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The stairs won’t be taking the weight of the plasterboard. It will basically be a stud wall butted up to the outer side of the string basically, fixed through the floor and ceiling. And top newel post won’t have to be touched, that’s can stay as it is Thanks for your input

Would a support under the string be substantial enough to take the stairs? Sort of like a triangular bit of studwork? Forgot to say I am planning on removing existing stair parts to achieve the look and adding a rail to the existing external wall. Light won’t be an issue as front door is just...

I did originally think think this but would be left with a weird detail where the wall would return from the newel post back to th string. I have tried to draw it to show what I mean, not the best of drawing though Newel post and string in black and new wall in red

Hi can anyone help me on this one, I’m looking to build a stud wall against the stairs in my house but would need to remove the bottom newel post to make it look right. I’m wondering if there is a way of doing this without making the staircase unstable This is what the stairs looks like at the...

Thanks for all the info. So when I build the foundations should I bridge over the gas service so it is still kind of free to move? As for the new meter box, is it okay to use a recessed box if i was to do timber framed porch? Or will it have to be a surface mounted one in this case? And...

I should also add that the metres don’t need to move to the left or right, just forward a meter or so if that makes sense, so guessing this will be easier for service suppliers to connect

Hi hoping someone can help. We are planning to build a porch, however the gas and electric meter is next to the front door, which means if we built the porch they would be inside of it, and also the gas service pipe will be built over, which I understand is not allowed. I’m wondering how I go...