Renovation of old houses is more expensive than renovation of new houses.

Because I have been involved in the renovation of old houses for many years, I often receive inquiries from owners about the renovation of old houses. The most frequently asked question is, why is the renovation of old houses more expensive than that of new houses? At first, it was a bit confusing to involve this issue, because as a person in the decoration industry, I instinctively felt that it was necessary to explain it. Later, from the owner's point of view, I can also think of the reasons why the owner does not understand.

The first thing involved in the renovation of old houses is demolition, which is not available in new houses. At present, the big deal of Changzhou's new house is to shovel the wall skin or make small structural transformation, unlike the old house, which may involve the whole demolition.

But the old house is different. If the old houses with the same area need to be renovated, because it takes too long, all the original putty and latex paint must be removed, and then the glue should be brushed again to ensure the quality. Some owners must think that painting old walls directly is not enough. Yes, it is also possible. If it's a rental house, it's fine. Peeling takes a month or two, and there won't be any big problems. Because the old wall was repainted, the new wall paint could not fit completely. When the new paint dries, there will be local peeling and separation from the original old wall. If you consider the cost of renting a house, you can paint it directly and look white. You can also find a tooling wallpaper to paste directly in the market, but you can't guarantee the quality. It's no problem to paint or wallpaper the rented house directly, but if it's an old house and you're ready to live by yourself, this method can't be done at all, because if you do, you'll have to endure the continuous peeling of walls or wallpaper when you live in it. If you are a rented tenant, you generally don't care about this, but don't you care if you live by yourself? Therefore, the wall treatment of old houses is more than that of new houses, and the cost is definitely higher than that of new houses.

But the reality is that owners often don't understand that the self-righteous thinking in the decoration of old houses is not old houses, so how can it be higher than the decoration of new houses? So I tried to compare the price in the renovation of old houses, not the actual practice. In the end, the company that completely renovated and guaranteed the quality had no choice, but chose the one with low price to paint directly. I didn't realize it until I moved in, but it was too late.

So what I often say to the owners is that it doesn't matter if I can't decorate. At the very least, you need to know what you need to do in the house where you live. In order to live comfortably and worry-free for a long time, you must understand that what suits you best is not the lowest price. The so-called benefits are not literally low prices, but quality assurance after living at affordable prices. And the low price you think will eventually lead to rework and maintenance costs. In the end, it will cost money, and the total price will be higher, but no one will witness the quality. This is to lose the wife and fold the soldiers, lose the money and have no quality.

The ground modification of the old house is even more troublesome. If the existing old houses are all tiles except the kitchen and bathroom balcony, you should consider whether to keep the original tiles, re-tile them or re-tile the wooden floor.

If the original tiles are kept still, they should be protected during construction.

If you don't want to keep the old tiles and replace them with new ones, you should pay attention. If a layer of tiles is directly laid on the original tiles, the height of the floor will not be sacrificed, and the original old tile floor must be chiseled off. Because the original tile floor is smooth, cement mortar can not be completely attached to the smooth floor. Even if new tiles are laid, the floor of the new tiles will move as a whole after drying out. So a haircut is more expensive than a new house. In addition, the height of all indoor doors must be changed by laying tiles on old tiles, or all doors must be replaced, or the original old doors must be removed and cut down for reuse. This is more than the cost of a new house.

There is also a kind of tile that is not reserved, but is directly smashed and re-paved, so that the height of the floor can be guaranteed. However, there is a bigger price-smashing tiles. Not only that, but the point is whether the original tiles can be smashed. It would be easy if the old house was heated all over the house. Old tiles are smashed, pipes are damaged, and heating pipes can be laid again, more than new houses. If the old house has floor heating, the tiles can't be broken at all, unless you want to replace the floor heating of the whole house. In that case, the cost of floor heating will be even greater.

It is the most economical and practical to directly lay the wooden floor without moving the original tiles, and it is also a common means in the reconstruction of second-hand houses in Changzhou. The original old tiles are relatively flat, which saves the cost of leveling. You can buy wooden floors directly, and wooden floor merchants can lay them at home. Similarly, the floor is too low, and all indoor doors should be rebuilt or replaced.

The above is the change notice of the public area of the guest restaurant.

Next is the kitchen and bathroom space. If the kitchen and bathroom of the old house are to be completely renovated, all the original tiles must be smashed. If you can't paste bricks directly after being smashed, you must level them with cement mortar when smashing bricks, and paste them after the bricks are dry. Many owners here are unclear and think it is not feasible to paste old tiles directly. This often makes the decoration company deliberately not smooth the project, cut in at a low price, and add it later.

After another kitchen tile was smashed, all waterways and circuits were scrapped and had to be re-laid. All waterproofing should be done again, and the closed water test should be done according to the standard of the new house.

And most importantly, if the home is floor heating, as there are many houses with floor heating in Changzhou now, you must decorate the new house in one step, otherwise you want to transform it in the future, because it is impossible to transform the home with floor heating, because as long as you tile it, it will destroy the floor heating pipeline, unless you realize this damage, just add a joint directly in the broken place. Otherwise, you pay a big price, and the workers won't damage the floor heating pipes or break the tiles. This is what owners often say, don't take advantage of decorating the house. If you take advantage of the kitchen and bathroom decoration and look at the low price, the day you cry is waiting for you.

The water circuit of the old house is also a key point. Generally, old houses may be 78 or even decades old, and the pipeline lines are basically aging. Rebuilding the old house, after everything has been removed, wires and waterways have to be re-laid, which is much more workload than the new house. In Xi 'an, the water and electricity of new house developers are basically in place, and we only need to make some changes to adapt to our own use. However, the reconstruction of old houses is to rewire pipes directly from residents, and the amount of work is several times larger. In terms of cost, the water and electricity of the old house is much higher than that of the new house, which the owner must understand.

The garbage removal in the renovation of old houses is also a difficult point. Many old houses are basically communities without elevators, and all garbage and materials have to be transported by manpower. In the artificially high decoration market, this piece is much more expensive than the new house. Unless the owner thinks the labor force is cheap, try to carry hundreds of bags of garbage upstairs and downstairs by yourself. There is also a centralized designated point for general new house decoration garbage, which is in the community. However, the renovation of old houses is different. As far as your family is concerned, you can't just throw the garbage into the garbage dump. At most, the property allows you to temporarily put it in the garbage dump during the renovation, and you must go to the designated garbage dump to clean it up once after the renovation. At this time, pulling from the community to the garbage dump is also a big expense.

To sum up, no matter from which point of view, the decoration of old houses will not be lower than that of new houses. The owner must remember that you must never think that it is not an old house, but that you want to turn it into a new house. This is a complete transformation, this is not a second marriage. Do you think it is worthless?

Therefore, most people do not understand the renovation of new houses. The renovation of old houses is more complicated. If you still like to take advantage of low prices and don't understand the details, it will be much more expensive to add items and money later than the new house.

PS: If you don't do the details you often say, you can't see the difference at all on the surface.

It is also invisible to people, except that one has no ribs and the other has. This is the difference between two houses that don't pay attention to details.