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May 24, 2009
closing a staircase?
wondering if anyone has experience closing a brownstone stair at the parlour level to create a downstairs duplex with upper rentals? looking for ideas for the construction itself, and also a ballpark price to expect... thanks!
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I've done this for many clients. It can be done tasteful. I actually finished one just a few weeks ago that I can show you. If you're interested you can reach me through my website at RickLaddBrooklyn.com
Posted by: Rick at May 25, 2009 6:12 AM
We had this done over the winter. We built a wall in the hallway near where the parlor opens onto the hallway. The hallway wall rises from the floor to the ceiling. Then a second wall hangs from the ceiling along the stairs connecting to the bottom of the stairs and ending at our side of the new wall (wow that sounds confusing). It completely blocks our living area from the rental as long as we lock the double doors leading from the parlor to the hall. We didn't lose any ceiling height, which is nice. The only draw back is that we have to access the parlor though the middle room (we have three rooms per floor).
Not sure if that's helpful at all.
Posted by: ralph gardens at May 26, 2009 1:44 PM
Ours was done before we purchased our house and looks very tasteful as if the house were originally built that way. I'd be happy to let you come by and see it if you're interested. It's a bit too difficult to describe in this message. We're located on State Street.
Posted by: timber at May 26, 2009 5:06 PM
Thank you everyone!
Timber, I would love to be able to take you up on your offer and stop by the see your house briefly. I'm not in town this weekend, but could come over on Monday or Thursday night or sometime next weekend.
Ralph Gardens, since you had this done, can you give me a rough idea of cost? We need to build the partition, and also open a doorway into the staircase behind it through the parlor. Or Rick, can you tell me what you might charge (We aren't doing this ourselves so we do need a contractor).
(Is it possible to reply directly on this forum?)
Thanks again!
Posted by: gargoyle at May 28, 2009 11:07 AM
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