bookbashuk Chapter 435 Want to live here? It’s too early!
Chapter 435 Want to live here? It’s too early!
"How can there be a building materials market in such a big city!" Jiang Baige showed an expression of disbelief.
Bai Yunqing smiled and said nothing.
Jiang Baige felt that her life experience was insulted and unwilling to accept it, so she immediately took out her mobile phone map to check.
Who would have thought that there were not only building materials markets in Anjing City, but also quite a few of them, with one in almost every district.
Not far from Jiang Baige’s newly purchased house is Anjing’s largest building materials market.
Bai Yunqing smiled and asked her: "How is it...is there any?"
"It really does!"
Since we have it, it’s easy to deal with.
Anyway, the house has been bought, but it has not been officially delivered yet, and Jiang Baige, the prospective owner, has to go through the formalities, so they have plenty of time now.
Bai Yunqing and his wife have always been restless, so they might as well go to the building materials market for a stroll.
So she asked Jiang Baige to send her the route to the building materials market.
They also knew that Jiang Baige's studio had recently taken on a big project, which was said to be the last order of the year. If it was completed, the year-end bonus would be very generous. The entire studio was in action, and Jiang Baige was of course no exception.
There was definitely no time to look at building materials before New Year’s Day... What’s more, Jiang Baige was a complete novice when it came to decoration and had no idea where to start.
After all, she had said confidently just a few minutes ago: There can't be a building materials market in a big city like Anjing!
So Jiang Baige must be happy that someone is willing to work hard for her.
However, she originally thought that they only wanted to look at places near their homes. After all, if they really wanted to buy something, it would be most convenient to buy something near their homes.
Unexpectedly, Bai Yunqing was not afraid of hard work at all, and actually planned a day to go to a building materials market for "inspection".
"Since we are doing research, we must be comprehensive... We must understand the prices of various places and know the average price and the lowest price before we can bargain."
Bai Yunqing's argument made perfect sense and Jiang Baige was unable to refute it.
In the evening, Jiang Baige returned to the rental house and talked about this with Mo Songru and Xin Zhiping. Mo Songru couldn't help but sigh: "All of Quan'an in Beijing are doing market research on building materials? I, a home blogger, am ashamed of myself..."
Xin Zhiping seemed a little worried.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Bai Ge, since you bought the house, do you have to give it up when the lease expires next summer? Or... do you want to give it up in advance?"
Fearing that Jiang Baige might misunderstand, Xin Zhiping quickly explained: "I'm not asking you for breach of contract fees or anything. I just mean that if you don't want to rent anymore, I can totally understand. Just let me know earlier so we can find another roommate..."
"What are you thinking? When did I say I wanted to cancel the lease?"
"But you've already bought a house, haven't you?"
After hearing what she said, Jiang Baige immediately put on airs and acted as if saying, "You don't understand this? Come, let me teach you."
But before he could say two words, his move was ruined.
The three of them burst into laughter and couldn't stop for a long time. The sadness of being about to break up also dissipated.
After they calmed down, Jiang Baige explained to them the complexity of second-hand housing transactions.
This process can take as short as one or two months or as long as three to five months.
Her loan structure is not complicated and the procedures are fast, which is why the homeowner can accept their bargaining. Because the homeowner also wants to replace the house and needs money.
But no matter how fast the procedures are, it will take at least two months.
Before the formalities were completed, the house was not hers. Although the agent had the key, they could always ask the girl to help them open the door and look at the house. But it was definitely not possible to renovate it.
You may be able to ask the landlord for help, but it is not necessary.
Find more renovation foremen - that is, contractors to take a look, plan the renovation, and then roughly calculate the price.
After comparing prices, you can decide on the person to do the decoration.
When it came to decoration, Jiang Baige and her family decided without hesitation to adopt the "half-package" approach, meaning that the quotation from the decoration team only included auxiliary materials. As for other materials, such as tiles, paint, and various customized items, they had to buy them themselves.
It was because of this that Bai Yunqing was so anxious to go with Jiang Huatao to lead Jiang Baige.
They have decorated houses before and know that decoration is one of the rare industries where the client can be driven to a mental breakdown by the contractor.
If you choose "all-inclusive", the worry about kickbacks and inflated quotes is secondary. The biggest worry is that those people have no conscience and use inferior materials to make more money, which are not environmentally friendly and substandard...
Jiang Baige knows too well the consequences of "room-to-room communication", so she naturally pays special attention to environmental protection and health.
Naturally, I would choose to do it myself.
This is also the biggest disadvantage of “half package”: tiring.
Since I have to buy everything myself, that means, in addition to having to deal with the decoration team frequently, I also have to compete with various people selling building materials...
After Jiang Huatao finished decorating the house where his family lives now, he made a "bold statement": I will never decorate another house even if someone gives me one!
But now it was his own daughter who needed the renovation, so he had no choice but to swallow his past words and start looking for the renovation.
However, although they will try their best to ensure that the materials are environmentally friendly, substances such as formaldehyde are unavoidable.
The release of formaldehyde is a slow process that may last for more than ten or even decades.
It’s just that the amount released is the largest at the beginning.
Therefore, even though many environmentally friendly materials claim to be ready for occupancy right after installation, no one would be willing to risk their own life.
Jiang Baige won’t do that anyway.
Besides, she was living so comfortably with Mo Songru and Xin Zhiping now, and she had money to pay the rent, so why did she have to go and breathe out the formaldehyde in advance?
"So...you plan to renew the lease for another year after it expires next year?"
Jiang Baige nodded seriously: "I estimate that my house will be ready by next summer. After leaving the house vacant for a year to let the smell get rid of it, it will be almost ready for us to move in."
"Compared to you, Lao He is so vicious!"
After Mo Songru finished speaking, Xin Zhiping also nodded.
Jiang Baige said, "Then how about I compare myself with him? It seems like he is scolding me..."
Speaking of Lao He, the house and the decoration, Mo Songru seemed to be thinking about something. Obviously, she was not recalling the unpleasant things she had experienced with Lao He. On the contrary, there was a kind of happiness on her face, as if she was planning something.
"I still remember that you gave me an idea and asked me to do a special topic on rental housing renovation, which was welcomed by many people. Later, you asked me to accompany you to look at houses, saying that I could open up a wider track in decoration..."
"so?"
"Your mom and her family will have to go back sooner or later, and it's not realistic to keep coming here because the air tickets and accommodation are quite expensive. But aren't you planning to start renovating your house after the New Year? You have to start buying building materials, right?"
Jiang Baige nodded. What Mo Songru said made sense, but she didn't know why Mo Songru said that.
No...she seemed to know.
"So, you were deeply involved in the renovation of my house, recording everything from looking at building materials, bargaining, designing, and making a new series?"