Constantly there is a desire to remove excess walls and at the expense of it to expand the space of the apartment, to make higher ceilings or to add additional space, for example, to remove the shortcomings of the original layout and to make a bathroom instead of just the shower. However, this renovation of the apartment requires coordination in a number of instances. Otherwise, you can wait for penalties - after all, when performing repairs on their own, it is very difficult to prevent the slightest violation of fire safety standards, compliance with all sanitary regulations and requirements.
But for the emergence of such a situation, when you have to pay solid fines, it is enough just one complaint against you from your attentive neighbors. Well, for sure you can not sell, exchange or simply officially rent out an apartment or a house with an illegally made layout. And you are unlikely to want to pay fines of this size at such an inopportune time as the global economic crisis that is still going on. And no one can predict the exact date of its termination, or at least guarantee that it will not happen again. In any case, for the money saved on penalties you can always afford to buy a variety of stylish things for your home. Or go on vacation, relax after a grueling repair.
Renovation of the apartment should be designed to make your apartment a more comfortable place, but who said that the process itself must be extremely uncomfortable?
You can solve the problem with government bodies yourself and save a little money on paying for intermediary services of firms that professionally deal with such issues. And you can also use the services of specialists and do not waste your time, besides, you do not know the procedure of coordination as well as its professionals know, you can expect to repeat examinations or receive the same papers several times - to make corrections , for example.
However, it is likely that in your city the procedure has already been simplified or your case does not raise any special questions. Ultimately, the question of choice is again here - what is more important for you, time or money?
The renovation of an apartment with its own hands requires from the person who is engaged in it, not only the availability of specific knowledge in the field of seemingly so distant a sphere from the repair of an apartment as a legal one, but also certain knowledge in the field of design, psychology and, of course, construction. And also the exact knowledge of how communications are arranged in your home, you may not be enough at the most important and crucial moment.
Remember that each stage and the entire procedure - the renovation of the apartment - must be agreed. If you suddenly decide to change your mind and change the future version of the apartment, then you have to confirm the new model again, otherwise the penalty will be inevitable.
Renovation of the apartment on its own can only be carried out with a certain participation of specialists, unless you really have comprehensive knowledge of sanitary engineering, fire safety, sanitary and epidemiological norms, you have architectural or design estimates and a solid experience of the builder behind your back.