Cost of knocking down internal wall

Pinklepurr

We want to knock down an internal wall to make a large kitchen/diner. The wall is plasterboard and not load bearing. It does have water pipes for a radiator and electricity running down it which will need to be sorted. The wall is approx 3m in length. Any idea of a ball park cost. We will be consulting a builder or two but wanted an idea up front. Thanks

Procrastinator333

Pinklepurr wrote: »

We want to knock down an internal wall to make a large kitchen/diner. The wall is plasterboard and not load bearing. It does have water pipes for a radiator and electricity running down it which will need to be sorted. The wall is approx 3m in length. Any idea of a ball park cost. We will be consulting a builder or two but wanted an idea up front. Thanks

First thing, be 100% sure it isn't load bearing. Personally, even if I was 99% sure, I wouild still pay a structural engineer to confirm it. Just not worth the risk imo.

Cost, you are likely go need an electrician, a plumber and a builder. Not a huge job for any of them. And not much in the way of materials. But the fact you are using 3 trades, it is go add up.

Depending on where you are, my punt is between £1k to £2k. But, it is a guess to be honest. You will get a mroe accurate answer when you get those quotes!

System

we did it ourselves with an upstairs wall , we had to move a radiator and move a light switch about 6 inches but apart from the mess it wasn't that bad.

phill99

It may be a plasterboard wall, but it still maybe load bearing. It could be block with 'dot and dab' plasterboard over it.

You need to get it checked. In my experiebce, most walls between lounge and dining room are load bearing and require steel work.