Prices and Quotes for Building a Drywall Partition or Wall

In this way, building a drywall partition will have a different cost depending on its dimensions and characteristics. These could be approximate budgets:

• Labor: the price will depend on the difficulty of the work, ranging between 20 € and 40 €/hour.
• Type of drywall sheet: drywall sheets can have different characteristics, which will largely determine the cost of the work. Sheets with water or fire resistance can cost around 50% more than standard ones.
• Thickness of the drywall sheet: the most common thicknesses for building a drywall partition range between 13 mm and 15 mm and 18 mm. The variation by thickness can raise the price by approximately 5% - 10%.
• Insulation: drywall partitions can have fiberglass incorporated into their composition to provide greater thermal and acoustic insulation. They can also have fiberglass boards, rock wool or polystyrene adhered to them, in which case the material price increases by approximately 30%. Building an 8 m² partition with standard drywall costs around 160 €, while a drywall partition with rock wool will raise the price to 260 €.

One of the great advantages of drywall is that it doesn't use wet elements that brick requires (cement or plaster). As it doesn't require drying time, work is significantly speeded up, so the wall can be perfectly ready in just a few hours. Dry construction has other advantages, for example, it generates less odors, dirt and debris than traditional construction.

Smooth finish ready to paint

Drywall doesn't require additional work to apply paint immediately after installation. The sheets come already with a smooth and perfectly uniform finish, without irregularities. It will only be necessary to level the joints by gently sanding the edges. After that, it's just a matter of applying a primer coat and painting the surface.

• Doors and windows: it's possible to make a drywall partition with a door or window, but adapting the metal structure to form the shape of the frames. These frames will be what serve as support and anchoring. In the case of windows, it's also important to calculate the weight and, if necessary, place some reinforcement. All of this can increase the cost of the work by between 10% and 30%, depending on the case.
• Other work: if in addition to installing the drywall partition you need to paint it, make a shelf or built-in furniture, the cost of the work will be higher. Painting drywall can cost around 100 €, while making a shelf will cost around 200 € or a small display cabinet around 450 €, approximately.
• Building two 3.5x2.5 m partitions to divide a bedroom will cost around 450 €.
• Making a 5.5x3 m drywall wall with an embedded sliding door will have an approximate cost of 700 €.