Any arrangement should be considered as a stand-alone project whose successful implementation results from an appropriate management.
“What this means? The management of any project involves organizing, planning, supervising, controlling, taking permanent decisions to ensure the smooth running and completion of the project with the objectives originally proposed. “
The same strategy applies to the arrangement of an apartment. Ideally, a specialist, an interior design firm, to coordinate the project as a whole, both in terms of fitting solutions that meet the aesthetic and functional requirements of the beneficiary, as well as in terms of implementation planning proposal, planning and organizing stages, collaborative recommendation, budget management. If, for reasons not covered by this Article, one can not benefit from the knowledge and experience of a professional, then the information below will help coordinate the interior of the apartment as accurately as possible, thereby avoiding mistakes that may incur additional repair costs or cause the project to fail due to lack of funds.
10 steps of the arrangement:
1. Before you buy tiles, faience, wallpaper, furniture and other decorations, our recommendation is to first check the “health” of the renovated home. Here, too, we refer to electrical, sanitary or thermal installations, all of which are equally important for comfortable, healthy living and, why not, happy in the new home . This stage includes the contacting of specialists in these areas to determine the state of the installations, the measures that are required to take depending on the existing situation, the costs of bringing them to good functioning and the execution term.
2. The second step, but the same importance as the first, is checking the exterior and interior carpentry of the apartment: the windows, the balcony closure, the entrance door and the doors of the rooms. Of course, a specialist must also be called now, because only such things are done correctly and subsequent unforeseen expenses can be prevented in the initial phase. As with installations, the same objectives will be pursued: the actual condition of the carpentry, which needs to be changed, reconditioned or repaired, what are the costs and the execution time.
3. Now is the time to investigate the state of the walls (cinder, plaster, masonry), as well as existing floors (sandstone, parquet or other types of surfaces). The implementation team will make concrete recommendations on the steps to be taken to bring the home to a healthy “white” state. This means that when the walls are washed with washable lime or a decorative interior lime, wallpaper, ceramic tile, stone or any other type of finish, the base layer (wall) will make the right socket with the material applied, which will resist over time. As with the previous stages, we recommend asking for an estimate as close as possible to reality, taking into account all the materials and workmanship needed to repair and prepare the walls without calculating the price and workmanship of the finish.
4. Step four consists of mathematical calculations. We know he does not like the stage anymore, but it is vital to the good work of the whole project. All the amounts estimated by the execution companies are collected, both on the electrical, sanitary and thermal installations, as well as on the exterior and interior carpentry and those evaluated by the finishers. Please note, however, that these values include the necessary materials, not just workmanship.
5. If at the start of the project planning decision, the budget allocated to the project has not yet been established, then the time for this step has certainly come. From the total budget, the budget needed to bring the dwelling to the “white” stage for the subsequent stage of finishing, furnishing and decorating is reduced. From now on, we can talk about interior design and, for this stage, we need to know a budget as realistic as possible.
6. The remaining budget for finishes, sanitary, mobile, electronics and household appliances or decorations will be distributed as needed in order of priorities dictated by the needs of each family. We all need a bed for rest and wardrobes, a work desk, a bathroom and a functional kitchen , but in every home the importance of certain areas, pieces of furniture or household items is different according to habits, family composition, crafts or hobbies.
7. From the finishing budget, the first sum to be calculated separately will be for finishing floors and walls. For flooring, the price of the chosen coating, the adhesive used, depending on the type of the material, and the related workmanship will be taken into account for square meters.Similarly, workmanship and the price of white lime for ceilings are calculated together with the team of finishers. Knowing at this time the remaining budget, it will be possible to choose the finishing of the walls, depending on the price per square meter, of the used adhesives, if any, and of the work related to the chosen product.
8. We recommend that the budget allocated for the furniture and equipment of electronics and home appliances be balanced, according to the priorities of each family, by areas and rooms, in order to identify budget stores that are in the budget.
9. Similarly, it will also be used to equip bathrooms with sanitary ware, with permanent reporting to the allocated budget and taking into account the coverage of all functional bathing needs.
10. Decorations, lighting fixtures, curtains or curtains are the last section to be addressed, after solving the other issues outlined above. This is the only budget of which, in the event of maximum urgency and necessity, a percentage (but not more than 25-30%) can be allocated to resolve other issues raised in the other sections of the project.