How to make repairs in an apartment in Italy. Stages. Timing. Budget
How to make repairs in an apartment in Italy. Stages. Timing. Budget
Introduction
We will consider the example of an apartment with 3 bedrooms (trilocale), with an area of 90-100 sq.m. The apartment is located in the north of Lake Garda, province of Trento. Understanding geolocation is important as prices in Italy vary by region for both materials and labor. In this sense, the north of Italy is not the most budgetary place :)
Stages
STAGE 1. Preparation of a design project
If you are puzzled by the issue of repair, then you bought an apartment on the secondary market, most likely in poor condition and the layout of the new housing is far from ideal.
Then you definitely need a design project. More details about what a design project is, what it consists of, what it is for and why it is impossible to do repairs without it is described in this article:
In short, the design project is the most important document for your renovation, which takes into account all urban planning and regulatory standards, contains a large number of drawings for builders, plans with communications and much more ...
The term for preparing a design project takes on average from 2 weeks to 2 months.
STEP 2. Obtaining a building / work permit in the municipality of your city
To obtain a permit, you need to find a specialist - a local technician who has accreditation in the commune (municipality of your city).
The technician, on the basis of the design project, prepares the project, submits the documents to the municipality and obtains a permit for construction work.
The pace of obtaining a building permit is very dependent on the technician. If you have a good design project, then the work of the technician will be minimal and the technician will quickly prepare all the documents and submit them for approval.
The procedure for preparing a package of documents and approval in the commune takes from 1 to 3 months.
STEP 3. Find a construction team that will make repairs
This is a very important stage, and the most difficult.
The construction team must have specialists of various profiles and with a license for all types of work: these are electricians, hydraulics (water supply), risksaldamento (heating), ventilation, smart home.
The construction company at the time of repair must provide you with an insurance policy in case of damage to third parties. For example, during the dismantling of walls, cracks may appear in your neighbors, and the company that carries out the repair and its insurance agent will resolve the issue with the neighbors. Italians are very jealous of their property, and even if your renovation in no way affects life and well-being, then with a 99% chance you will receive some kind of claim from them. Therefore, it is very important to find such builders who will relieve you of this headache, who will have all the licenses and insurance.
STAGE 2 and STAGE 3 can be run in parallel.
STAGE 4. Repair
Hooray, we found the builders of our dreams, agreed on the cost of the work, signed the contract, and then the repair begins.
Depending on the scale of work, on the level of finish, the average time to renovate a 3-bedroom apartment takes from 3 to 6 months.
STAGE 5. Final work
After all the work is completed, the technician who received the building permit in the commune should come to you and take measurements and submit documents to the commune, saying that the project was completed according to plan. All work has been completed.
Here the term does not really bother you anymore, you already live in the apartment of your dreams to the fullest, or rent it out, but on average, it takes a month.
Timing
Preparing for construction, creating a design project, obtaining a building permit, searching for builders (provided that you have the whole team of people) takes an average of 2-4 months.
Repair takes from 3 to 6 months.
In total, the whole event will take you (in the most optimistic scenario) from 6 months to a year.
Budget
Design project cost = 7000 €
Preparation of documents and obtaining a building permit = 4500 €
Turnkey construction works with materials, equipment (plumbing), without furniture and fixtures = 75000 €
*New windows, doors, furniture, appliances, decor = 25000 €
* It is important to make a reservation here, the price of windows, doors, furniture, appliances, etc. is average, these are not the most budgetary goods from a nearby store, but quite an average and fairly high-quality level, but these are not luxury items and the top of design thought.