The best way for wage earners to choose decoration: half-package decoration

Decoration, if you don't have the time and experience, then you may think of choosing the all-inclusive decoration method, but some people may be worried about the cost and product quality, afraid that the decoration company will tamper with some major materials and get some products with poor quality and high price at home, which will be miserable. In this case, then half a package of this decoration method is your good choice.

Noun explanation: What is half-package decoration?

The so-called semi-package decoration refers to the decoration company contracting the construction of the whole decoration project and purchasing some decoration materials, such as some complex, low-value auxiliary materials that the owners don't know much about, while some main materials with greater value are purchased by the owners themselves.

The advantage of this decoration method is that the main materials with higher value can be purchased by themselves, which can control the cost and avoid being trapped by some decoration companies with bad reputation, and can be purchased according to their own preferences. In terms of quality, they can feel more at ease when buying by themselves, and some complicated auxiliary materials can be handed over to the decoration company. Therefore, this "grasping the big and letting the small" decoration method has also become the choice of more and more decoration friends. If you want to know more about this decoration method and feel more at ease in operation, then let's take a look at the rest assured half package and twenty steps we have prepared for you!

First, the preparatory work stage

1, learn to choose a decoration company with good reputation and qualified construction team.

Semi-package decoration is responsible for purchasing the main materials, but it is precisely because of this that once there is a problem, the decoration company is likely to pass the responsibility on to the quality of the main materials purchased by the owners themselves. Therefore, it is the first and most important step to choose a decoration company with good reputation and qualified quality.

Suggestion:

1) You can consult your relatives, friends or colleagues who have had decoration experience around you. Understand more accurate reputation of decoration company.

2) When choosing a decoration company, the construction team is a very important consideration. When determining the decoration company, not only the company and the construction team leader, but also the person if possible.

3) It's best to choose the contractor to do carpentry himself, because he doesn't do any work, not only will he take part of your salary, but he may also be responsible for several other construction sites, so he can't keep abreast of the construction situation of your home.

4) Decoration construction is a technical activity, generally speaking, it doesn't take four years. 2. Learn to determine the design scheme.

When determining the design scheme, you should communicate with the designer as much as possible, and try to understand your own ideas and the designer's suggestions.

Suggestion:

1) Decoration design is the soul of the whole decoration project. It must be remembered that only a design that is close to the actual needs of your family is a good design, and a good plan can be used for reference, but it is not necessary to copy it. Seeing beautiful designs in other people's homes may not be appropriate to get them in your home. It is most important to build a home that suits your personality.

2) When distinguishing design schemes, it is forbidden to be complicated and flashy, which wastes money and is not easy to clean. Everything should be based on your actual bearing capacity and family life.

3. Measure the site area and treat the design renderings correctly.

After the scheme is basically finalized, the decoration company will send someone to the room you want to decorate for field measurement, and after obtaining relevant specific data, make detailed construction drawings and design renderings consistent with the scheme.

Suggestion:

1) It's best for the owner to retest and check after the decoration company reports the measurement data to prevent it from cheating on the specific materials and labor costs.

2) After the measurement area is determined, refer to the article "Common Decoration Material Calculator" of this website to basically determine the required building materials.

4. Make an appropriate budget for the main material.

Before the decoration company makes a budget, the owner had better make a budget for the main materials according to his actual situation to avoid serious cost overruns.

Suggestion:

1) In order to prevent some things from being overlooked when making a budget, it is best to make a plan, listing materials, varieties, quantities, psychological prices, etc. According to the determined design scheme, we need it in the decoration, and then take this budget to the market to see the goods, focusing on related goods and recording the model and price.

2) Because the main materials are closely related to their real life in the future, the utilization rate is high, so it is best to choose some stores and building materials markets with good reputation and reputation to have a look.

5. Learn to correctly measure and determine the budget quoted by the decoration company.

After the owner confirms the design scheme and construction drawings, the decoration company will communicate with each other to determine the materials needed in the decoration process, and then submit a rough budget of the whole decoration cost. This budget generally consists of six parts: material cost, labor cost, design fee, garbage clearing fee, management fee and tax.

