Hi, in my house we have a 4 foot high (or so) external door under the stairs which has access to the gas meter.
The main problem is in the winter i can feel cold air coming through the stairs.
Also it's a bit of a security risk..see pic 2 .(probably even more now that I've uploaded these photos....won't keep 'em up for long!)
Some Pics:
Also wondering about the 'window' to the right of the door, this has the boiler in it. the wood has holes in letting in cold air.
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0272/uptoaug2_024.jpg
That cupboard you can see in the background is to the hallway of the house!
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0280/uptoaug2_025.jpg
the gas meter and stairs....
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0187/uptoaug2_026.jpg
The options I can think of are to have it bricked up and access gas meter from a new indoor door!
Or...to simply insulate the stairs.
Or...to have a double glazed door fitted instead (custom size?)
Perhaps the favoured option is the double glazed external door as this would mean that we could store bikes or whatever else there in future.
But on the flip side we have little spare cash floating about so it would be good to know a cheap option also.
Any ideas? Thanks for any help.
Eric
The main problem is in the winter i can feel cold air coming through the stairs.
Also it's a bit of a security risk..see pic 2 .(probably even more now that I've uploaded these photos....won't keep 'em up for long!)
Some Pics:
Also wondering about the 'window' to the right of the door, this has the boiler in it. the wood has holes in letting in cold air.
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0272/uptoaug2_024.jpg
That cupboard you can see in the background is to the hallway of the house!
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0280/uptoaug2_025.jpg
the gas meter and stairs....
http://c.imagehost.org/view/0187/uptoaug2_026.jpg
The options I can think of are to have it bricked up and access gas meter from a new indoor door!
Or...to simply insulate the stairs.
Or...to have a double glazed door fitted instead (custom size?)
Perhaps the favoured option is the double glazed external door as this would mean that we could store bikes or whatever else there in future.
But on the flip side we have little spare cash floating about so it would be good to know a cheap option also.
Any ideas? Thanks for any help.
Eric