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Opening up Understairs area

  • 05-10-2012 12:08pm
    #1
    ra0044
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭


    I am looking to open up the area under my stairs that is currently plaster boarded up to use as a small cupboard.

    I need to remove one of the uprights midway along the plasterboard to make a big enough opening. this upright is a standard 2 x 4. My question is if it is ok to remove this and put a header up to span the gap which i would attach to secondary uprights attached to the existing uprights.

    Sory if this is a bit basic sounding.

    Many thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    carpenter23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭carpenter23


    i think that should be no problem.


  • #3
    ra0044
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭ra0044


    Thanks for that. Its only taken me ten years to get around to it. Better late than never


  • #4
    Maudi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭Maudi


    ra0044 wrote: »
    Thanks for that. Its only taken me ten years to get around to it. Better late than never
    ive already done this..isit where you get back the space from 3 or 4 steps?if it is ..when you take out the 3 x4. in the middle you dont have to do anything else ..it should be only a frame supporting the plasterboard /partition..not holding stairs carcass up.


  • #5
    johnwest288
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭johnwest288


    ra0044 wrote: »
    I am looking to open up the area under my stairs that is currently plaster boarded up to use as a small cupboard.

    I need to remove one of the uprights midway along the plasterboard to make a big enough opening. this upright is a standard 2 x 4. My question is if it is ok to remove this and put a header up to span the gap which i would attach to secondary uprights attached to the existing uprights.

    Sory if this is a bit basic sounding.

    Many thanks in advance


    Have you got an understairs toilet too? Looks like there is plenty of space under there for a hoover etc! Wonder why the builders didnt put a press in here in the beginning


  • #6
    ra0044
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭ra0044


    Hi,

    The area under the stairs makes an L shape of the downstairs toilet. I Dont know why the builder didnt put a door in as there is nothing in the void such as pipes or electrics etc. The door will be a little low about 4 ft but as a cupboard should be ok.

    Maybe just a lazy builder. To be honest alot of the things in the house make little or no sense as to location when you look at them logically.

    thanks


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