So that after repairs you do not have to urgently patch holes in the budget, it is enough to carefully consider planning: study the building materials market properly and work at the preparatory stage.
Make plans and estimates
Decide how much work you want to do. Overhaul and light cosmetic can cost about the same, it all depends on what materials you decide to use.
Review the list to see which of these you want to accomplish:
- replacement of wiring;
- replacement and repair of pipes, heating, plumbing;
- floor screed;
- alignment of walls;
- replacement of windows and doors;
- fine finishing of walls, ceiling and floor.
You cannot save on the first two points. How to benefit from the rest, we will write below. The main thing to do is to prepare in advance. Because any transformations that come to your head in the middle of the journey will increase the estimate.
It is often forgotten that repairs will require additional costs, and some materials and tools are not included in the estimate, and then they cannot understand where several thousand have gone. It seems that little things cost a penny, but in the end, going beyond the budget is serious. The following subjects are usually not taken into account:
Dismantle yourself
It is often forgotten to include work such as dismantling and garbage collection in the estimate. Meanwhile, the prices for preparing the premises for work at construction crews are not at all low. You can remove wallpaper, old tiles and plaster, you can also remove the flooring yourself. Sometimes this requires spending a day off. Sometimes - buy multifunctional tools.
No two repairs are the same, so it is very difficult to tell which tools will be useful to you.
It is better to take one, albeit expensive, but multifunctional and high-quality tool, than to recruit many specialized and cheap ones that can quickly fail.
For example, with the help of a drill and additional equipment, you can hammer (if the drill is percussion), mix the solution, polish, grind, tighten the screws. A hot glue gun is indispensable when decorating rooms if you have a lot of design ideas and little experience.
At the same stage, you need to take care of the safety of your belongings so as not to restore furniture damaged during the overhaul.
Watch the video to see exactly what you are heading to the store for.
Life hacks for saving
Find out in advance about free services, which are provided by some large construction hypermarkets.
For example, in hypermarkets for repair and dachas OBI, such services as delivery and interior design (when buying from a threshold amount), sawing wood, tinting paints, overlocking carpet, master classes in construction, repair and gardening, assistance with plant transplantation are completely available. is free. In addition, OBI has master consultants who will help with calculations of building materials, if you come with measurements of your rooms, arrange delivery, advise on the assortment of any department.
Take the fixing tool one by one. If you buy a package of self-tapping screws for a modest repair, after the completion of the work, two-thirds of the pack will lie somewhere on the shelf. If you know exactly what kind of work you need, count the number of bolts, nails and screws to buy them one by one with a small stock. Perhaps you will save a penny, but you will not have to figure out what to do with the leftovers. But with a margin, you always need to buy wallpaper: even the same pattern may differ in shades in different batches. If you don't have enough canvases or you ruin one of them, it will be difficult to find a replacement.
Use phosphated (black) fasteners, and not galvanized or cadmium plated (shiny), if you close the heads: save up to a thousand rubles.
Use markdowns. For ancillary work, buy goods in departments where there are trimmings and discounted goods. Especially if you need wooden blocks.
Take advantage of discount programs for buyers. Many of them really work, especially if you are planning large-scale work: you just need to figure it out and count. Let's see this with the example of a long-term promotion with a progressive discount, which is valid until the end of October in OBI.
We take a calculator and see how you can gradually re-glue the wallpaper in three rooms if you have a limited budget. First, you need to buy glue, some tools and gloves for 2,000 rubles. The specified amount is just enough for this, and the next purchase will be at a discount. We buy affordable wallpaper for a small room. Everything is individual here (the calculation rules are described below), the purchase cost me 3,213 rubles, the discount on the card is 160 rubles. Expenses for wallpaper in other rooms amounted to 5,685 and 4,390 rubles. The discounts were 397 and 439 rubles, respectively. Savings - 996 rubles, and this is only on the cost of the already inexpensive wallpaper. The numbers speak for themselves.Conditions of the promotion: make a purchase for 2,000 rubles and get a card with a 5% discount on your next purchase. For the second and third purchases for 2,000 rubles each card is issued with a 7% and 10% discount, respectively. Make a purchase with the last of the cards and you will receive an OBI Club loyalty card with a 10% discount until the end of October, and then with a 5% discount until the end of the year.
