Plasterboarding behind built-in

[en_passant]

Hello all,

Apologies in advance if this is an obvious/ stupid question… if so, please advise if reasoning why.

I’m in the middle of ripping out a small room to make an open plan living/dining space.

I’m looking to open a new door into the bedroom and close off the current one, so will enter from the living room rather than hallway. This is so I can then utilise the space inside the bedroom better and make a built in wardrobe along the wall which currently has the bedroom/hallway door.

The area where I want to put the new door has had a door there once upon a time as I found out when removing some plaster. I am lacking in the storage department so I’d like to create built-in storage against the living/bedroom wall with the doorway within it. I have attached photos of the wall currently which can be seen that the door has been there at some point in time. I’ve also attached a photo of a design which shows what I am looking to achieve.

My question is that for making the built-in and attaching it to the walls (mixture of old 2.5” clinker blocks and new engineering bricks). Do I need to dot and dab plasterboard to the wall first before fitting the built-ins or is it OK to leave them bare? (I would tidy up the remaining plaster to make it all as flat as possible but I’m just wondering if there would be reason why it remaining bare clinker & brickwork wouldn’t be a good idea?

Thanks in advance! e_p

 

[Wayners]

Bare dusty brickwork inside cupboards?

 

[foxhole]

Bare dusty brickwork inside cupboards?

Possibly OP is thinking the built in will have backs on each unit but failed to provide that info?

 

[Wayners]

I though fitting wardrobe to a wall with backs on will cause mould problems so best avoided unless they are the unit type.
Maybe op will update

 

[foxhole]

I though fitting wardrobe to a wall with backs on will cause mould problems so best avoided unless they are the unit type.
Maybe op will update

Normally only on cold exterior walls . OP seems to be awol .

 

[en_passant]

Possibly OP is thinking the built in will have backs on each unit but failed to provide that info?

Yes, backs fitted to the built-ins and yes, didn’t think to mention it.

I though fitting wardrobe to a wall with backs on will cause mould problems so best avoided unless they are the unit type.
Maybe op will update

I intended to design ventilation into the built-ins.

Normally only on cold exterior walls . OP seems to be awol .

The wall is internal - it’s 2.5” clinker blocks and the engineering bricks are where I removed a chimney breast which was on both sides. The wall to the right is a 9” solid wall, however it has a gym to the side of the living room and a garage on the other side of the bedroom so the wall isn’t external with wind and rain driving at it.

I just wondered if there was something I was missing when thinking of leaving it bare.

Thanks, e_p