Decoration is a very tedious task. As the saying goes, "Decoration peels off the skin once and for all." Especially for novices, it will be a big challenge, such as rework, unlimited construction period, budget overruns, wall color not what you want, switches Socket problems are the scariest thing about decoration.
Today, Zhongtao Jun will sort out the decoration sequence for everyone, so that you can grasp the decoration rhythm in advance, avoid detours, and make the decoration smooth.
1
Decoration preparation stage
This stage is mainly the learning stage and preliminary planning stage. It is necessary to reserve a large amount of decoration knowledge, make a rough financial plan for each project, discuss with family members to recommend a decoration commander, and determine the general decoration style.
•Reservation of decoration knowledge
1. Search online:Go to some professional home decoration websites and WeChat subscription accounts (such as Zhuke subscription account O(∩_∩)O) to gain knowledge and find a better home improvement experience Communicate in forums and read netizens’ home improvement diaries. These are valuable summaries of experience.
2. Ask experienced friends for advice: If you have friends, relatives, classmates who are doing decoration, or have experience in decorating houses, you can ask them for advice. Write down the problems or difficulties they encountered during decoration. This may be something you need to pay attention to when decorating in the future.
•Determination of decoration style
1. Download home furnishing apps (for example: Zhuke app). Refer to a large number of pictures on the home furnishing website and find a unified decoration style for yourself and your family based on your inner needs.
•Initial funding planning
1. Be principled: tailor your clothes to suit your needs and live within your means;
2. For hard decoration and soft decoration, make a rough plan for each item. For example, how much does it cost for a decoration company to design?For a small amount of money, there must be an approximate amount of how much the hardware will cost, how much the appliances will cost, how much the furniture will cost, etc.
2
Measurement and design stage
The most important mission at this stage is to determine your own design plan, as well as the overall budget and future decoration model.
•Design:
Find a designer from a decoration company or independent studio or decorate yourself to determine the decoration design plan. After these are determined, you need to have floor plans, construction drawings, water and electricity drawings, ceiling drawings, renderings, etc.
•Decoration budget:
There are generally four major expenditures for home decoration
1) Basic decoration, kitchen and bathroom equipment
2) Furniture part
3) Decorations
4) Home appliances part
Generally speaking, decoration, kitchen and bathroom account for 50% of the total cost, furniture accounts for 30%, and the rest accounts for 20%.
•Decoration mode:
Currently, the most common decoration methods on the market are simply divided into three types: clear package, half package, and full package. Everyone can choose as needed according to their actual situation.
Clear-up: Clean-up is also called clean-up. The owner purchases all decoration materials by himself, and the decoration company is only responsible for the construction.
Suitable for: Experts who have a good understanding of the decoration industry and have ample time and material procurement capabilities.
Half package: That is, the construction party is responsible for the construction and procurement of auxiliary materials, while the main materials such as tiles, floors, and sanitary ware are purchased by the owner.
Suitable for the crowd: consumers who have high requirements for the design level and personalization of decoration and have certain financial strength.
All-inclusive: also called labor and material contracting, that is, the construction party is responsible for the procurement and construction of all materials.
Suitable for people: workBusy consumers, or consumers who don’t know anything about decoration.
3
Contract signing stage
The decoration contract is a binding document for the quality of home decoration and a guarantee to avoid home decoration disputes. It is an important "weapon" for owners to protect their legitimate rights and interests. A good contract and budget list are the most important factors for whether you can successfully complete the decoration. Node, so pay great attention when signing a decoration contract.
Generally speaking, the decoration contract signing process has the following steps:
1. Confirm intention
2. Design confirmation
3. Budget submission (no leakage of quantities or items, list of materials within the contract scope, agreed final accounts, etc.)
4. Total price confirmation
5. Determine quality and negotiate construction period
6. Payment
7. Clear responsibilities and obligations of both parties; liability for breach of contract; effective upon signature
4
Decoration construction stage
This stage means that your home decoration has officially begun. Both physical and mental efforts must be kept up. Decoration is a painful and happy journey.
1. Civil construction stage:
According to the design drawings, we enter the site and carry out renovation design for each room, demolish and build walls; cut wire troughs, water and electricity renovation and acceptance; seal and bury the wire trough to conceal water and electricity renovation projects, do waterproofing projects, and provide 24-hour water closure on the bathroom and kitchen floors. Test; bathroom and kitchen wall and floor tiles.
2. Grassroots processing stage:
Carpentry, suspended ceilings, plaster moldings; including door and window casings, making wooden cabinet frames; simultaneously making various wooden doors, styling doors and flat-pressed doors; brushing wooden panels with dust-proof paint (clear oil); leveling and laying marble countertops on window sills; pasting wood veneer panels, making lines and fine installation; wall base Processing, polishing, and leveling; applying stickers (protective edges) to the joints of furniture, doors and windows.
3. Detail processing stage:
Paint the walls at least three times; paint the furniture, patch nail holes, paint; deal with corners, lay floor tiles, solid wood or composite wood floors, waterproof marble strips, skirting boards; lamps, switches, sockets, sanitary ware, handles, Installation and debugging of door locks; cleaning, patching of floor tiles, and removal from the site; preliminary acceptance by the decoration company; formal acceptance by a three-party appointment time, and delivery to the owner.
5
Decoration finished product installation stage
Entering this stage means that your home decoration is coming to an end. At this time, you are full of expectations for the overall presentation of your home and full of happiness...
Finished product installation mainly refers to: installation of cabinet doors, installation of switches, sockets and lamps, installation of water treatment equipment, installation of gas water heaters, installation of bathroom cabinets, basins, faucets, toilets, shower rooms, bathroom hardware installation, and on-site installation of some furniture. , Curtain rod measurement and installation.
These installation steps may not necessarily be done in order. In short, the early installation will definitely make the home very dirty. For example, hardware, bathroom, etc. need to drill holes to install expansion screws, etc.
Although it is coming to an end, we cannot relax our vigilance. There are still many things that need attention at this stage.
① Before the furniture enters the site, the following items should be prepared: disposable shoe covers, several boxes of activated carbon, ladders, and floor protective film.
② Give priority to the installation of more complex furniture, especially those that require merchants to come to install, and then proceed to some installations that are relatively simple.
③When entering the venue, pay attention to protecting the floor and walls to prevent friction with the floors and walls.
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Buy appliances and accessories
After the house is decorated, soft furnishings and home appliances are indispensable. Especially the purchase of home appliances often requires a lot of time, energy and financial resources; at the same time, later accessories are the step that best reflects the owner’s taste and preferences. , if there are mistakes of this kind in the decoration, you can also spend more time to make up for it when decorating later.
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