Private rebates, contract traps, and high cost of manufacturing... All kinds of “hidden rules†in home improvement always make owners hate, but they are hard to prevent.
In view of the unspoken rules in the design, quotation and construction process, the following are the opinions of several experts. The interested owners may refer to it to avoid their own interests being invaded by the irregular decoration companies and construction teams.
Material shoddy
Because the owners are unfamiliar with the fineness, brand, and price of the home improvement materials, the non-standard construction teams tend to do tricks in this regard. They use the inferior generations, report high prices at low prices, and defraud the owners with genuine products that are inferior. Save money. This method will appear in the form of package materials.
Expert Weapon
Replacing materials with columns is a common practice for some irregular construction teams and can “save†a lot of money. If you use inferior cement, you can save 5 yuan per package. When the tiling is done, the cement will not be empty and you can save 150-250 yuan; you can save 20 yuan for each inferior 9 PCT board, and 50 pieces for a house with 80 square meters. Around, only this one can save 1,000 yuan; false latex paint can save about 500 yuan, reduce the number of brushing can save 500 yuan -1000 yuan, with inferior varnish can save about 200 yuan.
Therefore, when the material enters the market, the owner must be present and personally inspected to check whether the brand and model of the material on the quotations are consistent with the delivered materials, especially for the basic materials such as pipes, wires, plates, etc., to prevent mixing of counterfeit and inferior materials; The personnel intends to increase the loss of materials and increase the amount of work under the name of loss.
Hidden projects do hands and feet
The concealment works in the home improvement process mainly include concealed wiring of wires, underground laying of water pipes, and reconstruction of sewers. After these projects are completed, they will be covered. Therefore, some informal construction teams often work on them. If the wire is not sleeved, strong or weak electricity does not separate the casing, and share the same wire trough; water pipe wires go slashes, not horizontally vertical, to save material costs; high-power electrical appliances do not separate the loop, but in parallel with other appliances and many more.
Expert Weapon
The concealed project is the top priority in the renovation and the owners must pay attention to it. Strictly follow construction procedures and standards prescribed by the state to require construction personnel. Do not think that the problem is not large. Hold the chance to let the construction team take advantage of it. Once you encounter quality problems, you must adhere to the principle. If you fail to do so, you must rework. After the water and electricity are accepted, you can enter the next construction progress. If the owner does not understand hydropower expertise, he can hire a professional third-party supervisor to check the quality of the site.
Lie measurement area
Some home improvement companies and road guerrillas use the owners’ ingenuity and unfamiliar with home improvement business projects to use over-reported meters, square meters or double-counting methods to misrepresent the measurement area and achieve more charges. If calculating the area of ​​latex paint, there is no deduction of the area of ​​the doors and windows, or the size of the report, in order to increase the decoration budget; measurement of floor tiles, wardrobes, are easy to be exploited.
Expert Weapon
The amount of construction and construction cost on the decoration budget sheet are estimated, and there will certainly be an error in the actual construction. At the completion of acceptance at each link, the owner is best to check with the construction staff the actual amount of work, such as the number of meter wires, the area of ​​the furniture, the area of ​​the latex paint, etc., and pay attention to the area occupied by doors and windows. When estimating the company's budget, it is generally estimated that the project volume is relatively loose, and careful accounting can often save a sum of money.
Contracts have traps
Some decoration companies do not use standardized contracts established by industry associations. Instead, they contract their own company's own contracts. Among them, there are some overlord clauses that are beneficial to the decoration of the company and damage the interests of the owners. They are often in terms of warranty period, final accounting errors, and liability for breach of contract. Vagueness was brought over, or simply not mentioned, which caused the owner to lack the right to defend his rights in the future.
Expert Weapon
The industry is mainly to avoid the contract trap, and the most important thing is to use the standardized contract jointly designated by the industry association and the industry and commerce bureau. In this way, there is no need to worry about the decoration company's hands and feet, and develop some favorable contract terms to avoid legal liability. All commitments must be written in written form so that they have legal effect. The materials, specifications and grades in the quotation must be clearly marked and appear as attachments to the contract so as to avoid future litigation. Even if it is a private decoration, both parties must sign a rigorous contract with special constraints on the sensitive issues such as the warranty period, environmental protection, and liability for breach of contract.
General quotes chaos
Confusing materials for general quotes and confusing concepts to calculate expenses is a common practice for irregular decoration teams. At the time of signing, a quotation for a certain material will be calculated in a general way, and the individual materials will be replaced during construction to earn the difference. Or adopt a "low-opening, high-going" approach, first cut the project and give a lower quote than other companies, to attract consumers to sign. In the construction process, the deleted items are added as additional items and the money is raised back. After completion, consumers find that the cost of settlement is much higher than the budget.
Expert Weapon
It is really not easy for the general industry to understand the decoration quotation, because there are many professional knowledge hidden under the quotation frame. The non-standard decoration company may use these professional knowledge to do articles that the owners cannot read.
Therefore, the landlord should not accept the general pricing method of “Buy It Nowâ€. The details such as materials, models, labor costs, and auxiliary materials should be clearly understood; if the decoration company’s offer is obviously lower than the market price or even the decoration cost, we must beware. There is no free lunch; the owners also need to change the mistaken idea that “the decoration is exceeding normalâ€, and indicate in the contract that the error between the final account and the budget should not exceed 5%.
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