7 Ways to Reduce Downtime With Temporary Construction Walls

Updated May 30, 2024

The longer a construction project takes, the more it costs to complete. While big jobs take time, there are ways to decrease your downtime and increase profitability significantly. One easy way to make this happen is to leverage temporary construction walls.

7 Ways Temporary Wall Systems Reduce Downtime on Jobsites

1. Temporary Walls Install Much Faster

Remodeling work can’t begin until you wall off construction areas. But drywall can take a couple of days to install. With high-quality temporary wall systems such as RealWall™, LiteBarrier™, FireblockWall™, and StackBarrier™, you can complete a 100-foot wall in about an hour.

These temporary construction walls also offer helpful options, like expanding panels, locking doors, and ceiling grid guides, to simplify the process and eliminate having to build custom workarounds.

2. Temporary Walls Eliminate Construction Mess

Using drywall to contain dust and debris makes a mess. With STARC, there is no dust or debris. Our prefabricated panels come ready to go, and they do a great job controlling the spread of dust and potentially dangerous pathogens.

3. Temporary Walls Install Quietly

In some environments, you may only be able to install temporary construction walls after hours because the client needs to prevent disruption to occupied areas. Installing our temporary wall systems is quiet, fast, and easy, with no hammering or sawing required. Typically, this work is performed during normal business hours, which speeds-up projects and reduces labor costs.

The sound-attenuating wall panels reduce construction noise by up to 50%.

3. High-Quality Temporary Walls Provide Airtight Seals

STARC’s temporary wall systems are designed to create airtight seals for containment, including negative air environments. With other methods, if there’s a gap in wall construction, damage to a wall, or any other problem, you have to stop the job to fix it.

In the unlikely event that one of our panels gets damaged on the jobsite, it’s easy to swap-out for another one.

4. Temporary Walls: Faster Tear Down + Zero Waste

Unlike tearing down drywall or wood walls, there’s no waste with our temporary construction walls. You don’t have to think about disposing of materials, cleaning-up, or the tremendous amount of waste that’s common with other containment choices. Disassembly is fast, easy, and clean–plus, you eliminate disposal costs.

5. Built for Re-Use: Temporary Construction Walls

Our temporary wall systems are highly durable and engineered for heavy re-use across many, many projects. You can quickly move panels to the next project phase or reuse them in a new space. And because these temporary construction walls are designed for versatility, they can be configured in multiple ways to fit nearly any construction project.

6. Temporary Construction Walls Improve ROI

Our temporary wall systems typically pay for themselves in three or four phases. This reduces the cost of future projects because contractors can still charge for containment, without the additional materials and labor costs, turning containment into a profit center.

7. Avoid Supply Chain Issues With Temporary Walls

Over the past few years, the industry has grappled with supply chain disruptions, price fluctuations, and labor shortages. With STARC’s temporary wall systems, you gain predictability in your business, knowing you’ll have the materials you need at a price point you can plan around.

For more information about how temporary construction walls can reduce your downtime costs, or to discuss an upcoming project, contact us today.

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