We are going to enclose our chimney (premodul by Contura) on the upper floor, and since it stands a bit away from our bedroom wall, we thought of utilizing that space for a "bookshelf." My idea is to make it look like a wall with holes in it, and I also plan to put a small spotlight on each shelf. I’m attaching a picture of how it looks, which might make it easier to understand what I mean.
The door you see is our bedroom door, and the shelf is supposed to be between that wall and the chimney. Since I won’t be building it myself, I need to hand it over properly to the craftsmen. What I know is that they will use metal studs to place the studs as close to the chimney as possible. My question is mainly about what to cover the stud construction with, as it will also become shelves. Should one use OSB+Gypsum and then build the shelves in MDF, or can the entire construction be made with MDF just as easily? How thick should the MDF be in that case? The idea is that it should be painted white and hence look like the other walls when finished.
So it will be a box around the chimney itself with shelves that attach directly to the bedroom wall to get the widest shelves possible.
wondering if it would be possible to build it entirely in mdf.
but maybe easiest with plasterboard/osb and mdf for the shelves themselves.
should the shelves be open or have a back panel?
wondering if it would be possible to build it entirely in mdf.
but maybe easiest with plaster/OSB and mdf for the shelves themselves.
should the shelves be open or have a back panel?
It should be open straight through the shelf.
Of course, it should be easy to build but preferably with as little waste as possible. And it should be possible to paint with wall paint.
The floor plate, door trim, switch, and outlet seem to be in the way of your project. The easiest solution would be to build a square box around the chimney and then attach shelves between the wall and the box. Gypsum on the outside of the box if you want it with wall paint.
Have you read the manual? I think you need to choose e.g. minerit or gips and not mdf, as the shaft must be made of non-combustible material and you also need to install a vent. But you can cover the shaft with mdf on the outside, however, towards the chimney, there must not be anything combustible.
The floor plate, door frame, switch, and outlet seem to be in the way of your project. The simplest solution would be to build a square box around the chimney and then attach shelves between the wall and the box. Plaster on the outside of the box if you want it with wall paint.
The floor plate will be removed as it's not needed when enclosing the chimney. Fortunately, the other items are not in the way. 😃
It seems like it will have to be plaster plus OSB, simply.
Have you read the manual? I think you have to choose, for example, minerit or gypsum and not MDF, as the shaft must be made of non-combustible material and you also need to install a vent. But you can clad the shaft with MDF on the outside, but there must be nothing combustible towards the chimney.
Yes, I have read the manual. It requires 50mm between the chimney and the nearest combustible material. It's completely correct that vents should also be in place.
It is permitted to build the chimney completely or partially within an enclosing shaft. The shaft must be constructed of non-combustible building boards or gypsum boards. The boards should be joined at the corners with metal brackets or with externally mounted wooden battens. The distance between the outer mantel of the chimney and the inside of the shaft should be 50 mm. If the shaft connects to the hood on the outer roof, ventilation occurs via the air gap under the hood roof. If the shaft does not connect to the hood, a vent with an opening of 30 cm² should be installed high up on the shaft for ventilation.
To enable inspection of the chimney, an inspection hatch, measuring 300x300 mm, should be installed in an easily accessible and inspectable location on the shaft wall.
Replace the switch with something like a NEXA wireless switch to keep the electrician costs down and you can easily place the switch on the right side of the door.
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