Learn to make home budgets to eliminate irrational charges

â—† Carefully check the project to eliminate unreasonable charges

In home decoration, decoration companies often provide consumers with a decoration design plan and a decoration budget before signing a contract. This decoration budget book is the basis for negotiations between you and the decoration company. If you can “appreciate” the decoration budget and use it as a basis to negotiate with the decoration company, it will not only save the home decoration budget, but also sign the dismantling renovation contract. Prevent many problems in construction.

The detailed home improvement budget corresponds to the drawings. Each project that will be drawn on the drawing sheet will be reflected in the decoration budget book. The brand, model, and type of the main material will also be identified on the drawings and budget book of the decoration design. You only need to know whether the decoration company “overstated false leads” based on the actual area and the variety and price of the decorative materials. According to general engineering losses, 5% to 10% more of the decorative material is normal.

In addition, some projects that do not appear on the decoration drawings, such as the transformation of the circuit, the dismantling of lighting fixtures and sanitary ware, will also be reflected in the budget book. You can budget according to the specific size on the decoration design drawings.

It should be noted that the unit price on the decoration budget book is the price after the fee plus the price, and sometimes it is much worse than the actual price. You can ask the decoration company about the pricing process. After some bargaining, after you have confirmed the budget book, you can sign a home improvement project contract with the decoration company.

â—† The following are some questions that you should pay special attention to when reviewing the budget book

1, process methods - many decorative companies to the consumer's budget book, only a simple project name, material variety, price and quantity, and no key process practices. You need to ask the designer to add decoration craftsmanship to the budget book, or elaborate on the craftsmanship of each item in the budget. Because of the specific construction process and procedures, it is directly related to the construction quality and cost of home decoration. There is a lot of uncertainties in the budget book that does not include technological practices. This will cause many problems for the future construction and inspection, and it will also create a “convenience door” for a few informal decoration companies to cut corners and cut corners.

2. Area Measurement - Some decoration companies will deliberately overstate the construction area in the budget to obtain higher profits. Especially on the wall, a small number of decoration companies will report more brushing area. In general, the ratio of floor to wall in a space is 12.4 to 12.7. Some decoration companies even report 13.8! In addition, according to previous practice, the area of ​​doors and windows was calculated as 50% of the area covered by the painting. In fact, many families now pack doors and windows, and there is no need to brush around the doors and windows. However, some decoration companies still account for 50% or even 100% of the wall painting area.

3, the price factor - there are many consumers in the choice of decoration company, only the price comparison on the budget book. Which is the lowest offer, let what to do. In fact, the price on the decoration budget book is inseparable from the choice of materials and process. Simply comparing prices and choosing the lowest decoration company will often bring you irreparable losses. When you examine the quotation of the budget book, it is necessary to take into consideration the brand, model, and construction process of the decoration materials in order to arrive at a more objective assessment.

4. Related expenses - At the end of the budget book, there will be items such as "mechanical wear and tear," "site management fees," "taxes," and "profits." These items actually belong to unreasonable charges. "Mechanical wear and tear" is inevitable in the decoration. "On-site management" is what the decoration company should do. Both of these expenses have actually been incorporated into each project and should not be obtained from consumers. According to the principle of “who manages and who pays taxes”, the taxes on decoration companies should not be paid by consumers. Calculating “profit” separately is a calculation method for the public building renovation offer. At present, the decoration company has already included the profit in each construction, so it should not be calculated twice.

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