Hello,

The two main bedrooms in my house are separated by a sort of 'S'
shaped wall, a bit like:

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|
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|
|

In each alcove is a fitted wardrobe, so one for each bedroom. My plan
is to remove one of the fitted wardrobes and block up the alcove with
a stud wall and plasterboard. In the other bedroom the old wall will
be removed thus allowing two fitted wardrobes in that room. So ending
up like:

|
|
----
|
|

But it will be some time before I get around to doing the other
bedroom so I will be left with a blocked up alcove for maybe two
years.

My worry is that any moisture getting into this blocked up alcove will
condense on the cold outside wall of the alcove and will not be able
to escape.

Is this a valid worry? Maybe I should drill some temporary holes to
ventilate, but maybe this would allow more moisture in?

So what should I do?


Thanks,

Graham

"Graham Jones" wrote in message
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Hello,

The two main bedrooms in my house are separated by a sort of 'S'
shaped wall, a bit like:

|
|
----
|
|

In each alcove is a fitted wardrobe, so one for each bedroom. My plan
is to remove one of the fitted wardrobes and block up the alcove with
a stud wall and plasterboard. In the other bedroom the old wall will
be removed thus allowing two fitted wardrobes in that room. So ending
up like:

|
|
----
|
|

But it will be some time before I get around to doing the other
bedroom so I will be left with a blocked up alcove for maybe two
years.

My worry is that any moisture getting into this blocked up alcove will
condense on the cold outside wall of the alcove and will not be able
to escape.

Is this a valid worry? Maybe I should drill some temporary holes to
ventilate, but maybe this would allow more moisture in?

So what should I do?


Thanks,

Graham

Blocked up alcove: Good grief, where will you put all your books?!
Can't have enough alcoves in my opinion! If anything, make the room bigger,
not smaller. You can bet your life the next owner will rip the studding out
again!

Still: takes all sorts.

;-)
S

On Sep 24, 1:22*am, "Spamlet" wrote:
"Graham Jones" wrote in message

...



Hello,

The two main bedrooms in my house are separated by a sort of 'S'
shaped wall, a bit like:

|
|
----
* *|
* *|

In each alcove is a fitted wardrobe, so one for each bedroom. My plan
is to remove one of the fitted wardrobes and block up the alcove with
a stud wall and plasterboard. In the other bedroom the old wall will
be removed thus allowing two fitted wardrobes in that room. So ending
up like:

* *|
* *|
----
* *|
* *|

But it will be some time before I get around to doing the other
bedroom so I will be left with a blocked up alcove for maybe two
years.

My worry is that any moisture getting into this blocked up alcove will
condense on the cold outside wall of the alcove and will not be able
to escape.

Is this a valid worry? Maybe I should drill some temporary holes to
ventilate, but maybe this would allow more moisture in?

So what should I do?

Thanks,

Graham

Blocked up alcove: Good grief, where will you put all your books?!
Can't have enough alcoves in my opinion! *If anything, make the room bigger,
not smaller. *You can bet your life the next owner will rip the studding out
again!

Still: *takes all sorts.

;-)
S

Yes one bedroom will be smaller but the other bedroom bigger, so all
i'm doing is moving space from one room to another. Which works better
for me.

On 23/09/2010 21:12, Graham Jones wrote:

My worry is that any moisture getting into this blocked up alcove will
condense on the cold outside wall of the alcove and will not be able
to escape.

Is this a valid worry? Maybe I should drill some temporary holes to
ventilate, but maybe this would allow more moisture in?

If in doubt I'd have thought it was worth ventilating, yes: certainly
wouldn't be worrying about that allowing mositure *in*.

Given that the rear wall of the wardrobe is going anyway in due course,
it would do no harm just to knock a very rough quite large hole
through... what is that wall made of: stud partition or solid
brick/block? Since it's at the back of wardrobe which is (presumably)
usually closed, ie with little air movement, the hole(s) would need to
be reasonably sized to be of any useful effect.

David

On Sep 24, 7:47*am, Lobster wrote:
On 23/09/2010 21:12,GrahamJoneswrote:

My worry is that any moisture getting into this blocked up alcove will
condense on the cold outside wall of the alcove and will not be able
to escape.

Is this a valid worry? Maybe I should drill some temporary holes to
ventilate, but maybe this would allow more moisture in?

If in doubt I'd have thought it was worth ventilating, yes: certainly
wouldn't be worrying about that allowing mositure *in*.

Given that the rear wall of the wardrobe is going anyway in due course,
it would do no harm just to knock a very rough quite large hole
through... what is that wall made of: stud partition or solid
brick/block? *Since it's at the back of wardrobe which is (presumably)
usually closed, ie with little air movement, the hole(s) would need to
be reasonably sized to be of any useful effect.

David

Thanks David I will do that.