Modern apartments in new buildings are sold with different types of finishes. The most popular solution from the developer is the decoration of White Box. Many customers do not quite understand what it is. Therefore, in the article we will consider what is included in the White Box finish, and how it looks in the photo.
Content:
- WHITE BOX finish what is it
- White Box finish: what is included
- What else could be in the deck of White Box?
- What are the advantages of the White Box finish
- The disadvantages of White Box
WHITE BOX finish what is it
White Box is a decoration in which the developer did all the dirty and engineering work, but did not start the finish. White Box is an intermediate stage between the bare walls and the finish. It is often called pre -trim.
Photo: WHITE BOX finish
White Box finish: what is included
White Box came up with the buyer from noisy and dirty work. The apartment with such a decoration looks neat and clean. It is worth noting right away that there is no clear standard with White Box, but there is a list of works that most developers do mainly.
In White Box, all the partitions provided for by the plan are necessarily made. This type of finish is not found with free layout.
Photo: In the apartment with White Box has all the partitions provided for by the plan
The main thing is that it is striking in the decoration White Box is white walls. They are aligned with gypsum plaster, and then primed. The slopes of the doors and windows should also be aligned and plastered. Poles are necessarily installed.
By the way: In the bathroom and bathrooms, the walls in the White Box decoration are usually plastered with cement, a screed, as well as everywhere, cement.
The floor is necessarily made in White Box. It is primed from above to drain the surface. On such a floor, if it is even, you can already lay quartzvinyl, porcelain stoneware or parquet.
The finish also provides for the preparation of the ceilings. For developers, the preparation of the ceiling can be different. Basically, it is simply exhausted and primed. If premium housing, then the ceiling can be plastered.
White Box implies the arrangement of conclusions for water supply and sewage in the bathroom and kitchen.
All rooms are equipped with sockets and switches, or they simply make preparation for them. Minimum lighting under one chandelier on the ceiling is laid.
Photo: In the rooms, everything is prepared under sockets
White Box will already be installed in White Box and all heating will be carried out.
What else could be in the deck of White Box?
Some developers can add additional options to stand out against the background of competitors. This can be a laying of pipes, warm floors in a screed, installation of interior doors, basic plumbing, ceiling lamps or a ceiling plaster.
To find out what work is included in White Box, you need to study the contract from the developer. It indicates in detail what will be done and from what materials.
What are the advantages of the White Box finish
The main advantage is that with the decoration of White Box, the repair period is noticeably reduced. This is provided that all work will be carried out efficiently and without serious flaws. White Box is suitable for those owners who want to make a typical repair with the simplest possible finish.
Photo: with White Box you can quickly make a typical repair
The disadvantages of White Box
All the disadvantages of White Box are primarily associated with the quality of the finish. Developers work at speed. The main thing for them to quickly make and sell the apartment.
Therefore, the screed and plaster are uneven, the electrician and lighting are not thought out and made of low -quality components. The same applies to heating, water supply and sewage.
Even if the developer is super responsible and made a decoration for conscience, it still needs to be changed if the owner wants more or less modern repairs.
For example, you will have to add sockets, pull additional wires to points with lamps and lights, make new switches.
Photo: an electrician almost always does not suit customers in the deck of White Box
The developer also makes points for the water supply, and they have to be adjusted for furniture and plumbing if you need to change the location of the sink or other elements.
It can also be quite difficult to install a trunk filter or protection from leaks on pipes, because developers do not provide a place in a plumbing closet for additional equipment.
The height of the screed in White Box will be the same in the entire apartment. If you need to use different flooring, you will have to adjust the floor. For example, lay a thicker parquet so that it is on the same level with porcelain tiles.
Conclusion
There are no strict standards in the White Box decoration, but there is a list of works that all developers mainly do. These include wall plaster, floor screed, an electrician laying with sockets and switches, as well as lighting. Also in White Box decoration there is definitely heating and water pipes to plumbing can be carried out. The developer can, at will, add a few more options to this list. You can find out about them in the contract with the developer.
