Edit - posted twice
Tools to buy,
some of those large rubberised plastic buckets for carrying crap out,
a builders shovel bigger mouth than a normal shovel.
crowbar, hammer and hump hammer,
Wet and dry vacumn cleaner, a godsend,
Decent step ladders,not cheap aluminium bendy ones,
Large tool box,
Plastic sheeting to block rooms off when making dust, and to cover windows.
Bump cap, and face masks, coveralls,
and thats just for strip out.
all from Toolstation and they do free delivery so no probs with collection etc.
DLGLOVER
Correct, a private home you don't need any type of asbestos survey.
But you would have to be very very stupid not to, unless you're 100% sure you have no asbestos in your property.
My advice dont move in to you Finnish it, living in the project can be really stress full especialy for the women ime and the motivation to get away from the rents will keep you at it, so many people move in and the project grinds to a holt and then becomes the reason for divorce.
Toolstation may well be cheaper than Screwfix, but with a trade account at Screwfix I get free coffee and doughnuts!
Yep, wear gloves, wear a mask when knocking down plaster, wear safety goggles when doing anything (hammering/ plaster removal/drilling) that might generate splinters of material. I got a scratch on my cornea from a splinter and now I need to wear glasses (Annoyingly, not during all the DIY I've been doing, just innocently walking along past a tree surgeon doing his thing).and be careful!
The separate drill and impact driver is a good tip. I've found it a huge time saver. Loads quicker to put down the drill and pick up the driver than to stop drilling, take out the drill bit, drop it in the pile of bits on the floor, eventually find it, put it somewhere safe, fumble with your gloves to pick up the screwdriver bit, take off your gloves, pick up the screwdriver bit, put it in the drill, put your gloves back on, screw the screw in, take the screwdriver bit out and put it in your pocket, realise that it's missed your pocket and actually dropped on the floor, get down on hands and knees to find it, kneel on the drill bit, swear, put the drill bit in, drill the next hole, take the drill bit out, realise that you didn't find the screwdriver bit a minute ago......
Luckily for us Toolstation and Screwfix are right next to each other so can get different things from each depending on which one is cheaper.
sammaratti - Member
Correct, a private home you don't need any type of asbestos survey.But you would have to be very very stupid not to, unless you're 100% sure you have no asbestos in your property.
Maybe, but if you're not planning on disturbing anything that could be asbestos during the actual work, then you've got to go through the process of drilling, cutting, taking samples etc to send off for testing, potentially needlessly exposing yourself to the thing you're trying to avoid.
Free tea/coffee in Toolstaion for all round here. Free Bacon roll at Tradepoint/B&Q last month as well. Worth signing up to the mailing list for special discounts with TS and SF.Toolstation may well be cheaper than Screwfix, but with a trade account at Screwfix I get free coffee and doughnuts!
Thisisnotaspoon
That is exactly why I suggested a survey. You would be very suprised just to how many products in the average household can contain asbestos.
And you should never drill or cut anything that you think should be asbestos
Another thing - think very carefully about what you want for the future (difficult I know) as it will be easier to prepare things now than to damage newly plastered walls.
I did this in our bathroom - simply a case of chasing in some twin & earth and leaving exposed (not not wired in of course) behind the vanity unit. Then if I want to add a shaving point/toothbrush charger in the future all I need do is get an electrician in to wire up each end.
