In mid-2015, the purchase price fell below the cost of renting housing, and I realized that it was time to invest money in my apartment.
Searches for a suitable apartment occupied half a year. There were a lot of options revised, but everything was not that. Or unreasonably expensive, or far in the suburbs. Since I needed immediately the keys in order to move from the rented apartment with Warm, then the houses did not immediately disappear. In the already surrendered prices shook. On the secondary price was even higher, as people bought their homes in the pre-crisis years and investigated money thoughtlessly. Now they sat without money and work, and wanted not only to return the invested, but also earn more. Familiar familiar apartments have for sale for sale for 3-5 years and no one is interested in them.
In the old kupulna, I have a close friend, and from Moscow is only 25 km. Moreover, the Gorky highway is now completely reconstructed and the movement will be practically unspecific. And the train from my city to the station next to the work is only 35 minutes. What Moscow standards are amazingly fast. Usually even living in Moscow, you are a bus / tram, you get 15-40 minutes to the subway, there in the crowd for another 30-60 minutes, and even with a transplant. And here I have a direct train. Taxi "in the city" costs 80r. And to work on foot 15-20 minutes.
After about 6-7 months, the announcement appeared on the cyan. Apartment, 48m2 at a ridiculous price of 2.000.000r. Funny for the Moscow region. Nearby is exactly the same house, only on 5 entrances, and there such an apartment is already 2.350.000r. Call. Sell? Yes! Where to look? There. When? At any time, I tell the key where it lies. We arrived, new building, 17 floors and only two entrances. Already well, the people will be a bit. The house is practically not populated. All apartments are open. Our apartment on the 14th floor, but not to rise did not look at the 3rd layout :) The elevator does not work, there is a heating, there is no water, there is no hot water ... there is no uk. He thought, talked with those tenants who already lives and even more than a year. And it was decided to buy. The seller / owner himself was a realtor, so I did it, and very quickly, all the documents. And after 2 weeks I had a certificate of ownership. And I started planning redevelopment and pretend design.
PS. From September 1, there are also elevators in the house, and there are hot water, and in winter it is hot in the apartment.
Initially, the apartment looked like this.
Planning
Room
Room
Kitchen from the corridor
Sanusel
It looked terribly. There is nothing but a miserable species of heating radiators and a socket from the shield. How later it turned out the cable from the flap was already stolen to my settlement.
It was called to help "Repair Specialist" Vyacheslav, and in the middle of April Repair began ... I will say, I will say not yet completed. It remains quite a little bit, namely the decoration of the loggia (the tile is already laid on the floor) and the installation of glass in the shower.
Overgraving. They combined the bathroom and removed the frames on the loggia from the kitchen, while aligned the floor there.
The owners of leased housing were warned that we will go through 2 months. Began to collect suitcases. Vyacheslav was tasked to make a draft finish and completely bathroom, because they planned to move "to repair", and the only thing without anything could not live, it was without a bathroom. I planned to make a finishing finish myself, but it turned out that he made only cosmetics. Vyacheslav's work can be estimated at 4+. From what was, to do what is - he is just well done. Very many non-called works he made free. And in general, for their work, he took the following interest on 30-40 than on average in the market. The same loggia, said he searches for free.
So, Glory makes rough repair, aligns the floors and walls, pulls the electrician (power and lowness, and there is a lot of "smart home") and I began to invent design and pick up materials for finishing. Everything was chosen carefully and it took a lot of time.
Sanusel.
Immediately planned combined bathroom and no shower cabins and lying baths! I can not tolerate neither first nor the second. I like the so-called hotel, when the pallet under the shower is posted on the floor. And I also wanted him big. Pallet made 1.5x1m!
Czech LEXMARK shower system, with a huge 30cm watering can.
Tile wanted white and necessarily matte. It turned out that this is a whole problem. The tile was chosen by the Russian production of the company "Azori" Collection "Valkyrie Carmin". The main color is white, with a red finish. On the white pattern is practically not noticeable, it is pronounced on the red (see photo).
On the floor of the tile of local Noginsky production Estima Polaris. Polished porcelain stoneware.
The pallet was already ready for a long time, and I could not pick up a mosaic. Mosaic Glass Chinese production Primacolor GC543SLA (A016). Surprisingly very good quality. Neither scratchs nor crumble. Sheets based on 300x300mm. Smashed for all the time only one, dropped the adjustable key when I put the thermostat on the shower. The first set bought very expensive, something about 2700r per m2, when I did, found 1800r.
Bathroom furniture. Again the problem. The budget is both limited, and prices are just space. The most affordable, naturally Russian production. But she is terrible. And I love everything brilliant. Chromium. Polishing. Spat on the budget and picked up a set of Spanish furniture Roca. Collection of Victoria Nord Black Edition. Black polishing with aluminum handles. On all doors closers. Square sink, with wide fields and not very deep. Beauty. It took place once again more expensive than the Russian. I have already gathered to order a set, and suddenly a thought flashed ... He began to collect a set in different stores in one thing. And the result is cheaper than the Russian kit! Here.
Unitaase Sanita Luxe. It looks good, the price is available, Drying Swiss complete, sit comfortable. But the plums in the very toilet is not very good. It happens 2-3 times to merge.
Since there was no hot water in the house, the boiler was immediately planned. Large volume did not buy, took the DRYHEAT series for 50 liters of ELECTROLUX. This series with two dry tanks, so it does not require annual maintenance so that the fans do not fail.
The washing machine immediately took with drying, the same standing at me at work, and we are very satisfied with her. I took with drying, because it was not planned a place for drying linen in the apartment.
The Russian-made heated towel rail is "terminus", water, connected to hot water supply, but on another entrance there is a very trimmed automatic electric water heater of the Polish company "Therma". It turns off automatically by timer, temperature, etc. Very convenient.
The cabinet made himself. Drew the project, I drove in Lerua Merlen, bought boards, I saw in my own scheme, I collected the house. Instead of inventing the doors, which and put and fit into the handicraft closet, it was difficult to get out of the position boring a plight curtain. And convenient, and looks good.
Crane on the sink and hygienic shower were ordered from China. All excellent quality, brass insides, and at a price 3-4 times cheaper than everything in the market in Russia. The only one had to get used to very easy regulators, they have weak resistance when driving. On the shower, Swiss thermostat, bought in Lerua Merlin, it is very convenient to use.
The warm floor of the company Devi lies not only on the floor, but also under the shower pallet. GRAND MEYER Thermostat controller with sensory control, has 4 timers on switching on / off indicating the required temperature. Temperature can be set for the floor or air.
Stretch ceiling. Lighting - three LED fixtures according to 9W, shine very brightly. The ceiling is done by acoustics, which plays via Bluetooth from any phone or tablet.
The glass septum remains in the shower. All accessories are already chosen for him.
Plans to set the screen in the mirror with the output of news, weather, music, for the morning toilet.
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