Invest in wiring and pipes
The laying of cables and pipes, as well as all electrical work, are expensive. This is just an axiom, and it is difficult to come up with what you can save on. There are only general tips that help you not to spend money on unnecessary things:
- Don't start work without a very detailed plan. Only with a well-developed project can you calculate running meters of cables and pipes.
- Buy materials with a 10% margin.
- If you are doing wiring, think about where the furniture and appliances will be in order to bring out the sockets in the right places. Be sure to calculate the load with a margin so that you do not have to change the wiring when you buy new powerful devices.
- If you are going to make a suspended ceiling, run the wires in the space above the sheets. So you can save on meters of cable and on the cost of wall chipping.
- Do the wiring for lighting and for sockets on different machines, then you will not need to turn off the lighting to repair the sockets.
- If pipes are to be replaced, try to reduce the number of joints and connections to increase the reliability of all structures.
- Do not hide pipes in walls. It may be beautiful, but it is much more expensive. In addition, in the event of breakdowns and leaks, even minor repairs will cost a pretty penny. If you don't want to look at the pipes, cover them with a box.
- Buy materials in one place, you can take advantage of discounts on large purchases.
OBI has a loyalty program for regular customers. With a one-time purchase of 10,000 rubles or more by the end of December, you will receive an OBI Club member card, which gives you a 5% discount on the entire range of goods, and also provides a number of privileges, for example, the opportunity to receive individual advantageous offers. For new settlers, the program with OBI Club cards operates on a permanent basis.
If you do not remember how zero differs from phase, and have no idea what a fitting looks like, and how a clamp looks like, do not try to become an electrician and plumber using master classes on the Internet. As a result, it will be more expensive than the work of professionals. It is better to show independence when buying finishes, furniture and sanitary ware. Learn to make the right choice:
Floor screed: choosing technology
The screed is very necessary if you have to put boards under the furniture legs, and the tea spilled on the floor does not lie in an even puddle, but flows away to one side. Which screed option you need to choose depends on how large the height difference in the room is.
Take measurements yourself using a laser level (you can borrow from friends or neighbors) or an ordinary bubble level. By doing the calculations yourself, you will be sure that the craftsmen will not try to inflate the price of materials.
Measurement scheme:
mainstro.ru After the level of the even floor has been determined, it is necessary to check if there are any elevations of the floor above this boundary. To do this, the ropes are pulled at the height of the level you drew, and if the floor does not touch them anywhere, you can choose the type of tie and work on.
| Screed type | When to use | pros | Minuses |
| Self-leveling mixtures | Small thickness of the screed layer, high drying rate | High price, complexity of installation | |
| Plywood floors | If you need to correct minor irregularities in the floor | Good heat and sound insulation of the floor | Cost of work, raising the floor level |
| Dry screed | With large differences in elevation | Clean installation work | High cost of materials, long installation time, possible surface deformations in the future |
| Cement and concrete screeds | With different elevation differences | Inexpensive materials. With large differences, you can lay the screed on expanded clay (to reduce the cost of mortar) | Time consuming work |
Save on wall alignment
You can save a lot on leveling the walls if you calculate which method and which materials will be cheaper for you. To do this, you first need to find out how crooked your walls are, that is, take the correct measurements. On the cleaned wall, place the beacons on a level (or using a plumb line) and determine at which points you will measure deviations from the plane. Sum up the results and divide by the number of points.
If your result is less than 3 cm, then you can safely give preference to plaster, as it will go away a little. If more, then think about installing drywall sheets.
To find out how much plaster you need, look at the package. Manufacturers indicate how much mixture is required per square meter of area, if applied in a layer of 1 cm. Multiply this indicator by the figure characterizing the deviation, then by the area of the walls. Add another 5-10% of the material to the resulting number.
There is a third way to save money. If perfectly smooth walls and corners are not important to you, it is enough to take liquid wallpaper, which will mask small irregularities by themselves. The material itself is not very cheap, but you will save on additional work. But what can happen:
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Install windows yourself
We already wrote about what can be done with the old door in the post on economical repair. Actually, old wooden window frames can also be stripped of paint and renewed.
