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Stair Bulkhead needs raising

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  • 27-10-2017 11:14am
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    lilhedda
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    We recently installed a new stairs as part of a renovation. The old one was ridiculously steep and narrow. The house is a typical 1950s build and everything in it was put in badly measured and misaligned. Since it went in the overhead stair bulkhead needs raising something our architect failed to spot. The current one slopes up from a box in the boxroom. Its basically ply wood that slopes upwards inside the box going up to join a stud wall. There is nothing load bearing near it. No electrics or plumbing near it either. Ideally we would make the box taller and a little deeper in depth and build a new mdf storage cupboard over it. The slope would start higher up and be steeper to help lessen head bumping. Has anyone else done similar? And what sort of cost is involved to do this type of work? Any information is much appreciated. Thank you in advance!


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    tabby aspreme
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    Are you sure none of the parts are load bearing , I think there would have to be a trimmer carrying the ceiling joists at the base of the slope that will have to be moved, it's not a big job to change it, but it's messy as you need a carpenter and a plasterer , bad miss by the architect as stairs headroom is part of building regs.


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    the_pen_turner
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    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    Are you sure none of the parts are load bearing , I think there would have to be a trimmer carrying the ceiling joists at the base of the slope that will have to be moved, it's not a big job to change it, but it's messy as you need a carpenter and a plasterer , bad miss by the architect as stairs headroom is part of building regs.

    exactly. what kind of architect could miss this.
    this is a simple enough job bit it is messy and will cause a bit of damge to ceilings etc.

    will have to take down some of the ceiling downstairs or up the floor so that you can fit a new trimmer. then rebuild a stud wall


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