To tell the truth, the old and broken living is indeed very humiliating, and there are too many hard injuries!
In addition to external problems such as poor property, difficult parking, dirty environment, no elevator, and low safety, there are many problems in itself, such as crowded space, unreasonable planning, poor lighting, and strange apartment types...
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But there is one thing to say, despite this, the old and dilapidated are still the sweet potato in the eyes of all kinds of buyers.
The location is good, there are all the surrounding configurations, the house price can also maintain value, the most critical, the school district room!
For people with low budgets for buying houses, non-school districts are often the first choice for entry.
How to make the old and small can live comfortably has become a big and difficult problem for many people.
Today we will have a good chat: how the old and broken small will change their lives against the sky. The main thing is to provide some ideas for everyone, and we still have to analyze the specific situation.
Preliminary preparation
1. To transform the old and broken, we must first have a psychological preparation, it is a tough battle! The load-bearing walls of old houses are not moving, and there are many potential safety hazards.
The focus should be on solving the existing hard injury problem, transforming it into a small mansion that meets the needs of your own living life, which can be simple and simple, and don't think about making a small mansion of Internet celebrities. Once renovated, there are definitely more old and broken pits, which are definitely more than you think.
The wires to enter the house on the first floor are buried in the wall of a house, which is completely invisible from the outside. During normal construction, it is easy to cut the wires of the other two households.
2. The decoration budget should be sufficient. The speed of burning money can be quite amazing, because it is necessary to dismantle first and then install, there is a lot more demolition costs, the walls and floors need to be reinforced, and hidden projects such as aging water and electricity pipelines are best redone.
In addition, most of the old and dilapidated people do not have elevators, and the materials and appliances are all carried by human flesh, and this transportation fee is still a large amount.
3. The floor plan must be prepared. There are many load-bearing walls in old houses, which depends on the floor plan to distinguish where, and the thick solid lines cannot be moved, or find designers and other professionals to survey on site.
4. Do a good job in neighborhood relations. Old and dilapidated are not like new houses are empty, surrounded by neighbors, the construction period is also long, it is best to say hello door to door before construction.
Send some snacks and the like, leave a good impression, there will be a dispute in the decoration process in the future, we can also talk about it and discuss.
Too little space
To be honest, for the old and broken, space squeeze is the biggest hard injury. The problem is especially prominent in the small kitchen and small bathroom, and some bathrooms do not even have 1㎡!
However, the possibility that the kitchen and bathroom is not a load-bearing wall is relatively large, and the room for change is greater. The so-called "golden kitchen and silver bathroom" is usually the first problem we solve.
Small kitchen
Knock down the partition wall and make it open
For old and dilapidated small kitchens, more and more people are considering open kitchens.
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But the premise is that the partition wall is not a load-bearing wall and can be knocked down.
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After the partition wall is knocked down, the overall space will be larger, the sense of transparency will be stronger, and it will not feel oppressive and crowded as before.
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The biggest concern in open kitchens is the problem of fumes. If the range hood has a small suction power, it is easy to fill the room with oil smoke, and it is troublesome to clean, so it is best to choose a range hood with strong suction.
It is recommended to start with a suction power of 17m³/min, and it is better to use a range hood with a suction power of more than 20m³/min.
For example, Mr. Cheng's case is to buy the boss's range hood, the one with the largest suction power.
When some old and dilapidated small kitchens are renovated, they will encounter the problem that the sewer pipe cannot be removed.
Then you can refer to Julia's practice, keep the pillars of the sewer pipe, and match them with the small bar as a space partition.
As for the issue of whether to supply gas to open kitchens, the requirements of gas companies vary from place to place.
Some companies in line with the attitude of "more is better than less", directly one-size-fits-all does not pass, some are to install a broken valve on the line, it is recommended to consult the local policy in advance.
If not, we can also take a detour and make it semi-open.
Change the kitchen to a wide-sided opening door, install a glass sliding door or folding door, the cost will not be much more expensive, can maintain a smooth view and lighting, and if necessary, it can play a certain role in blocking.
Fusion kitchen balcony
The kitchen is connected to the old and dilapidated balcony, and the balcony can be directly integrated into the kitchen as a cooking area.
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Generally speaking, the integrated stove is the most suitable choice for creating kitchen balconies, and there is basically no oil smoke problem.
Western kitchen outside
For those who love to cook, if you don't want to move the wall, or can't move, we can change our thinking and divide the kitchen into Chinese kitchen (with fire) and Western kitchen (without fire).
The Chinese kitchen is in the original kitchen, and the western kitchen can be moved outside because it does not use fire, and it can be integrated with the dining room to expand the kitchen area.
Alteration of non-load-bearing walls
If the wall in the home is not load-bearing and can be moved, then you can refer to the following two methods, one is to extrapolate the wall, and the other is to change the shape of the kitchen, from a narrow one-line shape to a square U-shape.
In this case, the kitchen is relatively narrow and insufficient, so I directly pushed the left wall outward, enough to make two rows of cabinets.