If you decide to buy new windows, save on installing them. Firstly, the cost of work is expensive. Secondly, many firms openly cheat, and you pay for low-quality work.
There are enough lessons on the web that will help you cope with the task. Here's one of them:
Mix and match different wallpapers, tiles and flooring
Go to the departments that sell ceramic tiles, wallpaper, laminate and linoleum. See which product has the biggest discounts. That's right, for the leftovers. This should be used.
In a room, all surfaces do not have to be the same color and texture. They can be combined, so much so that the result will look like a real design solution. If you take the product from the leftovers for a combination, then the savings will come out rather big, especially if you need to arrange a tiled apron in the kitchen or a small room.
In order not to turn the room into a patchwork quilt, calculate the material consumption.
Wallpaper
To find out how long the canvases are needed, add to the height of the room the size of the drawing step (indicated on the package) and another 10 centimeters for trimming. The number of canvases is calculated as follows: the perimeter of the room is divided by the width of the roll. The length of the roll, also indicated on the package, is divided by the height of the canvas. We get the number of canvases in one roll and calculate how much you need to buy. Do not subtract the area of windows and doors, but rather add 10% to the total number. It is better to buy a little more than then look for the desired pattern in all the shops in the city.
An excellent decoration for the walls of a child's room is an engraving with an imprint of your baby's handle or foot. On August 30, Moscow OBI hypermarkets will host an action dedicated to Knowledge Day, where such an engraving can be made absolutely free of charge!
Tile
Calculate the area of one tile you are going to buy. Divide the surface area that you cover with tiles by the area of one tile. Round the resulting figure up to a whole number and add another 10% for consumption.
Plastic panels
They have long ceased to look cheap. They are much easier to install than tiles, especially if you choose wide panels. The number is calculated in the same way as the number of tiles.
Linoleum
The most democratic and comfortable coverage. Measure the length and width of the room. Add 10 cm to each side (for trimming). If you buy linoleum with a pattern, add one more step length of the pattern. Calculate the floor area and separately - the area of each niche, or better take a room plan to the store. Divide the width of the room by the width of the selected covering, round the result up - this is the number of stripes that you need. To calculate the flow rate in linear meters, multiply the length of the room by the number of lanes.
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You can learn useful skills that will become an important help in repairs and when communicating with construction crews by attending free master classes.
Learn to do it yourself and tell how you managed to save money on repairs.
Hanging shelves will solve the problem with storing shoes. Attached to the wall in a V-shape, they will save more than one square meter.
Idea number 2: book corner
And by covering the rack with a mattress or thick blanket, you will make a cozy couch. Useful for reading and storing books.
Idea number 3: do it yourself
Dreaming of a cozy seated windowsill? Build it yourself using a chest of drawers with two drawers. Place it as close to the windowsill as possible, decorate with a blanket and pillows - and no one will guess that this is actually a chest of drawers. 
Idea number 4: wisely and profitably
Don't forget to use the bottoms of the cabinets - for example, the upside-down picture frame makes it easy to store multiple sets of shoes.
Idea # 5: all the colors of the rainbow
Narrow shelves will come in handy in the nursery - for a cozy book corner. Do not forget to paint them in juicy summer colors: the children will be delighted!
Idea # 6: little tricks
And compact kitchen coasters will become indispensable helpers for parents of a newborn baby.
Idea number 7: put everything in its place
The multifunctional hanger will playfully put things in order in the nursery, freeing it from numerous soft toys.
Idea number 8: second-hand book gallery
Kitchen rails come in handy in the living room - for beautiful storage of books and magazines. Why tell guests about tastes in literature when you can show them off?
Idea number 9: jewelry corner
To keep your rings and bracelets from getting lost, hang them on the wall behind the mirror. Now it will be convenient for you to choose jewelry for your clothes!
Idea # 10: a book lover's dream
The desk lamp bracket makes a convenient bedside e-book holder. Now reading before bed will definitely become a habit!
Idea number 11: complete order
A pile of linen will drive anyone crazy! But we have a way out - by folding the laundry into the drawer net, you will not only put things in order, but also save space in the closet.
Idea # 12: a practical example
For compact storage in a small bedroom, a shelf with drawers comes in handy. No one will notice her under the bed!
