Seoul City: "For Repairing Old Low-Rise Houses, Consult Experts"

[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] On the 30th, Seoul City announced that it has reorganized the 'Home Repair Specialists' to provide professional support for repairing old low-rise houses.

Home Repair Specialists are a group of experts who directly visit and consult residents living in low-rise houses of four floors or less that have passed 10 years since their approval for use, aiming to improve their residential environment. Since March 2016, they have been providing on-site consultation services by visiting homes directly.

The Home Repair Specialists, previously composed only of architects and home repair-related companies specializing in design, have newly recruited and deployed 15 architectural construction technicians, experts in the construction field. The total number of experts has increased from 71 to 110, about 1.5 times more than before.

The reorganized Home Repair Specialists perform various roles such as diagnosing houses in low-rise residential areas, providing exterior design advice, and guiding home repair support projects through 'visiting consultation services' and the 'Gakkeum Housing Project.' In particular, the newly added architectural construction technicians plan to offer more professional home repair consultations, including house maintenance and remodeling.

The city explained that it will produce guides and conduct training so that experts such as architects and architectural construction technicians can familiarize themselves with Seoul City's home repair support system and explain it more easily to residents.

Meanwhile, citizens who wish to receive home repair consultations can apply for the visiting consultation service on Seoul City's Jipsuri.com, where Home Repair Specialists will visit their homes to diagnose aging houses in low-rise residential areas. Additionally, through Jipsuri.com, they can receive loans for home repair costs and take home repair education through online and offline academies.

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