Dan1983 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Morning all, we are in the final stages of sorting our house and garage build quote. No surprise but we are now and the higher end of our budget so I’m trying to trim on cost to allow us funds at the end to complete patio etc. The garage is 7X6m Oak frame with feather edge boarding and slate tiles. The quote included low budget insulation, plasterboard and skimmed ready to paint. The idea was to have x2 oil filled electric rads incase I wanted to work in there in the winter to just take the chill off. If we leave the inside bare it will save approx £2200 off the quote. Looking online, plasterboard and insulation will not amount to much but does anyone have any idea of cost to skim this sort of an area including ceiling? I still want to do it, so it there is a decent saving then I will, but If it won’t be much less than 2k I will just get the builder to do it. many thanks for any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 What spec is the insulation ..?? I make that about 90-100sqm in total, so the cost of 70mm PIR would be around £1000, the board is probably £250 and the skim plaster would be £80-100 or so. That would be £1300 for materials, add paint and sundries and you’ve got £900 left for labour. I don’t think to be honest a lot of that is unreasonable, so I think you’ll be looking at either doing some of it yourself or dropping it although to save the money ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1983 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Hi Peter, i agree, just spoken to my neighbour, he has just finished insulating his garage and also thinks savings will be marginal. plus bonus of VAT free if I get it all done at the same time. Decision made will stick with builder doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bored Shopper Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 We insulated the garage with insulated plasterboard (were tight on space so had to chose the most space-saving option) but did not plaster (maybe later). For now I just painted over and am having fun painting murals :)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1983 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Builder suggested ply board rather than plaster to save on skim Guessing the joins could be filled to give a nice finish then paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Why not stain the ply boards and just fit plastic T pieces at the joins, for example: https://www.tubewaysales.com/cat/plastic-board-and-panel-profiles/plastic-t-section/ Can look quite good, say grey stain, black trim or a funky contrasting colour to match your classic! Tbh though I'd think very carefully having ply in a working garage, it'll go up like a torch in a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Doubt 12mm ply would be cheaper than board and skim. And it won’t be fire retardent where board and skim will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Do you need to build the garage yet, if you costs are going up on paper, wait until you start building it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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