Life hacking for economical repair: draw up an anti-crisis estimates

Learn in advance about the free servicesWhich provide extra large construction hypermarkets.

For example, in hypermarkets and garden repair OBI services such as delivery and interior design (with the purchase of the threshold amount), sawn wood, coloring paints, serger carpet, master classes for the construction, repair and gardening care when transplanting plants available completely is free. In addition, OBI craftsmen working consultants who can help with the calculations of building materials, if you come with measurements of your room, arrange delivery, consult on any range department.

Take the fixing tool individually. If you buy for a modest renovation package of screws, two-thirds of the stack after completion of the work and will lie somewhere on a shelf. If you know exactly what kind of work you want, count the number of bolts, nails and screws, to buy them one by one with a small margin. You may save you a penny, but do not have to invent, what to do with leftovers. But with the stock is always necessary to buy the wallpaper: even the same pattern may be different shades of different batches. If you do not have enough paintings or you mess up one of them, to find a replacement will be difficult.

Use phosphated (black) fastenersAnd not galvanized or cadmium (brilliant), if you head to close: save up to one thousand rubles.

Use the markdowns. For part-time work to buy goods in the departments, where are the crop and Discounted items. Especially if you need wooden blocks.

Use discount programs for customers. Many of them actually work, especially if you are planning a large-scale operation: you only need to understand and calculate. Let's make this the example long-term action with progressive discount, which is valid until the end of October in the OBI.

Terms of action: make a purchase of 2 000 rubles and get a 5% discount card on your next purchase. When the second and third purchase 2 000 each issued card Discount 7% and 10% respectively. Make a purchase in the last of the cards, and you will get a loyalty card «OBI Club" with 10% discount until the end of October, and then with 5% discount until the end of the year.

Take a calculator and see how you can gradually re-stick wallpaper in three rooms, if you have a limited budget. First on 2000 rubles to buy glue, some tools and gloves. It is just enough for the specified amount, and the next purchase will be discounted. Buy affordable wallpaper a small room. Here are all individually (rules of calculation are described below), I purchase cost in 3213 rubles, the discount on the card - 160 rubles. Expenditure on the wallpaper in other rooms made up 5685 and 4390 rubles. Discounts for you, respectively, 397 and 439 rubles. Savings - 996 rubles, and it is only at the cost of so inexpensive and wallpaper. The figures speak for themselves.

Imbedded in wiring and pipes

Laying of cables and pipes, as well as all work related to an electrician, are expensive. It's just an axiom, and figure out on what could be saved here is difficult. There are only general tips to help you not to spend money on unnecessary:

1. Do not start work without a very detailed plan. Only with developed projects can calculate the running meters of cables and pipes.
2. Buy materials with a margin of 10%.
3. When doing the wiring, consider where it will be furniture and equipment to bring the socket in the right places. Be sure to calculate the load with a margin so as not to have to change the wiring when you buy new powerful devices.
4. If you are going to make a false ceiling, pass the wire in the space above the sheets. So you can save on the meters of cable and the cost of works on shtroblenie walls.
5. Wiring for lighting and outlets do on different machines, then to repair the sockets will not have to turn off the lights.
6. If you have to change the tube, try to reduce the number of joints and connections, to improve the reliability of structures.
7. Do not hide the pipe in the wall. It can be beautiful, but much more expensive. In addition, in the case of breakdowns and leaks even minor repairs costing a pretty penny. If you do not want to look at the pipes, cover the duct.
8. Procuring materials in one place, you can take advantage of discounts on large purchases.

The OBI operates a loyalty program for regular customers. At single purchase of 10 000 before the end of December you get a membership card «OBI Club", which gives a 5% discount the entire range of products, and also provides a number of privileges, such as the opportunity to receive individual best deals. For the new settlers with the program «OBI Club" cards on a constant basis.

If you do not remember, what is different from zero phase, and can not imagine what it looks like fitting but as a - a collar, do not try to become an electrician and plumber for master classes on the Internet. As a result, it will more expensive than the work of professionals. Independence better show when buying decoration, furniture and sanitary ware. Learn to make the right choice:

The scheme of measurements:

After a smooth level floor is defined, it is necessary to check whether the floor elevations above this boundary. For this stretch of the rope at the height of incised level you, and if the floor is nowhere for them touches, you can select the type of screed and work on.

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That can be done with the old door, we have already mentioned in post the economical repair. Actually, the old wooden window frames is also possible to clean the paint and upgrade.

If you decide to buy new windows, save on their installation. Firstly, the cost of the work comes at a price. Second, many companies openly trash, and you pay for substandard work.

In the web enough lessons to help cope with the task. Here's one: