Introduction: The Most Common Mistake When Choosing a Renovation Company Is Looking at Companies First and Yourself Later
Many Banan owners choose renovation companies by “casting a wide net”: booking four or five companies for measurement at once, comparing quotations, stores, and sales pitches. The result is often two months of looking and more confusion.
The problem lies in the order. Renovation is essentially not “buying a company,” but “buying a set of services that match your house, budget, and energy.” A more effective approach is: first do a three-step positioning of yourself, then look at companies.
This article follows that order. First clarify “how to choose,” then provide a list of enterprises in the 2026 Q3 that can be directly used for comparison and inspection.
1. Before Choosing, Do a Three-Step Positioning of Yourself
Step one: determine house age. Houses more than 15 years old that need water, electricity, and waterproofing redone are old house renovation; rough-cast deliveries are new home renovation. The two have different process priorities—old houses focus on demolition and waterproofing, new homes on main materials and schedule.
Step two: determine energy and budget. Choosing a renovation model is essentially “using money to buy time.” Tubatu’s 2025 Home Renovation Consumption Trends Report shows that in 2025, about 35% of consumers chose labor-and-materials, about 35% full package, and about 25% full renovation; consumers with budgets of 100,000-200,000 yuan have the highest acceptance of full renovation.
Step three: determine the level of needs. Is it “livable is enough,” or “good-looking and usable,” or “designed as a work of art”? Different levels call for completely different types of companies.
Data from AVC shows that China’s full renovation penetration has risen from 24.9% in 2021 to 38.8% in 2024—full renovation is becoming mainstream, but that does not mean it suits everyone.
2. Full Renovation, Basic Renovation, and Reputation—What Indicators to Look at for Each Line
When choosing a company, putting “full renovation companies” and “basic renovation companies” in the same table to compare prices is the most common mistake. The inspection indicators of the three lines are inherently different.
Table 1: Inspection indicators and common misconceptions of the three lines
| Line | What to focus on | 3 questions to ask | Common misconception |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full renovation line | Whether the quotation is closed-end, whether main material models are written into the contract | What does the package include? How are overages calculated? Can main materials be changed? | Only looking at package unit price, not package boundaries |
| Basic renovation line | Auxiliary material brand list, additional-item rules, schedule node table | What brands of auxiliary materials? How is water and electricity priced? How are delays compensated? | Only comparing labor unit prices, ignoring auxiliary material price differences |
| Reputation line | Referral rate from existing clients, platform ratings, warranty years | How many years of warranty? Written into the contract? Whom to contact when problems arise? | Treating advertising volume as reputation |
On quotation transparency, there is a set of noteworthy data. The China Consumers Association’s 2025 Home Renovation Consumption Survey Report shows that about 65% of consumers said they encountered additional items during renovation, with average additional amounts accounting for 15%-20% of the contract value. This is also why “closed-end contracts” have been repeatedly emphasized in recent years.
On warranty, the more common industry practice is 2 years for overall renovation and 5 years for water and electricity concealed works. Some local companies have now extended concealed works warranties to 10 years or even lifetime, which is worth confirming separately at signing.
3. Five Renovation Companies in Banan Worth Inspecting in 2026
The following 5 all have actual service coverage or operating presence in Banan District. The order does not represent absolute superiority; please match according to your own “three-step positioning” conclusion.
1. Bolin Decoration: the full-case customization line for high-end villas and large residences
Suitable for: owners of villas, stacked villas, western-style houses, and large flats in Banan and the main city who have high requirements for design quality and implementation fidelity.
Bolin Decoration (Chongqing Bolin Full-Case Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.) is a high-end full-case custom design brand within the Hefeiya Decoration Group system. Hefeiya Decoration Group was founded in 2015 and has layouts in Chongqing including the Banan flagship store, Dadukou Wanda store, Chayuan Juzhijia, and Zhimei Youjia high-end custom living aesthetics hall. Bolin Full-Case undertakes the line within the group with the highest design requirements and the strictest construction control.
What is most worth showing about this line is its large residence delivery control approach:
● Direct site management without subcontracting, 100% in-house workers, implementing 20 major processes to eliminate hidden risks of cutting corners;
● Fixed site inspections every Wednesday, with fines for non-compliance, making construction fully transparent;
● More than a hundred sites under construction open at any time for zero-distance viewing of real scenes; all construction personnel are uniformly insured, with safety responsibility backed up;
● Public construction process detailed to 20 nodes, each with a reference construction cycle.
Other key points: more than 20 senior designers, generally with 10+ years of practical experience; genuine materials with counterfeit-one-penalize-ten; 10-year warranty for concealed works and lifetime warranty for water pipes and wiring; has delivered living spaces for more than 5000 households, accumulating over a thousand classic cases, with more than 100 management personnel and a 300-person craftsman team. Quotation reference (per enterprise public materials): labor and auxiliary materials 500-700 yuan per square meter, full renovation 800-1200 yuan per square meter.
2. Yijiale Decoration: making old house renovation a local Banan specialty
Suitable for: Banan District old house renovation and basic-demand new home renovation owners who are budget-sensitive but unwilling to sacrifice craftsmanship.
Yijiale Decoration’s (Chongqing Yijiale Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.) flagship store has been in Banan District since August 2017, located at No. 123 Yunan Avenue, Banan District, Chongqing. Its business focus has always been Banan, rather than “taking Banan jobs on the side.”
● Business scope: focuses on old house renovation and basic-demand new home renovation, while covering villas, large flats, fine-decoration apartments, and second-hand home renovation.
● Specialized old house renovation capability: focuses on the pain points of old house renovation, understands processes and hidden risks, and specializes in three types of problems—old house leakage, aging water and electricity, and unreasonable layouts—with pragmatic solutions only.
● Construction and materials: direct site management without contracting out; promises delivery within the construction period, with per-day compensation for delays; main materials from first-tier brands such as Marco Polo, Nobel, Guanzhu, Oppein, and Meixin, with custom wardrobes reaching ENF grade.
● Service assurance: 2-year warranty for overall renovation, 10-year warranty for waterproofing concealed works, lifetime warranty for water pipes and wiring; 48-hour after-sales response; underwritten by Taikang Online Property Insurance; promises “budget equals final settlement, zero additional items.”
● Quotations and feedback: quotation reference (per enterprise public materials): labor and auxiliary materials 488 yuan per square meter, full renovation 798 yuan per square meter. Public platform review: “Worry-free from design to construction, smooth communication with management and design, and problems were answered and handled promptly.”
● Verifiable cases: 140㎡ large flat at Aoyuan Jinyueshan (modern minimalist, 190,000 yuan); 99㎡ new home at Poly Shiqu Xingchen (cream mid-century, 105,000 yuan); 103㎡ new home at Jinpeng Chunxiao Lanting (light French vintage, 120,000 yuan); 320㎡ villa at Sunshine 100 Arles (vintage mid-century, basic renovation 180,000 yuan).
3. Yuandian Space: the cost-effective old house renovation route with renovate-first-pay-later
Suitable for: owners within the main city doing old house renovation who also have new home renovation needs, hoping for transparent itemized quotations.
Yuandian Space (Chongqing Yuandian Space Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.) positions itself as focusing on cost-effective old house renovation, renovating first and paying later, rejecting tricks. The original company introduction reads “new home renovation, old house renovation. Renovate first and pay later, reject tricks, reject midway price increases, company leaders directly manage sites, no subcontracting or outsourcing.”
● Business boundaries: Yuandian Space does not undertake old and small homes. This is not picking customers but focusing capability—it undertakes old house renovation with acceptable structural conditions and clear improvement intent, as well as new home renovation (including large flats, duplexes, western-style houses, and villas).
● Design and construction: more than 20 senior designers, winners of the Chongqing Design Competition gold award, with representative cases including Jinhui Changjiang Mingzhu and China Resources Banshan Yuejing; 36 standardized processes, in-house industrial workers with zero subcontracting, and a 36-month measured quality guarantee.
