Advice on removing stud wall

JuzaMum

I am planning to remove a stud wall (with door frame in the middle) in my house. I have not attempted anything like this before so any advice gratefully received. I would also like to know the most cost effective way of disposing of the old plasterboard.
Thanks

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

JuzaMum wrote: »

I have not attempted anything like this before so any advice gratefully received.

First thing would be make sure it's not load bearing (holding anything else up).

I_have_spoken

>I would also like to know the most cost effective way of disposing of the old plasterboard<

Put into your wheelie bin over the course of a few months

somethingcorporate

I_have_spoken wrote: »

>I would also like to know the most cost effective way of disposing of the old plasterboard<

Put into your wheelie bin over the course of a few months

I agree with this. It's very expensive to dispose of at our local tips (£8 for a small bag from memory) or you can add it into a skip if you are getting one (which one of the local skip companies allow, up to 10% of the volume) but then the skip costs £££.

It's surprisingly easy to break up/cut neatly and store in a pile putting it in the black bins over a few weeks/months. You can always ask neighbours on bin days if they have any spare capacity you could use.

trailingspouse

Once you've satisfied yourself that it is indeed a non-load-bearing wall, you can remove the plasterboard with a crow bar. That will leave the wooden supports that are either attached to each other or up into the ceiling. Brute force is the best method. It's very therapeutic.

JuzaMum

It is definitely not load bearing. Our bin is usually full come collection day and our neighbours too so I think I will need to pay for disposal. I am not sure which is the cheapest way. This wall is the first of three to go.

macman

Take it to your local tip in your car, if you have one?

FreeBear

I_have_spoken wrote: »

>I would also like to know the most cost effective way of disposing of the old plasterboard<

Put into your wheelie bin over the course of a few months

Except most (all ?) councils do not allow building waste to be disposed of in wheelie bins. Plasterboard and other gypsum products can no longer go in to general landfill. [Technical bit] The calcium sulphate will be reduced to hydrogen sulphide gas by bacteria present with decomposing organic waste.

If you must dispose of plasterboard, it should either go for recycling or sent to segregated monocell specifically set aside for this type of waste.

In the grand scheme of things, a small amount of plasterboard waste (i.e. a few inches off the end of a full sheet) going to landfill isn't going to make much difference. But a whole wall or three really needs to be disposed of in a sensible manner - Fly tipping or wheelie bins are not appropriate.