Slippery tile, lack of access to communications and electric power plants in the bathroom - we tell about the fact that it will be fixed in repair for a long time, expensive and difficult.
Well, if during the repair nearby there are experienced specialists who can tell and send to the right direction. But there is no budget on the designer, and the builders often prefer not to interfere. Sometimes learning on your own mistakes is too expensive, and if the wallpaper with bubbles can be crossed, then it is much more difficult to shift the tile. If you are planning to repair, read our article to avoid errors.
Listed all errors in video
1 Made illegal redevelopment
Made repairs with redevelopment, which is impossible to agree, can turn into large problems. By law, the owner of the apartment threatens not just a fine, he will be obliged to return the apartment to the original state. And when refused, they can even put an apartment for auction (this is not a frequent practice, but still cases can be found).What to do?
Explore the law on redevelopment of apartments in an apartment building and make sure that it allows the changes you want to make. For example, attach the balcony, expand the bathroom at the expense of the kitchen and vice versa will not be exactly. Be sure to make a new plan with a professional architect and negotiate redevelopment before starting repair work.
2 put on the floor slippery tile
Slipping tiles on the floor can be a real nightmare and source of injuries. Especially if it is in the bathrooms. Of course, you can put a rubber rug, apply a special anti-slip coating, but it will be best to choose a non-slip tile.What to do?
Choosing an outdoor coating, give preference to rough surfaces. Usually there is a mark on this on the tile with an anti-slip surface. But it will be better to check its properties before buying. Take one tile and try to resemble without shoes. Please note that a smooth surface after wetting in any case will be slippery. Therefore, for laying in wet areas, use a tile with a rough texture.
3 Made a small revision hatch
Category access to communications is categorically impossible, the hatch hole needs not only to check the meter indicators. The size of the revision hatch depends on the communications located behind it. If you have a boiler in the plumbing cabinet, the hole size should allow replacement in case of breakdown. Otherwise you have to disassemble the wall. Do not forget about possible leaks, in this case you should have access to the rapid overlap of water in the pipes.What to do?
Design a revision hatch suitable size so that we can carry out the maintenance of all communications. A revision hatch with a hidden mechanism will be made with a better option from aesthetic point of view. But if your budget is limited, make a wardrobe with swing doors.
4 Sockets and switches closed with furniture
Will you say that the furniture can be moved? Not always. In a small apartment, a furniture arrangement plan, a convenient and meeting of comfort, can only be one.What to do?
Do not start repair without design project. First, you immediately decide where and what exactly will be located in the rooms. And secondly, you will not get situations when switches and sockets installed at a standard altitude, and you needed a couple of centimeters above.
5 did not leave space for dishwasher or drying machine
Global repairs, with the withdrawal of all communications and the replacement of wiring, make a minimum of five to ten years. Even if now you are exactly sure that the dishwasher you do not need, and it will be convenient to dry the things on a stationary dryer, think if the situation will not be changed in a few years.What to do?
Provide the possibility of connecting equipment to cold water and sewage, install the moisture-resistant outlet. And one of the kitchen cabinets next to the sink is better to schedule with the door so that it can be built there to embed a dishwasher. The dryer can be put on a washing machine in the bathroom. Perhaps it is necessary to provide for this closet column in advance.
6 thought out few storage space
Storage systems never happen much, over time the apartment imperceptibly turns new things. And yes, you can buy another closet, but will there be a place for it in your apartment? If initially you design built-in storage systems, and do not make a stock for new things, after some time you can face inconveniences.What to do?
Write out a list of all things you have. Provide a place for cosmetics, household chemicals, cleaning devices (the same vacuum cleaner or ironing board are rarely taken into account). Make a list of your wardrobe, do not forget about towels and bed linen. After you write such a list and distribute all categories of things around the rooms, add twenty percent for storing new things.
7 did not make electric shoes in the bathroom
Even if the washing machine is not standing in the bathroom, you should not leave the bathroom without sockets. It will not be easy to spend the extension cord in the bathroom, but it is dangerous, because it is a zone of high humidity.What to do?
If you plan a backlight for the mirror over the sink, then decide on the height and make the cable output for this purpose. Depending on the layout of the bathroom, you will need sockets for the washing machine, and at least one more. It is also better to make a spare outlet for a boiler, if initially you did not plan it. There are different situations. If you have an electric toothbrush, then it also needs to make a socket for it (it is useful for a hair dryer or electric shaver). Do not forget that in the bathroom sockets should be moisture-resistant.
8 did not save the wiring scheme
According to the standards, the wire from the switch should go strictly upwards, and from the socket vertically down. On the ceiling, the cable to the chandelier passes directly towards the exit. Well, if the builders comply with all prescriptions when repaired, and you are confident in their professionalism. But if you decide to hang a picture, and inadvertently drilled the wire, although it should not be on the standards there - to redo the wiring will have to attend.What to do?
Follow the installation of electrical cables, do not blindly trust builders, come to check the technology directly to the object. Even if all the wires laid strictly according to the technologies - take a picture of the walls and the ceiling so that you have the wiring scheme.
