What should you pay attention to when renovating the walls of second-hand houses?
1. The most important thing is to avoid damaging the load-bearing walls. Since the old-style apartments have too small bays and compact spaces, there are certain limitations in decoration design. You might as well try to use later home accessories to expand the space. .
2. It is recommended that the wall structure should be moved less under normal circumstances. If the structure of the wall is really unsatisfactory and some walls need to be demolished to reorganize the space, you must be careful not to demolish the load-bearing walls or change the stress structure of the house, nor to make holes or holes in the load-bearing walls at will. Open the door, this situation will bring extremely serious hidden dangers.
3. If the original wall is already very reasonable, then in the second decoration, you can use wall paint, wallpaper or wall covering to give the wall a brand new look, and in this way It will also save a lot of money.
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Frequently asked questions
1. Randomly demolishing and modifying structures causes wall collapse
When some people buy second-hand houses, they often I am already planning where to add a porch and where to knock down a wall. Multi-story residential buildings are mostly brick-concrete structures. The walls are first load-bearing and earthquake-resistant components, followed by enclosure and separation components. If the load-bearing walls are demolished in order to expand the space, the load-bearing and earthquake-resistant capabilities of the wall components will be weakened, leaving potential safety hazards. In addition, there will be problems such as wall cracks, collapse, and circuit blockage.
2. Leakage in the bathroom caused complaints from neighbors
Don’t think that the second-hand house has been lived in by the previous owner, so there will be no problems with waterproofing. In fact, people often move in The second-hand house was later complained by the owner of the lower floor due to water leakage.
3. The water and electricity pipelines are seriously aging
Because the quality and performance of the building materials have been used for a long time when the second-hand houses were originally used, many second-hand houses have aging water and electricity problems. If there is no careful inspection in advance, it is possible that the lights may not work and the water pipes may burst before you have lived in the property for long.
4. The paint on the newly painted walls frequently peels off
Many people who have renovated second-hand houses have found that even if they use famous brand paint, the paint on the newly painted walls still peels off frequently. In fact, you need to lay a good foundation before painting the walls. It is not appropriate to just paint the walls directly. Generally, the original mottled old paint surface needs to be removed, and then starting from a new interface, strictly follow the process to first apply putty, then apply primer, and finally apply topcoat.
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