When you buy an apartment, you think that the hardest part is over. It only remains to make a small repair and you can live. But this very small repair in a new building often involves a lot of problems and huge expenses.

The real estate market offers two types of apartments: with and without finishing.

From apartments with finishing, buyers do not expect any complications, because everything is already finished.If the finish from the builder to use as a base, then everything that is done over it, will come into disrepair with it. And the finish itself can hide flaws in the alignment of the walls or floor.
An apartment without finishing is just a concrete box. Turning it into a full-fledged living space – a separate project that requires finances, time, hiring a team, as well as control of the repair estimate and the quality of the work itself.

Not having enough experience, to control the entire process and not to miss anything is quite difficult. To solve all the difficulties and make repairs cheaper will help a good interior designer. And how to distinguish a good designer from a non-professional? Let’s look into it.

1. A good designer will help you save money.
An interior designer helps the customer to reduce the cost of repairs. First of all, by thinking through all the work and creating a general concept of the project.

The designer draws the entire project, picks up all the rough and finish materials, furniture. As a result, you have an accurate estimate, the number and cost of each item and the drawing on which the team can work.

Designers who have been in the market for a long time have their proven suppliers. You can be sure of the quality of finishing materials, because the parties value cooperation and their reputation. And also count on discounts and easy returns of goods in case of such a need.

2. The designer creates a functional space.
And not just arranges furniture so that it is beautiful. To create an interior that meets your needs, he necessarily inquires about your lifestyle, what you and your household are most often at home, what areas of the apartment you need.

Usually the designer asks to describe your weekday and weekend, or gives a questionnaire for each area: bathroom, kitchen, hallway, living room, bedroom, etc. This helps to make the project not just “spherically convenient in a vacuum,” but convenient for a particular family.
The designer creates a functional space.

3. You see your future apartment before the work begins
The designer will show you what the renovation will look like before the project starts. This means that not only the walls and selected finishing materials, but also all the furniture and decor elements will be rendered in a special program.

4. The designer knows how to manage the construction
Usually the designer’s supervision is a separate service that not everyone needs. The client can go to the construction site himself and supervise the work of the crew on the finished project.

But there are projects in which you expect complex work, such as moving the bathroom. They are difficult to assess and control on their own. Thanks to the designer’s supervision, you will get exactly the repair, which agreed with the designer, because to monitor its implementation will he himself. And to solve all the force majeure with the team of builders, too.

5. All honestly.
And last, but very important. A good designer always works under a contract!

You will be able to see which stages make up his work, for what exactly you pay, and agree on a fine for failure to meet the deadlines.