How much does a stud wall cost in Gloucester?
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Stud walls and partitions
A stud wall is a timber or metal frame covered in plasterboard. It’s the usual way to split a room, box in an area or make a new cupboard or en suite. The frame goes up quickly. Insulation for sound, a door, sockets and switches, and plastering and decorating all add to the job.
A new wall can affect how you’d get out in a fire. If it creates a room you can only leave by going through another room, the building regulations may require an escape window and possibly smoke alarms. Escape windows aren’t suitable high up, so on upper floors of taller houses a different layout may be needed. In a house with three or more storeys, a new wall and door next to the stairway may need to resist fire, with a door that closes itself.
The new room and the room left over both need enough ventilation, and a new bathroom, kitchen or utility room needs an extractor. Check with the building control team at your local council before work starts. The Planning Portal has guidance on internal walls.
If your home was built or refurbished before 2000 and has textured ceilings such as Artex, get them checked for asbestos before anything is cut.
Say how long and high the wall is and what the room is for.
What to include when you post
A sketch or photo of the room with the new wall marked helps. Also say:
- Roughly how long and high the wall will be
- What the new room and the remaining room will be used for
- Whether you want a door in it, and where
- Whether both rooms will still have a window
- Which floor it’s on and how many storeys the house has
- Whether it needs plastering and decorating
- Any sockets, switches, lights or radiators that need moving or adding
- Whether you want sound insulation
- Roughly how old the house is and whether the ceilings are textured
Choosing a tradesperson and what to ask
Ask whether they think the wall needs building control approval, and who will apply for it. If it does, the work should be signed off before you finish decorating.
A written quote should say whether the frame is timber or metal, what insulation and plasterboard they’ll use, and whether taping and jointing or a full plaster skim is included. Check whether it covers the door, frame and architrave, skirting on both sides and any making good to the ceiling and floor. Taking away waste is sometimes left out.
Any new sockets or lights will need an electrician, and a new circuit needs certifying. Ask who arranges that. Ask how long it will take, and what guarantee they give on the finished wall.
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Before a tradesperson starts work
Registrations
Some work must be done by a registered professional. Work on a gas boiler, cooker or fire must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, which you can check on the Gas Safe Register.
Our business check
Limited companies are checked with Companies House and sole traders upload their insurance certificate. Trade registrations are confirmed by the tradesperson when they sign up.
Get the price in writing
Ask for a written quote that sets out the work and the price before anything starts. Your contract for the work is with the tradesperson.
Questions
What people tend to ask before booking this job. For anything specific to your home, ask the tradesperson who takes it on when they get in touch.
Both work. Timber is common in homes and makes it easy to fix shelves and cupboards later; metal studs are straight and light. Ask what the tradesperson recommends.
Yes. Insulation between the studs and denser plasterboard both reduce noise. Say if it matters to you, as it changes what goes into the wall.
It depends on the wall. If it changes your escape route in a fire, creates a room you can only leave through another room, or affects ventilation, the building regulations apply. Check with the building control team at your local council before work starts.
Yes. The bottom rail is fixed through the boards into the joists where possible. The carpenter will check which way the joists run.
Yes. The frame is built with an opening for the door lining. Say where you want it and which way it should open.