Often the developer’s deficiencies have to be corrected by the apartment buyer at his own expense.
Take an apartment from the developer need to "cool head".
Reception of the apartment from the developer is quite a crucial moment, since the builders will have to correct the shortcomings themselves, which can significantly increase the repair budget.
We study the contract and measure the apartment. The moment when you are offered to sign an acceptance certificate and give the keys to the desired apartment that you have been waiting for and dreamed about for so long - very emotional for most apartment buyers in new buildings. And many people staying in this moment in euphoria do not think about some “trifles” like uneven walls, the absence of sockets or gaps in the windows, wanting to quickly become the full owner and tenant of his apartment. But in vain, because after this euphoria passes, it will have to be paid for - to correct all the mistakes of the builders for their own money. When accepting an apartment from the developer, the experts first of all advise to pay attention to what is written in the contract and whether the list of completed works corresponds to the contractual conditions. For example, if the contract states that the apartment will be without finishing, the investor may not require floor screed and plastering of the wall from the developer. However, if the contract states that the balcony will be glazed, but there is no real glazing, then you need to require the developer to carry out such work. “In any investment agreement that is signed by the buyer and the developer, there is a section in which the volume of promising construction works and apartment equipment are listed. This item is the starting point for the reception and transmission of apartments in the new building. Therefore, when signing the act, it is better to have the contract with you and in case of controversial issues, check the actual equipment of the apartment with what is stated in the document, ”lawyer Igor Kostenko advises. Usually at the time of signing the act, the apartment must be measured by BTI employees and if the total area of housing is less or more than that specified in the contract, the developer or buyer will have to pay extra or return the money for “extra” or “missing” square meters.
“The contract usually provides that before putting the house into operation, the State body that makes the final measurements of the object (BTI) provides the exact area of the apartment after construction is completed.
And if the total area of the apartment is excellent by more than 0.5 square meters. m. then need recalculation. If the area is larger than specified in the contract, then the buyer will have to pay the developer for the "extra" square meters, or the developer must return the money for the missing meters. It also indicates the period during which the settlement should be made, ”the lawyer says. The important point is that, even at the stage of signing the contract, you need to make sure that it indicates the price at which you will pay for the "extra" square meters. Since you may think that you will pay at the same rate as when buying an apartment, and the developer may require payment at the actual price at the moment. Construction quality
Signing the act of acceptance of the apartment, you should pay special attention to such areas and components of the apartment: Windows. It is important to see what they are of quality, size and if there are any damages on the glasses, whether they are tightly closed, whether there is a draft. To do this, you need to shove a sheet of paper and close the window, then pull the sheet and if the paper could not be pulled out, then the windows are installed correctly. Communications. The apartment should be wired, installed sockets.
In this case, the sockets should be at the same level and tightly screwed into the wall. It is advisable to take any electrical device with you and check the condition of the sockets by turning it on. It is necessary to see if there are any rust and cracks in the water pipes, whether water is flowing. When receiving an apartment, all communications should be let down. Also on the floor in the bathroom should be waterproofing. Heating. Particular attention should be paid to the heating system - batteries must be installed, temperature regulators must work. Ventilation. The ventilation system in the kitchen and bathrooms should work.
To check its serviceability it is worth bringing the lighter with the flame to the air vent. If the fire “sucks” inside the vent, then the system is working. Walls and floor. Walls and floors should at least visually look smooth. Otherwise, to align the walls during the repair will have to pay a lot of money. Wall decoration should be free of chips and “bloating”. Stitches. The seams between the plates must be even and carefully sealed, otherwise a fungus or mold may appear in the holes. The developer is obliged to eliminate shortcomings. If defects in construction are revealed or the apartment equipment does not comply with the terms of the contract, the buyer has the right to demand the elimination of deficiencies. “The developer is obliged to eliminate those defects that are clearly not consistent with the specified parameters in the contract with the investor. Somewhere we are talking about the absence of interior doors and floor screed in the apartment, and somewhere about the damage to walls or windows.
