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Step at transition from room to room
Oct 2nd, 2008, 3:16pm
 
I am nearing completing my dining room / garage conversion.

Before I dry line the last wall, I want to sort the step that is between the lounge and the dining room.  I had to have a step unfortunatly.

There is to be matching carpet in the lounge and dining room, and I cannot decide what is best at the step.

A bullnose piece of wood level with the lounge, with the carpet run over the bull nose?  Then painted wall for the few inched to the dining room floor?

Lower the dining room side of the cavity wall, and have a carpeted step midway in the wall?

I am not too sure!

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Re: Step at transition from room to room
Reply #1 - Oct 2nd, 2008, 6:33pm
 
Can you not fit a tread (like on the stairs) with the bullnose projecting out, and just carpet the same way a staircase is carpeted?
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Re: Step at transition from room to room
Reply #2 - Oct 2nd, 2008, 6:47pm
 
I find it difficult to visualise!

Would that bull nose be flush with the wall, or jut out a bit?
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Reply #3 - Oct 3rd, 2008, 8:04am
 
It would jut out; a carpet fitter will easily take the carpet over the edge.
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Reply #4 - Oct 3rd, 2008, 8:32am
 
Polished timber tread and riser, ( just like the bottom tread of a good many stairs ) made wider than the door opening so you can stand architrave of the tread. Line out the reveal of the door opening and have architrave off the tread.

Have a look at this


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Re: Step at transition from room to room
Reply #5 - Oct 3rd, 2008, 5:35pm
 
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Something like this?

I guess I would have to talk nicely to a carpenter at work to router it for me!

Would you put this in before or after dry lining?
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Re: Step at transition from room to room
Reply #6 - Oct 3rd, 2008, 6:23pm
 
That looks about right, if you are going to carpet there is no need to rout a perfect edge, just round it over with a plane.
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Reply #7 - Oct 3rd, 2008, 9:34pm
 
Lectrician wrote on Oct 3rd, 2008, 5:35pm:
Would you put this in before or after dry lining?


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