Quote: non-load-bearing partition removal
E.g.: kitchen opened onto the living room
This request concerns a partition confirmed as non-load-bearing. Describe what to open and retain with before-and-after room plans. If its role remains uncertain, establish it before pricing straightforward demolition.
Confirm the wall’s role
AQC describes originally non-load-bearing partitions taking loads from a deflecting floor. Thickness, material or old plans alone cannot approve removal. Define checks and any need for further assessment.
Investigate before breaking
Identify services within or attached to the wall and have competent trades make them safe. Provide material information. ITM highlights asbestos identification before affected work; check requirements applicable on the work date.
Define the new use
Position furniture, sockets, switches and lighting after opening. Ask about noise, ventilation and useful separation. An open kitchen also needs service routes and extraction planning.
Organise protection and waste
Define work separation, dust control, disposal routes and protection of retained areas. Specify shared access, lifts, storage and cleaning. A small partition does not guarantee safe occupation during removal.
Connect surfaces
Specify treatment of exposed strips at floors, ceilings and walls. Check matching finishes remain available and how far repainting extends. Confirm procedures and agreements, especially for shared ownership.
Indicative prices in Luxembourg
On quotation
Request a price for an identified wall and defined final condition. Removal, service alterations, disposal and finishes are separate tasks. A bare opening is not comparable to fully connected rooms with finished floors and ceilings.
Subsidies and grants
No grant is deducted from the budget shown here. If a quote mentions support, request the exact scheme and confirmation of your eligibility before including it in financing.
Frequently asked questions
Is a thin wall always non-load-bearing?
No. Check its actual role before removal.
Can I rely on tapping it?
That does not validate its structural role or identify services and materials.
Is disposal included?
Specify sorting, handling, transport and disposal routes explicitly.
Must we leave the home?
Ask which areas remain accessible and under what conditions. Duration alone cannot answer.