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When it comes to decoration, we cannot do without the words "add money" or "add items" .
Because the more you want to avoid things, they often cannot be avoided during the decoration process, and in the end it will break your heart. In this issue of , Let’s Talk About Decoration will summarize the 5 “added money” that are most likely to be encountered in decoration. If you don’t understand the tricks, it can cost you tens of thousands more. If you have any questions, you can leave a message in the comment area and let’s discuss it together. Why does
have the problem of "adding money"?
For decoration, because it is a dynamic production of from , some factors cannot be predicted in advance and are uncontrollable, so there will be "add money" projects.
Whether it is home decoration or industrial decoration, this problem exists, and a solution has not yet been found. To put it simply, as long as is decorated, there will inevitably be the problem of "adding money".
As for "adding money, there are two types, one is to actively add money, and the other is to passively add money.
Active money addition is the decoration project that owners actively request to add or change. For example, during the decoration process, the owner suddenly wants to add a sofa that originally had no styling background. Add a styling background to the wall, which is an active "adding money".
At this time, the owner needs to pay extra for the sofa-shaped wall. This is well understood and recognized, and there is nothing to say.
Passive adding money means that the decoration company has tricked the owner from the beginning and made a hidden decision in the decoration package. Hidden, it was clearly thought that it was included in the package and no need to pay for it, but the owner was asked to pay extra.
For example, I obviously thought that when it was all-inclusive, the water and electricity at home would be done according to my own requirements, but when I found out when the water and electricity were located, I found that this and that would also cost extra. This kind of "adding money" is malicious and unacceptable as an owner.
Of course, some of the passive "adding money" is acceptable. For example, when renovating a second-hand house, many aspects cannot be estimated before demolition, and the cost of wall leveling that will be incurred later is relatively acceptable with .
But! The original budget clearly stated that everything was included, but when it came to construction, they were full of malicious "increases", as if they had no bottom line. The hole is so disgusting! We must also focus on solving this problem today.
1. "Additional money" for water and electricity
"Additional money" for water and electricity is the most obvious , and it is often the most easily used by decoration companies to deceive owners.
Because many decoration companies now charge for water and electricity according to and . When designers design the points, they design according to the minimum configuration, but it will be said that comes standard with to ensure that the owners can use it.
When the water and electricity are positioned and the owners locate according to their own living habits, they will find that the number of spots in the package is simply not enough. At this time, the excess part, sorry, you have to "add money"!
When it comes to "adding money" for water and electricity, many people maliciously add 10,000 to 20,000 . This is very normal for decoration companies, and they say that for a house as big as yours, the money in the budget is simply not enough!
will also say that for a house as big as yours, no one can tell you that the water and electricity will be low. The quotation we gave you is already very affordable. Some decoration companies charge more expensively and spend more money~
In fact, these money are all deceiving people, are all excuses for malicious "adding money" , just to make themselves more money and let the owners pay more.
talks about decoration suggestions: When decorating water and electricity, if you choose a decoration company to do it, the designer should issue drawings according to your own needs in advance, and then the plumbers and electricians will construct according to the drawings. The price of is a "fixed price" . Don't wait until later to calculate the total price. This way you can avoid the so-called "additional money" and save yourself from wasting money.
2, wall and floor tiles
For wall and floor tiles, the default method is the conventional process and size. If it is non-standard bricks or special-shaped bricks, in addition to the "extra money" for the tiles, will also "add money" for the paving fee. This is also a malicious increase.
The budget list provided by the decoration company often does not reflect , but it will appear in the remarks. When owners ask about this, designers often say in an understatement: "This is what the company says. If it is not used, there is no need to add money. Even if it is used, it will be a small amount of money, which will not affect the decoration budget."
But in fact, this is often not the case. Often the "small money" of can add thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars to . For this reason, I have also summarized the "invisible additions" that are easy to appear in ceramic tile construction, and give them as a reference:
Ceramic tile labor costs: If you want to lay tiles with specifications such as 300*600, 400*800, etc., there is no need to add "small money", but if you want to lay 200*600 large tiles, hexagonal tiles , mosaic small tiles, etc., additional labor fees will be charged.
