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Advantages of Movable vs. Drywall

Our Systems allow you to blend 5 different movable wall systems to accommodate every budget.

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  • Flexible

    • Movable: Easily changed to meet requirements of changing environments.
      Drywall: Fixed – cannot relocate.

  • Time Saving

    • Movable: The time from start to finish is considerably faster.
      Drywall: Loss of time is enormous due to taping, mudding, sanding, painting.


  • Relocatable

    • Movable: Changes made extremely easy, panels relocated with no mess or carpet repair. Depending on layout, 75% to 100% of the product is reused.
      Drywall: Changes require demolition and disposal of product at a landfill. Carpeted areas need replacing and completely new product ordered.

  • Down Time

    • Movable: Results in a reduced loss of productivity.
      Drywall: More down time and loss of productivity.

  • Construction

    • Movable: 1 trade for the install – results in better project management.
      Drywall: Several trades - steel stud, drywall install, taping and mudding, painting, trims – baseboard, door frame and door install.

  • Longevity

    • Movable: The longevity of movable partitions can be up to 20 years or more with very little maintenance.
      Drywall: Drywall needs to be re-painted or re-coated approximately every 5 years.

  • Tax Saving

    • Movable: Check with your accountant as tax savings can be obtained due to movable walls being classed under the furniture category as they are not permanently attached to building.
      Drywall: Can be taxed under a different category as it is classed as permanent walls and may be depreciated over a longer length of time.

  • Mobility

    • Movable: The Corporate and Executive Series wall systems can be moved from building to building, thus keeping the capital asset in your possession.

      Drywall: No movement – landfill.

Cost Comparison Guide

This guide can be used to establish comparative installed costs of standard Drywall and an alternative Movable wall system. The first section provides a rapid method of converting floor area into partition quantities for the purpose of comparison or budgeting.

A) Calculation of Partition Quantities

[a] Total floor area 3000 sq.ft.
[b] Total partitions (a/10) 300 lin. Ft.
[c] Total door units (b/25)
 12 doors units
[d] Total glazed wall (b*2) 24 lin. Ft.
[e] Net basic partitions (b-[3xc + d] ) 
 240 lin. Ft.

Notes:  
1. normal partition density is 1 lin. Ft. wall/ 10 sq. ft. of floor space  
2. normal door density is 1 door per 25 lin. ft. partition
3. normal glazing density is 2 lin. Ft. per door opening


B) Calculation Of Initial 

[a] Total floor area 3000 sq.ft.
[b] Total partitions  300 lin. Ft.
[c] Total door units
12 doors units
[d] Total glazed wall  24 lin. Ft.
[e] Net basic partitions b-[3xc + d] 
240 lin. Ft.

Notes:  
1. normal partition density is 1 lin. Ft. wall/ 10 sq. ft. of floor space  
2. normal door density is 1 door per 25 lin. ft. partition
3. normal glazing density is 2 lin. Ft. per door opening

B) Calculation Of Initial 

PARTITION PRICE Classic Series Corporate Series Executive Series
UNIT TOTAL UNIT TOTAL UNIT TOTAL
[C] 12
 only door units   900
 10,800
1390
 16,680
 1650
 19,800
[D] 24
 lin. ft. glazed wall       
193
4632
 297      
7128
 370
 8,800
[E] 240 
lin. ft. basic wall     
112
 26,880
 159
 38,160
304  
72,960
600      
lin. ft. baseboard
-   -   -   -   -   -  
5400    
sq.  ft. drywall painting -
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42,312
61,968
101,560