Considering removing kitchen wall that separates kitchen from hallway
Leanne Harris
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Removing walls between kitchen, lounge and hallway
Comments (7)Great idea re lounge and kitchen wall. Are you having a dining table as well as an island? Are you also refitting the kitchen or just adding an island? Re the hall wall, if you took down part of the wall (at ceiling height), how did you plan on using that space or was it just to give a sense of space? Is there any reason why the fuse box etc needs to go on the internal wall and not on the right wall? I think I'd be tempted to take it all out (but check fire regs) and just have a slimmer wall of storage on the right hand side of the hall to get rid of any clutter and hide away fuse box, coats etc. You could look at wireless heating controls? I must ask though, what is to the right of the front door that looks like a sail in the pic? I've looked up drawing conventions but can't find it!...See MoreGround floor layout- comments please (open plan kitchen, utility&hall)
Comments (18)Sorry- I don’t like your plan. In my opinion the space between the sink and hob is where the work happens so you are actually a bit tight for space. I think the door from the kitchen to the playroom is a massive fail- firstly you are inviting the kids to run past the cooking area, secondly is splits the kitchen and there are safety implication for having a walkway through the kitchen, I also think it makes your kitchen plan feel disjointed. I also think that if the children are young they won’t want to be in the playroom, they will want to be where you are. If you are worried about the playroom being dark this is easily sorted with better lighting and a pale coloured floor. Alternatively make this the grown up room and the kids playroom near the front door. I also think that putting the sitting area around the corner in the extension makes it feel enclosed and a little tight because of its location. I think you have put too many stools at the island and in reality people rarely use more than 3. In my opinion better to have fewer comfortable seats that are spread out with room to eat. I also think you missed an opportunity to have a cupboard near the front door to hide coats, shoes and a vacuum cleaner. I think that if you want an extra shower it may be easier to put this off the bootroom- a bigger utility/ bootroom area may help later to keep sports equipment/ dogs/ ironing etc etc out of sight. There is a privacy argument to put it where you have but I suspect the wall you have moved to take a corner off the kitchen is a job that will require a steel....See MoreHow can I provide a nicer kitchen entrance from the hallway
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 MoreRemove wall between Kitchen and Dining
Comments (7)Hi Sasi, I understand your dilemma here, it is difficult to configure the layout without knowing the options for wall removal. I would suggest contacting your local council and asking to speak with the planning department as a first call, they will be able to refer you to a surveyor who could inform you on whether the kitchen/dining wall is load bearing. I have a feeling it may be since there are only 2 main walls supporting the ground floor, that being one of them! However best to check with the experts first. Once you get clarity on this and if it is possible, you could remove the wall and have an open plan kitchen/diner, utilising the conservatory for dining as Kay has suggested. You could then consider a utility and shower room space coming from under the stairs into the end of the kitchen. Of course knocking walls down definitely adds quite a lot cost wise, but if you were prepared for that there could be some cost effective ways of laying out the space once it's gone. Hope that makes sense, let me know what the outcome is if you find out about the wall removal and if I can help any further!...See MoreWumi
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