How To Remove A Stud Wall

[pinkjudy45]

We want to remove part of a stud wall does anybody know if there is an easy way of doing this.

[boxtops]

Well, having just had one put up in our house - you take out the screws and remove it, then remove the wooden frame behind it.....

[pinkjudy45]

This stud wall has been plastered over years ago and do not know where the screws are on the wall or for that matter do not know where the framing is.

[trt]

Hmmm. just give the plaster a good bashing with a hammer, and you will either see screw heads or sunken nails on the plaster board or plywood.

Then just keep bashing the wooden frame till its all down, simples!

[pinkjudy45]

Thanks both of you

[The Builder]

First, Pinky, you'll need to see if it's a structural stud wall.

How old is the house, and in which rooms is the stud wall?

[pinkjudy45]

Thanks The Builder I was hoping you'd reply because your answers have always been the best. The house us 18 years old, it's not structure wall, we want to remove part of the wall to a make doorway to get from a bedroom into the bathroom so it will be an ensuite, the block up the other doorway

[The Builder]

Ok, easy then, Pinks... and thanks for your kind comments :o)

What the others have said really. Punch a hole in one side of the plasterboard somewhere in the middle of where the door is going. This will enable you to find where the upright studs are. This is so you can chose a position that involves cutting as little studwork as possible.

Standard stud spacing is either 400mm centres or sometimes, 600mm centre to centre. Taking out one upright should allow you to fit a standard door lining with a 2'3" door. For a 2'6" door, you'll have to take out another upright (stud).

This is all theoretical, of course. It may turn out to be different when you get there.

Don't take the studs out completely, but cut them so that a crosspiece (head) can be fixed in to become the head of the doorframe.

Where possible, cut the plasterboard with an old saw to give a nice straight line. With care, it should be possible to fit everything together without having to patch up the plaster. Without the benefit of experience, you may find some patching up is needed though.

With a good saw this time, cut through the sole plate (bit of studwork that is fixed to the floor.)

The trick with this job is to disturb as little as possible. The TV programmes always show people laying into a wall with a sledge hammer. That's fine. You'll break through Ok, but will have twice the job with all the patching and finishing.

[pinkjudy45]

Thank you to 'The Builder' I knew you give us the easiest way of doing this, pity we don't know where you live because we could ask you to do these jobs for us, but anyway thanks again. xx

[whistonian]

Hope you have another bathroom Pinky in case you ever have guests lol . Good luck with your conversion.

[The Builder]

You're very welcome Pinks. I'm in Devon. Probably nowhere near you, but thanks for the thought.

[pinkjudy45]

Message to whistonian, yes we do have another bathroom but it's only the door that's going to be moved for the moment. Also to The Builder you live in a beautiful part of the world and I don't think you would want to travel to Berkshire which us where we live.