Removing non-loadbearing wall etc.

49IM

I have a quote of £990 for:

> Removal of ~3m of non-loadbearing blockwork wall and disposal of waste
> Repair ceiling where required after wall removal, and skim ~9sqm over artex
> Modify some electrics, including ~4m of new chasing, moving a double socket and some minor light switch re-jigging.
> Make good (to plaster finish) electrics and any wounds to the remaining walls after old wall removal.

NO other work is included such as decorating or repairing the floor.

What do you reckon for that price? I'm thinking I might even be able to knock the wall down myself, but I'm not sure.

Thanks,

daivid

Having taken out a similar wall* myself then getting in a plasterer and an electrician (admittedly for full re-wire and re plaster of the new room) the cost doesn't seem unreasonable if the standard will be high and electrics certified. Hopefully others will be along with pricing experience.

Do you have a plan for making good of the floor? Do you not want the same person to do this too? At least perhaps levelling to the floor level either side (hopefully the same) ready for re-covering. If you have one person who can do the lot you will have the benefit of not having to co-ordinate trades and having one waiting for the other.


* and a 3.5m load-bearing wall running perpendicular (and then putting in a universal beam)

49IM

daivid wrote: »

Having taken out a similar wall* myself then getting in a plasterer and an electrician (admittedly for full re-wire and re plaster of the new room) the cost doesn't seem unreasonable if the standard will be high and electrics certified. Hopefully others will be along with pricing experience.

Do you have a plan for making good of the floor? Do you not want the same person to do this too? At least perhaps levelling to the floor level either side (hopefully the same) ready for re-covering. If you have one person who can do the lot you will have the benefit of not having to co-ordinate trades and having one waiting for the other.


* and a 3.5m load-bearing wall running perpendicular (and then putting in a universal beam)

I'm going to make good the floor myself - I've dealt with another patch of the same floor in the same part of the house (it's all in an old extension) so I can guess pretty well what's under there. I will just be tiling and last time wasn't too bad, poured some SLC into the worst bits then tiled on top and it turned out fine.

I guess removing the wall will leave a "trough" in the subfloor where the lowest blocks were hacked out, but I imagine I can fill that without too much trouble.

somethingcorporate

I don't think the cost sounds unreasonable.

Furts

Bear in mind the wall may be non load bearing but it could be serving a function of structural stability, or bracing. Also when removed consider what opening you are left with. This needs to be sound, and it may need piers for stiffening for example.