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Introduction to renovation of old houses

Fuzhou is a city with a long history, and many old houses also bear the historical memory of this city. When decorating an old house, the first thing to consider is to protect the historical characteristics and cultural value of the old house, but also to consider the needs and comfort of the modern living environment.

Preserve the original architectural features

When renovating old houses, we should try to keep the original architectural features, such as brick walls, beams and columns, doors and windows, etc. This can not only maintain the historical features of the old house, but also save the decoration cost. On the basis of retaining the original characteristics, it can be humanized designed and transformed through wood elements or modern materials.

Improve the living comfort.

When rebuilding old houses, we should also pay attention to improving living comfort. Old houses usually have problems such as insufficient lighting, poor ventilation and poor sound insulation. Therefore, the lighting and ventilation effects can be increased by adding or expanding windows; Install air conditioning or floor heating to improve the heating and ventilation effect; Measures such as installing insulation materials on the ground and walls to ensure proper temperature can improve indoor comfort.

Attention to detail.

The renovation of old houses is different from that of new houses, and more details need to be considered. For example, the special size of doors and windows needs to be specially made; The floor should consider the pavement of wooden floor; There should be space in the wall, you can put bricks in it, and so on. All these require designers and workers to have rich experience and technology to deal with.

Reasonable planning space

Old houses are often small in area, so it is necessary to plan the space reasonably and make good use of every corner when decorating. Open layout can be adopted to make the indoor space more transparent; Or adopt the space division method of modern home. At the same time, when buying furniture, we should also consider the size and style of the space and choose the appropriate style.