Renovating a new home sounds like an exciting adventure. You probably imagine yourself at the top of your game when it comes to choosing tiles, paint colors, furniture layouts. But wait, don't rush to bask in this beautiful dream. I just finished installing a new house and experienced a series of headache-inducing "ugly things", I plan to share it with you, maybe you will learn a trick or two from it to avoid the thunder I once stepped on.
Then again, there's nothing wrong with following trends, but sometimes, blindly following trends can make you regret it. For example, I was fascinated by the popular white tile of fish belly, and I thought that it must be very tall in my home. The result? After the paving, I found that the lines were broken, and the tiles were spliced together, which looked fragmented, which made people more and more irritated the more they looked at it.
When it comes to kitchen countertops, I use water retaining strips. I thought it was a smart choice, until I visited someone's home and found that the countertops without water bars were not only beautiful, but also more classy. At this moment, it dawned on me that whether it is beautiful or not, sometimes it is just a thought.
The cost of sealing the balcony windows was even more shocking to me. For some reason, the area of the window sash is also calculated in the sealed window, and as a result, a window will cost 800 yuan more. The doorway in the middle is really incomprehensible.
Not to mention the water and electricity renovation, it is simply a big hole in the decoration. The masters said that it was a lot of fanciful, and finally I went to the neighbor's house to see that my labor cost was thousands higher for the same house type. I can't believe this gap.
There are also many unclear reasons for carpentry. The ceiling of the living room was originally 60 yuan per square meter, but it was calculated according to the total area of the living room at the checkout, rather than the actual construction area. It wasn't until the renovation was almost complete that I learned that paper-shaped ceilings could be billed per meter, so that the labor cost could be at least one-third cheaper.
Also, the whole network is saying that the big tiles of 750 1500 are both atmospheric and practical, with few gaps. Let me advise you, please arrange the version before buying bricks, otherwise you will be like me, and your home is full of small strips and half tiles, and you will be upset when you look at it.
Finally, let's talk about the wardrobe, I used a 5mm back panel, but the result is full of gaps, a touch and shaking, the feel is like a paper shell, and it is currently in the process of negotiating with the merchant.
When I say this, I don't mean to complain about the master or the merchant. My purpose is to hope that you will learn from my experience. When decorating, we must supervise more work, and we must be more strict when accepting. Once the money is signed and paid, it is difficult to recover it.
If possible, it's a good idea to bring a knowledgeable friend along. Remember, the relationship between the master and the merchant is likely to be one of prosperity and loss, and it is common for them to protect each other, but these are not the things that we ordinary family owners should worry about.
Decorating a new home should be a joyful affair. But if you don't pay attention to these details, it can turn into a nightmare. So, when you decide to decorate, don't forget to do your homework first, avoid those unnecessary "ugly things", and make your renovation trip smooth and enjoyable.