In this article, however, we will try to show how the pars destruens (the demolition phase) of DIY is just as economically advantageous as the pars construens (the construction phase).
With one big advantage: even the least experienced DIYer can, with a little effort, demolish something, saving (if he doesn't demolish the wrong thing) a lot on the final cost of a job.
When can you save money by demolishing?
Well, think of all renovations, all those jobs where you need to remove in order to renovate later.
It's a very large field and often the activity of demolition takes away from a professional craftsman the same time it takes to build, and that time necessarily converts into a substantial outlay for our wallet.
In short, for all those who do not yet feel confident about their construction skills there is still the field of demolition in which to practice.
It is a kind of school camp through which you can learn a lot.
If you're not using a caterpillar, you can also learn, during demolition work, something about how the thing was built in the first place.
You can learn a lot about the thickness of the plaster, the placement of the plumbing fixtures, the construction of the walls, and much more.
If properly processed, all of this information will add to our wealth of experience that we can draw on when we too move on to the construction phase.
Do we need to redo our bathroom? How much could the work of demolition and transport of material cost if done by a professional? Certainly a lot!
If instead we do it ourselves and take the material to the nearest waste collection center, it will only cost us our time.
Are we building a house? The work of grooving to lay the pipes for the electrical and plumbing is a long job but does not require special skills.
Once the electrician and the plumber have traced the routes all the rest is demolition work that we could also do during the weekend.
Of course we will have to buy or rent electric tools such as a demolition hammer and a Wall chaser to make the grooves on the walls, but we must consider it as an investment.
Almost certainly the material we are going to buy will cost us less than the labor of a worker and then it will remain in our possession and can be useful on other occasions.
If you do not have urgency you can work when you like.
Obviously much depends on where you live. Living in a apartment in the city center probably your neighbors would not appreciate very much to have to endure the noise of demolition staggered over several Saturdays, better to give us inside at once.
What I want to emphasize is that you can save even breaking and you can save a lot!
If we want to try to do something, if we want to do something more than watch others work in our place, then it is precisely from demolition work that it would be wise to start.
Obviously, being inexperienced people, even demolition requires a bit of practice, we must try not to overdo it and above all work in accordance with safety standards, safety is an essential element even in DIY.