The second quarter home improvement market may increase by 10%-15%

With the rise in labor costs for some building materials and decoration and policy factors, the capital home improvement market is expected to show an upward trend in the second quarter, which is about 10% to 15%.

1. Material fees and labor costs rose. Owner Yang Xiaojuan took a new house at the end of October last year. He planned to renovate after the Spring Festival. Who knows the decoration price and discovered that the labor cost has gone up. Last year, the tile work fee was still 30 yuan/m2. It rose to 35 yuan/m2.

“Every year at the beginning of the year, the increase in labor costs is not large. Generally, in April and May, the fees and material costs will increase.” Pang Ting, the director of the decoration of the canoe, introduced that the company’s fee for building tiles in 2011 was 25 yuan/m2, which is now rising. 35 yuan/m2 is also rising year by year. From the actual situation of the renovation in the past two years, the annual increase rate of building materials is about 10%, and the increase in working cost is about 20%. The comprehensive consideration of the increase is about 15%.

According to Wang Feng, general manager of Zhonglian Building Materials Supermarket, 8 tiles brands and 2 sanitary ware brands in the supermarket have not been priced for a long time recently, because they received a price increase notification from manufacturers, which was about 5%~10%.

The decoration company has not yet made a clear price increase. However, with the continuous increase in the cost of labor and building materials, there has been an increase in prices in the industry.

2. New regulations in the industry are bundled in previous years. It is a common practice to increase the price by 10% or so depending on the price of building materials and labor costs. In 2013, with the introduction of new standards in the national home industry, the cost will be bundled, and the price of decoration will be further promoted. rise.

In early November of last year, the Ministry of Commerce started to work on the formulation of relevant standards and regulations. The “four industry standards” that regulate the construction technology, details, and quality of home decoration will be launched this year.

According to the Opinions in the “Construction Service Specification for the Home Furnishing Industry”, the “home improvement company is obliged to cooperate with consumers in the indoor environment testing after completion of home improvement. The test items include formaldehyde, benzene, ammonia, toluene, xylene, TVOC, etc. Should be in line with national standards and be confirmed by the consumer's signature." It can be expected that this inspection fee will undoubtedly be passed on to the owner.

The “Code for Quality Acceptance of Residential Interior Decoration Projects” has made a number of requests for residential decoration construction in a targeted manner. Because the professional issues involving construction parties during acceptance are beyond the scope of the consumer's capabilities, it is bound to introduce third-party supervision to intervene. At this time, supervision costs If the cost is paid by the owner, it will also increase the overall home improvement price.

3, decoration want to save "hoarding" as early as learned, at the end of November last year, many owners of the capital to get a new home, many of which the owners will be renovated in the construction of the year, but some are worried about the decoration prices.

“Although my house has only begun to be renovated, I found a home improvement company last year and I also made up my own decoration materials for tiles, toilets, and wallpapers.” Ma Sun, owner of Sun Moon Starlight Community, said that he had arrived at the home improvement company years ago. The order of the building materials trader is to think about the construction after the year. Labor costs and material fees will be charged according to the previous year's standards. The neighbors are now buying decoration materials to find workers. Some have already increased their prices. It seems very wise to "hoard up" in advance.

Wang Li, the manager of the Canoe Decoration Division, advised consumers that if there is a need for decoration, they can order the building materials as early as April and choose a decoration company. In the past, home appliances and building materials market prices were mostly in April-May or September-October.