How much should I expect to pay to knock down a non-load bearing wall?

Ezzbis2023

Hello Just trying to buy a home which has a old fashioned bathroom which i need to include cost of renovating when making an offer. The tricky bit is there is a non-load bearing wall between WC and bathroom and have 2 doors of course in the hallway. I'd like to have wall taken down and convert the whole 3 piece as in one main bathroom with one door. Roughly want to know how much it would cost? I am in South West England (Bristol). Thanks in advance 

FreeBear

Before you go knocking down any wall, you need to consult a structural engineer. Even a simple stud wall could be providing support for an adjacent part of the building. I have a couple of stud walls here. Whilst it would be a simple task to knock them down and open up the space, the ceiling joists rest on the top (three short spans of 3x2 timbers of ~2.4m each). Take the walls out, and the ceilings will collapse.

And do use a structural engineer rather than trusting the opinion of a builder - The latter is unlikely to be qualified to give an opinion.

Jonboy_1984

Is it the only toilet in the house? If so having it integrated into the bathroom unnecessarily is something I would avoid personally. It made life difficult in our last property when a family member started suffering from IBS. When they had to go, they really had to go now….!

Is there a cold water tank in the loft above and how does it sit in relation to this wall?

ThisIsWeird

Assuming all these issues are ok, is it possible to give ballpark figures?

silvercar

We just planned to knock out what we thought was a non-load bearing stud wall between kitchen and utility room. Turned out it was providing lateral support to another wall and we had to have an RSJ put in. Don't assume that a simple stud wall means you can just knock it out.

TELLIT01

Assuming the wall is non-loadbearing it shouldn't take more than a couple of days to remove.  That is also assuming there are no electrical cables to be rerouted.  Purely that part of the job would probably come in at around or under £1k including removal.