Hi,
Gosh after spending a couple of hours googling I've found this forum - great!

I suffered flood damage a while ago, the property has been professionally dried out.

There are are number of internal and external walls that need to have the plaster boards replaced (the damage was 100% for a few weeks until dried out), can anyone give me advice as to how to remove the plasterboard from the walls.

I've not done this, the property is only 7years old.

All the walls and ceiling in kitchen and downstairs wc hallway need to be removed and one to the living room.

I imagine that care needs to be taken due to the electrical wiring. Can anyone advise how best to do this. Also how do you get rid of plaster board as you can't put it in skips?

I would be very grateful for any assistance, please ask for more details if I haven't given you enough info. - thanks!

Just set about it with a hammer, you can pull much of i off by hand when you get started. You will be able to get a pretty good idea of where the wiring is in such a new house. It should also be pinned etc.

The best tool for this is a small garden spade and a hammer, bolster etc. Create a hole, then put the blade of the spade flat against the wall and use it as a lever.

Isolate the circuits before you start at the consumer unit.

Are these interior stud (hollow) walls that are plasterboarded? or exterior walls?

Switch off the electric and have at it to put it bluntly, anything 90 degrees from a socket/ switch be wary of.
Make a hole and pull it away from the wall.

My local tip has a specific bit for plasterboard, check yours.
Literally just threw it in rubble sacks and took it down there.

Your local tip may take the plasterboard if they know the house is only 7 years old. They are usually only
concerned about older properties as the plasterboard in those may have traces of asbestos in them.

It's a dirty job but if you take the advice from the other people that have posted replies and wear a dust
mask then you should be ok.

Good luck

Plenty of skip companies allow plasterboard and other gypsum based products.

Why are you doing it yourself? You didn't take the insurance company pay out direct into your account??????

Plasterboard with asbestos will need specialist disposal for obvious reasons.
Normal plasterboard will still need seperate disposal as it smells like sh*t when it breaks down.

Usually your local tip/ council will have facilities for both situations, phone up and find out.

Start with removing the water damaged area. Use a utility knife, remove the damaged piece completely, and leave a matching shape that will easily match. Once the part is removed, check the to ensure there is no more extensive damage and start replacing.