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
Boxing in stairs
May 04, 2014
17 Replies
Why on earth would you want to?
Good question.
The storage under it is visible and looks messy. Also it looks very dated IMO.
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
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
Perhaps after boxing them in, he wants to run boxing matches under them aswell? :-) Brian
MDF panels supported on 2"x2" studs, finished with brick slips to match the wall.
Owain
Sounds good, thanks
A curtain would be simplest.
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.
Looks like the treads are open, gives you somewhere to store the children that fall through?
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You were born during the war AICMFP . . . .
1" pb if you want useful fire resistance
NT
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.
Correct. They need sorting out. Thankfully my child's bonce is too big to fit through !
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.
Should no be allowed, fisticuffs should be reserved for the ring.
Giving up storage space is invariably a mistake IME. Timber framed doors with T&G faces? Cheap, lightweight, easy to make.
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