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Originally Posted by wmp
Geraldine,
I found it.
It was entitled "După Bulgaria, englezii cuceresc şi piaţa imobiliară romānească" & my flat renovation was filmed after yours in the sequence of 3 apartments.
I was impressed with yours, so I'd agree with the coimment about choice of decor, a good mix of contemparary & traditional. Nicely done & an inspiration to other property holders who have held back from renovating what are otherwise lovely period investment properties.
If you know how to get it onto youtube, please educate me!
Thankfully though, we've migrated to more simple jobs like kitchens & fit outs for new apartments - I don't relish moving walls around in this heat (35') so soon after the last few killer renovations (well, 3)!
Hope the ProTV link helps anyway.
Damian
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Hello Damien,
Thanks for the link to my propery on Pro-TV, but had located it meantime. Investment Romania had the link for me when I asked them. Again thanks for the trouble.
I have looked with serious interest at the renovation in Piata Sfatului as it is a stuning square and to me all original walls, timber and sobas, etc, should be kept if there is any effort regarding restoration as opposed to renovation. It has clarified for me that the Investment Romania team restored, as opposed to renovating my apartment on Rebublicii. I note the use of plasterboard in your renovation and wonder if this was choice of the owners to save on cost, or did they just leave it up to white Mountain to decide? Were any or all of the gas pipes showing so vividly in the video even boxed in on completion of the job? Personally a good, no, excellent finish is required by me, no pipework showing, kickboard under kitchen presses, and above all, NO plasterboard. Why would anyone in their right mind not want to let these hand crafted brick walls not live and breathe?
In essence your renovations look okay, but for any client wanting restoration as opposed to renovation, there is no doubt now in my mind that experience of same is the key to a quality finish in these magnificent apartments-after all, they are historical buildings and should be treated as such. I wish you the best of good luck with your renovations, but Investment Romania have 8 years experience, and there is no substitute for that.
Geraldine.