Hi
Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ?
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I'm not even sure on what material to use
Many thanks :)
Sean
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9 years ago
Boxing in stairs
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9 years ago
Why on earth would you want to?
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9 years ago
Good question.
The storage under it is visible and looks messy. Also it looks very dated IMO.
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9 years ago
All buildings are soon dated. Enjoy them for what they are.
To wall off the understair space I'd use a timber frame with plasterboard. Since sound insulation is presumably not needed, 36x61mm CLS should suffice, and 12mm PB for robustness. A doorway would also be useful :)
NT
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9 years ago
As I'm getting older and I just can't even think about crawling into understair cupboards with my knees, I'd be tempted to build a pull-out storage trolley with an end panel to match the opening.
This:
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Or this:
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Or something like these:
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Nick
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9 years ago
Perhaps after boxing them in, he wants to run boxing matches under them aswell? :-) Brian
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9 years ago
MDF panels supported on 2"x2" studs, finished with brick slips to match the wall.
Owain
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9 years ago
Sounds good, thanks
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9 years ago
A curtain would be simplest.
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9 years ago
If you box them in, put a door at the bottom of the staircase, it is then a good energy save. (Stops heat from escaping upstairs.)
If you additionally use fire resistant materials (plaster board) it makes the house safer in a fire too.
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9 years ago
Looks like the treads are open, gives you somewhere to store the children that fall through?
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9 years ago
In article , BartC writes
You were born during the war AICMFP . . . .
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9 years ago
1" pb if you want useful fire resistance
NT
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9 years ago
The bricks are going. It's a false wall built up in front of the party wall. IMO it makes the room very dark
Would probably be easier just to board them admittedly.
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9 years ago
Correct. They need sorting out. Thankfully my child's bonce is too big to fit through !
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9 years ago
I would only box them into to the top of where they are now I think.
Doing it up to the ceiling and putting a door in would make the landing very dark as there are no windows to it unfortunately.
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9 years ago
Should no be allowed, fisticuffs should be reserved for the ring.
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9 years ago
Giving up storage space is invariably a mistake IME. Timber framed doors with T&G faces? Cheap, lightweight, easy to make.