Six major difficulties in renovating second-hand houses. Be mentally prepared in advance.

_B Six major difficulties in second-hand house decoration, be mentally prepared in advance

d_ _B A small group of people who don’t know the truth said that second-hand house decoration
_B should be easier than new house decoration, after all, it is only in the original It's just a basic change. When these people finish eating the melons in their hands, they will understand that the decoration of second-hand houses is really not as simple as they thought, and some aspects are even more complicated and troublesome than that of new houses. Let’s introduce some of the major difficulties in renovating second-hand houses and prepare yourself mentally in advance.
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_BThe difficulty in renovating second-hand houses is the waterway problem
_BOld galvanized pipes + old valves can’t shut off the water, so they don’t look good and are not easy to use. The convenient solution is to replace everything. For the old iron pipe water supply, first remove the original pipe to determine the new shower, wash basin, toilet, washing machine and vegetable sink in the kitchen and bathroom. Water supply location. You need to say hello to the property management company or neighborhood committee in advance and explain to your neighbors on the same floor the reason for the water outage. Generally, everyone will understand, and then you have to replace the main valve in the morning to avoid peak water use periods such as cooking.
_br/> _B Difficulties in renovating second-hand houses: Two strong current problems
_B Strong current lighting and sockets share a circuit. The wires are aluminum core wires or small-diameter copper core wires. During use, once several electrical appliances are turned on at the same time, the main switch Quasi-jump cannot be used normally. At the end of the last century, the country had increased the capacity of strong electricity in second-hand houses. Generally, the increased capacity was limited to the air-conditioning circuit, which is basically guaranteed to be used. However, the increased capacity cables were mostly routed in trunking or directly run outside the wall with sheathed cables, which was serious. Affects the aesthetics of decoration. The switchboard settings in old houses are generally old and the power ratio is not reasonable and needs to be reset.
_B Solution Since the use of high-power electrical appliances in real life is far from being more than ten years ago, the power distribution system can withstand air conditioning. Generally, single-circuit settings, lighting, single-circuit settings, ordinary sockets, single-circuit settings, kitchen and bathroom sockets are set in single-circuit settings as needed. In addition to the main circuit, the distribution circuit generally installed in old houses can basically meet the needs of the next ten years.


_B The third difficulty in renovating second-hand houses is the leakage problem
_B The waterproof layer of the bathroom and kitchen in the old house has been in disrepair for a long time, and the anti-leakage effect has been greatly reduced. If you ignore this aspect during decoration, the owners will definitely be troubled by flooding and mildew when they move in in the future.
_B Solution: Conduct a water closure test for the bathroom. Before renovating a second-hand house, you should first ask the decoration workers to conduct a water closure test for the bathroom to check how well the previous waterproofing treatment was done. The method is to block the floor drain, put 1cm of water in the bathroom, observe it for an hour, and then go to the neighbor's house downstairs to check. If there is no leakage, it proves that the waterproofing treatment has been done well. If there is water leakage, you must ask the property management company to redo the waterproofing treatment. After the waterproofing treatment, wait until the ground is completely dry. Allow it to dry before applying tiles otherwise the floor will crack.
_br/> _B Difficulties in renovating second-hand houses: Four switches and sockets
_B As more and more electrical appliances are used in homes, lighting equipment is becoming more and more colorful, so there are many places where switches and sockets need to be placed. So before decoration, wiring work must be done in advance. Where and what things need to be placed in the future must be planned in advance. The reserved switches and sockets in old houses are generally not enough. Generally speaking, a room must be equipped with at least 1 socket. In a two-bedroom residence, the number of sockets must be no less than 1 switch. The height of the switch in the same room should be consistent. Generally, the distance between the switch and the ground is 1 meter. The distance between the socket and the ground is 1 meter. It is advisable to set the switch in the hanging switch and the living room where the owner can easily reach it.


_B Difficulties in renovating second-hand houses: Five weak current wiring
_B Telephones and TV intercoms are all wired outside the wall and need to be rewired. We will first ask the owner whether he needs to use the community in the future. It is better to install broadband by yourself. Because the LAN wiring methods of these two Internet access methods are not exactly the same. Then determine where to place the router in the home and solve the problem of Internet sharing. For the intercom system in the renovation of water and electricity in old houses, the general property management is not very good, and some even No property management company needs to operate construction according to specifications to ensure clear sound or images.
_br/> _B Difficulties in Renovating Second-Hand Houses: Six Wall Problems
_B An old house is like an old and faded woman, no matter how hard she was in those years, the traces of time will eventually appear on her smooth skin. It is not uncommon for the walls of old houses to crack and crack. But if you do not carry out base treatment and directly refresh the paint. It's like applying powder to treat the symptoms without solving the skin disease.
_B Solution: Painting and priming the walls is the key. The walls of old houses will crack and peel, so when decorating the walls, you must pay attention to the basic treatment. Generally, a good decoration company will level the walls. After that, an interface agent will be applied. The interface agent has a moisture-proof effect and can also protect the latex paint. Next is the putty. The putty paste should use waterproof putty. The putty usually needs to be scraped three times. Finally, the latex paint is applied. If you want the wall to be painted a color, apply primer accordingly.
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