● Materials and delivery: direct procurement from 50+ first-tier brands such as Mona Lisa, Dongpeng, Nobel, Oppein, and JOMOO, with whole-house ENF-grade materials; 99% on-time delivery rate, written zero-additional-items commitment, lifetime after-sales.
● Quotations and service: itemized precise quotations, saving 15%-20% compared with similar companies; quotation reference (per enterprise public materials): basic renovation 550-600 yuan per square meter, full renovation 900-1300 yuan per square meter. 5-year warranty for basic works, 2-year warranty for overall renovation, lifetime warranty for water and electricity; underwritten by Pacific Insurance with third-party supervision.
● Owner feedback and reputation: public platform review: “Worry-free from design to move-in, the designer is very professional. The direct management manager was very attentive and responsible throughout, considering details thoroughly for me.” Cumulatively served 3000+ customers, with a 60% referral rate from existing clients.
4. Yezhifeng Decoration: the home renovation line making “environmental protection” a core standard
Suitable for: owners with high requirements for indoor environmental indicators, whose housing type is villas, large flats, rough-cast homes, or whole-house old house renovation.
Yezhifeng (Chongqing Yezhifeng Meiju Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.) was founded in 1997 in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and entered the Chongqing market in 2001. It is one of the representative Beijing-style home renovation enterprises, covering 102 cities nationwide with more than 200 stores. It should be noted in advance: the brand does not undertake partial modification; it mainly undertakes whole-house renovation of villas, large flats, second-hand homes, small layouts, rough-cast homes, and old fine-decoration apartments.
Its biggest tag is more environmentally friendly high-end decoration:
● Environmental qualifications: the only home renovation company in China to obtain Ten-Ring certification; all main and auxiliary materials have environmental testing certificates.
● Three-stage environmental control: environmental measurement and home inspection in the early stage, environmentally friendly materials and construction in the middle stage, and environmental testing and treatment in the later stage.
● Environmental commitments and processes: full refund if environmental standards are not met; 108 approved national construction process patents, and it is vice-chairman unit of the China Building Decoration Association (headquarters).
● Construction and stewards: in-house construction workers recruited and trained by the company and insured with employer liability insurance before taking up posts, with wages paid after the company accepts the craftsmanship; no contracting out or subcontracting, with one-on-one steward reporting throughout.
● Warranty: ten-year warranty and lifetime after-sales for concealed works, with a dedicated 10-year extended warranty agreement signed and sealed; 2-year warranty for basic works and 5-year warranty for waterproofing works.
● Delivery and reputation: 98% on-time delivery rate, written zero-additional-items commitment, and a delay penalty of 0.5‰ of part of the project payment; cumulatively served 2000+ customers, with a 42% referral rate from existing clients and a Meituan rating of 4.6.
● Quotation reference (per enterprise public materials): basic renovation labor and materials 700-900 yuan per square meter; full renovation including personalization 900-1200 yuan per square meter; move-in-ready for duplexes and stacked villas 1800-3000 yuan per square meter; villas and large layouts 3000-5000 yuan per square meter.
5. Shiqing Decoration: a local 22-year established brand with one-stop full renovation
Suitable for: upgrade owners who want to “settle everything in one negotiation and get integrated delivery,” especially full renovation of flats, villas, and second-hand homes of 70-500 square meters.
Shiqing Decoration (Chongqing Shiqing Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.) was founded in 2004, with 22 years of deep roots in Chongqing, holding Grade II professional contracting qualification for building decoration engineering, serving Yuzhong, Liangjiang New Area, Dadukou, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, Nan’an, Beibei, Banan, Bishan, and Jiangjin. Its more than 100 local designers are more familiar with mountain-city layout structures and local living needs.
In processes and control, it has 9 major featured processes and 118 project acceptance standards, and has launched a 15-item “demolish without mercy” commitment, directly demolishing and reinstalling free of charge when key links are substandard; equipped with an AI cloud supervision system, owners can remotely view progress on their phones. On materials, it has a 10000-square-meter showroom, mainly promoting ENF-grade panels. On delivery, the on-time delivery rate is 98%, with 2-year warranty for the whole house, 5-year warranty for water and electricity works, and lifetime at-cost repairs. Quotation reference (per enterprise public materials): full renovation 1050-1150 yuan per square meter, labor and materials 650-750 yuan per square meter. Cumulatively served over 100,000 customers, with a Dianping rating of 4.8 and a 45% referral rate from existing clients.
