i live in a terraced house and need to build a fire wall in the loft area how much is this likely to cost?

Answer 1

Well---------, it'll cost you the price of the bricks, the cheapest "common" bricks will do, and you'll only need one thickness of bricks, no cavity wall needed, a "Brickie" costs about £100 to £120 per day, It will be cheaper if you help with the labouring, carrying the bricks up to the loft and mixing the mortar, Good luck!

Answer 2

More then what you think. First off using brick doesn't make it a fire wall. A fire wall is a Wall that runs from the bottom floor all the way to the roof without open holes. That's to the roof not the ceiling. Why do you need a fire wall, most homes use a fire restraint dry-board that will provide at least 15 minutes of protection under a certain fire load.

Answer 3

Boomrat got it rite... a fire wall is relative to living area and fire progression...and drywall ratings are what the inspector is going to consider. five eighths 'rock' is one hr rated, and is sometimes double hung, even triple hung in order to comply with code.. assuming you are talking about a residence, it's safe to assume you will need a one hr fire wall to comply, and it will...WILL be necessary to take it to the roof, from the bottom floor.
Not only will the 'rock' need 'hung', but it will need taped, as well.
My guess is it will cost you in the neighborhood of a buck fifty a square foot to have it installed....give or take 25 to 30 cents a foot...
I have a question... why was the fire wall not installed when the building was built,...that's a construction consideration of cost and labor... some how some one some where failed to meet the building code...i would look into who the building contractor was, and see if there is a failure to comply with contracted construction requirements...

Answer 4

first mesure the triangle then half it to give you square footage the wall is commonly known as a party jack and should be a nine inch wall in block or brick i would advise you to support ceiling quarters before loading any buiding materials in attic average 2 days for work if u labour start loading day before thats the hard work

Answer 5

It depends on how Meany bricks you need and how long is it going to take ,and how much the builder is going to charge an hour.
It will only cost half the price if you can get your neighbour to share the costs

Answer 6

not too much, you are only needing to brick up the gap between you and next door.