I know this sounds like a noob question, but really I just do most stuff myself and it's not immediately obvious who I'd call for such a job beyond a "builder".
I'm in Melbourne if anyone has a specific recommendation, but just the type of company that could do it all without calling a plasterer, a joiner, and a door bloke, or is that just how it's done?
Any advice appreciated.
But who does the room? I don't want to have the hassle of coordinating multiple trades. If I get three quotes for each that's 9+ quotes I'll need to chase, hence looking for all in one
So the wardrobe company that you selected to get the sliding doors and new wardrobe from said to ask on OZBargain?
If the whole room - plasterer.
If just the bits dealing with the wardrobes, most wardrobe installers have enough skills to patch etc
I do need the entire room replastered. It's old horsehair stuff and is all over the shop. Studs will need to be packed out selectively to straighten the room as much as possible.
Then you need a carpenter and a plasterer before you even worry about your wardrobe. The carpenter will level, straighten, square your room as much as possible. The plasterer will hang, basecoat, finish the sheets.
Rare to find a tradie good at both.
Who do people who are not construction project managers call when they want this done?
@picklewizard: A wardrobe company will have all the contacts but their time to organise/coordinate it all will be built into their quote/contract. It won't be cheap.
@MS Paint: I would contact a wardrobe company to get my entire room replastered in addition to the wardrobe?
Why this and not the plasterer for the wardrobe?
Sorry, I must be coming off as incompetent but I'm just struggling to understand the process here. Don't get me wrong, I could coordinate all these trades myself - I just don't want the hassle but I don't understand why wardrobe guy defaults to the all-in-one or coordinator for all required trades.
I appreciate the advice and don't mean to sound abrupt :)
@MS Paint: Thanks dude, still totally lost as to why out of wardrobe, plasterer, carpenter and painter (just to list off the separate trades I may need) why "wardrobe company" becomes the one to coordinate the others?
@picklewizard: It's just a service some of them provide. They have the trade contacts that they prefer to use. If it was me I would coordinate each trade myself and put the savings into better quality wardrobe hardware.
@picklewizard: You can hire a builder/small projects builder or renovator, who will co ordinate all the trades (and charge you a fee for it); or at least will do the rebuilding of the room and then you get a specialist wardrobe company to do that bit (some builders will co ordinate that as well, but you have to pick the wardrobe anyway so why not hire them direct).
The benefit, apart from the ease of having one contact and not sorting everything out yourself, if that if anything goes wrong you can just go to the single person and not deal with the carpenter saying it was the plasterers job or vice versa. Downside is more cost.
You will also need to paint the new walls, which of course you can do yourself.
Plasterers are surprisingly expensive
Simple procedure.
Find a good chippy and ask them if they know a person that will work in with them to gyprock and flush. Only get a chippy that can do this. The chippy amd the flusher will coordinate together (communicate with both before the job actually starts)
Then get a quote from the wardrobe company and proceed.
Prime and paint while you wait for the wardrobe. (you mentioned that you do most small jobs diy)
An aside, but its a good idea to insulate internal walls if you are stripping them back.
Be prepared to get a sparky in once you open the walls. If it horsehair its old.
If you feel thats too much hassle for you, get a builder and contract them to coordinate the same thing.
This^ Internal insulation adds a sound reduction quality, as well as a thermal benefit.
Imo this is the type of thing people get someone on Airtasker to do THEN post on ozbargain forums about it
Replastering Rooms, Removing Existing Wardrobe and Build New with Sliding Doors. What Sort of Company Do I Contact?
I have done this in past, DIY - Removing the existing wardrobe, patching up the wall and paint it, then asking some company to put the wardrobe in with sliding doors.
Really what you need is to knock down the entire house and re-build. Tradies don’t attend site unless it’s a big job.
If you do 'most stuff yourself' is it time to step up to a bigger project?
I do most stuff myself, and a few years back stepped up to stripping and replasterimg rooms. Youtube clips helped work out how to do stuff. Got pretty good at setting the plaster by the third room! One thing I didn't do that I should have, was hire a panel lifter for the plaster.
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Speak to your selected wardrobe company. They are sure to know who to contact for the removal of the old wardrobe. After all, they can't sell you a new wardrobe unless you can get rid of the old one.