What happens to the rubble from a strip-out? Where does it go?

There is always more rubbleDebris (rubble)The waste that comes out of demolition and building work: broken tiles, render, bricks and concrete. It is collected in bags and has to be disposed of legally. than you'd expect. Broken tiles, bricks, chunks of renderRender (plaster)A layer of mortar (sand, cement or lime, and water) spread over brick or concrete to give a wall a straight, sound surface ready for paint or tiles., old adhesiveTile adhesiveA ready-mixed cement-based mortar, sold as a powder and mixed with water, used to stick tiles to walls and floors. It is spread with a notched trowel. and screedScreedA layer of sand-and-cement mix or lightweight concrete poured over the slab to create falls and a solid surface for the next material. quickly fill bags, even in a small bathroom.

In this small bathroom, the bathtub's front panel and the tiles around it alone made a heap of bricks and tiles. That's why rubble is bagged inside the work area as the breaking goes on, so it doesn't spread through the rest of the home, as in the flat where the old floor was taken up.

In a block of flats, the bags go down the stairs or in the lift, with the shared areas protected, and are not thrown from balconies. From there they are loaded onto a small truck or into a skipSkipA large metal container for the rubble from building work, collected by a truck once full. On the street it usually needs a permit from the municipality.. A skip on the street or pavement usually needs a permit from the municipality.

Rubble doesn't go in household bins or onto empty plots. Waste from building work has to end up with a licensed waste management scheme.

Keep in mind: before the work starts, ask who will take the rubble away, where it will go and whether its removal is included in the quote.