Can a bigger entrance hall be created here?
ermaza
6 years ago
Hi.
We would like to create a bigger entrance hall in our home to make it more welcoming and have a space to hang coats and take off/put on shoes.The current layout is very tight and narrow. Please look at the pictures below.We have thought of adding a porch but not sure if that will solve the problem . Please help with any advice. Thank you very much.
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kiwimills
6 years agodo you need a kitchen door?
take it off...so it feels bigger.
the grey is a mudroom area. like these pics...
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Comments (12)HI Nick. Yes you're right Shahina did write that about French doors. I was stuck on the bi-folds in to the Hallway looking slightly cumbersome. I'm was sure that somebody wrote about fire doors, but I can't see it, maybe it was a different post ( i read a lot ). Best to check with the local building control department as I believe your property is a top floor flat ( if the hallways leads to the stairs ), therefore, I think there are regulations that might need adhering to. This comes from an article at :- Arma.Org.UK " Replacement or removal of internal flat doors and internal layout alterations; Like flat entrance doors, certain doors inside your flat i.e. the kitchen door, or if you live in a maisonette all the doors between a room and your staircase, are also fire doors. Their purpose is to prevent a fire from spreading from the room it started within, to another room and to stop the fire and smoke preventing you from leaving your flat. As such if you want to remove or replace any internal doors or alter the layout of your flat in any way, you must attain building control and [the Landlords], so we can ensure that the work you want to carry out won’t prevent you being able to escape if a fire starts in your home. If the work you plan to do includes any work which will involve knocking or drilling a hole in any wall, floor or ceiling i.e. to install a flue or run any cabling, we also need to ensure that the integrity of the wall, floor or ceiling is reinstated. So in the event of a fire, in your flat, your neighbours or the communal area, that the fire and smoke aren’t able to pass through the hole into another part of the building. " The above may change what you can and can't have. The whole point of the false wall for the pocket door was that it was hidden inside the kitchen and therefore would not change the facade of the Hallway. Putting the false wall in the Hallway wouldn't work well in your property as it has period features all round. I put in the french doors that may or may not work and went with this as an alternative plan. Although you don't get the average 'walk room' of 1m around the little island ( you get around 80cm), the island is on wheels and contains two stools, so it's very versatile. I had in mind something like this, although i have seen albeit far more stylish ones available, just didn't have that much time to go googling! The washing machine is under the drainer of the sink. This gives you the impression of a more spacious kitchen as without the butchers block on wheels the space between surfaces is around 1.8m...See MoreHallway entry - entryway table and mirror
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Comments (1)It depends on your budget, why you are doing it and what else you have to do. Putting up a stud wall from your front door is minor as is creating an extra doorway. Moving the stairs is a bigger undertaking as you have to do this on three floors- in turn this means every room will be disrupted, electrics and pipes will be moved, flooring will have to be replaced so it’s a big job. So you need to think about whether how much you need the loft room to be changed into on big room. You need to consider why you want to move the stairs downstairs. Then consider if you actually just want a dining room that feels less divided from the kitchen. You could of course convert the garage or you could add a ground floor extension behind the garage and living room and open it up to the kitchen. Adding square footage normally adds more to the value than moving stairs. Moving the stairs will be a little cheaper but it’s so disruptive you can only really consider this if you are ripping the rest of the house apart...See Morekiwimills
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would it help to move the door way of the dining room next to the entrance and perhaps swap it for double doors, to give a bit more circulation and the illusion of space as you enter?
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