Top 10 Misconceptions in Floor Purchase

Many friends who have decorated their new homes have complained that the current decoration is like a war, from design, material selection to final construction, every link is like a charge, not knowing when it will hit a bullet, not knowing where it will step on a landmine, and if you are not careful, you will become the “scapegoat” who is slaughtered. As usual, Nanjing will have plum blossoms around July 10th. Farewell to the rainy season of Huangmei, the peak season for decoration has also arrived. During this peak period of renovation, how can new home decorators avoid pitfalls, refuse extravagance without substance, and protect their consumer rights? Please take a careful look at the following reminders –

Misleading advertising

Some home decoration companies use false advertising and exaggeration, such as using false or expired honorary titles such as “XX Association Member”, “Top 100 Enterprises”, “Integrity Unit”, “No Complaint Unit” in advertisements to mislead consumers.

Suggestion: Carefully review its various honors and certifications, and if necessary, verify their authenticity with the issuing unit.

Contract fraud

Some home decoration companies create unequal format contracts or use a large number of professional terms to make vague agreements, such as agreeing to use a certain brand of paint in the contract but not specifying the paint grade to earn a price difference. Some illegal operators mislead consumers into signing two contracts with different contents at the same time, falsely claiming that one is a formal contract and the other is a model contract, and demand that consumers pay fees based on the advantageous contract during settlement.

Suggestion: When signing a contract, it is best to use or refer to the contract text formulated by the industrial and commercial authorities. The contract should detail the construction period, acceptance procedures, etc., and also stipulate the compensation ratio for breach of contract.

Budget hiding deceit

Some home decoration companies set various decoration budget traps in their quotations, such as dividing a quotation project into multiple individual quotations, where each item’s price is not high, but the overall price is significantly higher than the original quotation.

Suggestion: Invite professionals or experienced decorators to assist in reviewing the budget table.

Design deception

Some home decoration companies use various technical means to produce the best effect drawings, such as using professional computer software to modify the lighting and color tones on the renderings, which often deviate greatly from the actual effect under natural conditions.

Suggestion: Consumers should maintain a clear mind when viewing interior design floor plans, three-dimensional drawings, and renderings of home decoration companies, and should not easily make decisions, sign contracts, or pay on the spot.

Supervision for free

Please have professional supervisors participate in home decoration, as consumers will have to pay for it. Some home decoration companies take the opportunity to recommend free supervision, which is actually the company’s personnel. The supervision fee has already been included in the decoration cost, but ultimately it is still paid by consumers, while the quality of the project is not guaranteed.

Suggestion: Try not to accept free supervision recommended by home decoration companies and hire your own supervision personnel. If it is difficult to refuse free supervision, it is best to accept it after budgeting to avoid the supervision fees being included in the budget.

Material transfer

Some companies suggest that consumers adopt new materials, green products, and environmentally friendly materials. These new materials are expensive on one hand, and on the other hand, almost all of them have corresponding low-end substitutes, or the price difference between substitutes and genuine products is too large. Consumers who choose environmentally friendly and green home decoration products are likely to be switched during the decoration process, resulting in excessive indoor air quality.

Suggestion: After receiving the budget sheet, first conduct market research on the main basic materials, such as wires, pipes, aluminum-plastic panels, woodworking latex paint, etc., including product trademarks, grades, environmental indicators, fire performance, and qualification inspection certificates, to see if the prices match the budget sheet.

Purchase rebate

For the sake of profit, some designers usually tell consumers, ‘You don’t need to use xxxx materials, we are not responsible if there is a problem.’. In fact, he was trying to get kickbacks from the salesperson. Some decoration personnel enthusiastically assist consumers in purchasing materials or accompany them in their purchases. In the building materials market, sellers can easily tell each other at a glance. Before consumers even ask for prices, sellers and decorators have already understood. As soon as consumers drag away the materials, decorators have already pocketed the kickbacks.

Suggestion: When selecting materials, pay attention to the decoration company that has made the suggestion of “must use XXX”. When buying building materials, compare prices from three sources, be familiar with market prices, and have a clear idea.