ᐅ Drywall partition and door: direct hire or through a construction company?
Created on: 1 Dec 2020 18:39
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shirocko
Hello everyone,
We are currently having a semi-detached house built through a general contractor who will deliver the house to us fully finished and ready to move in.
The builder is now offering a customization option to add an additional wall in the bedroom and install another door. This would create two separate rooms instead of one. The work would involve installing a single-layer drywall partition, including materials, and fitting a door into another drywall partition. The price quoted for this work is €5,100.
My question:
Is this a fair price, or would it be better to have this work done later by an independent contractor or specialist company?
Please also consider issues such as liability after completion, sourcing materials, and so on.
Here are some more detailed specifications:
The wall will be approximately 2.743 meters x 4.225 meters (9 feet x 14 feet). The door consists of a wooden frame and a hollow core flush door in smooth white with square edges, with a height of 2.13 meters (7 feet).
Thank you in advance,
shirocko
We are currently having a semi-detached house built through a general contractor who will deliver the house to us fully finished and ready to move in.
The builder is now offering a customization option to add an additional wall in the bedroom and install another door. This would create two separate rooms instead of one. The work would involve installing a single-layer drywall partition, including materials, and fitting a door into another drywall partition. The price quoted for this work is €5,100.
My question:
Is this a fair price, or would it be better to have this work done later by an independent contractor or specialist company?
Please also consider issues such as liability after completion, sourcing materials, and so on.
Here are some more detailed specifications:
The wall will be approximately 2.743 meters x 4.225 meters (9 feet x 14 feet). The door consists of a wooden frame and a hollow core flush door in smooth white with square edges, with a height of 2.13 meters (7 feet).
Thank you in advance,
shirocko
hanse987 schrieb:
Does your general contractor install the drywall partition directly on the screed or build the wall first and then pour the screed? Retrofitting is only possible on top of the screed. I personally think soundproofing through proper execution is important. Therefore, the wall should be constructed first, and then the rooms filled with screed separately. Also, consider things like underfloor heating, additional electrical work, painting, and so on. You don’t want to drill into it yourself later on.
I would have everything explained in detail again—what exactly is planned for that budget, the sequence of work, etc.—and then possibly negotiate the price down to an acceptable level.