The acceptance report of the apartment should not be signed before the defects are eliminated. ”
in order to properly express their claims to the developer need
“Write an application to the chief foreman or another responsible person with a request to eliminate the deficiencies in the apartment with a detailed list of what is not comfortable. The application must accept and issue a copy. Also required to report the time during which the defects will be corrected. Only after they liquidate that which does not suit you can sign an act of acceptance and transfer of an apartment. Otherwise, after the signing of the act, it is very difficult to prove that the defects and the construction marriage are the work of the builders. The developer may then insist that the investor did not make a complaint to the company at the time of signing the act, and the problems in the apartment are a result of the buyer’s actions after the transfer of the object. ”Citizen B., who bought an apartment in one at the construction stage, did not use these tips. from new buildings. “When we came to sign the act of acceptance, the electric stove was not installed in the apartment, which was supposed to be in accordance with the contract. We were told that it would be installed, a window was also broken. The representative of the developer insisted that we sign the act, and promised to correct the shortcomings in the near future. As a result, we had several months to ensure that the promise was fulfilled. Therefore, I recommend - in no case do not sign the act of acceptance and transfer of the apartment until the terms of the contract are fulfilled, otherwise you will spend a lot of time and nerves to still get the developer to fix what you are not happy with, ”the citizen said. .. Recall that when choosing an apartment in a new building you should pay attention to what kind of infrastructure the developer offers near the house.
The presence of fire couplings on the sewer pipes
The rules imposed on sewage and wastewater systems are specified in SNiP 2.04.03-85. The SNiP describes fire safety measures associated with the type of waste discharged and the materials used to produce pipes.
According to regulatory requirements, a fire coupling for sewage is installed at the entrance to the residential premises subject to the use of polymer risers.
Installing fire couplings on sewage pipes helps to prevent the spread of fire. In PPM is a substance that when heated increases in volume up to 10 times. The expansion is directed both inwards and outwards of the pipe. Thus, the fire sewer coupling closes the opening in the floor slabs, limiting the additional access of oxygen to the room, which is the epicenter of the fire.
According to the requirements of PPB couplings are installed for the manufacture of fire belts of a residential building and industrial facility. The need to install cutoffs for the following types of pipes is agreed:
How to take an apartment in a new building
When the house is built and it remains only to sign the act of acceptance and transfer of the apartment and register the ownership of it, future tenants may have quite classic problems. With proper organization of acceptance of the apartment you do not have to eliminate the obvious and hidden defects at their own expense.
By the time of the acceptance certificate, the house must be accepted by the state commission and have a final mailing address. The BTI should measure all the premises and the actual total area of the apartment, which may slightly differ from the area specified in the contract for the purchase of this apartment, is indicated in the acceptance report.
Sign the act of acceptance of the future owner should not, without inspecting the apartment. In the act prepared by the developer, the latter tries to indicate as little information as possible about the apartment being transferred, but necessarily includes a clause stating that you do not have any quality complaints. You have every right to demand from the developer to indicate in the act the actual technical condition of the apartment being transferred, the level of interior decoration, the installed engineering equipment, etc. Everything that will be indicated in the act when accepting a new apartment may in future provide you with an invaluable service. The developer may refuse to make any changes to the transfer and acceptance certificate already signed by him under any pretexts. Then you are on duplicate prepared sheets of paper, start recording all the notes that will be installed. In the upper right-hand corner of the sheet, indicate that the comments you make are annexed to the act of acceptance and transfer of a specific apartment located at this address. At the end of the application you have drawn up to the act of acceptance, do not forget to include your name, the name of the representative of the developer and the date of the application. But just remember that all the claims that you make to the developer must be justified. Requirements like "redo, I do not like", naturally, no one will seriously consider. You will sign the acceptance certificate only after the developer has signed the application you have compiled.
An expert in the field of quality of housing construction can provide you with an invaluable service, since it is hardly possible to independently determine all the technical shortcomings of an apartment for a person without special education. The expert builder has the necessary knowledge and has the appropriate equipment to identify possible defects and deficiencies in the apartment. If you decide to independently evaluate your new apartment, then the information given in this article will be useful to you.
At the beginning of the acceptance of the apartment you need to write down in the act or in the annex to it all engineering equipment (bath, toilet, gas stove, etc.), which is located in the apartment. It is necessary to indicate the presence of an electric meter, water meters, a gas meter. It is necessary to verify the serial numbers of the counters with the numbers indicated in the passports sent to you by the developer. Also, it is necessary to record the readings of these meters in order to start paying for electricity, water and gas after receiving the apartment.
