Demolition costs approximate for 6 internal walls

Hi PC members, hope all is well. I have purchased a house and have started work on it. I ended up paying around $10k for home stripping work. In addition now I am being quoted $13k for demolition of 6 internal walls which I am feeling is a bit excessive. Any input and guidance is greatly appreciated.

 

Cost depends on a few things.

What are the 6 walls made of and are they load bearing. Is access for the skip bin easy or not?

How many quotes did you get?

Perhaps share the quote request and the quotes you received.

 

Hanging beams hold up the ceiling not the roof.

 

Is there plumbing or electrical ?
Is this including council approval ?
How many m2. 6 small walls is different to 6 large walls that are also really high ceilings ?
Cornices on ceiling ? ?
Supporting walls ?
Adjacent to cabinets ?
Flooring ?
Waste ?
How old - asbestos board ? eg wet areas.
Access ? eg flat acess or a steep hill and bin must be on street ?
Brick or gyprock ?

Cant help but come back to your other post and think breaking work into smaller jobs means you pay more for each.

 

Not entirely true

If there is a prop holding up a longer span of a hip, ridge or rafter underpurlin then the prob would usually be placed onto a wall for support

Sure it would mean a larger hanging beam than suggested by @wylie to support the ceiling, but is usually doable

Where is @Scott No Mates
He will look at the link to the two plans and ask "what 6 walls"

 

I'd rather be there in person - the zoom experience leaves alot to be desired with home strippers.

Are you doing this as an owner builder?

Have you engaged a experienced demolition contractor or a handful of Backpackers off airtasker? Who is supervising the demo? Has your engineer provided a demo sequence and propping details?

You're proposing to remove 2 chimneys which will extend through the ceiling and up about 6m from the top plate. This is a technical demolition and all hand work.

Is the roof coming off? How will it be resupported where walls see removed?

Those walls extend down to the footings - how far down are they taking them? Will they need to resupport the bearers?

Is this including demo of the ceilings in each room or was that done with the strippers?

 

Good job @Scott No Mates
I wasn't going to type out that much from my phone !
It isn't just the chinney's, pretty sure one wall is double brick...
And then there's bracing issues with the walls also.
Current quote is cheap if it is all done right and includes insurance

 

Hi @Joynz thanks for your reply. The 6 walls are made of bricks and 2 of them are double bricked walls. Yes, Skip bin is right in front of the house. I got 3 quotes (1) $5.5k (2) $6k (3) $13k

 

Hi @wylie thanks for your input. $13k is only for the demo of the walls and doesn't include any structural engineer work. I will need to order the lintels and the beams and the price doesn't include the installation of the supports.

 

Thanks @Paul@PFI appreciate your input.
No plumbing uncertain about electrical
Yes
3/6 are supporting walls
No cabinets
Brick and easy access.

This is my first time experience with construction and I agree with you I feel breaking it into smaller jobs is having me pay more in total.

What would be my other options? Should I continue with this recommended contractor by my mate or hire a builder?

 

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@wylie I have now added as much information as I could.

 

Appreciate your input @Scott No Mates.

Yes

Yes it is an experienced demo contractor.

Yes the chimney will be removed.

I am deciding about the roof currently they are terracotta tiles and I am thinking of replacing with colorbond roofing.

My understanding is they won't resupport it only add props.

The strippers took care of the ceiling. $13k is purely for demo of walls.

 

Thanks for your input @Stoffo

Yes 2 walls are double bricked walls. When you say current quote is cheap do you mean $13 k for the demo is cheap inclusive of insurance?

 

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Did each of the quotes respond to exactly the same list of required works?

If so, go back to the high one (assuming he is the one your mate recommended) and ask why it’s so high compared to the comparison quotes.

Your mate may have been ripped off!

 

Thanks for your reply @Joynz Yes the (1) $5.5k (2) $6k corresponded to the same scope of work. The $13k had additional props for the external walls. Yes, I will ask the $13k quote why its so expensive almost more than twice the amount of what I have been quoted.

The saving grace for the $13k quote is (1) It is recommended by my mate who trusts the contractor (2) They accounted for additional props than the $5.5k and $6k quotes. (3) $5.5k & $6k quotes are from hipages and I don't know of anyone who has worked with them or can recommend them to me. Thanks

 

Any chance this place is in a Character Preservation Area or Heritage Listed? Removing chimneys and replacing roof tiles with Colorbond might not be allowed