We cross out all unnecessary
If you want to spend as little money as possible - first of all, you need to focus on the minimum program. Of course, for each specific case it will look different. Before you start repairing, you need to make a detailed plan and evaluate your capabilities. There is a certain list of operations, of which the apartment repair can consist, that is the maximum program. Your task is to choose the most necessary, and rest all quietly and without regrets postpone until better times. So, for example, it is not necessary to communicate with re-planning, demolition of walls, installation of climate control, installation of suspended ceilings, installation of expensive built-in cabinets and so on. In order for the minimum plan to become final, you must apply the principle "it can still serve" to it. For an economical repair campaign, you need to choose only those parts of the apartment that can be considered emergency. For example, radiators need to be changed only if they do poorly with their function (and not because they are morally obsolete). Windows - if they have dried up and do not keep the heat (and not because "everyone is plastic, but we do not"). - Tile - if it is split in many places (and not because it's boring). The same approach should be applied to all other areas of repair.
Distribute responsibilities
Now that you have an approximate plan of action in your hands, you need to break it down into smaller operations, that is, each item should include sub-items (if any). In fact, you must draw up a detailed plan of the proposed work, and then decide which jobs you are forced to instruct specialists, and with which you can handle on your own. There is a whole range of operations that require the intervention of professionals, since they are related to the responsibility of other tenants in your home. To them, as you understand, include the replacement of electrical wiring, batteries, pipes and sanitary ware, as well as the installation of windows. Already at the planning stage of repair it should be taken into account that according to the existing laws the state does not have to replace anything inside your privatized apartment for free: according to the Housing Code of the Russian Federation (Article 30, item 3, Article 158, item 2, 3), " in an apartment building bear the burden of responsibility for the maintenance of the premises and its overhaul. " And this means that in any case you will have to put all these operations into an expense item. Keep in mind: the specialists you call from the operating office must do the work not at their own rates.
Type of work
The pricelist approved in the DEZ. Just in case, make inquiries about how much these same services are in private firms, and compare prices. Perhaps you will be able to find a cheaper option, but keep in mind: it must be a well-known and proven company.
Themselves with a mustache!
Even if you are a single mother, this does not mean that you need to hire a repair team: you also have hands, and, possibly, your children are large enough to participate in the renovation of your apartment. In addition, you can help friends and relatives (as they say, do not have a hundred rubles, and have a hundred friends). The question is precisely what you are ready to sacrifice for the sake of repair: the time of your vacation, the money planned for a vacation, or both. Now that you have decided that you can not contact the repair team and that everything (except for the above professional jobs) you will do yourself, calculate which finishes are most simple and least labor-costly.
We purchase materials
We will make a reservation at once: the most favorable price is at all not the lowest cost which only is available for the given kind of the goods. After all, the cheapest material can be the most substandard! Your task is to find decent materials, which are usually sold more expensive, but now for some reason a discount has been declared for them. The day spent on ringing building shops and markets will bring you a lot of benefit: by finding the "right places", you can reduce the amount of purchases by several times.
Draw up a plan
You should calculate the time as accurately as possible: write down all operations by the day, taking into account how much paint dries, how much time it takes to clean, and agree not only with workers, but also with friends and relatives who will help you. This is necessary to ensure that the repair process is not delayed due to inconsistencies in the work of the experts invited by you: these delays can lead to a rise in the cost of the project (for example, somewhere else the prices may increase due to the transition to another season). Of course, such an "anti-crisis" repair will turn out to be much more troublesome than usual, when you just hire a team, take out things and family from the apartment, and then direct all your efforts to the fact that you are not deceived. But only in this way it is possible to achieve real and tangible savings. Are you ready? Is the plan drawn up? Are all arrangements confirmed? All the materials bought in the "right places", in equal stacks, are folded in the hallway? The furniture is shifted and covered with film, and maybe even partially? Well, then act according to plan - and successful repair to you!
Little tricks
Before going to the store, pereroyte all pantries: it is possible that you will find a spatula, a couple of brushes and a roulette at home. And if you interview the neighbors, it is possible that there are other tools. Buy materials from one manufacturer, or even from one series: this guarantees the compatibility of applied coatings, and hence their durability. Practice shows that it is sometimes cheaper to order all the materials on the list in the online store - at the same time, the delivery problem will be solved.