Trying to work out which tools are worth hiring versus buying for a weekend strip-out in Australia. Every room is different, but I am especially interested in the point where cheap gear becomes false economy, versus hiring heavier demolition kit for one Saturday and Sunday.
If you have done bathroom, kitchen, laundry or even a bedroom rip-out while living in the house, how did you keep dust, noise and bin logistics under control?
On my list before I start: PPE you actually wore, plastic and negative pressure tricks versus just closing doors, skip or bin cost versus tip runs, asbestos risk in older wet areas, demo hammer hire vs multi-tool and reciprocating saw burn through, whether a wet dry vac was worth buying.
Room type, tools hired vs bought, skip cost, dust control, what slowed you down, what you would hire or buy again - keen to hear real weekend war stories.
