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Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks  Sean |
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On 04/05/2014 10:02, DrLargePants wrote:
Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean Why on earth would you want to? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Good question.
The storage under it is visible and looks messy. Also it looks very dated IMO. |
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On Sunday, May 4, 2014 11:02:55 AM UTC+1, DrLargePants wrote:
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 |
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On Sun, 4 May 2014 02:02:38 -0700 (PDT), DrLargePants
wrote: Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use 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: http://uniquefurnishings.net/?produc...-storage-shelf Or this: http://www.medicalexpo.com/prod/alli...64-501598.html Or something like these: http://www.fishpond.co.uk/c/Homeware...rage+On+Wheels Nick |
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Perhaps after boxing them in, he wants to run boxing matches under them
aswell? :-) Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________ "The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... On 04/05/2014 10:02, DrLargePants wrote: Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean Why on earth would you want to? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg MDF panels supported on 2"x2" studs, finished with brick slips to match the wall. Owain |
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Sounds good, thanks
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"DrLargePants" wrote in message ... Good question. The storage under it is visible and looks messy. Also it looks very dated IMO. A curtain would be simplest. -- bartc |
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"DrLargePants" wrote in message ... Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean 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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The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 04/05/2014 10:02, DrLargePants wrote: Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean Why on earth would you want to? Looks like the treads are open, gives you somewhere to store the children that fall through? |
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In article , BartC
writes "DrLargePants" wrote in message ... Good question. The storage under it is visible and looks messy. Also it looks very dated IMO. A curtain would be simplest. You were born during the war AICMFP . . . . -- fred it's a ba-na-na . . . . |
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On Sunday, May 4, 2014 6:01:25 PM UTC+1, harry wrote:
"DrLargePants" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use 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. 1" pb if you want useful fire resistance NT |
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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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Correct. They need sorting out. Thankfully my child's bonce is too big to fit through !
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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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DrLargePants wrote:
Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean Should no be allowed, fisticuffs should be reserved for the ring. |
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On 05/05/2014 09:38, F Murtz wrote:
DrLargePants wrote: Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks Sean 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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