ᐅ Building a Privacy Screen for Your Terrace: Hire a Professional or Do It Yourself?
Created on: 25 Jun 2021 08:51
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Pwnage619
Hello,
we have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
Our neighbors want a solid masonry partition wall made of stone instead of the standard glass divider.
We have two options for the wall.
We both want it to be 4m (13 feet) long, 2m (6.5 feet) high, and built on the property line.
Option 1
Have the builder construct it:
They would build a proper foundation for the wall and build it up (I believe with sandstone—the same type of stones used for the exterior walls of the house), finish it on the outside with the same high-quality render as the house, and place a capping slab on top.
Cost is about 6000 - 8000 € (to be calculated exactly) (price would be split between us).
Option 2
We skip the glass divider and both receive a small credit, maybe 100-200 € (to be confirmed), and then we build the partition wall ourselves using hollow blocks which can be filled with gravel or sand at the end to provide stability.
Cost: no idea but definitely cheaper 🙂
Could the wall in Option 1 settle over time, causing cracks in the masonry? Cracks usually develop inside the house over time, and sometimes even on the outside.
The high-quality render on the wall is also difficult to repair yourself. With Option 2, that should not be an issue since nothing is glued on.
we have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
Our neighbors want a solid masonry partition wall made of stone instead of the standard glass divider.
We have two options for the wall.
We both want it to be 4m (13 feet) long, 2m (6.5 feet) high, and built on the property line.
Option 1
Have the builder construct it:
They would build a proper foundation for the wall and build it up (I believe with sandstone—the same type of stones used for the exterior walls of the house), finish it on the outside with the same high-quality render as the house, and place a capping slab on top.
Cost is about 6000 - 8000 € (to be calculated exactly) (price would be split between us).
Option 2
We skip the glass divider and both receive a small credit, maybe 100-200 € (to be confirmed), and then we build the partition wall ourselves using hollow blocks which can be filled with gravel or sand at the end to provide stability.
Cost: no idea but definitely cheaper 🙂
Could the wall in Option 1 settle over time, causing cracks in the masonry? Cracks usually develop inside the house over time, and sometimes even on the outside.
The high-quality render on the wall is also difficult to repair yourself. With Option 2, that should not be an issue since nothing is glued on.
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hanghaus200026 Jun 2021 17:27guckuck2 schrieb:
Does not meet the stated requirementsHow do you know that? Of course it works. It even saves some space.It’s not a wall, but it’s easy to do yourself.
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
How would you know that?
Of course it’s possible. It even saves some space.
It’s not a wall, but it’s easy DIY. You could just read the original poster’s listed requirements.
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hanghaus200026 Jun 2021 19:48guckuck2 schrieb:
You could just readStay calm. Did I ask for your opinion? The original poster is looking for an affordable solution, so I should offer a practical and cost-effective alternative. A wall is simply the worst and most expensive option.
There are noise barriers made of wood, which can be designed quite nicely.
For example:
Pwnage619 schrieb:
Hello,
we have bought a new semi-detached house.
Our neighbors want to have a solid partition wall made of stone instead of the standard glass partition.
We both want it to be 4m (13 ft) long and 2m (6.5 ft) high, located exactly on the property boundary.
Costs around 6000 - 8000€ need to be calculated precisely (price then divided by 2) Hello Pwnage619
Wow, that’s really expensive.
Use 17.5 cm (7 inch) sand-lime bricks. (248 x 250 x 17.5 mm (9.75 x 9.8 x 0.7 inch)). That costs about 300 euros. Some adhesive, 10 bags of cement, and 1 m³ (35 ft³) of gravel. Overall, you’ll be around 400 euros for materials.
Check with construction sites whether two people have two Saturdays available to build the wall for you.
Foundation 80 cm (31.5 inch) deep, with recycled concrete (RCL) at the bottom, well compacted. Then formwork and reinforcement for the foundation. Mix concrete and pour it. Lay the first row of sand-lime bricks level. Then build the wall up. Have it plastered to match the house.
If the total costs come to 1,000 euros, that’s a fair price.
Steven
Pwnage619 schrieb:
Or what do you call the stones that are hollow inside and suitable for building a partition wall for a terrace? Hello Pwnage619
Or you can try doing it yourself. It’s not that difficult.
However, you should avoid using sand-lime bricks. Use something simple: concrete hollow blocks. There are attractive blocks available that look like natural stone. Check online for examples.
The foundation is as usual. Without being clumsy, it’s not rocket science, and it saves a lot of money.
Build the foundation a few centimeters above ground level. Apply a damp-proof course, then lay 3 rows of blocks carefully leveled, don’t forget the reinforcement, pour concrete, then the next 3 rows, and so on until you reach the top. Put the capstone on, and you could save 5,000 to 7,000 euros.
Steven
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Pwnage61927 Jun 2021 14:18Hello
We do not want a wooden partition wall, but a stone one. We simply prefer the look.
We thought about using hollow stones inside, so you just stack the stones on top of each other and fill them with soil or gravel.
I was thinking of hollow concrete blocks, but formwork blocks could also be interesting.
They should also look good.
We do not want a wooden partition wall, but a stone one. We simply prefer the look.
We thought about using hollow stones inside, so you just stack the stones on top of each other and fill them with soil or gravel.
I was thinking of hollow concrete blocks, but formwork blocks could also be interesting.
They should also look good.
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