Electrical installation is rightfully considered one of the most difficult and important work to renovate an apartment. Both your safety and durability depend on the right choice of the contractor and the quality of execution. HouseChief spoke today with Rodnova CEO Kristina Rodnova.
The contractor must be officially registered as an individual entrepreneur (IE) or a limited liability company (LLC). You can check this on the website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia.
The next important point is the contract. Please note that it must spell out the rights and obligations of both parties. The contract specifies the timing of the work, the person in charge at the facility, the contractor's work schedule, estimate, as well as materials and transportation costs. The estimate for future work looks like this: the name of the work, the unit of its measurement, the price per m2 or point and total cost.
Clarify how the contractor proposes to monitor his work. Some companies may send photos and video reports on a daily basis or on certain days. Other contractors, for example, can install a surveillance camera at the site and broadcast the results of their work “live”.
Check with an electrician for a work permit. And find out how many years the contractor's company has been on the market and whether it has participated in competitions or exhibitions. Check out the reviews for their services. This will help you "paint" a rough portrait of the company for yourself.
The main difference from secondary real estate is that in new buildings, electrical work is carried out "from scratch." This means that electrical points can be created at a convenient height and in the right amount.
Lighting lines are laid along the ceiling, and socket groups along the screed. However, there are exceptions when the thickness of the screed is not enough. In this case, the lines for the outlets are also run along the ceiling, which usually increases the cable consumption. All wires are laid in a corrugated pipe.
Electrical installation is carried out in these ways in secondary real estate. However, in old panel houses, wires are often passed through the floor channels, which can complicate the work of electricians.
After the partitions are installed and the plastering work is completed, the installation of electrical wiring can begin. Workers lay out power lines, install a panel and socket boxes.
When all the "dirty" work is done, the finishing stage begins: electricians assemble the board, install sockets, switches, lamps.
Often in new buildings, customers are asked to install an electric floor. It is of three types:
The first type is a cable system that fits into a screed.
The second type is a thin heating mat that can be placed under any type of flooring. Such floors can be installed in 15-20 minutes at the final stage of work.
The third type is film, infrared floors. Designed for "dry" laying under linoleum, laminate, parquet, tiles, carpet at the finishing stage. The main difference between such a floor: it heats not the air, but the surrounding objects, which ultimately give off heat to the room. The film type of floor is the most economical in terms of electricity consumption.
This is a project in which the entire layout has been thought out in advance, from the construction of interior partitions to the arrangement of furniture and the bindings of sockets and switches to it. With the help of a technical project, you can place switches and sockets in the most convenient way, relative to the furniture in the apartment.
Depends on what the customer wants. You can install a conventional circuit breaker that will protect against short circuit and overload of the wiring. And you can put RCD or DIF machines, which perform the same functions and protect a person from prolonged electric shock.
There is also a voltage regulator. It measures the current level and, in the event of an overvoltage, turns off the electricity supply to household appliances. Thus, the regulator prevents damage to electrical equipment in the apartment.
Depends on the number of electrical outlets in the apartment.
One-room apartment (up to 40 electric points) - from 20,000 to 23,000 rubles.
One-bedroom apartment (up to 60 electric points) - from 30,000 to 33,000 rubles.
Three-room apartment (up to 80 electric points) - from 40,000 to 43,000 rubles.
Legrand, ABB, IEK, Schneider Electric, Bticino.
The management company can issue a memo for electrical work. It will contain recommendations of such a plan: lay lines in a corrugated pipe, make punches strictly vertically, do not cut out reinforcement, etc.
After the completion of the rough work, an engineer of the management company can come and check the wiring for violations.
The contractor must be officially registered as an individual entrepreneur (IE) or a limited liability company (LLC). You can check this on the website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia.
The next important point is the contract. Please note that it must spell out the rights and obligations of both parties. The contract specifies the timing of the work, the person in charge at the facility, the contractor's work schedule, estimate, as well as materials and transportation costs. The estimate for future work looks like this: the name of the work, the unit of its measurement, the price per m2 or point and total cost.
Clarify how the contractor proposes to monitor his work. Some companies may send photos and video reports on a daily basis or on certain days. Other contractors, for example, can install a surveillance camera at the site and broadcast the results of their work “live”.
Check with an electrician for a work permit. And find out how many years the contractor's company has been on the market and whether it has participated in competitions or exhibitions. Check out the reviews for their services. This will help you "paint" a rough portrait of the company for yourself.
The main difference from secondary real estate is that in new buildings, electrical work is carried out "from scratch." This means that electrical points can be created at a convenient height and in the right amount.
Lighting lines are laid along the ceiling, and socket groups along the screed. However, there are exceptions when the thickness of the screed is not enough. In this case, the lines for the outlets are also run along the ceiling, which usually increases the cable consumption. All wires are laid in a corrugated pipe.
Electrical installation is carried out in these ways in secondary real estate. However, in old panel houses, wires are often passed through the floor channels, which can complicate the work of electricians.
After the partitions are installed and the plastering work is completed, the installation of electrical wiring can begin. Workers lay out power lines, install a panel and socket boxes.
When all the "dirty" work is done, the finishing stage begins: electricians assemble the board, install sockets, switches, lamps.
Often in new buildings, customers are asked to install an electric floor. It is of three types:
The first type is a cable system that fits into a screed.
The second type is a thin heating mat that can be placed under any type of flooring. Such floors can be installed in 15-20 minutes at the final stage of work.
The third type is film, infrared floors. Designed for "dry" laying under linoleum, laminate, parquet, tiles, carpet at the finishing stage. The main difference between such a floor: it heats not the air, but the surrounding objects, which ultimately give off heat to the room. The film type of floor is the most economical in terms of electricity consumption.
This is a project in which the entire layout has been thought out in advance, from the construction of interior partitions to the arrangement of furniture and the bindings of sockets and switches to it. With the help of a technical project, you can place switches and sockets in the most convenient way, relative to the furniture in the apartment.
Depends on what the customer wants. You can install a conventional circuit breaker that will protect against short circuit and overload of the wiring. And you can put RCD or DIF machines, which perform the same functions and protect a person from prolonged electric shock.
There is also a voltage regulator. It measures the current level and, in the event of an overvoltage, turns off the electricity supply to household appliances. Thus, the regulator prevents damage to electrical equipment in the apartment.
Legrand, ABB, IEK, Schneider Electric, Bticino.
The management company can issue a memo for electrical work. It will contain recommendations of such a plan: lay lines in a corrugated pipe, make punches strictly vertically, do not cut out reinforcement, etc.
After the completion of the rough work, an engineer of the management company can come and check the wiring for violations.
