How to start a repair – the stages of the process (part1)

Repair in a new apartment, where to start before you start the repair work, you need to prepare an apartment or office space. Usually, the preparatory work is not taken seriously enough. But at the preparation stage, you can solve a lot of issues that will avoid further problems. The preparatory work includes several stages.

1. Regulation of relations with controlling, emergency, service organizations

You should find out the addresses and phone numbers of dispatching services in advance. If an accident occurs, you will need to contact them as soon as possible. If you prepare in advance, you will not have to spend time searching for contact details. PRUE, GREP, DEZ, plumbing service, electricians – you must have their data. If there are workers working on the site to carry out repair work, then it is necessary to warn and instruct them, leaving all the phone numbers. The contact details of all emergency services should be posted in a prominent place and updated periodically.

Another important step is to find out with whom it is necessary to conclude contracts for hot and cold water supply, gas, electricity, and heating.

2. Building relationships with neighbors

If you bought an apartment in a new building, then there are unlikely to be problems. Here everything is broken, built, drilled and sawn. If the entire entrance is repaired only in your apartment, then the neighbors may be dissatisfied.

Officially, the time for performing noisy work is from eight in the morning to eight in the evening. However, the neighbors may have small children who are sick in the house, who need to comply with a specific regime. It is better to discuss and resolve these issues amicably.

If the house has security, there is a pass mode, then you need to clarify all the details and nuances.

Another useful action is to find out from the caretaker behind the house the complaints of neighbors. For example, if there is a crack near you or neighbors complain about a leak, then you should fix this moment. Otherwise, any problems can be blamed on you and presented as a result of the fact that you are doing repairs.

Currently, the issue of parking is also relevant. It is necessary to consider the time and place of parking of the car for the delivery of building materials and garbage collection. Someone else's car in the yard will not give pleasure to the neighbors. But it is better to negotiate with the neighbors in a good way than to block the passage.

3. Dismantling of structures

The preparatory work includes obtaining permits for redevelopment and demolition. However, this is not the point here. If you are going to break something, it goes without saying that you have a license to do so.

Before you start the work, you need to decide what exactly you will dismantle and where you will export the dismantled elements. Something can be reused, something can be taken out to the country, some elements can be thrown out altogether.

After dismantling large objects: flooring, wooden partitions, interior doors, and others, you need to assess the financial, time, and labor costs of restoration. You may have to revise the cost estimate, as often all the nuances can not be taken into account initially.

Pub date: 2021.06.01