Repair in the apartment – the long and difficult process demanding at the same time big monetary expenses. For this reason men often do not hurry to do it, postponing for later term. If you do not want to wait, try to induce your husband to do repair one of several available ways.
Conversation with the husband
Just try to talk to the husband alone and to try to convince him of need of carrying out repair. Perhaps, the current state of the apartment suits it, but you have to show that it does not suit you. For example, tell that it is difficult to you to prepare in old kitchen with an unpleasant smell from pipes and ventilation, the pouring walls and a ceiling, etc. If you have children, tell how it is difficult to them to live in the apartment with outdated repair because of what it is unpleasant to invite friends, etc. Perhaps, your arguments nevertheless will convince the husband of need of carrying out repair.
Help the husband to solve financial problems if they are the main reason for refusal of repair. Try to reduce expenses and refuse for a while excesses. Try to postpone at least the small sums from salary monthly. Thus you will gradually collect the necessary sum on repair in all apartment or a certain room. Most likely, further your husband will already independently continue to be engaged in the remained works and will find a way of the solution of own financial problems.
Radical ways of belief
Threaten the husband with something if peaceful communication did not lead to anything. For example, refuse to prepare in kitchen which demands repair for a long time, or tell that are forced to move to parents until the situation is resolved. Certainly, it is necessary to do it only in case funds for repair are available, but the husband just does not show the aspiration to be engaged in it. Give to the husband a positive example. Tell about what repair was made by the husband of your girlfriend, and add that she was lucky with such hardworking and careful man. Usually it strongly "touches" men, and they try to please the soulmate at once and just to overtake other man in business in which that succeeded. If it is required, attract to it parents: let they will also help you to convince the husband of need of arrangement of your apartment. The device of a small disorder in the apartment can become an extreme method of impact on the husband. For example, if you see that old wall-paper already goes to pieces, it is possible "to help" a little them that the general view of the apartment became even more depressing. Also try not to clean up some time rooms which look worst of all. Gradually the husband will begin to pay more and more attention to an unpleasant situation around and, perhaps, will begin to undertake measures for its improvement.