Suggestion:

1) In order to prevent the fourth step, when looking at the budget quotation submitted by the decoration company, first look at whether the quotation of the main material is very different from what you did before. If there is a big difference, either change the standard according to your own budget or make appropriate adjustments according to the budget provided by the decoration company to avoid the tragic situation of "unable to stop" overspending.

2) Labor costs should be written clearly and carefully. For uncertain places, for example, some main materials can be installed at home by manufacturers, which can be empty first, or settled at checkout time. The specific labor reference price can be found on this website.

3) Garbage disposal fee generally refers to the cost for workers to help you transport some renovated waste to the designated stacking point in the community. This part is generally around 250-300 yuan, and it is necessary to pay the garbage clearance fee around 400 yuan to the residential property.

4) Management fees are generally not clearly written in the budget, so you have to ask clearly that some main materials are bought by ourselves and delivered by manufacturers for installation. Is there a management fee for this part? If you accept it, it is unreasonable and you must fight the decoration company to the end. Another situation is that if you order promotional goods, you must ship them home first, but because of the construction period and other reasons, the installation will take some days. The management cost of this part of the main material depends on the decoration company. Some can be collected correctly, and some can give you exemption. If it is the former, it is best to communicate with the other party before signing the contract whether this part of the cost can be saved.

6. Go to the manufacturer to book some basic main materials needed for pre-decoration.

After determining the design scheme and basic budget, you can order the main materials needed in the early decoration according to some preparations you made in the fourth step. Generally, the main materials needed in the early stage are: water pipes, wires, paints, tiles, doors and windows, etc.

Suggestion:

1) Because there are too many kinds of main materials involved in the decoration, you generally have no energy and need to buy them all at once, so you can order them in batches in a planned way.

2) After selecting the products, you need to ask the manufacturer whether the products are delivered to your door for free, so as not to increase your unnecessary expenses.

3) After the selection of the main materials required for the preliminary decoration, it is necessary to agree with the person in charge of the construction on the specific date when the materials will enter the site, so that the manufacturer can deliver the goods to the door within the agreed date and avoid unnecessary troubles and burdens caused by the premature entry of the materials.

4) Remember that manufacturers must provide relevant quality inspection certificates of products and collect trademarks to avoid problems and disputes with decoration companies as evidence.

7. Sign renovation contract.

Although half-package decoration has many advantages, it also has a big weakness, that is, the responsibility is not clear; Some decoration companies can easily use this to excuse themselves, so they must be very careful when signing the contract to avoid being framed.

Suggestion:

1) When you get the contract, don't rush to sign it. Sometimes many previous oral agreements are not reflected in the contract, so you should carefully check the contents of the contract from beginning to end to see if there are any loopholes in the terms.

2) It is best to sign a clause in the contract: the other party should provide a sealed sample of all materials provided by the decoration company, so as to avoid unforgettable materials or problems in the future.

3) After the contract is booked, please ask the relevant people in the industry or friends who have had decoration experience to help confirm it. An extra layer of confirmation is an extra layer of protection.

4) After the contract is finally signed, the market management department can verify whether the signed contract is legal and valid.

8, early materials in acceptance confirmation

After all the preliminary work is ready, it is necessary to prepare the materials and formally enter the site to start construction. In this link, it is necessary not only to go through the relevant formalities with the relevant property departments, but also to explain the decoration situation to the surrounding neighbors. The most important thing is to conduct a "preliminary examination" of the materials entering the site. Including some accessories that the decoration company is responsible for and some preliminary main materials that have been contacted with the manufacturers before.

Suggestion:

1) If a manufacturer is responsible for the door-to-door delivery of these main materials, it is best to confirm whether the product quality is qualified in person, and then sign and pay the balance after it is correct.

2) In order to prevent some decoration companies from "stealing the pillars" of the audio materials entering the factory, it is necessary to take some preventive measures in advance, such as destroying the outer packaging of the products, or confirming whether the products are original next time.

Second, the decoration construction and acceptance stage

9. Officially started.

Finally, I can officially start working. At this time, there are four main things you need to do.

