Help! Different floors when knocking through!
We are hoping to knock through between our dining room and kitchen. Our dining room has original Victorian wood floor boards which we love and they continue through the rest of our downstairs. The kitchen has old tiles which we don’t like (photo attached of the current doorway between the two floors).
The question is, when we knock through, what do we do about the fact the floors will be different?
Initially can we leave the tiles in the kitchen and floor boards in the dining room with some sort of boundary between?
Phase two will be to get the kitchen re done, at which point do we try to get flooring in the kitchen that matches the Victorian floor boards? Or would that look weird because it could never be exactly the same? We can’t really change the dining room floor without changing the rest of the downstairs which seems a shame!
Any ideas, inspiration or previous experience with this would be greatly appreciated!
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Comments (4)There is unlikely to be any reason why you cannot do this. You will need to consult a structural engineer who will do the calculations for the size of RSJ required. You will then need to submit your plans as your 'building regulations drawings' to the local Building Control as this is a notifiable alteration. Your builder or designer can do this for you. The Building Inspector will need to first approve the plans and calculations and then make a site inspection after the opening has been made and the steel is in place, but before you plaster over it. Please do get professional help to do this job Good luck...See MoreKnocking through victorian living/dining - HELP! :)
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