Renovation of an apartment in a new building: where to find normal craftsmen and how much it costs

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Of course, everyone's needs are different: someone needs mirrored ceilings, gilded handles and monograms, while someone needs just plain walls and a minimalist design. Therefore, there can be no single price - it all depends on preferences and financial capabilities.

Recently on my channel I told that we bought an apartment in a new building with finishing from the developer. The finishing is typical, budgetary - we understood that we would need to redo everything for ourselves. But this option turned out to be the most optimal for us - we were able to immediately move to our home and slowly begin repairs. And if they took an apartment "in concrete", then they would pay for rented housing, a mortgage, and also make repairs in parallel.

I'll tell you where we decided to start, where we are looking for craftsmen and how to find out the prices for repairs.

A little sketch of our move: expectation / reality :)
A little sketch of our move: expectation / reality :)
A little sketch of our move: expectation / reality :)

We started by cleaning the apartment after the renovation. It was already necessary to move, and there was absolutely no time to put it in order on my own. Many projects have piled up at the same time, plus things must somehow be put together. We realized that it is more profitable for us to invite a specialist - it is simply impossible to do everything on our own.

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Cleaner found on Pro. I use this service a lot - there are 1.8 million different specialists who are ready to help you quickly. Cleaner arrived with an assistant later that day, and in three hours they cleaned the apartment to a shine. I love it when they respond quickly to an order and are ready to get down to business immediately.

Here you can see the date of the order and my review. I always leave reviews. I myself am guided by them and I am glad if I can help someone in choosing a master too.
Here you can see the date of the order and my review. I always leave reviews. I myself am guided by them and I am glad if I can help someone in choosing a master too.

Then they began to plan the repairs. In the beginning, I had grandiose plans. I wanted to redo everything: replace the laminate everywhere, paint the walls, and change the ceiling. Then my husband and I weighed all the pros and cons and realized that it is unreasonable to invest a lot of money in an apartment while it is in a mortgage. We decided to focus on early repayment of the loan, but for now, only what is really needed to be altered and replaced.

Our temporary prefabricated kitchen for 4000 rubles and a sofa)
Our temporary prefabricated kitchen for 4000 rubles and a sofa)
Our temporary prefabricated kitchen for 4000 rubles and a sofa)

Now we are renovating the first room (bedroom). Before buying furniture, you need to change the wallpaper and lower all the sockets and switches - they are installed high off the floor, which is inconvenient for us.

They decided not to change the laminate yet - it is new and looks pretty decent. And I will mask the heating riser with beautiful curtains)
They decided not to change the laminate yet - it is new and looks pretty decent. And I will mask the heating riser with beautiful curtains)

The specialist was again found on the Profi. We created an order, described the task in detail, and within 5 minutes 6 repairmen responded. We studied reviews and prices. The cost of services is different - a beginner's master has a lower price, a professional with experience has a higher price tag.

Here's what we need:

  • Transfer 5 outlets: installation and dismantling of one unit from the selected master - 1000 rubles, a total of 5000 rubles per room.
  • We will glue the wallpaper ourselves, we will take white monophonic ones for painting. The price of one roll is about 2,000 rubles, we need 5, for a total of 10,000 rubles.
  • Replace the interior door - 10,000 rubles.

The total cost of repairing one room in our case is 25,000 rubles.

As I wrote above, everything is individual - prices vary depending on requests. To estimate the approximate cost and look for a suitable master, I advise look at the Pro. There is a large base of specialists and flexible prices.

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