Interior Demolition Question

[Ben C.]

Hello, I am gutting the interior of an investment down to the studs. My question is would you have the demo company remove all electrical and plumbing wiring (it all needs to be updated) at the same time of demoing all the rest of interior? From what I have been told the answer is yes. If so what do the contractors do about powering their tools on the construction site? Thanks!

[Aaron McGinnis]

The answer is... yes. Get rid of all the old wire and pipes with cheap demo labor. Having an electrician/plumber do it will cost a lot more.

Pro tip: If it's a lot of pipe/wire, you could consider piling it into a trailer or similar and taking it in to a scrap place. I've bought some pretty fancy dinners this way in the past.

Either leave some temporary outlets, or get a temporary power pole if it's going to be a long-term job.