Tile chamfering fee: If you are making "floor tiles on the wall", you must first chamfer the tiles, because the mason's chamfering cannot be as beautiful as the machine chamfering. This item may seem like “little money”, but it can easily cost you an additional 1,000-5,000 yuan in chamfering processing costs.
Ceramic tile accessories fee: If you want to pave "soaked bricks" , then you can use cement mortar , which is included in this decoration company, because it is a commonly used auxiliary material. However, if you want to use "floor tiles on the wall" or other specifications of vitrified tiles on the wall, you cannot use cement mortar. You must first paint the back of the tiles with " adhesive " , and then use "mortar" to pave them. These two items can easily add thousands of dollars, which is not a small sum of money.
talks about decoration suggestions: When designing drawings, it is necessary to select the ceramic tiles, and then let the designer make a budget based on the selected ceramic tiles. Don't have this chamfering fee or that auxiliary material fee in the middle, so as to achieve one-time consumption and clear consumption.
3, cabinets , cabinets
If we say that all kinds of cabinets (including cabinets) in the home are provided by decoration companies.
In that case, it is very easy for malicious "adding money" to happen, and the money added is often not low. basically costs tens of thousands of yuan~
Cabinets in the packages of decoration companies often only provide 2 meters of floor cabinets and 1 meter of wall cabinets. This is not enough for most families. Therefore, if you need to add extra, at this time, every additional meter will cost at least more than a thousand yuan.
As for the cabinet at home, I feel that the drawers are not enough. It costs at least 50 yuan to add one, and the normal price is 200 yuan.
felt that there were too many partitions in the cabinet, and each additional one cost several hundred yuan. Add this, add that, and in the end, added tens of thousands of yuan to the cabinets in the whole house. It was really speechless.
talks about decoration suggestions: For cabinets in the whole house, when communicating with the decoration company, be sure to let the other party make a budget based on the actual amount and your own real needs. You must also ensure that budget = final account to ensure that no "additional money" is made later. He also said that he would not "add money" unless he changed his plan. At this time, if "additional money" occurs again, the decoration company will pay it.
4, latex paint
latex paint seems to be a very small thing, often produces malicious "adding money".
Normally there is no extra charge for painting latex paint, but if there are more than 2 or colors on the walls at home, then there will be an additional cost.
As for this fee, each decoration company is different. Some charge 100 yuan for , while others charge 500 yuan for . In short, if you don’t want to spend extra money, you won’t paint more than two colors of latex paint.
talks about decoration suggestions: If you have special needs for this color of latex paint on the wall, you should communicate in advance. Make it within the budget and write it down very clearly in the contract. Only in this way can we ensure that during construction, the foreman will ask for extra "additional money".
5. Items missing from the quotation
Decoration companies will ask you to close the deal as soon as possible when quoting. often deliberately conceal the quotations of some projects to achieve the purpose of reducing the budget.
This is like demolition fees, covering water pipes, ceramic tile seams, wall hanging nets, window sill stones, door stone , pass , air conditioning openings, garbage removal, transportation of incoming materials, etc. are not within the budget . They said that the later period will be calculated based on the actual amount incurred, and these do not cost much, so there is no need to worry about this.
But in fact, small projects such as will cost tens of thousands of yuan for . When decorating, if the owner chooses to do this, then sorry, he will have to "add money".
Some owners once complained: "The freight for dismantling and trashing my home is 12,000, wall fixing is 3,300, window sealing is 9,000, and seams are 1,700. These are all extra "money" to make .
This also led to the fact that the decoration contract signed by for 100,000 yuan at the beginning turned into 150,000 yuan or more when the third payment was made.
talked about decoration suggestions: must be careful when signing the contract. Write every item in. Even if you don't need to do , the price must be marked. Only in can you understand how much expenses will be incurred in the end, so that you can clearly consume it.
Finally, let’s talk about decoration and summarize it for everyone:
In decoration, "small money" will be a big expense as long as it is accumulated, so we must start from "small money" to save money, and we must understand it in advance to avoid "adding money" later.
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