Drywall for Holiday Apartments in Menorca — 5-10 day Turnaround

Menorca has more than 40,000 tourist beds regulated by the Govern Balear. At Pladur Menorca we refurbish holiday apartments backed by the SL matriz since 2004: a full 55-85 m² apartment layout change is executed in 5-10 working days with Placo (Saint-Gobain) or Knauf boards, concentrated in the low season (October-March) to avoid missing high-occupancy nights.

"For public residential use, CTE-HR requires 45 dB DnT,A between bedrooms of different units and 50 dB on vertical separations; a decoupled Placo Silence 13+70+13 partition with Rockwool 70 kg/m³ easily exceeds that threshold, reaching 52-58 dB Rw"

— CTE DB-HR, Basic Document on Protection against Noise (RD 1371/2007) · Decreto 20/2015, Balearic tourist accommodation regulations

Drywall meets all three holiday-apartment requirements optimally. It is a dry construction system that generates no significant debris, requires no drying time and avoids the cement dust that soaks into fabrics and furniture for weeks. A 50-60 m² holiday apartment with a Placo BA13 ceiling, recessed LED downlights and skim-coated finish is delivered in 2-3 working days.

Compared with traditional building work, drywall saves 60-75% of the time and 25-40% of the cost when the total cost is calculated (materials + labour + cleaning + debris disposal + days off-market on Booking/Airbnb). Every day a holiday apartment in Menorca is off-market in high season means losing €80-€300, and each rating point on Booking/Airbnb translates into more than 15% additional revenue per season.

Drywall versatility supports several upgrades in a single intervention: false ceiling with integrated LED (from €29/m²), acoustic wall lining with Placo Silence + Rockwool 70 kg/m³ (acoustic material from €6/m²), Knauf partitions at €45/m² to create an extra bedroom or dressing area, and Isover thermal wall lining (€35/m²) to cut the air-conditioning bill. The full holiday-apartment renovation is delivered in a single phase with a fixed deadline.

If your holiday apartment is part of a mixed-use building with storage rooms, plant rooms or car-park sectors subject to CTE-DB-SI, check our fire-rated drywall service in Menorca with Knauf Fireboard or Placo Glasroc F and EI-60 / EI-120 certification from €52/m².

Noise complaints are the leading cause of low reviews in Menorca holiday apartments. The 1960s-80s buildings that make up most of the tourist stock in Cala en Bosc, Son Bou and Arenal d'en Castell predate CTE-HR (RD 1371/2007), with single hollow-brick party walls (~35 dB Rw) that transmit conversations, music and impact noise (footsteps, dragged chairs, dropped items).

A single review mentioning noise deters dozens of potential guests. Booking and Airbnb filters penalise listings below 4.2 stars and each rating point translates into more than 15% additional revenue per season. That is why acoustic insulation with Placo Silence or Knauf Silentboard is the highest-return investment you can make on a holiday apartment in Menorca.

Our drywall acoustic systems combine double Placo Silence (or Knauf Silentboard 12.5+12.5 mm) with Rockwool 70 kg/m³ or Isover 60 kg/m³ mineral wool inside 70 mm studs and, for the most demanding cases, a decoupled structure with SAN anti-vibration bands to cut structural transmission. The result is a 45-55 dB Rw reduction, comfortably above the 45 dB DnT,A required by CTE-HR.

The acoustic insulation investment for a 50 m² holiday apartment ranges from €1,800 to €4,000 depending on walls treated and the level required (acoustic material from €6/m²; full installed system 45-€65/m²). With a 10-15% price-per-night uplift after renovation and the rating boost, payback usually comes within 1-2 seasons.