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House decoration: Who is more reassuring, a Western or a Chinese decoration company? Decorating your home in Canada is something worth talking about, especially if you choose...

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House decoration: Who is more reassuring, a Western or a Chinese decoration company? In Canada, house decoration is something worth talking about, especially if you choose a Western decoration company as your house decoration company, then some of the things may be beyond your imagination; at the same time, if you choose a Chinese decoration company, then some things are not as easy as in China. Although Canada and China are very similar in terms of job types, they are roughly divided into plumbers, electricians, bricklayers (tile roofers), carpenters, painters and floorers. However, in terms of specific operations and specifications, Canada's requirements are much stricter. First of all, these craftsmen must have a professional qualification certificate issued by the government. In China, there are decoration teams everywhere. They have neither registered companies nor certificates. Most of them rely on their eloquence to drum up business. Therefore, there are many cases of conflicts between Chinese people decorating and decorating teams. In most cases, there is a big gap between the promised workmanship level and the final product, or cutting corners, resulting in poor quality, etc. Moreover, in China, families are a vulnerable group in this regard, because there is no very strict legal enforcement to ensure the quality and integrity of the decoration team. In Canada, the laws are relatively sound. If you choose a Western decoration company to work on your home, you must strictly abide by the laws. Especially in terms of working hours, the labor law requires Saturdays and Sundays to be rested, and the working time to be 8 hours a day, and to get off work on time. If overtime is worked, workers must be paid double wages every hour. When Xiren Decoration Company constructs a detached house, it usually forms a decoration team of 10 workers, and the contracted construction period is about 3 months. Despite this, there are also many Chinese decoration companies in Canada, and their styles also inherit many Chinese characteristics. If you choose a Chinese decoration company to do it, for the same independent house, the number of decoration workers will be reduced to less than 4 people. This is to save expensive labor costs, and the completion time will only take about 2 months. In addition, overtime work is also common. As for wages, I guess no one mentions it much. As for the different types of work, Huaren Decoration Company adheres to the Chinese style. If the workers have good skills, they will also take care of bricklaying, waterworks, wall cutting and even garbage cleaning. Generally speaking, Chinese immigrants are willing to choose Chinese decoration companies, because the working hours of Western decoration companies are too long, and there are too many people. Some workers may not work seriously during working hours, but are doing foreign work, thus causing the owner's decoration costs to increase significantly. However, Xiren Decoration Company also has a good point, that is, the quality of decoration is relatively reliable. Since many Chinese decoration companies take on temporary work, it is not only difficult to guarantee the quality, but also difficult to say whether they can complete the work on time. There are roughly two experiences worth learning from. First, when contracting work and materials, the brand and requirements of the materials must be stated. If it is not a formal decoration company, but just a decoration team, then negotiate with the individual and draw up a contract yourself, specifying what brand of tiles, paint, and hardware brand should be used. If these are not written clearly, the decoration team is likely to use the lowest quality materials. When you find out, you will not be able to explain the reason clearly to them. Second, the payment must be made in installments. Many families were deceived because they trusted the decoration team. They only paid a small deposit at the beginning and found that the decoration team was very serious about their work, so they settled the remaining balance without finishing the decoration. However, they found that as soon as the money was settled, the decoration team either disappeared or started to work perfunctorily. After summarizing, I found that the most cost-effective and reliable decoration experience is to find a Chinese decoration company. On the one hand, it is easier to communicate. On the other hand, the company is more formal than the decoration team. Everything is done in accordance with the contract, so the decoration procedures and inspections are relatively qualified. Although the cost of a decoration company is higher than that of a decoration team, the quality can be guaranteed. At the same time, the cost of a Chinese decoration company is much lower than that of a Western decoration company. However, it should be noted that the standardization of their work must be emphasized. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. If you want to have a good level of decoration, then you don't have to save too much. If you are a customer who only wants to reduce costs and can sacrifice quality, then a decoration team may be more suitable. In addition, you also need to note that even if you find a decoration team or decoration company, you must have a complete set of decoration tools at home for future emergencies. Many times, you will encounter some workers in the decoration team who do not follow the regulations. Where nails are needed, they may simply use glue, and where screws need to be tightened, they may simply use a set of nuts. At this time, you need to find a nail and force the worker to nail it for you; or you need to find a wrench and tighten the nut yourself. Buying a house and renovating it in Canada is not as convenient as in China. First of all, there are not as many suitable workers as there are in China. In addition, sometimes you will find that it is difficult to communicate with your own workers, and you always have friction. When you want the decoration company to send another worker, the company tells you that there is no manpower, unless you are patient enough to wait for other people's work to be completed before sending workers over. At this time, you will know how difficult it is to decorate a house abroad.

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