stroyalliance-NKH" is a construction company with an 8-year impeccable reputation. (zel-sk.ru)
   If everyone worked like that, then life would be much easier. All issues in the course of work are resolved instantly. The pricing policy is more than competitive.
   They can show finished objects and works in progress (not every company can boast of this)
   The main principle of this organization is to provide jobs exclusively to Muscovites over the age of 40.