A) Give the door key to the construction team.

B) Determine the completion time of the project with the other party, clarify the responsibility for the project delay caused by the decoration company, and attach it to the contract for signature and seal.

C) Explain some basic construction details, such as trying not to affect the rest of neighbors.

D) Pay the upfront cost of the other party's decoration project, which is generally 20% of the whole decoration project cost.

10, and complete the late main material order.

The decoration site has officially started, so now you should use your spare time to complete the order of the remaining main materials before, so as not to delay the whole decoration progress because the materials are not in place. At this time, the main materials that need to be ordered are generally: floors, cabinets, bathroom appliances, etc.

Suggestion:

1) Generally, the main material manufacturers like this can be responsible for on-site installation, so we should greet them before this to determine the specific delivery and installation date.

2) Some bathroom products may choose this model when purchasing, but when they actually want to enter the market, they find that the model or specification does not match the actual demand, so it is best to confirm with the manufacturer before paying the deposit to avoid problems and disputes.

1 1, the first project acceptance

In fact, the acceptance of the first project does not only refer to the acceptance after the completion of the first project, but also some basic acceptance throughout the first project. The main objects of this acceptance are suspended ceilings and concealed works, that is to say, hydropower projects. If there is no problem after acceptance, sign the acceptance form and pay 35% of the total cost. Whether the first project acceptance is in place is related to whether the whole decoration process can be successfully completed in the future, so this step must be completed seriously.

Suggestion:

A) If you have time, it is better to follow up the acceptance at the beginning of the first project and suppress some bad "signs" before molding, which is much more practical and effective than accepting some bad phenomena that have been molded in the later stage and then rework them.

B) Acceptance is "looking at the flowers in the fog" for everyone who is renovating for the first time, and I can't figure out how to carry out acceptance. We suggest that you have three feasible methods: acceptance by yourself; Please ask some friends with decoration experience to help with the acceptance. Of course, the premise is that the invited "experienced people" have more experience in this field.

C) If you want to reassure yourself, the best way is to ask a professional acceptance supervisor to help you follow up the acceptance on site. Of course, it costs a certain amount, about 3000 yuan/month, depending on your budget.

12, confirm the second project acceptance.

When the eleventh step was successfully completed, the second project officially started, mainly referring to wood, paint, tiles and so on. Different from the first project, the installation of many main materials in this project may be directly provided by the manufacturer. Therefore, the acceptance involves three parties. If the acceptance of some projects constructed by the construction team is correct, both parties shall sign the acceptance confirmation sheet for confirmation. Common problems: tap the wall brick gently with a small hammer, listen to the sound to identify whether there is an empty drum under the brick, mark it with a pen and prepare for rework; If you don't pay attention when painting, you can ask to repair it with brick silica gel after finding it.

Suggestion:

1) Because many main materials in this project, such as floors, cabinets and bathroom products, may be directly installed by manufacturers, it can save some installation costs of the construction team, but these need to be signed by both parties in the expense list to avoid unnecessary labor costs during final accounts.

2) If any problem is found in the project installed by the manufacturer during the acceptance after installation, it shall be reported to the manufacturer in time to avoid delay.

3) If there is a problem with some parts of the construction team, you should give your opinion to the other party immediately. Don't bother and ignore it. Rework must be done, otherwise the problem will affect your daily life in the future.

13, late advocate material comes into the site for acceptance.

After the acceptance of the second project, it is necessary to contact some other main material manufacturers ordered before to confirm the delivery date again. The main materials entering the site this time are mainly some basic equipment to be installed later, such as kitchen cabinets, bathroom products and floors. After these main materials enter the site, it is necessary to conduct on-site acceptance of these products previously stored in the manufacturer to avoid unnecessary contradictions and disputes when defective products or defective products are found later. Precautions: After the floor material enters the site, open it to see the name and specifications of the material clearly, so as to avoid material mismatch, sometimes the packaging mark is different from the products inside; After the sanitary ware comes into the market, you should open the package to see if the model meets your previous decision and see if there are any cracks or damage.

