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Installing drywall partitioning starts at B/. 7.50 per m² with standard board on both faces. Moisture-resistant and fire-rated board run at B/. 10.00 per m².
Get your estimate in 2 minutes · Remodelling Cost Calculator| Activity | Unit | Installation price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 12.7 mm plasterboard (dry areas), both faces | m² | B/. 7.50 | |
| 12.7 mm moisture-resistant green board (bathrooms, kitchens, laundries) | m² | B/. 10.00 | |
| 12.7 mm fire-rated board, pink type | m² | B/. 10.00 |
The price is per square metre of wall, boarded on both faces. So if your partition is 3 m long by 2.60 m high, that is 7.80 m², not 15.60 m².
For partitions in living rooms, bedrooms, corridors and offices — anywhere dry and ventilated. It is the cheapest option and does its job perfectly well as long as sustained moisture never reaches it.
Mandatory in bathrooms, kitchens and laundries. In Panama I would extend it to rooms opening onto uncovered patios, to walls next to washing areas, and to any premises in a coastal zone. Relative humidity here does not forgive: a standard board in the wrong place swells, stains and eventually crumbles along its bottom edge.
The difference is B/. 2.50 per square metre. On an 8 m² wall that is B/. 20.00 more. Set against rebuilding the wall in two years, there is no argument.
Fire resistance. It is required in service risers, plant rooms, escape routes, commercial kitchens and wherever the building regulations or the fire service demand it. If you are fitting out a commercial unit or office, check the requirement before buying material: changing it later means stripping everything out.
A 3.00 m long by 2.60 m high partition in a dry area, painted on both faces:
| Activity | Quantity | Unit price | Line total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 12.7 mm plasterboard, both faces | 7.80 m² | B/. 7.50 / m² | B/. 58.50 |
| Washable vinyl emulsion paint (7.80 m² × 2 faces) | 15.60 m² | B/. 5.00 / m² | B/. 78.00 |
| TOTAL LABOUR | B/. 136.50 |
Watch the detail: the board is priced per m² of wall (both faces included), but the paint is priced per m² of painted surface, so you count both faces. It is the most common calculation error we see.
| Activity | Unit | Installation price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demolition of lightweight drywall partition, metal or timber framed | m² | B/. 7.50 | |
| Demolition of cement board or Durock partition with metal framing | m² | B/. 10.00 | |
| Demolition of 10 cm block wall, including edge patching and clean-up | m² | B/. 12.50 | |
| Demolition of 15 cm block wall, including edge patching and clean-up | m² | B/. 15.00 | |
| Haulage and final disposal of waste | m³ | B/. 45.00 |
Taking down drywall is quick and cheap: B/. 7.50 per m², and the waste is light. Taking down a 15 cm block wall costs twice as much and generates far more weight. If your remodel can be solved by moving lightweight partitioning instead of masonry, the saving is real.
Drywall wins when you want speed, when the structure cannot take more weight — typical on upper floors of a condominium — and when the partition might move again later. It goes up clean, with no water, no mortar and no curing days.
Block wins when the wall is external, when you need to hang heavy loads without special backing, when acoustic separation between dwellings matters, or when the wall will take constant knocks.
For reference: No. 4 block masonry is B/. 12.50 per m² and No. 6 block B/. 15.00 per m², plus render at B/. 7.50 per m² and skim coat at B/. 5.00 per m². Adding render and skim, a finished block wall comfortably exceeds B/. 25.00 per m² in labour against B/. 7.50 for drywall. The gap is large, but so is the difference in performance.
A drywall partition of 8 to 10 m² goes up in 1 or 2 working days: framing, boarding, joint treatment and filling. Add a day for the filler to dry before painting.
A suspended ceiling or partitions in a standard space usually takes 2 to 5 working days. After the site visit we give you a schedule specific to your project.
From B/. 7.50 per m² with standard 12.7 mm plasterboard on both faces. Moisture-resistant green board and fire-rated board are B/. 10.00 per m².
Standard board does not. In bathrooms, kitchens and laundries you have to use 12.7 mm moisture-resistant green board, installed at B/. 10.00 per m². The B/. 2.50 per metre difference saves you rebuilding the wall.
Yes. The per m² price is for a finished wall boarded on both faces. What is counted separately is the paint, which is priced per painted surface: two faces.
Demolition of a lightweight drywall partition with metal or timber framing is B/. 7.50 per m². A cement board or Durock partition rises to B/. 10.00 per m².
Drywall, by a wide margin. A drywall partition is B/. 7.50 per m², while a No. 4 block wall at B/. 12.50 per m² plus render at B/. 7.50 and skim coat at B/. 5.00 exceeds B/. 25.00 per m² in labour.
1 to 2 working days for an 8 to 10 m² partition, plus a day for the filler to dry before painting.
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