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Managing Your own Home Renovation - Before Getting a Skip Bin

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Managing Your own Home Renovation - Before Getting a Skip Bin

Knowing your home needs renovation work is one thing – planning and managing the project alone is another.

There’s a lot to consider; cost being the major factor for most people and staying in-line with rules and regulations another. There’s also the issue of waste management – renovations always create a mess.

No matter how simple the job, there’s always some excess rubbish during and after work is complete.

For most projects,skip bin hirefrom a company such as Skip Bin Finderis the best solution for this and there are many good reasons for that which we’ll cover later in this article.

Organising your renovations effectively

Know what you’re getting into!

It can be a scary prospect; making big changes to your home isn’t something most people take on lightly. It’s costly, time-consuming and can cause a lot of upheaval to family members.

But ultimately, the improvements can make the experience of living in the house much more positive and practical – so it’s worth the trouble in the end.

Home renovation can be split into two different categories – structural and cosmetic. Structural renovations speak for themselves – these alter the structure of a building. So, removing or building walls or changing a roof – they need to be in-line with regulations.

Cosmetic renovation includes those renovations that don’t need to be done but you’d just prefer it if they were. There are three types of cosmetic renovations – they can be separated into

Complying – That’s things like replacing doors which doesn’t need approvals but does need to meet with council regulations.

Exempt – Those little jobs which need no approvals – this might be something like repainting and flooring.

Substantial – Big jobs like adding anew veranda or balcony.

Whichever type of renovation you’re embarking on, be sure to set a budget and stick to it.

Don’t forget to include incidentals in your costing too – that includes things like skip bins and other professional services from a company.

Home renovation checklist

  • Red tape

Ensure you have lodged all the relevant applications with your local counciland find out the estimated processing time for each one. This allows you to plan your project properly. If you know when you’ll have the legal stuff in place, then you can plan when to start the work.

  • Materials

Choosing the materials to be used can take up a lot of time. Make sure supply is plentiful too.

  • Professionals

Speak to the professionals you’re working with to set a schedule of work. Ask about who will be on site regularly and when is the best time to talk to the boss if need be. Busy tradies don’t have a lot of time for questions once a job is up and running so it pays to know when’s the best time to catch them.

  • Skip bin hire

Work with an established skip bin companyand organise your skips ahead of time. Should you fill more than one, you can book more skip bins as needed.

Waste management during home renovations

How skip binscan make things easier

This may be something which you need to deal with on a regular basis. That depends on the scope of the work – a big job might call for more than one skip bin. A small job might only need a mini skip.

A professional skip bin hire business will assist you as you make your selections regarding which style and size skips are best for your project.

A small home renovation job might only need mini skips which are generally between 2M3 and 4M3 in size.

For your information, a 2M3 skip bin will hold around 8 wheelie bins worth of rubbish, a 3M3 skip bin will hold around 12 and a 4M3 skip bin will hold around 16.

Skip bins are the most effective solution for managing waste during home renovations for many reasons.

  • Convenient
  • Clean
  • Affordable
  • Fast
  • Varied waste types accepted

Whatever the scope of your project, be sure to get skip bin hire in place early on so that the exterior of your home stays neat and tidy – nobody wants to upset the neighbours!

Talk to a professional about your options and which skip bins might work best for your needs.

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