Renovating a wooden staircase: creaks, steps, finishes
Blondel formula, creaks, sanding, sealing or cladding the steps: making a staircase new again without replacing it.
Category Rénovation — Organiser le chantier
Replacing windows: full removal or retrofit?
Uw, Sw, full-frame removal vs retrofit installation, PVC/alu/wood: choosing joinery and avoiding the shrinking-glass trap.
Project handover: defects, retention and guarantees
Handover report, reserved defects, 5 % retention, 1-, 2- and 10-year guarantees: your rights after the works, summarised.
Renovating a flat in a co-owned building: the rules
What you can do freely, what needs the managing agent or the general meeting, working hours and floor rules: renovating without conflict.
Renovation budget per m²: realistic ranges
Refresh, full renovation, heavy renovation: prices per m² by level and the typical budget split by trade.
In what order should you renovate?
Demolition, services, plasterboard, screed, painting, floors: the standard schedule of a full renovation — and why the wood floor comes last.