How much does it cost to knock down an internal wall?

[BottlebinBerrie]

It is the wall between the kitchen and the dining area so I suppose it would need some support. I think though that there is something in the rules about 2 doors between the kitchen and a bedroom...Would fold back door across the living area count?

don't know about cost, but I have lived in lots of flats and houses with only one door between the kitchen and bedroom. And one flat with a window from the kitchen into my bedroom.

I think it might be a fairly new regulation.

Anyone else have a price?

my friend did it for free!!!

t'was the clearing up and fixing the wall after that cost her...

((she did it with a mallet in a fit of temper ))

seriously tho, depended on the size of wall.

asking DH (he is a brickie)..get back to you....

Ours cost a grand. I think the rule is 2 doors between kitchen and bathroom

right then...you need to add in...

cost of a skip for the rubble (£170ish)

labour for the knocking and rebuilding and supporting.....(£300 - £500 depending on size of wall)

hire of acro-props...(£20+)

if it is a supporting wall, you will need a steel girder (£100+)

materials...plaster etc....(£50-£100)

patching up costs....ceiling, painting etc....whatever depending on tastes.etc

around 1k he is saying!

£100 to put in a steel girder??? That's less than I imagined. i thought that would really bump the cost up.

tis only a rough guide mind....it does depend on size of wall and what it is exactly holding up!!!

he has just put some in for a friend and friend needed 3 girders which DID bump up the cost!

It's the outside wall of the kitchen extension. No upstairs above it, just the sloping roof if you see what I mean. Want to make it all open into the conservatory and DH is pouring scorn on the idea. so you've done me a favour!

will be pretty easy then

glad to be of service...

Thanks Psychomum5...just the job! It's not a big wall but whether or not it is a supporting one I just don't know. Kind of you and dh though, thanks!

Thanks Psychomum5...just the job! It's not a big wall but whether or not it is a supporting one I just don't know. Kind of you and dh though, thanks!

Oh dear though Barking...there will not be 2 doors