Demolition is large source of construction waste that accounts for more than half of the waste materials that end up in landfills from building projects. Home remodeling projects can reduce total project costs and the amount of waste produced by recycling materials and incorporating the existing structure into the structure being built. Windows and doors are pieces of a building that can be reused or donated to community organizations for a tax right off. Woodwork, studs, flooring as well as other materials can be reused if care is taken while removing them. Piping and electrical wiring can be reused or recycled.
Deconstruction can add several days to weeks to a project, but will reduce the overall building material cost. Recycling of materials reduces production of carbon dioxide resulting from creation of new building materials. Not all materials can be recycled efficiently, and sometimes time constraints prevent a crew from being able to recycle all materials that can be recycled. Renovation usually involves adding to the existing structure and is a great alternative to demolition and construction. Renovation is not possible in all situations. Sometimes a building is unable to meet all the needs of the owner and it must be destroyed to make new building construction possible.
Adding new floors to a building can be very difficult, and is usually more trouble than building a completely new structure designed to have more floors. Constructing a basement for a building that does not have one already requires a lot more work than building a basement first and then the rest of the structure. Larger buildings are usually not candidates for deconstruction or renovation due to the amount of time careful dissection of the building will take. Many builders prefer to start with a clean slate instead of spending time and energy modifying a building for renovation.
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