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If you want to improve the narrow kitchen, you can also move the non-load-bearing wall to the outside of the living room, and at the same time knock on the long side, the overall width is shortened, and the U-shape is directly changed from one word.
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Xiaowei
Outside the sink
The toilet and shower areas are placed inside the toilet and the sink is placed outside. This is the most effective way to not move the wall, but also to expand the use area of the bathroom, while achieving dry and wet separation.
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However, note that the external washing station should not only use high-quality hardware and check whether the water pipe connection is tightened, but also in accordance with the waterproof standard of the dry area of the bathroom.
The floor and wall of the lower part of the pool should be at least 30cm high and waterproof paint, or splash-proof half wall design.
Non-load-bearing walls are moved out
The old and dilapidated bathrooms are very narrow, and under the premise of non-load-bearing walls, the walls can be pushed outward.
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Transform the landscape
In addition, the kitchen and bathroom can also be combined to change the layout.
For example, in the following case, the kitchen is moved to the outside to make it open, and the bathroom integrates the original kitchen space, instantly expanding three times, and realizing the separation of toilet, shower, washing and dry and wet.
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Poor lighting
Tear down the wall and open it up
If it is because of the blocking of the wall, natural light cannot come in, as long as it is a non-load-bearing wall, then dismantle and dismantle.
Add interior windows
Indoor windows are also one of the effective measures to improve lighting, not only allowing the house to "breathe" and get better lighting, but also increasing the sense of interaction between families.
Source: Liju Design
For example, in the following case, the living space is opened up, forming a transparent layout of "entrance-kitchen-living room", and the lighting has been well improved.
Mostly use glass doors and glass tiles
If the load-bearing walls in the house cannot be moved, and there are worries about the dark room, then you have to work the door.
In the final analysis, daylighting is a problem of permeability, and when it comes to transparency, glass comes to mind. Sliding glass doors, Changhong glass folding doors and glass tiles can greatly improve the problem of insufficient light.
While ensuring daylighting, it also retains privacy, which is simply the best choice for the old and shabby.
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Glass bricks are also a good hand for lighting, but the process will be more complicated than glass doors.
The following case is the use of a whole side of glass tiles, the light transmittance is also better, so that the light in the small space looks brighter. Even if you look inward from the outside walkway, it will not be too transparent.
Store enough
The old and dilapidated land is already narrow, and if you want to live comfortably, storage is also the key. Especially with baby families, things are messy and it's almost old ...
Here I give advice in one word: cut!
No corners can be missed, and the space is snipped.
Multiple storage cabinets
If you have high requirements for storage space, the cabinets that can be stored at home must be sufficient! Enough! Many!
Needless to say, everyone knows it. Organizers like the following, or going to a treasure to search for storage furniture, as long as you choose properly, you can use all kinds of corners.
Source: Hengtian Design
Wall storage
Using the façade space, the storage develops into the air and does wall storage.
Large and small shelf combinations, hole boards, row hooks, etc. can be used.
The apartment type is unreasonable
Many old and dilapidated small houses are very strange, what pistol type, long type, as well as the entrance door to the bedroom, large bedroom and small hall, etc., very affect the flow of daily life.
The large bedroom separates the living room
If the home is a large bedroom or a large bedroom, and you want to have a meeting space, you can divide a part of the large bedroom into the living room by building walls or soft partitions.
Just like this pistol house, there is no living room in itself, and the master bedroom with balcony area is relatively spacious, and the wall separates part of the living room just right.
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Door shift
The old and broken door orientation is also strange, entering the bedroom and eating to the toilet... This makes it easy to move the door into place.
In this case, the bedroom door is on the right hand side of the house, and the space utilization at the entrance is very low.
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After moving the bedroom door slightly, the space for the shoe cabinet was vacated, which just made use of the space.
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Reasonable functional partitioning
Like this long type of apartment very affect the daily life flow, you can refer to this case, after opening up the use of soft partition for reasonable functional partition, there is no waste of space but also to ensure good lighting.
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To sum up
● Preliminary preparation: can be simple and simple, subject to solving the existing hard injury problem; The renovation budget should be adequate; The floor plan is ready, or the load-bearing wall is judged by professionals such as designers; Do a good job of neighborhood relations.
●The space is too small: the small kitchen can break the partition wall and make it open, integrate the kitchen balcony, put the western kitchen outside, and change the non-load-bearing wall. Xiaowei can be placed outside the sink, the non-load-bearing wall is moved out, and the pattern is remodeled.
●Poor lighting: tear down the wall to open up, increase indoor windows, use more glass doors and glass tiles
● Storage should be sufficient: set up more storage cabinets and do a good job of wall storage
●Unreasonable apartment type: large bedroom divided into living room, door shifting, reasonable functional partition
Finally, to say more, whether it is because of the school district housing, or the tight budget for buying a house and other helpless reasons to choose the old and broken, life still has to go on. The house is rotten, and I can't make it up.
Pay attention to your inner needs and make it the most comfortable look, rather than piling up all kinds of elements, after all, the decoration of the old house is really not easy.
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- Small apartment layout, balcony layout, bedroom layout, wardrobe layout, photo wall layout, switch socket layout, waterway layout
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