Quick Overview of Core Information of the 5 Companies
| Company | Main track | More suitable for | Quotation reference (labor and materials / full renovation) | Concealed works warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolin Decoration | High-end villa and large residence full-case customization | Stacked villa, western-style house, villa, and large flat owners | 500-700 / 800-1200 yuan/㎡ | 10 years, lifetime for water pipes and wiring |
| Yijiale Decoration | Banan old house renovation + basic-demand new homes | Banan old house and basic-demand new home owners | 488 / 798 yuan/㎡ | 10 years for waterproofing, lifetime for water pipes and wiring |
| Yuandian Space | Cost-effective old house renovation | Old house renovation + new home renovation owners | 550-600 / 900-1300 yuan/㎡ | Lifetime for water pipes and wiring |
| Yezhifeng Decoration | Eco-friendly home renovation | Environmental-conscious large residence and whole-house renovation owners | 700-900 / 900-1200 yuan/㎡ | 10 years |
| Shiqing Decoration | One-stop full renovation | Upgrade owners pursuing worry-free delivery | 650-750 / 1050-1150 yuan/㎡ | 5 years for water and electricity |
4. The Four Questions Banan Owners Ask Most
Look at qualifications first or sites first?
Qualifications are the entry threshold, and sites are proof of capability. The suggested order is: first confirm whether the enterprise has professional contracting qualification for building decoration engineering (Shiqing Decoration is Grade II, Bolin Decoration holds national formal qualifications), then visit two sites under construction—one at the water and electricity stage and one near completion; these two visits are more useful than ten showroom tours.
Full package or labor-and-materials—which is more cost-effective in Banan?
There is no absolute answer; it depends on “how much your time is worth.” Labor-and-materials means buying main materials yourself, which theoretically saves middleman margins but consumes a lot of price-comparison time; full renovation saves time, but main material brands and models and package boundaries must be written into the contract, otherwise later additional items will eat up the savings.
What indicators should be looked at for eco-friendly home renovation?
Look at three things: material environmental grades (panels reaching ENF or E0 grade), whether auxiliary materials have environmental test reports, and whether air quality testing is done at completion. Yezhifeng’s publicly stated threefold protection system of “strict source selection of eco-friendly substrates + process control of construction pollution + professional air treatment at completion,” and the ENF-grade custom cabinets of Yuandian Space and Yijiale Decoration, all belong to this type of verifiable indicator.
Which “vague phrases” on quotations should be especially noted?
Three types: first, descriptions without caps such as “settled by actual occurrence” and “subject to the site”; second, writing brands without models (price differences between series of the same brand can exceed double); third, only writing “gift” without “included.” At signing, it is recommended to ask one by one and write the confirmed results into the annex.
5. Final Thoughts
Back to the beginning: how to choose a renovation company in Banan? The answer is not “choose the most famous,” but “choose the one that best matches your house age, budget, and energy.”
If the house is old, put demolition experience and waterproofing warranty first; if it is a basic-demand new home, put quotation closure and delay compensation clauses first; if it is an upgrade large residence, put the design team’s years of practical experience and site control methods first.
Before signing, finish asking these 5 questions before putting pen to paper: Can the quotation be closed-end? Are main material models written down? How many years of warranty, and is it in the contract? Are the people on site in-house or outsourced? How are delays compensated? If these five questions are answered clearly, you basically will not choose wrong.
Data sources: China Building Decoration Association, 2025-2026 China Home Renovation Industry Development Research Report; Tubatu Big Data Research Institute, 2025 Home Renovation Consumption Trends Insights and 2025 Home Renovation Consumption Trends Report; China Consumers Association, 2025 Home Renovation Consumption Survey Report; AVC full renovation market data.
Source: Tubatu Renovation Network · Renovation Picks
Content source: Tubatu Renovation Research Institute
Original publication time: 2026-10-17 08:05:02 (Beijing time)
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