Safety Tips For Demolition Work

It doesn't matter which room you're renovating, there's bound to be some sort of demolition work that you need to complete before the renovation process begins. In fact, the demolition work might be the part of the job that you're looking forward to the most. It probably isn't often that you get to do things such as tear down walls, bust up bathroom tile, or tear out cabinets. However, completing demolition work isn't as simple as you might think. If you aren't careful while doing demo work, you could put yourself in a dangerous situation. So, before you begin tearing stuff up, check out these tips.

Wear Proper Safety Gear

When you're demolishing a room or part of a room, it's important for you to put your safety before anything else. This means, you need to wear proper safety attire, such as goggles, gloves, a hard hat, and thick-soled shoes.

Turn Off the Gas, Water, and Electric

In addition to wearing the right kind of safety gear for the job, you need to make sure you turn off the water, gas, and electricity running to the room. Some people avoid cutting off a room's electricity because they need it to operate power tools or to have enough light in the room. However, if you need to use a light or power tools, you should run an extension cord into the room you're working in from another area of the house.

Get Rid of the Trash

When you do demolition work for a project, you have to dispose of a lot of debris. It's important that you get rid of the unnecessary debris as you work so that it's not in your way. The last thing you need is to get injured tripping over debris that you should have cleaned up throughout the day. Consider renting a dumpster to keep at your house for the duration of the project. Then, you have a place to put the debris as you work. When you rent a dumpster, the rental company takes care of disposing of the debris when the dumpster is full. You can rent a small dumpster if you want. However, if you're completing a large renovation project, smaller dumpsters may need to be emptied before the project is complete. So, it might be more cost effective to rent a larger dumpster if you have a big home renovation project.

If you put your safety above everything else, you can complete the demolition portion of your home renovation project without putting yourself in danger. All you need to do is, wear the right safety gear, turn off the utilities running to the room you're renovating, and rent a dumpster to dispose of the debris you create. Contact a business, such as Parks & Sons of Sun City, Inc., for more information.   

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