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I had a living space wall and was very satisfied. The added bonus of the compression walls is that they provide insallation (i.e., noise reducers) if you have roommates. They are also relatively attractive.

I don't think those prices are bad, since they about half of what I was quoted for reupholstering my sofa.

Those prices really don't sound bad to me, but if you're kind of handy, you really might want to consider building such a thing yourself.

There's a cable channel called DIY, which also has an accompanying website. I think that if you just frame up this thing with 2x4's, you could either surface it with sheetrock and paint it normally, or surface it with some other, more daring surface, like that interesting chipboard stuff, and then work a colored stain or something. You could have this L-shaped wall thing NOT be nailed into the floor, but just sit on some kind of rubber stuff so it won't slide.

Personally, I would (and have -- twice) do a Murphy bed, but then again, those are even more expensive, and it's not a separate bedroom.

However, if it's a co-op, anything where you're dragging construction materials in the door, whether it's you or some kind of contractors will probably have to pass your co-op board.

I think it would be a fun challenge to think of even more interesting materials for those walls to be created from -- especialy something ingeniously inexpensive and/or recyclable.

Regardless of whether you wanted to build it yourself or have it made, instead of sheetrock, you could use beadboard. It's wood, which is sort of solid; it intrinsically has a stripe to it, while being sort of sculptural, potentially modern, but kind of traditional.

Or you could put it on the outside of the L, and on the bedroom side, you could either put just the cheapest plywood, and then upholster that with fabric of some kind, or perhaps an inexpensive carpet remnant, which may reduce noise transmission, while seeming kind of cozy and warm AND possibly colorful, if you like. I would trim out ALL the edges with that aluminum molding stuff that they use in places where carpet meets flooring -- it would be a nice metallic accent.

I called one company and they did a wall with a window just fit my studio like a glove. They completed the wall within a day. They saved me alot of money. when i called some contractors they wanted for a wall $3600 , so i decided to look up for a better solution and i searched on the web and i found the company called www.1wall2rooms.com saved me more than 3/4 of the price. Not only that but they will take it down with no charge! You can reach at 212-933-9000

Just curious what you came up with. I am in a similar situation - I am leasing a home where I need 4 bedrooms, but one is a loft with a 36' knee well that I want to temporarily close in for privacy for my son, also for safety reasons and noise control. Did you ever get any decent inexpensive advice or ideas?

Thanks Gina

I called Wallzilla.com,they were on time,neat and charged what I think was a fair price...considering the work that is involved.They also give free estimates...there number is 1-888-400-5299.

Good Luck

As far as temporary walls, I've got a "cheat sheet" to help you get started posted on cityhammer.com...follow this link:

http://www.cityhammer.com/tips/show/?id=36

We also have several well-reviewed Wall companies listed if you want to contact a pro.

we'd be more than happy to provide you with a free quote. We specialize in pressurized walls with great sound isolation and we also use green materials to be environmentally friendly.

I just moved into a great building downtown and the day of move-in I saw a pressurized wall truck named manhattan pressurized walls www.divideyourroom.com parked right infront of the moving truck. I spoke to one of the guys unloading materials from the truck and asked him if we can have a wall put up also at the same time as a joke. The guy said just call my boss and it shouldnt be a problem, ppl always ask us to build a wall on the spot. So I did, I called the number and I spoke to a Simon who asked me to go to the apt with one of the carpenters to give an accurate measurement and for $995 plus tax as long as the property manager gave it a green light, we will have it done in no time. Well I got the green light in a matter of 5 mins. A certificate of insurance was faxed to the supers office and 10 mins later I had 3 guys in my apartment building the wall. They were done with the wall before we even finished moving.
All I can say is manhattan pressurized walls is AWESOME and do great work. For a temp. wall it looked like a regular wall in the apt. none of my friends know the difference. I am so happy with Simon and his crew. I always see the truck infront of my building and always talk to his guys!

I used allweekwalls.com they did an amazing job and did it on time.http://allweekwalls.com/

Does anyone know if there is a place in the San Francisco bay area (California) who installs and takes down temporary pressurized walls?

Thanks!

I just had my wall removed by manhattan pressurized wall and they were right no damage left behind! Looks like there was never a wall installed in my apt.

I am moving into a 1bdrm in queens and wont be needing a wall but I recommend them to anyone looking to have a wall installed.

I had the lease for 2 years and only needed the wall for about one year and they removed it for free. Thanks to the great crew!

I just had my wall installed by Manhattan Pressurized Wall, and they did such a bad job and was unprofessional. They did not even finish nor painted my wall. Now, I have to hire a contractor to come visit the job. I would NEVER use them.