Please tell me how to save money when renovating your house. Let someone with experience tell you!

I am happy to answer your question. After buying a house, for many people, there is not much money left in their pockets. Many owners struggle with how to save money on decoration, so it is also important to have a good budget for decoration. The decoration budget is to control the entire decoration process. The budget can effectively use funds on ideas. To put it bluntly, it is a question of determining how much money to spend. How much does home decoration cost, how many projects are there, how much each item costs, what main materials need to be purchased, which company should be used for the decoration project, and how to control the process. All these must be well understood. Let’s learn how to save money on renovations. 1. Save money before decoration 1. Calculate the material account. Currently, there are many decorative material stores and supermarkets. You only need to visit a few more to inquire about the real prices on the market, so that you have an idea. Then, ask the decoration company to list out a detailed quotation of materials and estimate the amount to prevent some decoration companies from "cutting corners." Only by "knowing yourself and the enemy" can you better negotiate prices with the decoration company and work out a reasonable budget for the materials required for the entire decoration. 2. Calculate the design account well. If the decoration of the home is mainly economical and practical, you can generally design it yourself, or at most ask others to draw a picture; but if you want to pay attention to the full and reasonable use of space, and pursue the personalization and artistic taste of the decoration, it is best to It is better to hire an interior designer to do the design. Design costs generally account for 5% to 20% of the total decoration cost. This amount should be considered in the budget before decoration. When the designer hands over the design sketch to the home for decoration, in addition to being concerned about the overall effect and comfort level, he must also ask about specific details: such as whether it is strong and durable, to prevent potential hidden dangers. 3. Calculate the time account. There are many things to do before the home decoration actually starts. Sufficient time must be set aside before the decoration, such as design plan, material procurement, inquiry and budget, etc. must be done in place. The more complete the preparation in the early stage, the faster the construction speed will be during the formal decoration, and the actual cost will be lower. Renovating families who prepare their own materials should arrange the order of purchasing and preparing materials slightly ahead of the decoration process to prevent delays in the construction period. 4. Calculate the equity account well. Decoration fees are the most flexible part of the decoration contract. When signing a contract with a decoration company, you must calculate the equity account well. The decoration fee paid to the decoration company should be determined based on the difficulty of the decoration, labor level, past performance and other specific circumstances. Signing a decoration contract is also a legal document to ensure whether the decoration budget can be used reasonably and whether there will be too much overspending. The contract content should include the materials used, the designated brand and the price agreed upon by both parties. And be sure to set detailed terms regarding renovation time, progress, and payment methods. The warranty period must also be stated in the contract, because generally, quality problems are difficult to find during home inspection and acceptance, and will only be exposed after a period of time. 2. Save money from purchasing furniture 1. Display cabinets are not made of wall panels. If you want to save money on wooden boards, you can also use wall panels. In addition to the moisture-proof function of nailing the cabinet to the siding, there are also weight-bearing considerations. If there is no water seepage problem on the wall and no heavy objects are placed, you do not need to nail the cabinet wall panels. The display cabinet in the master bedroom is mainly for the owner to place personal collections and cosmetics, so the designer did not nail the wall panels, which saves money and is aesthetically pleasing. 2. Use domestic products for kitchen equipment. To save money in the kitchen, you must start with kitchen utensils and ceramic tiles. Considering the budget, the designer uses all domestic products. Originally, the countertops were made of pearl board, but because the homeowner wanted artificial stone countertops and lacked the budget, the designer generously provided artificial stone countertops. 3. Three-sided aluminum windows are the most economical. There were aluminum windows on the balcony wall, but because they were too old, the original aluminum windows were removed and replaced with new aluminum windows. The most economical way to use aluminum windows is to use three-sided aluminum windows with 5mm thick tempered glass. If you use grid-shaped aluminum windows, the price is twice as much. 4. Lattice glass replaces the lattice floor-to-ceiling door. For the floor-to-ceiling door leading to the back balcony, use lattice glass to replace the lattice-shaped floor-to-ceiling aluminum door. It has the same effect as the lattice floor-to-ceiling door, but saves more than half the price. 5. Choose general brands for wall paint and wall tiles. In home life, people and the ground come into contact most frequently, so when choosing floor materials, you must pay special attention to quality. Whether it is the floor of the bedroom, living room, or the floor tiles of the kitchen and bathroom, it is best to choose large brands. Good brand product. For wall paint and kitchen and bathroom wall tiles, you can choose general brands. Since the ground has only one side and the facade has four, this choice can save a lot of money.

6. It is cheaper to use a partition wall as a dressing room than a wardrobe. I stole nearly 1 ping (1 ping equals 3.3 square meters) of space from the children's room and used wooden plywood to separate the dressing room. For the sake of aesthetics, I also added wall panels. Holes were dug for modeling. 7. Choose cheaper chandeliers, curtains, hangings and other items. During the decoration process, many electrical wires and ducts need to be buried in the wall, firstly for aesthetics and secondly to save space. For the wires and water pipes buried in the wall, be sure to choose products with high quality and guaranteed brands. Because they are not only complex but also expensive to repair. As for external decorations, such as chandeliers, curtains, hangings and other items, you can choose relatively cheap ones. Because they are on the outside, they are easier to repair, and you won’t feel too distressed if you want to replace them after a long time. 8. Raise the bed to make a bed frame. Since the owner of the house has two daughters, the bedroom needs at least 1 double bed or 2 single beds. So since you want to make a wooden floor, it is better to raise the floor and place 2 single mattresses on the floor to save the cost of 2 single bed frames. Although the raised floor costs extra, it is still cheaper than the cost of 2 bed frames. 9. You can choose ordinary brands of switches and sockets. Few people pay attention to the switches and sockets at home. Often the sockets are purchased but the switches are not paid attention to. Not really. The frequency of use of switches is high, and the requirements for quality are naturally high. Moreover, switches are usually in a more conspicuous position and are also required to be decorative. Sockets are usually relatively hidden and have low usage rates. Therefore, you need to buy good switches, and you can choose ordinary sockets. 10. The cabinets are made of wood to match the system furniture door pieces. If you want to save money in decoration, you must use wood to make your brain. Generally, the pricing method for wooden cabinets includes, in addition to the price of the cabinet and hardware accessories, the cost of door painting. In order to save money, I hired a carpenter to nail the barrel of the cabinet, and then used the door of the system cabinet. This not only saves the cost of painting the door, but also the price of the system cabinet is cheaper than that of the wooden cabinet. You can save a lot of money. 11. Use a shoe cabinet to replace the entrance screen. In order to prevent visitors from seeing the living room at a glance, consider practicality and budget, use a shoe cabinet to replace the entrance screen. Although the shoe cabinet is more expensive than the entrance screen, it is more practical and most importantly, it saves the cost of the entrance screen. 12. Polished quartz tiles replace marble floors. I like the smooth texture of marble, but because marble does not include construction, the material alone is very expensive and the budget does not allow it. Therefore, if you replace it with polished quartz tiles, you will certainly save a lot of money. If you want to save the most money on house decoration, you must start with details, so that you can save money in the most cost-effective way. Okay, the above is some experience sharing on how to save money on decoration. Owners must read more information and learn more decoration knowledge before making a decoration budget, so as to ensure that their decoration is of high quality without wasting money. . Here is a friendly reminder that we recommend you choose a formal decoration company to serve you. If you choose an informal decoration company, the decoration quality and after-sales service may not be guaranteed, and may also cause property losses. Please be careful to identify! Finally, I wish you smooth decoration and a happy life!