Idea # 13: bamboo helper
The bamboo tablet stand is indispensable when cooking. No more greasy spots on the screen, and your favorite recipes are always at hand.
Idea number 14: spectacular decor
To free up space in your kitchen drawers, store your cutlery and cooking spatulas in elegant milk jugs. 
Idea # 15: the power of gravity
Two magnetic knife holders glued reverse sides, can be attached to the refrigerator. All ingenious is simple!
Idea number 16: along the wall
It is convenient to store not only dishes inside the kitchen cabinet, but also boxes with pasta and dough. Attach a magazine rack to the door and it will fully justify its new place.
Idea number 17: under control
You don't have to buy bulky cabinets to keep your kitchen tidy. They can easily compete with functional drawer dividers. Now it will be much easier to maintain order!
Idea number 18: in the access zone
The remote control pocket is worth buying even if you don't watch TV. It comes in handy in the car - for children's notebooks, crayons and napkins.
Idea number 19: always at hand
And a narrow shoe cabinet can be placed in the bathroom - for storing detergents and toilet paper. So that they are always there!
Idea # 20: side by side
Neatly arranged in vintage planters, the army of tubes and brushes will no longer disrupt the bathroom. And it will be easier to keep your cosmetics clean!
Idea # 21: take the height
Several cutlery dryers will replace the bathroom cabinet. Hang them on a hook along the door - to save space in a smart way.
Idea number 22: everything with you
Forgetting detergents in different rooms while cleaning? Fold them into a turquoise trolley that is easy to carry from room to room. Now your assistants will always be at hand.
Idea number 23: for the little ones
Small things - convenient containers. Store hairpins and rubber bands wisely - in kitchen metal containers.
Idea number 24: on the hook
Hang the hooks on the shower curtain rod. They are useful for washcloths, towels and children's toys. And free the shelves for shampoo and shower gel.
Idea # 25: cosmetic paradise
And by gluing magnets to cosmetic packaging, you can store them vertically - on a beautiful metal board. This will save space and give the interior a twist.
More than a million builders from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan work in Russia every year. Many employers in the Russian Federation know the diligence and professionalism of masons, concrete workers, reinforcement workers and plasterers from Central Asia. These specialists are invited to work on construction sites in different cities of Russia.
But the secret of workers from UZ, RT and KR is not only diligence. Generationally builders use certain life hacks that help to facilitate difficult work and even get aesthetic pleasure from work. We will tell you about several life hacks of builders today.
Life hacks at a construction site
When working on a construction site, especially when you are building new skyscrapers, you need to be vigilant, and very often you also need to have one free hand in order to hold on if something happens. And how to hold on and move from one floor to another at a rather large height, if you use several rather bulky tools? The answer to this and other questions was found by workers from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Specialists from Central Asia use several interesting life hacks on Russian construction sites.
1) Organizer belt. A homemade belt is usually made of tarpaulin, ideally thick leather. Many hanging pockets and loops are made in it, where workers hang, put tools. So hands are free, and nails, a hammer, a spatula, pliers, a nail puller, etc. are at hand.
2) Larger objects, for example, such as a long-handled hammer, a small pickaxe, a level ruler, a crowbar, are endowed with their own loop. This tool can now also be hung by the belt, and it will not restrict movement, or this loop can be thrown over the hand (forearm, shoulder). Plus, the loop can be worn on the wrist - so you can swing a small sledgehammer with all your might and not be afraid that it will knock it out of your hands from a blow. Even if the recoil knocks the instrument out of hand, it will not fall from the 12th floor, but simply hang on the forearm.
3) Working at the construction site of a future apartment building, at a high altitude, builders have to face two constant difficulties: either the scorching sun or the piercing cold wind. And if clothes can solve this issue with the protection of the body, then the face can either get severely sunburned in the sun for a week of work at height, or wind up in bad weather. However, life hacker builders from Central Asia have found a single simple solution in this matter as well.
Workers use a special forces hat (these are sold in stores, or you can make this mask yourself from a simple hat using scissors). Having made slits for the eyes and for breathing, light hats can be worn both in cold and hot weather, they will protect the face from the scorching sun and cold wind.
