Check risers, meters, electrical capacity, drainage, structural walls, windows, moisture, access and condominium rules. An attractive layout that ignores these constraints is not yet a project.
Inspect the property and the building
Make contractor quotes genuinely comparable
Require a written scope by trade, quantities, brands or quality levels, exclusions, timing and payment schedule. A cheaper offer with more exclusions may not be cheaper at all.
Pay for evidence, not promises
Define observable milestones, document variations, inspect services before they are closed and retain enough until defects are cleared.
Allocate every responsibility
State who coordinates the trades, orders equipment, secures approvals, protects common areas and bears the cost of remedial work. An unallocated responsibility often becomes a delay or an extra.
Build the property record
Retain updated drawings, photographs before services are concealed, equipment references, test results, certificates, warranties and the cleared defects list. This file supports maintenance and a future sale.
Work inside the apartment and procedures involving the building utilities should be budgeted separately.
Content based on field experience from projects delivered in Budapest. A property inspection, the condominium rules and relevant local professional advice remain necessary for an actual project.