In Irpin, Kyiv region, residents of one of the condominiums damaged by the occupiers invested 36,000 hryvnias per apartment in the restoration of a house.
Under the new state program, which compensates 100% of the costs, the first seven pilot houses have already been restored, including four houses in Irpin, but residents paid for part of the work themselves, reports Ukrainian Energy.
The material explained that during the start of the program at the end of November 2022, the maximum amount for the restoration of one house was 6 million hryvnia. Currently, it has been increased to UAH 7.2 million and some other changes have been introduced.
The authors emphasized that after the de-occupation, residents began to look for ways to quickly restore damaged houses. At the end of March, there were no programs for restoration yet, however, the delay in restoration could further damage the buildings, in particular due to rains.
House 2-O OSMD "Cozy 2020" (Irpen), photo from OSMD archive
The head of the "Cozy 2020" OSMD, Elena Lytvynenko, said that the Russian troops damaged the roofs of 4 out of 6 multi-storey buildings in the OSMD, the thermal insulation of the external walls, windows and doors. In one of the houses, due to a direct hit, the load-bearing wall did not exist.
"Immediately after the liberation of the city, we began to restore the load-bearing walls and roofs in order to protect the houses from the rain. The summer was rainy, so the apartments in the building were locked up to the first floor. We didn't have time to wait for help, so the residents started collecting money. Absolutely everything was done, even in the most affected houses, to help the neighbors," she said.
It is noted that about 1 million hryvnias were spent on these works, about 6-6.5 thousand hryvnias per apartment. The total amount of work was determined by the contractor.
House 2-O OSMD "Cozy 2020" (Irpen), photo from the archive of OSMD
"The roof and load-bearing walls in the houses of the Uyutny 2020 condominiums were repaired in about 2.5 months. They did it very quickly, thanks to the active help of all residents. The condominiums plan to submit all the collected documents to the international court in the spring in order to return their own funds spent on restoring houses from Russian reparations," the authors said.
As for the rest of the condominiums, "LC" Novo-Oskolsky, the tenants spent 1.5 million hryvnias on the roof repair. Because of this amount, not all people were able to join the collection of money, and the rest had to pay 36 thousand hryvnias per apartment.
The head of this condominium, Elena Salamatova, explained that the roof could be restored under the RestoreDOM program, but its start was very delayed, and the maximum amount for the restoration of one house was UAH 6 million. The cost of roof work exceeded the total estimate for the house, so they had to be done separately at their own expense.
The authors said that in order to save money, residents themselves looked for and purchased inexpensive, but high-quality materials. They also worked themselves to speed up the restoration of the house.
The material noted that it was very difficult for both residents and the contractor to expect the launch of the RestoreDOM program. At first it was expected that this would happen in the summer, then in early autumn, but the program was launched on November 21. Long before the launch, the contractor began to prepare estimates for condominiums, prepared the first documents and began to carry out preparatory work.
The Energy Efficiency Fund accepted the application of AJOAH "Cozy 2020" for the restoration of the two most damaged houses. The work was carried out at the end of November and in December, in conditions of blackouts and heat. However, residents were delighted with the speed and quality of work.
The material noted that within the framework of the "RestoreDOM" program, one house of condominiums "LC" Novo-Oskolsky "will receive a grant in the amount of 5 million 416 thousand UAH, the second - 1 million 608 thousand UAH. Currently, the first part of the grant - 70% has been transferred. The facades of the buildings were repaired, destroyed engineering systems were restored, blocks of window and balcony doors, external and internal vestibule doors were replaced.
"Assessing the path already traveled, the heads of condominiums admit that, despite the difficult procedure of the Fund, they understand the need for these requirements and thoroughness in documentation, materials used and the quality of work,” the authors emphasized.
Among the biggest challenges in condominiums was the search for professional contractors and lack of finances.
The material noted that the maximum grant from the Energy Efficiency Fund is limited to UAH 7.2 million and will not cover all the costs of restoring many houses. Some local communities are trying to help by allocating funds from their budgets, but it is clear that in areas where a lot of houses are damaged, it will not be possible to solve the problem in this way.
“Obviously, additional sources of funding, programs are needed so that people can return to their homes faster,” the authors emphasized.
As EcoPolitic reported earlier, in the city of Irpin, Kyiv region within the framework of the state program "RestoreDOM" restored the first four houses, OSMD which have submitted applications.