4) For a few more life hacks for builders, see the following videos:
Sources of information
Renovation is a small disaster. This event always involves inconvenience, problems and tense nerves. Simplify your life and make your renovation comfortable. And we will show you 10 life hacks, with the help of which the scale of repair problems will be significantly reduced.
1. Drill to size
- Before drilling a hole in the wall, measure the length of the dowel and mark it on the drill - for example, with electrical tape. So you don't have to drill many times. The risks of drilling a "window into the world" - a hole for neighbors, whose faces are unlikely to shine with pleasure, are also excluded.
2. Dust-free work
- Before drilling, minimize the risks of contaminating floors and furniture with building dust. Simply stick the sticker to the wall under the drilling area and fold it over. The dust collection pocket is ready.
3. Hammer in a nail without pain
- It would seem that hammering a nail is a simple matter, but it also requires skill. And if this is your first time trying to do this, the attempt may be unsuccessful and painful. To ensure the immobility of the nail, use a comb, in the teeth of which it is fixed. Now drive in boldly. The fingers will remain intact.
4. Screw the self-tapping screw into the wood
- The self-tapping screw for metal hardly enters the wood, but if there are no self-tapping screws for wood at hand, use ordinary laundry soap. Rub the self-tapping screw with soap and screw it in easily.
5. Cut the tiles without chips
- You can cut tiles without chips with a glass cutter. But first, soak the tiles in water for several hours, then, using gentle pressure, slide the glass cutter along the marked line and slightly press on the edge, aligning the notch line with the edge of the desktop.
6. Nails that are always at hand
- Where do you keep nails during repair work? In your teeth? Glue a magnet with hot melt glue to the end of the hammer handle and magnet a few nails to it.
7. Magnetized screwdriver bit
- The magnetized screwdriver bit is no less convenient, but if it is not there? Attach a magnet to the bit and take advantage of the unique magnetic fields that keep the screw firmly on the tip of the screwdriver.
8. Safe painting from a balloon
- Painting small items from a container at home is fraught with damage to property. But if a large cardboard box is lying around in the attic, feel free to experiment in the field of artistic creativity. Hang the structure to be painted inside the box and embody your design ideas without the fear of dirtying the surrounding things.
9. Blank tray
- If you don’t want to wash the tray of paint every time after staining, wrap it with foil. For reliability, make several layers. After painting, carefully remove the foil, roll up and discard. The tray is as good as new!
10. Excess paint
- By pulling a rubber band over the paint can, you can easily and conveniently remove excess paint from the brush. This will keep the edges of the can clean and prevent paint drops from splashing in the paint repair area. An elastic band can be made from improvised means by cutting off the edge of rubber gloves, for example.
We present to your attention a new collection of tips that can come in handy in everyday life. This time we will reveal the most unusual ways of using quite familiar things. These tips will once again prove that you can not throw away some things, but give them a second life.
1. Magnet
Attach a small magnet to the hammer to keep screws and nails close at hand.
2. Irrigation system
Wonderful irrigation system indoor plants using ordinary bottles filled with water.
3. Reiki for the mirror
Large framed mirrors are quite heavy and should be hung on lockable wooden slats.
4. Ceramic tiles
There are cases when, when installing plumbing or renovating a room, we can inadvertently damage ceramic tiles. To remove the broken tile, you need to stick electrical tape on the adjacent adjacent tile and carefully drill out the damaged element.
5. Flower pots
Beautiful flower pots can be turned into useful plate lids.
6. Splash proof
Place the plastic cup lid over the brush to protect your hands from paint splashes.
7. Lemon juice
The meat tongs will greatly facilitate the process of juicing citrus fruits.
8. Storage system
Fasten the can key with the upper hole on one hanger, and thread the second hanger into the lower one. Such a storage system will greatly increase the capabilities of even the most modest cabinet.
9. Jeans hangers
You can use shower hooks to store jeans in your closet. They will allow you to neatly place your pants in the closet and will significantly save space.
10. Organizer for jewelry
From an unnecessary tennis racket, you can make an original organizer for storing jewelry.
11. Container for noodles
Use Pringles Chips to conveniently store your noodles.
12. Door fuse
Attach half a Styrofoam pool log to your garage wall to protect your doors. vehicle from accidental damage.
