Renovation budgets blow easily — leave some slack.
Tips
culture
Most Chinese homes are sold 毛坯 (máopī, bare-shell — no flooring, no kitchen, sometimes no interior walls), so 装修 is a major expense. Common service tiers: 全包 (quánbāo, all-inclusive), 半包 (bànbāo, labor + small materials), 清包 (qīngbāo, labor only).
