Every day in Russia in different cities there are many new houses. New buildings are more popular than secondary housing - they are larger in area and have a non-classical layout. Which apartment to choose: "without decoration" or "turnkey". And in general, "turnkey", what does it mean?
Let's consider in more detail
All residential premises sold by the developer are divided into “finished” and “turnkey” ones. The first option is said when windows and an entrance door are installed in the apartment. It lacks plumbing, interior partitions, and sometimes wiring. The category of houses “for decoration” includes houses in which walls are plastered, a bathroom is partially equipped, there is electrical wiring, all communications are available. Future residents only need to choose what to apply to the walls (wallpaper or paint) and lay the flooring.
Another thing is the “turnkey” apartment - which means residents only need to bring furniture, place it in the apartment and live. All necessary work has already been completed: the apartment has interior partitions, walls and floors are finished, plumbing is installed. This is an inexpensive repair, but quite decent. In turnkey apartments, as a rule, people with an average income live.
Sometimes finishers, at the request of residents, add something to the “turnkey” finish. What does it mean, for example, install a fire alarm.
Finishing the apartment consists of two steps:
1. The company, which will be engaged in the creation of the interior, often offers the services of a designer. The client expresses his wishes, and the designer combines them with building rules and regulations. Finishing materials are discussed, then the turnkey project appears in visual form on a computer screen, in 3D.
2. The second step is competent budgeting. It includes all services, supplies, their quantity and price. As an appendix to the estimate, a work schedule is attached. For each room a separate estimate is made.
Having understood the concept of "turnkey" (which means for apartments), we can move on to other types of buildings that are being built using this term.
What repair work will be done?
Before undertaking the decoration, it is necessary to decide whether the repair will be carried out: cosmetic or major.
Renovation involves an internal update of the appearance of the apartment. This is painting or wallpapering the walls, variations with the ceiling (paint or stretch), the choice of flooring (linoleum, laminate, parquet). If major repairs were recently, cosmetic is done to refresh the interior.
Overhaul includes the replacement of plumbing pipes and equipment, electrical wiring, heating radiators. The surface of the walls, floor and ceiling is leveled, interior doors are dismantled, and sometimes the living quarters are redesigned.
What other turnkey structures are there?
Many companies offer their turnkey bath construction services. This is, first of all, interesting to people who do not have the time, energy and desire to build it themselves.
Specialists in the company help determine the project or develop it according to the individual preferences of the client. Workers will build a bathhouse at a time convenient for the client. From a person who wants to build a bath, it will only be necessary to clear the place for the construction of the future turnkey bath and to ensure the passage of the car with construction materials.
The construction team, having received the order, completes it with the necessary building materials (profiled timber, stove, boards, pipes, windows, mineral wool). The machine delivers materials, construction begins.
In addition to baths, construction of houses and turnkey cottages is underway. The construction of such large facilities begins with earthwork, then the foundation is poured, the walls of the house are erected, the roof is laid. After all the necessary communications are summarized, internal and external decoration is performed. Finishes the construction work with decorative finishes.
Turnkey construction assumes that the erected building will meet all the requirements necessary for human living. Plumbing equipment will be installed in it, engineering networks and other communications will be laid.
Construction cost
Turnkey construction prices are different. For example, when building a bath for an individual order, the cost will be higher than that of a bath built according to a standard project.
For the construction of a turnkey house, specialized companies will calculate the exact estimated cost of the full construction of the building. Of course, in the process of building a house, the amount may vary.
Summarizing the above, everyone will choose what is more profitable for him: "turnkey" or "under the finish." For example, it will be difficult for older people to do any type of repair on their own "turnkey" basis, which means they will buy an apartment that is already ready for life. After all, making repairs with your own hands only at first glance seems easier than buying a finished apartment. In fact, many small things are often not taken into account, and the upcoming repair, in most cases, is more expensive.