I have convinced my partner to convert the trellis railing around the stairs into low walls instead of spending a fortune on installing glass railings.
I would appreciate some suggestions and cheerful encouragement.
I was just thinking of putting chipboard on both sides and insulation in between. But how do I make the top look nice?
I would also like to embed an LED strip or LED ramp at the top that shines downward. It would provide some light in a part of the house that otherwise easily becomes dark since we put up two new walls.
There's a wall where the trellis now goes all the way up to the ceiling.
Any good advice?
I would appreciate some suggestions and cheerful encouragement.
I was just thinking of putting chipboard on both sides and insulation in between. But how do I make the top look nice?
I would also like to embed an LED strip or LED ramp at the top that shines downward. It would provide some light in a part of the house that otherwise easily becomes dark since we put up two new walls.
There's a wall where the trellis now goes all the way up to the ceiling.
Any good advice?
I have a similar project going on at home, but just a trellis about 1900*1200 mm.
I'm considering putting gypsum on both sides, then going a bit higher with the gypsum and adding a top rail. And then a lid on top made of gypsum, finishing with "spackelhörn" (I don't know what it's actually called)
To get a sharp edge/corner
I hope you understand what I mean
Why do you want to use chipboard? How do you treat it afterward?
I'm considering putting gypsum on both sides, then going a bit higher with the gypsum and adding a top rail. And then a lid on top made of gypsum, finishing with "spackelhörn" (I don't know what it's actually called)
To get a sharp edge/corner
I hope you understand what I mean
Why do you want to use chipboard? How do you treat it afterward?
I think chipboard is sturdier than drywall. I'm thinking of putting repair wallpaper or fiberglass wallpaper on the board and then painting it white.Narren666 said:
I have a similar project going on at home, but just a trellis about 1900*1200 mm. I'm considering putting drywall on both sides, and then going a little higher with the drywall and adding a top rail. And then a gypsum cover on top, last "spackelhörn" (don't know what it's actually called) to get a sharp edge/corner.
Hope you understand what I mean
Why do you want to put chipboard? How do you treat it afterward?
I did this on a small area where I had to smooth out the surface, and it turned out great!
But I'm not a builder. There may be lots of advantages to using drywall instead.
It probably works well with fiber or fabric. Mine looks like this, the only hitch is that the trellis aligns with the wall at the staircase so it will protrude about 10 mm.
Do you think it's possible to remove the trellis and build a new wall? Would it be just as stable, do you think? I was thinking of saving the standing post and building the new wall so that it aligns with the wall at the staircase?
Do you think it's possible to remove the trellis and build a new wall? Would it be just as stable, do you think? I was thinking of saving the standing post and building the new wall so that it aligns with the wall at the staircase?
Windowsill I chose to put at the top of my railing! The carpenter scratched his head, but then had to admit that it looked really nice. Don't ask me how they attached it, because there are no visible screws.
In our case, the entire railing was removed, and they built up a new wall.
In our case, the entire railing was removed, and they built up a new wall.
I have placed an oak plank, remember to put a strip at the back edge so you can have things standing on it. And also remember to bring in electricity for lighting etc. before you screw everything together. In my case, I tore down a whole wall to half height. So I had to struggle a bit with the electrical work, partly the one I had to remove, partly the one that had to be installed...