A Period Building Without the Nightmare — The Renovation Code
The exact order of your renovation — so you only pay for what is really necessary and never do anything twice.
- The three measures almost everyone tackles too early — and the condition under which they can be brought forward after all
- The roadmap in ten steps, each with a clear “done only when”
- Ten technical terms from contractors’ quotes, each explained in one sentence
- Six questions that show you where your project really stands
PDF · 13 pages · printable · in German
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Most expensive mistakes are not material mistakes. They are sequencing mistakes.
The new heating system is installed before anyone knew how much heat the house will still need after the renovation — and it is two sizes too big. The windows are airtight before the roof was. The plaster is fresh before the wiring was laid, and gets chiselled open again.
None of these mistakes comes from carelessness. They happen because nobody dares to wait. The guide gives you the order in which to make your decisions — so that each step builds on the previous one instead of tearing it open again.
What it is not: a design or a commitment on costs. Every building has its own fabric. The roadmap tells you in which order to decide — not what will come out of your house in the end.
Please note: the guide itself is written in German.
Thomas Tergan, Sustainabim
Engineering office for the renovation, digital and sustainable upgrading and further development of existing buildings, Dresden. What is written here does not come from textbooks but from buildings we have surveyed, opened up and repaired — including the places where it got uncomfortable.
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A Period Building Without the Nightmare — The Renovation Code
The exact order of your renovation — so you only pay for what is really necessary and never do anything twice.