Blocking up an old doorway

[GStarr83]

Hello all, and thanks for any help in advance.......

I'm looking to have a crack at blocking up an old door way at my house that we have never used and has just been wallpapered over by the previous owner!

I have had a look on here and other sites, and just wanted to see if I'm going in the right direction.....

I take it I remove all the previous parts, the door, the jamb thing and the previous frame on the inside, then put new wooden batons in around as a frame with new sections between it and attach plasterboard to it which can later be plastered over?!?

I know its clearly not as simple I have made out above and without a doubt I'll end up doing it wrong a couple of times, but wasn't sure if I was missing something out?

Thanks again......

 

[Doggit]

Nope, you're missing nothing. Will you get the whole wall plastered (in which case set the plasterboard flush with the wall), or just plaster the old doorway - then set the plasterboard back slightly.

 

[GStarr83]

I'm getting the whole wall plastered (by someone who knows how to do it), as it's part of the front room/hallway which is all being re plastered!

Il fit the plasterboard flush to the wall then in that case!

Cheers!

 

[Doggit]

Your doorway will be about 800 wide, and about 2m high, so you'll want a central vertical support, and a couple of cross struts. And putting some rockwool in to cut down noise is also a good idea; also best to use 12.5mm plasterboard rather than 9mm. Sorry if I'm being too obvious.

 

[GStarr83]

Nah that's cool, never taken on anything like this before, so all advice/tips appreciated normally I do the smashing stuff up part then get someone in to tidy it up part!

 

[Doggit]

Good attitude, best of luck with everything.

 

[endecotp]

what is the rest of the wall made from?

 

[GStarr83]

Cheers, today's the day to have a go at it!

 

[Tigercubrider]

don't forget that there are two sides.

are you totally replastering both?

 

[GStarr83]

what is the rest of the wall made from?

I guess it's brick as an original dividing wall

 

[GStarr83]

don't forget that there are two sides.

are you totally replastering both?

Yeah he other side is being done eventually, luckily I did remember this morning that it needed boarding both sides!

 

[phatboy]

I assume this is already done, but worth noting in some older properties the blockwork rests on the top of the door frame without a lintel, in which case the top would need a piece of timber across it too