Episode 17: Tania Bell - Demolishing with a Purpose to Re-Purpose

Tania Bell, from Green Room Interiors, is on this episode to tell us how we can demolish a house with the purpose of re-purposing.

So many houses get demolished for the sake of rebuilding or redeveloping. As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, you have to think, there has to be a better way to demolish houses than to put it all into landfill. Today we discuss how we can think outside the square to save money, save materials and save the planet.

Tania Bell is an award winning interior decorator and designer, design writer, mentor and business owner. With over 16 years experience in the design industry, Tania has seen it all and is able to use her knowledge and experience to design and decorate any type of home from the ultra-modern to the fun and retro.

1. When you buy a house for the land, what should we be looking for in terms of things you can salvage to then either re-purpose into the new build or on-sell?

2. What sort of percentage of home sites can be repurposed/recycled when demolishing a home?

3. Do we get to keep the items that we believe are salvageable or do demolition companies take them?

4. If we are demolishing a home to repurpose, you would need to demolish it manually, which would be more time intensive than mechanically, do demolition companies reduce the fee if they salvage to keep the items?

5. What should we be looking to salvage?

6. What really can't be salvaged?

7. There are some old school trades that are slowly dying. What can we do to keep these types of professionals in their job?

8. What are types of trades are there that help with repurposed or recycled products?

9. Besides saving the environment, what are the financial benefits of repurposing the old when it comes to building new?

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