Level UP Contractor providing general remodeling services. Room Additions, extensions, garage convertions, full home remodeling.
You have your trusted Level Up Contractor whenever you want to add a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, or change the layout of your house entirely.
We are a service-oriented company with high-quality standards. We help our clients meet their remodeling goals.
Reconstruction of a private house
The reconstruction of the residential building is aimed at improving the operating and living conditions. It implies: a superstructure, expansion, redevelopment with a change in structures, a change in the roof, facade, etc.
In legislation, reconstruction is equal in status to new construction, therefore, to complete it, you need to collect a complete set of permits, and after its completion, the object and work done must be put into operation. All necessary actions describe the rules for the reconstruction of a residential building.
Where does the reconstruction begin?
You begin work in this direction with permission to reconstruct a private house, which must be obtained from the executive committee of local councils of people’s deputies.
The decision in the executive committee is made on the basis of documents submitted by the citizen (development plan, description of the change work, written consent of the residents of the house) and the technical inspection report, which reflects information about the technical condition of the building’s structures. You can obtain permission for conversion for free, it is valid indefinitely.
Project development
You will need to develop a project if:
transfer, replacement of central heating, gas supply;
devices for steam, heat, hydro and sound insulation (it must be remembered that it is impossible to interchange the hydro and vapor barrier, although the materials are similar);
changes in the supporting structures (if you need to rearrange the partitions, break the load-bearing wall).
The project is developed by a special organization with which you will need to conclude a contract. The project is approved by the executive committee in the department of architecture.
Performance of work
The reconstruction of a private house can be carried out by the owner with his own hands (if the house is not higher than 10 m). Certain types of work are performed only by specialized organizations under work contracts. Cooperation with such organizations during the reconstruction of the house is beneficial in the following ways:
- complex reconstruction of varying complexity;
- accounting for the features of the object;
- deep knowledge of expansion, amplification technologies during reconstruction;
- knowledge of the operational properties of materials, including mortars, can establish when construction can continue, without waiting for the desired set of concrete strength;
- accounting of sanitary, fire standards during reconstruction;
- development of optimal solutions to minimize costs;
- development of aesthetic facade solutions;
- turnkey reconstruction.
Unauthorized reconstruction
Based on the regulatory documentation, unauthorized reconstruction is an extension, demolition of parts of the house that are performed without permission. Such actions are fraught with punishment (fine, return of the object to its original state). In order to subsequently carry out legal actions with such an object, it will be necessary to extract from the registry where your reconstruction results will not be. Thus, you cannot complete any actions. Changes will have to be legalized, which will take a lot of time and money.
The LevelUP company professionally will help you in resolving the issue of reconstruction.
When instead of reconstruction it is better to choose the construction of a new house?
Restoration of old houses involves a preliminary assessment of the foundation. If it is fragile, repair and finishing work can further destroy the foundation of the structure. In this case, as well as when the general condition of the house is unsatisfactory (sagging, rotten floor, dilapidated walls, skew construction), it is better to abandon the restoration and order the construction of a new house. This will guarantee it:
- security;
- durability;
- reliability.
It is believed that the reconstruction of old buildings is less costly than the construction of new houses. In fact, if a building has low technical and operational indicators, it is more expedient to demolish it and build a new one, especially from an economic point of view. The worse the condition of the house, the higher the price for its restoration will be due to the amount of work and the amount of materials used. Documents for the reconstruction of a private house and an examination of the condition of the foundation will also cost a round sum. If you build a new frame or modular building, then its cost may be an order of magnitude lower than the restoration.
Frame methodology of house building is the best option when you need to quickly rebuild an old house. Due to the low cost of basic materials, it is possible to avoid the high cost of the overall design. This also applies to modular technology. In a short time, you can get a house ready to move in with the desired layout and interior decoration.