Suggestion:

1) Try to make an appointment with the manufacturer, and send the pre-determined main materials on different days for different acceptance and installation.

2) After the product is delivered, it shall be checked and accepted in front of the delivery personnel of the manufacturer at that time. If problems are found, they should be raised in time and returned through consultation with the other party; If there is no problem in on-site acceptance, both parties need to sign on the spot to confirm and pay off the balance of materials.

3) Don't forget to confirm the quality of the delivered main materials with the decoration company after the manufacturer confirms that there is no problem, and then both parties sign it, so as to avoid the decoration company shirking its responsibility when there is product damage or other quality problems in the decoration process.

14, ordering furniture, soft decoration

Put this step after the second project is basically completed, considering that the soft clothes should adapt to the decoration style and specific pattern of the whole family, and if you put it before, it is likely that you will spend money on inappropriate things on impulse, and you will be in trouble then.

Suggestion:

1) Before buying, it is best to communicate with designers who design their own home improvement style and ask for suggestions, so as to truly "add icing on the cake".

2) When choosing furniture, it is generally best to buy it according to actual needs, adhere to the principle of less but not more, and add it after it is truly completely renovated.

3) Generally speaking, when friends in Shanghai buy furniture and go to Red Star Macalline (Chatu) and Shengyuan Dida to buy lamps, they can go to Liuying Road Lighting City, Shanghai Lighting City, Dongfang Road Lighting City and other stores with good quality and good reputation for comparison and purchase.

4) Now buy the lamp and ship it home, and confirm the specific delivery date with the manufacturer after the overall renovation of other projects is completed. Otherwise, the occupied space will affect the normal progress of other decoration projects.

15, installation and acceptance of lamps and lanterns

The installation of lamps and lanterns is also an important part. Once the installation process is not in place, the later problems will be trivial and annoying.

Suggestion:

1) remind the installation workers to do insulation well, especially in humid environment, such as bathroom and kitchen, otherwise short circuit will easily occur.

2) Sometimes workers will reduce the work of fixing the screw on the top of the lamp because they are lazy when installing the lamp. If this phenomenon is found, they should ask for rework in time.

3) Prepare some No.6 female screws in advance, because one end of the original female screw may be sealed when installing the lamp.

16. By this step, the whole renovation has been preliminarily completed. At this point, your task is to make the final acceptance.

Suggestion:

1) Don't think that with the first two project acceptance, the final overall acceptance will be sloppy. At this time, you should polish your eyes and find fault, or you will regret it later.

2) If you don't understand or lack acceptance experience, you can personally accept it after self-study.

3) After finding the problem, report the situation to the manufacturer or decoration company in charge of the project in time, and don't rush to pay, otherwise there will be no "one beat and two scattered" situation.

17, the overall final accounts and decoration works were all completed.

The overall final account is the most critical step in the whole decoration process. Be sure to keep a clear head at this time, otherwise, you may regret it later!

Suggestion:

1) In the semi-package decoration, because the main materials are purchased by the owners themselves, some manufacturers of the main materials can be responsible for on-site installation. Therefore, this part of labor costs must not be repeated when making final accounts with the decoration company.

2) Don't forget the key to your house that you gave to the construction team during the renovation. If the original configuration is not AB lock, it is recommended to remember to change the lock after final accounts. Third, the later supplementary work stage

18. Furniture and cloth are in place.

At this time, you can call the furniture manufacturer to send the furniture you ordered before. With the fabric and soft clothes in place, your dream new home will be formally formed.

19, carry out environmental protection work to remove decoration odor.

For the health of you and your family, don't rush to move in after the renovation, because there is still one job to be done, that is, the environmental protection finishing work to drive away the harmful exhaust gas and odor from the renovation. I don't know how to proceed. Never mind, let's take a look at our suggestions:

1) Keep ventilation when opening the window, eliminate some harmful exhaust gases in the free air, and keep the indoor air fresh.

2) Some special degassing products can be used.

20. Move to a new home and live a happy life.

Everything is arranged. What are you waiting for? Post a treat right away and get ready to stay happily.