I'm looking to buy a farmhouse and it needs to be renovated

>>1041015
>what am I looking at if I try to demo it myself
A lot of unnecessary collateral damage.

Study before fucking shit up, and don't go apeshit destroying everything at once. I mean exhaustively study and assume nothing.

Ya gotta learn demo somewhere. Go slow and don't go nuts with sledgehammers. Know what's behind walls etc.

Have a plan to reduce repeated handling of debris since that's work. Tarps protect floors if you've any which need protecting.

If far out in country you can burn wooden debris and bury solids if you've plenty of acreage. Otherwise, know where yer county landfill is and its operating hours.

Get the plaster/ sheetrock compound tested for asbestos before buying, often added in this era:(

>>1041015
>What am I looking at if I try to demo it myself.
Work

>>1041015

hmm, it sounds like all hours really wanting to do is remove the interior wall for a doer upper. depending on the age, its either plaster board (GiB board), plaster render, or timber panelling. it could of course be asbestos but I'm assuming you will test for it and it really falls under plaster board.

you will want a hammer, nail puller and chisel to work with at minimum. I'd you go 'carefully' you should be able to rip off the walls without damaging anything else. this will preserve any antique fixtures you want to keep and allow you check for structural damage/infestations/etc. the rest is just installing modern fixtures.

expect a lot of man hours as opposed to bringing in a wrecking ball after removing the stuff you want to keep though. this is of course assuming you've checked out the foundations and they are solid.

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>>1041015
This is exactly what I did OP. I bought an old farmhouse on foreclosure on the cheap. Originally I was just going to bulldoze the whole thing, but the native timber studs were in good shape.
I wasn't saving my floor so I just dropped all the plaster lathe and slats from the walls and ceilings. Everything was full of blown in insulation, all this shit went in a pit and I burnt it.
The additions that were added over the years were ripped off with a bobcat, and most was burnt as well.
All the old doors with transoms, all trim, and some of the wood flooring I sorted and saved. All wiring and plumbing were gutted, as well as the beech floor joists.
Really OP it's mostly labor. Be smart like others suggested, and get as much help as possible. Good luck.
>the fat guy sitting on the trailer was my scrapper, not a bad idea to have a guy help you out for the scrap metal around the place

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>>1041407
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