Reducing bulkhead

[carbee]

Hi

I have just purchased a property at auction to renovate. In the smallest bedroom there is a monstrosity of a boxing in job which apparently is the bulkhead. The boxing in takes over half the room but even if I reduce it the sloping bulk head itself still takes up a considerable amount of the floor surface. Is there anything I can do to change this ?

Thanks
Carbee

 

[Static]

What is behind it? how big is it? what is currently used for material?

 

[carbee]

Hard to explain but I'll have a go. If you imagine a rectangle against the wall of 4ft high by 2 ft wide. Then to the left of it another another rectangle of 3ft high by 2 ft wide, forming a step.That is the size of the boxing in. Seems like it's made from hardboard and covered in chipwood. Through the chipwood I can see a diagonal line from the bottom left hand corner of the smaller rectangle through to the tho right hand corner of the second rectangle which I assume is the shape of the bulkhead. I know I can remove the hardboard but that would still leave me with a four foot diagonal bulkhead. taking up most of the width of the bedroom on one side which is only 8 ft long. I don't think I can do anything with it i.e. move it. I may have to incorporate it into some kind of built in wardrobe. Just wondered if anyone else had experienced anything similar.

 

[JonB]

Is it over the staircase?
JonB

 

[Static]

What is behind it (boiler, wall, submarine, tree, water pipes, soil pipe etc)?? Because if there is just air behind it why worry.,.

Maybe post some photos

 

[JohnD]

Uncle Fred built it when he and Auntie Rose came to stay from Gloucester.

 

[Static]

So Auntie Rose is burried behind it?

 

[JohnD]

no, last I heard she was at a special secure unit at Durham prison.