How to choose a brigade for apartment repairs: 4 answers to important questions

Choose a private brigade or large company? How to check the professionalism of employees? How to make a contract? We answer these and other questions in the article.

For someone, the repair is the state of the soul, and for someone - a terrible test and testing for strength, in which, like old inscriptions and drawings under the wallpaper, are detected by the most unexpected surprises. The most bold, watching TV shows and subscribing to a couple of bloggers, decide to make repairs on their own, despite the pitfalls. Others do not risk and use the services of a professional contractor. And then the question arises: who to contact? In a big company, a small local office or private brigade?

1 to whom to contact?

At first glance it may seem that it will be more reliable to choose a major service provider to ensure the quality and observance of the deadlines. In fact, no one is insured against errors, and even the most responsible master can allow miss. Of course, many errors can be seen and fixed at the stage of repair, but something is found in months, when they already complain about no one, because according to the terms of the contract, it is possible to make a claim with regard to the quality of work produced within two months after their completion.

Of course, detailed treaties that prefer to make large companies, take into account the maximum of the nuances and cover possible risks for both sides - the contractor and the client. But nevertheless, this approach leaves you much less space for maneuver, if something goes wrong, forcing to prescribe and additionally pay the smallest problems.

Be sure to take into account the risks. If you hire a private owner or a brigade, who do not have all the necessary documents on the admission of work, you will most likely be able to save perfectly. However, there will be great risks to face the inability to present claims to contractors.

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2 How to check the repair brigade?

1. Make sure that the repair brigade has all the necessary documents: passports, construction college diplomas or other documents confirming the qualification of the third category wizard. Certification documents confirming the competence of a specialist are issued in the Centers of Additional Education, which conduct training programs for the preparation of finishing, painters, plasterers, tiler, and finishing professionals.
2. Check the experience of the work of repair professionals and ask if they have a portfolio, reviews and recommendations from previous customers. A good specialist will never refuse to demonstrate examples of their successful work.
3. Please note whether the potential contractor specifies you questions about the specifics of the object, the features of the project and how the process will be organized. Qualified masters before voice the cost of repair work, come to the object for compiling the repair estimate, which is needed in order to calculate the amount of repair costs. Take care that all organizational moments are documented. It is important to understand what work will be made, and for what exactly you will pay money to the repair brigade. There is an estimate - on it and work.

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Questions that should clarify a good master

• Type of home.
• What type of repair interests you.
• Terms, schedule and mode of operation.
• Will there be a brigade during the repair of a brigade or come every day.

If the repair specialist does not ask additional questions, it should alert you and force them to domestic in his professionalism. Imagine that at the reception in the clinic, the doctor does not ask you clarifying questions and assign treatment at once as soon as you voicate the complaint. Strange, isn't it? Here is the same. In fact, the repair is the same treatment that requires a detailed history collection.

All organizational moments are better to speak immediately, do not be afraid to discuss "uncomfortable" details: your own comfort and calm in the coming weeks (and months) depends on this. When the questions are settled, you can start compiling a contract in which all these items will be spelled out. In the contract you must specify the rights and obligations of the parties.

3 What should be in the contract with the repair brigade?

1. First of all, take care that the contract is clearly spelled out the deadlines in which the repair team is obliged to meet. Lawyers also advise the penalty, it will give you guarantees and the share of calm, because repair, as you know, the occupation is nervous, even if you have to simply control the process.
2. Next, you should specify which particular works will be held in your apartment. Do not forget to register the exact address of the place of planned repair, as well as the initial, intermediate and end time.
3. Do not neglect the items where the requirements for the quality will be indicated under which the ceiling, walls, flooring and bay of screed, installation and dismantling of heating systems are most often meant. Such work is customary to be performed in accordance with certain standards, because it is important that the repairs are not just beautiful, but also qualitative.
4. And, of course, the material side of the issue, which is also definitely prescribed in the contract. It is indicated by the procedure for calculation, it happens two types: on the fact of completion and prepaid. This moment solves individually customers and performer.

Under the construction contract, the repair team undertakes to fulfill all work qualitatively and on time, while the Customer is obliged to create all the necessary conditions for performing work and, accordingly, pay it upon completion.

4 How to minimize risks when repairing?

In order to competently approach the repair and registration of the contract with the repair team, you will have to be right away in the topic: navigate the materials in the materials market, familiarize yourself with the technologies that will be applied at each stage of the process. Of course, you do not need to learn it all in detail, but it does not hurt the basic performance. You will feel much more confident if you can at least see what is happening with your apartment while repairs.

In any case, refer to the specialists - a sound decision, especially if you are not sure of your own opportunities. Repair brigade, following a clear plan, will be able to fulfill all the work qualitatively and on time.

The editors thanks Yandex. Service for help in the preparation of material.