A How To Guide On Interior Demolition

 

How to decorate your house yourself

If your home renovation goes beyond new flooring and fresh paint, you've come to the right place. In this DIY guide, we'll teach you how to decorate your house without breaking the budget or damaging the value of your home.

What is Studs-Out Remodel?

Stripping a house "down to the studs" means dismantling it to its original layout. Drywall, insulation and ceiling joists are removed, leaving only beams and unfinished floors. You are essentially tearing down the inside of your home to rebuild it from scratch.

How much does it cost to decorate a house?

Gut renovation costs are relative and vary by home. Although the price depends on your location, the size of the house and the quality of the materials, the average homeowner spends $44,850 on a studio renovation. Add contractor rates to the mix and you're paying an additional $4,600 to $9,200.

To reduce renovation costs, you may decide to dismantle the interior of your home yourself. All you need is a solid set of home improvement tools, safety tools and a dumpster rental.

1. Plan Your Gut Renovation

Interior demolition can be messy, technical, and dangerous, so it's important to start this project with a plan. To prepare for stud repair, make sure you have the right tools and equipment for the job.

Tools needed for homework:

• 1. Hammer
• 2. Rotary saw
• 3. Horseshoe bar
• 4. Safety glasses
• 5. Helmet
• 6. Steel Toed Boots
• 7. Dumpster Rental

After a thorough inspection of your toolbox, check your walls and the foundation of your home. Pipes, tubes and wires will all run behind your walls, so know where they are before you hit the hammer. Have a plumber or electrician mark these locations as needed and save their contact information in case something goes wrong during the gut renovation.

Choose where to start remodeling your house and work from room to room. Do you have an old bathroom that you've hated for years? Start there. We also recommend making a list of wants and needs for each part of the home and prioritizing them to stay within budget.

Once you have enough home improvement supplies and a renovation plan, you can start decorating the house.

2. Prepare your room for disassembly

It is important to prepare each room before disassembly. Renovating the gut is particularly messy, so we recommend covering lamps, tables and furniture with plastic. You should also protect your floor with a tarp if you do not intend to install a new floor. Renovation waste, such as drywall and dust, accumulates quickly.

Don't forget your power cords either. The main pipes and cables run behind the walls, so seal them before you start dismantling the interior. Not only that​​​​​​.

3. Remove the inner walls

Before removing the inner wall, check that it is load-bearing. In other words, make sure the wall is not structural or essential to your home's foundation. If it keeps your home intact (literally), call a pro you shouldn't tear it down yourself. While DIY may be cheaper, it's not worth ruining a structural wall and irreparably damaging your house.

Not sure if your wall can accommodate major electrical wiring? Make a hole in the plasterboard and look inside. If you see pipes and cables, the contractor must remove them. However, if your wall is bright and wireless, you can prepare your home renovation tools.

• Removing the inner wall
• Make sure the power is off.
• Move rugs, pictures or decorations.
• Tap between the two studs with a hammer until you make a hole.
• Remove the drywall by hand (wear gloves) or with a pry bar.
• Pull out all remaining screws and bolts.
• Repeat these steps until you have removed all obstructing, non-structural walls.

Due to the dust and debris caused by drywall, we recommend wearing a mask and goggles for this job. You are protecting your floors and furniture, so take precautions for yourself too! Once you have cleared the space, you can proceed to the next stage of stud renewal.

4. Install Essentials

Now that you have removed the unwanted walls, you can do more renovations and less needy. We recommend that you make a list of the things you want to install in your home and go from there. Common renovations that homeowners do after interior demolition include:

• Inspect electrical and plumbing.
• A lot happens during studio repair, so make sure the electrical wires and tubes are still intact.
• Reconnect the new lamps.
• Out with the old, in with the new.
• Unscrew the old electrical connection and replace it with a new one.
•  Patching of pillared walls.
• Accidentally ate against a wall you meant to keep? Cover it with insulation, drywall and sealant.
• Cabinet installation. 
• As the walls and floors change, so do your cabinets.
• Find a place to store your plates and start installing shelves.
• Installation of a new floor.
• Whether you've been needing new floors for years or forgot to cover your floor before renovating, fresh tile or parquet will liven up your living space.
• Painting the walls. Once you've installed the essentials, choose a color scheme and update the interior of your home.

5. Plan the clean up

Plaque repair is messy. Clean during renovations to prevent debris. While you can move the trash to an immovable pile, a rental dumpster in your driveway allows you to clean up your work area faster.

The amount of landfill required depends on the size of your home, the type of waste and the weight of the materials. When you call Budget Dumpster, we can find the right container for your gut renovation. Plus, we'll save you countless trips to the dump and take the dump away when you're done cleaning.