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Do not walk with your head against the wall: this is how you will buy an apartment from a contractor

In an age of boiling market, buying an apartment is a significant and valuable decision.

What is important to emphasize when buying an apartment from a contractor and when an interior designer is necessary.

And also, what is a shell apartment and is it right to buy it.

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Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 09:01

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"A lot of people do not know that in a contractor's apartment, any change that deviates from the standard costs money," says interior designer Ariela Azaria Berkowitz. "This is the first and most important thing. It is also important when closing the contract to close with the developer / contractor extras called 'entrepreneur gifts' - addition of electrical points, moving walls, lowering drywall, air conditioner outlets. "They are usually determined according to the Dekel price list. Some contractors will price the changes according to the Dekel price list + 10-20 percent or prepare their own price list."

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Apartment designed by Ariela Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: Elad Gonen)

Apartment that gets naked

Oron Milstein: "A shell apartment is neither a simple nor a trivial matter. It will be more suitable for large apartments over 150 square meters, for people with a design vision and those who are not afraid of adventure."

Ariella Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: Guy Berkowitz)

Azaria Berkowitz points, of course, to the phenomenon that is characteristic of every sale transaction, from electrical products to an apartment - the "small letters".

She also explains how to treat them.

"A tenant file and the documents you get in it are an important part of the deal. Usually people just flip through and don't read in depth. A lot of people want extras, hire an architect who prepares plans and when the contractor or developer starts pricing the costs, they realize it's going to cost them a lot of money. "Once you have received a tenant file, you will go through the documents well, you will see the price list attached and according to which you will plan the changes you want, or the ones you would like to reject after receiving a key."

Another solution to apartment changes is to buy a shell apartment, a concept that is less familiar to most people. "A shell apartment is an apartment that you get naked - just a shell, without walls, with a basic electrical and plumbing plan and that's it," explains interior designer Oron Milstein. "The profitability varies from project to project. There are contractors who will not allow changes and additions in your construction phase, so you will have to wait patiently until a key is received and from there start.

"A shell apartment is neither a simple nor a trivial matter. It will be more suitable in large apartments over 150 square meters, for people with a design vision and those who are not afraid of adventure.

The process is not very complex, but requires the guidance of a professional, designer or architect who also knew how to operate the construction with other professionals, such as air conditioning consultants and lighting consultants and also with the special permits that must be obtained, such as fire permit, safety, waterproofing and more. "A shell apartment is a skeleton and all desires and dreams are clothed on it.

The viability varies from project to project.

Design by Oron Milstein (Photo: Elad Gonen)

When to start the upgrade

Yossi Hayun: "If the contractor allows you to enter the activity even before receiving a key, what good is it, but the second option is to start upgrade work after receiving a key. The process takes an average of another three months."

Oron Milstein (Photo: Elad Gonen Courtesy of MODY)

Interior designer Yossi Hayun adds: "In case there are many restrictions on changes from the contractor, you should close with the contractor on a shell apartment only. This way you can avoid double work and double costs, you can choose the professionals you want to work with. In my opinion, the quality of workmanship will be better. . If the contractor lets get into action before receiving the key to what is good, but the second option is to begin working on an upgrade after receiving the key. the process average length in three months, so you have to take into account the timing of the apartment your present.

"projects standard does not always give the option to the apartment Shell, so you can close with the contractor who will build walls for you and put in flooring. After receiving a key all changes will begin. Customers need to be prepared for an intense period, but also fun and creative, because in the end you will get the dream apartment of better quality, better level of service and also at more reasonable costs. Contractors tend to take a lot of money for every addition and change. "

The cost of a crane can reach NIS 60,000.

High-rise apartments (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Do it yourself?

not always

Can you do it yourself?

Of course yes, but it is not necessarily recommended.

"To understand whether it is worth choosing a shell or going into a key renovation you need to examine the project individually, see what you get from the contractor and how much and how much it costs to upgrade," says Hayun. "You should not build on the contractor, choose a good interior designer and go with all your dreams."

Azaria Berkowitz concludes: "Shell apartments on the penthouse floor of the building or in very tall towers are less recommended, as all the heavy materials will have to be lifted into the apartment by crane and not the building elevators. The average cost per hour is NIS 20,000. "All suppliers for one date. In my experience, the cost of a crane for such a project can reach NIS 60,000. In that case, I recommend working with the contractor and making the changes with him, you can save money and a lot of headaches."

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