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You do understand that the right way to do this is to open up the entire five feet of wall and remove the pocket door framing and reframe the entire area, right? Is there plumbing or electrical to deal with in this area or any tile that needs to be removed or altered? Did anyone actually look at the job or just quote you sight unseen?
Exactly. The wall needs reframed & any electrical done.
As far as contractor's prices, that is too small of project for anyone good to bother with. Good always equals busy in construction.
You a holes are sitting pretty since people are too lazy to learn the trade themselves. You are overpriced all of you are, but who can blame you when no one else is willing to do it.
You are sitting pretty since people are too lazy to learn the trade themselves. You are overpriced all of you are, but who can blame you when no one else is willing to do it. As I get older and see the job market crumble, I ponder learning some of this stuff since those paper degrees don't seem to pay off anymore.
To lazy or making to much money elsewhere with a paper degree thus being able to afford to hire trades people?
No texture, just bare drywall. We'll be doing the finishing and trim work ourselves.
Hiring this out is pointless then. Your looking at an extra couple hours of work on your plate, and it's probably the easiest part of it all. Literally no skill or prior experience needed. This would be like going to an auto shop for an oil change and telling them you only want them to loosen the bolt for you, i'll do the rest...
The internet makes it easier to learn than it was back in my day when you had to take something apart and remember where everything went. The bad thing about these days is the price of the materials....WOW
The problem is how do you know what they are "teaching" you is the right way? I have never seen a youtube video where the "teacher" showed proof of their qualifications like work history and licenses. People who blindly trust someone online without knowing their qualifications is stupid in my opinion. Anyone can make a youtube video with a cell phone it's not hard but it doesn't mean they are qualified on the topic.
A 2 by 4 is actually 3.5 inches wide not 4 inches. There are different grades of sheet rock .5 and .75 right?
Use two sheets of .75 inch sheet rock and you have 5 inches.
A 2 by 4 is actually 3.5 inches wide not 4 inches. There are different grades of sheet rock .5 and .75 right?
Use two sheets of .75 inch sheet rock and you have 5 inches.
1/2" and 5/8" rock is common, 3/4" not so much, hence the 4 1/2 to 4 3/4" claim.
Hiring this out is pointless then. Your looking at an extra couple hours of work on your plate, and it's probably the easiest part of it all. Literally no skill or prior experience needed. This would be like going to an auto shop for an oil change and telling them you only want them to loosen the bolt for you, i'll do the rest...
Except that as I stated earlier in the thread, I don't have the tools (nail gun, power saw) or a car big enough to transport the materials.
I also already declared that we would be tackling this ourselves, further back in the thread. We actually decided just to permanently close the door (rather than rip it out and frame/close the wall) by using brackets to attach it to the frame on the "open" side then add trim around all edges. It'll look weird but work ok for us till we reno the upstairs in a few years.
1/2" and 5/8" rock is common, 3/4" not so much, hence the 4 1/2 to 4 3/4" claim.
Our workaround for that (on the smaller, upper triangle section we will be closing in) will be to build the framing out of 2x4 then add 1/2" thick layer of scrap* wood on one side bringing the framing to 4" wide. Then 1/2" drywall on both sides.
*we won't actually be using "scrap" scrap, just whatever 1/2" thick trim wood the local store carries. Preferably pine, but since it'll only be about 8-10 linear feet of wood even if its somewhat expensive its better than trying to track down 4" wide framing wood.
The problem is how do you know what they are "teaching" you is the right way? I have never seen a youtube video where the "teacher" showed proof of their qualifications like work history and licenses. People who blindly trust someone online without knowing their qualifications is stupid in my opinion. Anyone can make a youtube video with a cell phone it's not hard but it doesn't mean they are qualified on the topic.
You again! You do not just use a you tube video......it is a reference backed up by books and local codes and consulting with your local inspectors. That is how I did it. But i will be honest.....the you tube videos were awesome for getting a visual reference for things.
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3/4 inch sheetrock
