Hello everyone,
we are planning to buy a house. However, our decision depends on whether it is possible to modify the floor plan within a reasonable budget.
This concerns the ground floor. Attached is a drawing with the planned changes.
1.
We want to remove the wall between the "Living" and "Sleeping" areas.
-> Would that be possible?
-> Approximate costs?
2.
We also want to remove the wall between "Living" and "Kitchen" completely or at least partially. We want an open kitchen and to place a kitchen island where the wall currently is. However, water supply and drainage pipes likely run inside that wall since there are kitchen connections on the upper floor as well. We don’t necessarily need these connections upstairs, but it would be nice to keep them for possible future use.
-> Is it basically possible to remove this wall?
-> Could the pipes be relocated to keep the upper floor connections functional?
-> Costs/effort?
3.
In the "Living" room, we want to install a patio door. Right now, there is a large window with a long radiator underneath. We would replace this with a patio door and a smaller adjacent window. Accordingly, the radiator would be shorter.
-> Is this feasible?
-> Approximate costs?
Otherwise, if anyone has other ideas for changing the floor plan, feel free to share! 🙂
Best regards,
Volkmann
we are planning to buy a house. However, our decision depends on whether it is possible to modify the floor plan within a reasonable budget.
This concerns the ground floor. Attached is a drawing with the planned changes.
1.
We want to remove the wall between the "Living" and "Sleeping" areas.
-> Would that be possible?
-> Approximate costs?
2.
We also want to remove the wall between "Living" and "Kitchen" completely or at least partially. We want an open kitchen and to place a kitchen island where the wall currently is. However, water supply and drainage pipes likely run inside that wall since there are kitchen connections on the upper floor as well. We don’t necessarily need these connections upstairs, but it would be nice to keep them for possible future use.
-> Is it basically possible to remove this wall?
-> Could the pipes be relocated to keep the upper floor connections functional?
-> Costs/effort?
3.
In the "Living" room, we want to install a patio door. Right now, there is a large window with a long radiator underneath. We would replace this with a patio door and a smaller adjacent window. Accordingly, the radiator would be shorter.
-> Is this feasible?
-> Approximate costs?
Otherwise, if anyone has other ideas for changing the floor plan, feel free to share! 🙂
Best regards,
Volkmann
Hello everyone!
After a lot of back and forth, we recently bought a house.
The house has a spiral staircase. Since the previous owner didn’t have children, the staircase was designed accordingly.
The staircase is made of steel and consists only of a central column, wooden steps, and an aluminum handrail, so it is not child-friendly.
I was thinking about enclosing it somehow to prevent my children from slipping through and falling, but I’m not sure how, with what materials, or especially who would do something like that.
Do you have any ideas for me?
Regards, Sanchito
After a lot of back and forth, we recently bought a house.
The house has a spiral staircase. Since the previous owner didn’t have children, the staircase was designed accordingly.
The staircase is made of steel and consists only of a central column, wooden steps, and an aluminum handrail, so it is not child-friendly.
I was thinking about enclosing it somehow to prevent my children from slipping through and falling, but I’m not sure how, with what materials, or especially who would do something like that.
Do you have any ideas for me?
Regards, Sanchito
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nordanney13 Jan 2015 13:54Are the gaps really that big?
With our old staircase, we never thought about closing the steps. None of our three children ever tried to squeeze through the spaces between the steps either.
Please post a photo of the staircase.
With our old staircase, we never thought about closing the steps. None of our three children ever tried to squeeze through the spaces between the steps either.
Please post a photo of the staircase.
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Doc.Schnaggls13 Jan 2015 14:00nordanney schrieb:
Are the gaps really that large?
When it came to our old staircase, we never considered closing the steps. Also, none of our three children ever tried to squeeze through the steps.
Please share a photo of the staircase.Hello,
I suspect that Sanchito is not worried about children falling through the gaps between the steps themselves, but rather that the spiral staircase is constructed without any supports between the steps and the handrail, which could allow children to fall down there.
A photo would really be helpful.
Best regards,
Dirk
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nordanney13 Jan 2015 15:10Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Hello,
I suspect that Sanchito is not concerned about the children falling through the steps themselves, but rather that the spiral staircase is designed without any braces between the steps and the handrail, so children could fall through that gap.
A photo would really help.
Regards,
Dirk That would be really unfortunate!
Since we can only speculate at this point, a photo should be provided to offer specific assistance.
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Doc.Schnaggls13 Jan 2015 15:38Hm, okay, just as suspected...
What you can do is find a metalworker who can weld braces to the top of the aluminum handrail (or whatever method is used for aluminum) and anchor these braces into the wooden steps.
A very stylish, but probably very expensive, option would be a column made of transparent acrylic surrounding the entire spiral staircase on the lower floor, with an opening for entry at the bottom of the stairs. I've only seen something like this once before, in a hotel in Las Vegas...
Best regards,
Dirk
What you can do is find a metalworker who can weld braces to the top of the aluminum handrail (or whatever method is used for aluminum) and anchor these braces into the wooden steps.
A very stylish, but probably very expensive, option would be a column made of transparent acrylic surrounding the entire spiral staircase on the lower floor, with an opening for entry at the bottom of the stairs. I've only seen something like this once before, in a hotel in Las Vegas...
Best regards,
Dirk