Inspection of the apartment starting from the front door. The entrance door to the apartment, regardless of whether it is wooden or metal, should have on the door frame and canvas sealing rubber gaskets so that heat does not leave the apartment through it, and the noise from the landing will not penetrate. This is required by construction rules. Next, go through all the rooms, corridors of the apartment and see if there are fire detectors on the ceiling, which are a small white round box with a flashing red light in the center. Each apartment must be equipped with them.
Three more mandatory requirements that the developer must fulfill before transferring the apartment to you:
1. In the toilet above or near the toilet should be located apartment fire fighting kit, consisting of a rubber hose with a spray on the end. The kit must be connected to a valve on a cold water pipe.
2. In the toilet on the sewer riser of PVC pipe under the ceiling should be installed fire coupling, which is a thick and wide ring.
3. In one of the rooms or in the kitchen near the window should be installed intake air valve, whose task is to ensure the flow of fresh air into the apartment.
When inspecting the bathroom, look under the bath. From the metal bath should go to the wire box on the wall. This is the so-called potential equalization device, i.e. bath grounding The lack of grounding of the bath is fraught with electric shock when it is used.
Check the condition of exhaust ventilation in the apartment. Alternately, bring the burning match to the ventilation holes located in the bathroom and in the kitchen. The flame of a match should noticeably deviate inside the hole. If the flame of a match does not deviate, or deviates into the interior, this indicates the absence of thrust in the air channel.
After inspecting the apartment’s engineering equipment, you can proceed to inspect the condition of the ceilings, walls and floor.
The surface of the ceiling should be smooth, without cracks. You cannot determine all the irregularities of the ceiling "by eye", so you should pay attention to the visible irregularities. Painted ceiling or not, there should be no visible irregularities. If you see irregularities on the ceiling, feel free to indicate this defect in the transfer and acceptance act.
Next, inspect the surface of the wall. There should be no cracks on the walls, except for cracks that look like spiderwebs. Justify the developer that these cracks are "shrinkage", do not accept. Indicate the presence of cracks on a particular wall in the act, it will help you in the future to defend your rights, if suddenly the wallpaper in this place will swell and peel off. The crack in the wall is a serious defect.
Then proceed to the floor. If in your apartment linoleum is laid on the floor, then pay attention to how it lies on the floor. Waves on linoleum, small bumps should not be. Stand in the room facing the window, crouch down and look along the floor if there are any irregularities. If there is, specify in the act. After inspecting the linoleum, lift it up and inspect the surface of the floor beneath it. The procedure for inspecting the surface of the cement screed is the same as in the absence of linoleum on the floor. The surface of the screed should not have any cracks. Irregularities may be minor, but always with smooth outlines. Walk along the screed: it should not crack under you. If during the inspection of the screed you saw cracks on it, irregularities with sharp outlines, if the screed squeaks under your feet, ask the developer to redo it in the whole apartment. Defects on the floor should not be, this is the law.
The windows in the apartment require a very close inspection. Wooden windows are installed or plastic, the requirement for them is one - through them should not blow. Slide your palm over the window sashes and if you feel a draft, ask the developer to understand this defect and fix it. Sign the act with "leaky" windows is not worth it. Next, inspect the windows so that there are no cracked glasses; all window handles were in place and the doors were well closed.
Also, all hinges should be closed with plastic caps, on the side ends of plastic window sills there should be appropriate plastic caps.
To check the electrical wiring in the apartment, connect an electrical appliance that you’ve previously taken with you to each outlet. In each outlet it should turn on. Turn on all the lights in the apartment at once. They should catch fire. If there is a fault in the wiring, ask the developer to eliminate. Independently eliminate defects in the wiring in the apartment you are prohibited.
Check the operation of the water taps as they block the water. There are no leaks in the pipe joints. If the apartment pipes are polypropylene, then they should be exactly and securely attached to the walls, without curvature.
A radiator should be installed near each radiator. If the stopcock has a thermostat, then check its operation by slowly closing and opening it.
And finally, I would like to tell you. The time you spent on a careful inspection of the new apartment with the obligatory fixation in the act of reception and transmission of all detected defects in the future will save a lot of time and nerves for upholding their new rights.
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