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Planning to renovate or remodel your home? No need to hire expensive subcontractors. Thanks to home builders, these DIY renovation tips will make your home improvement project a breeze.
Limit the mess
Sometimes major interior demolition is unavoidable. To limit the discomfort and pain this causes, clean up the debris and get rid of it immediately.
Make a list
Always have a pencil and a notebook on hand. Note down all the supplies, materials, and tools you need.
Lay down a cover
It’s impossible to paint a ceiling or demolish a wall without making a mess. This mess can damage your furniture and flooring. Canvas drop cloths and garbage bags are the best way to protect your possessions.
Save those buckets
Buckets are a renovator’s best friend. They’re great for storing water, organizing fasteners, mixing, dragging tools, hauling heavy debris, setting stuff on, and sitting on.
Use garbage cans
Bring at least two garbage cans. Put them where the mess is made – like next to the miter-saw to drop in cut-offs. Garbage bags are good for stuffing in rubbish and old insulation.
Set up a junk station
Once the major renovation is done, make a junk station. Bring a couple of boards, pieces of plywood, and extra sawhorses.
It’s smart to put your fasteners, tools, chargers, batteries, beverages, and radio in a central location.
Scattering items all over the place makes cleaning up harder. And you don’t want to waste time looking for the items you need.
Organise tools per job
Know exactly which tools you’ll require for each job. Organize your storage bins and toolboxes according to the upcoming task.
A box for drywall, electrical, plumbing tools, etc. This will make your work much easier and faster.
Install temporary lighting
Let’s be honest. You can’t do a decent job when you’re operating in the dark. So consider installing temporary lighting.
Bring extra fasteners
Dedicate a toolbox for fasteners. And keep different size screws and a variety of bits. That way, you’ll have the right screw with the right bit.
Small compressors for small jobs
If you have a few pieces of plywood to install and a few studs to nail, consider using a mini compressor instead of a giant, heavy compressor.
Mini compressors are light, portable, and inexpensive.
Separate your lumber
Moving timber from one room to another is time-wasting. So put the pile of wood somewhere close and accessible.
Pull those nails
Deal with the nails before reusing the lumber. You can pull off the nails or bend them over. This reduces the odds of stepping on a nail.
Fast concrete fastening
Use a concrete screw installation tool. Just drill a hole and sink the screw after slipping the driver shaft on top of the masonry bit.
Make big pieces
Drywall tends to crush into smaller pieces when removed. So don’t pull it super-hard right away. Instead, tug and wiggle it away from the studs.
Park smartly
Strategically place the debris in the trash bin. Don’t toss it carelessly.
Make a plastic passage
Isolate the room you’re renovating using sheets of plastic. The plastic cover prevents dust from spreading into other rooms.
