Renovating a Home: Cost of Renovating a 2-Bedroom Apartment in [Romanian Place Name]

Renovating a home can be a real challenge, but it usually comes with a lot of excitement, so it's important to take things step by step and inform yourself before actually starting the work. The investments are large and the expectations are high, so keep in mind a few tips so that everything turns out exactly as you wish in the end.

Whether we're talking about renovating a 2-room apartment or a house, the budget is the one that needs to be established from the beginning. If the family is large, discuss together how you would like each room to look and set priorities.

If the renovation is a complete one, then before starting the finishes, check the plumbing system, the electrical system or if the walls are properly insulated. It will cost you much more if you discover these problems during the renovation.

Also, keep in mind that the initially set budget will be somewhat smaller than the real one, as unforeseen things will certainly arise along the way. Add a percentage of 10-15% to the budget. Also, the time interval for the renovation may be longer than the one initially set.

Excitement is high, so you might rush into buying furniture and appliances. Choose the tiles, faience, parquet, wait to see them installed and only then focus on the furniture. The design of the house should be a harmonious one, and the transitions from one room to another should be fluid. Here, tiles and faience play an extremely important role.

Start with the essentials, and only at the end focus on other decorative items.

Apartment Renovation 2 Rooms

Recommendations

Do you hear every step of your upstairs neighbors? We have the solution for a silent ceramic floor: a soundproofing panel.

Whether it's in an apartment building or a family house, you will start to be interested in the term "sound insulation floor". It is indeed possible that on the upper floor there is a ceramic floor without adequate sound insulation.

When placed under the tiles, the soundproofing panel dampens the noise level by 16 - 18 decibels. The thickness of this material is only 4.8 mm and it is placed between the layers of adhesives when tiling traditionally. You will save money on ceiling constructions, and the floor will adapt to efficient standards. Your neighbors will no longer hear children running around, heavy objects falling, etc.

Bathroom Renovation

Perhaps the most important elements in a bathroom are tiles and faience, complemented by sanitary ware. Renovating a bathroom, even a small one, can be expensive if we decide to make major changes, such as moving the sink or toilet location.

Tips

If you opt for a walk-in shower, we recommend using mosaic so that you don't go wrong with the direction of water drainage. Not all of us are lucky enough to have a large bathroom with plenty of natural light, so we need to use visual tricks to create the illusion of a larger space. In this sense, lights and mirrors play an important role.

Kitchen Renovation

Quality is important in any accessory, but in the kitchen, we need to put a particular emphasis on this aspect. It is preferable for the tiles to be transit ones, while the faience should create a pleasant, warm environment. Neither furniture nor appliances should compromise on quality, as they will be heavily used and, let's be honest, are not replaced very often.

Kitchens in two-room apartments are usually small, so opt for a built-in gas hob and an integrated oven to save as much space as possible.

If you don't want a complete kitchen renovation, you can make small changes with surprising effects. You can paint or rearrange the furniture units. You can even remove the doors of some cabinets. This trick will bring the additional sensation of space. Changing the worktop or the lighting fixtures are other modifications that will bring a fresh air to your home on a reduced budget.

Balcony Renovation

The balustrade construction must be anchored outside the ceramic surface.

During installation, it is necessary to respect the contraction joints required along walls, constructions, and surfaces longer than 3 m. During tiling and adhesive curing, the temperature must not drop below +5°C. After curing is complete, jointing is performed with flexible, frost-resistant joint sealant.

It is very important to choose porcelain ceramic tiles, as they are resistant to freeze-thaw cycles.

For apartments or block stairs, 30 x 60 cm porcelain steps from the Tanum, Granito, Traver, Piedra, Quartz, Statuario, Crust collections are suitable.

How much does it cost to renovate a 2-room apartment?

A complete renovation involves replacing the electrical installation, from sockets to the meter and switches, completely renovating the bathroom and kitchen, including everything this entails – leveling walls/floors, tiles, and paint. This also includes sanitary ware for the bathroom and kitchen appliances and furniture.

Many people choose to replace doors and windows when doing a complete renovation. If you only need some of these changes, the cost will be lower, of course.

The minimum price for a complete renovation of a 2-room apartment can reach 10,000 euros.