How to finish steps down to new kitchen
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Comments (3)Thanks JPK Designs! We will most certainly be having some form of raised patio area and the picture you have supplied looks great! We would probably position the kitchen doorway somewhere else or remove it all together (regs permitting) Friend and family are 50-50 on the internal steps issue so any extra info that can help us decide before this week is really useful. Pros: higher ceiling in extension, zoned purpose to the old dining room, allows for differing floor treatments. Cons: potential trip hazard, may get annoying if we have children, less flexibility to layout furniture differently....See MoreSteps inside rear extension or steps down to garden instead?
Comments (20)Does anybody have photographs of steps down to rear extension? My plan is to have a side entrance into a large hallway with steps down to the rear extension. Not sure whether to knock the wall down also the create a inside balcony and maintain the Hallway ceiling height in to the extension. The extension would be living / kitchen / dining area. If anyone has any photographs of similar projects to help me visualise it, that would be wonderful. thank you!...See MoreNew Kitchen, creating an open diner by taking down the wall
Comments (0)Dear All, Just bought a house that is need of a complete refurbishment, lucky me, it’s also going to be my first home It needs a new kitchen, pics enclosed are self-explanatory. My plan was also to knock down the wall between the diner and kitchen, to create an open diner. The building survey advised me to put up a supporting beam. Cut and pasted that below “There is no masonry wall directly above this area however, there is a masonry wall separating the bathroom and bedroom, which is approximately 1.0 m away from the lower masonry wall in question and if the wall is removed, a supporting beam will be needed in this location to prevent any downward settlement of any of the internal walls and floors above”. However the structural Engineer says this is not required, which was a little confusing. His opinion is cut and pasted below “We do not consider the Surveyor should have commented on this area as this is more of an engineering function. We checked floor joists at first floor level, and they ran from front to rear consequently there is no load from floors or imposed loads from floors onto the dividing wall. The wall at first floor level however is a masonry wall consequently if the wall is to be removed between the kitchen and dining area, we would advise a steel beam is incorporated beneath the remaining wall at first floor level in accordance with current recommendations for adequate support of the first-floor area” Any advice on how to go about a new kitchen. Is it better to get a local tradesman to do it, or hire a big company? Anyone has taken such walls down? Any advise would be much appreciated Kind Regards Mel...See MoreSame level patio or with steps down?
Comments (7)Thank you all for your comments and feedback - From the feedback seems that the benefits of having a flush transition to the exterior space outweighs the disadvantage of the big drop at the end. In terms of the steps, as the garden is small and not very deep wide steps from the end of the patio would take up too much space so I was thinking of using recessed steps (see image) - it reduces the usable patio space but keeps the garden area....See More- 5 months ago
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