Kitchen opened up into the dining room in Stafford

The problem

Taking the wall out left a new steel beam to box in, a rough return corner, patches in the ceiling where the old wall met it, and cables and pipework that needed to be hidden.

What we did

• Removed the block wall and formed a clean return corner between the kitchen and dining area
• Took the props out and boarded both sides of the steel with 15mm plasterboard
• Floated out the ceiling patches and dips, from the boiler wall through to the dining room ceiling
• Bonded and reskimmed the kitchen ceiling, feathered into the existing dining room ceiling
• Cut back the blockwork for the pipework and boxed it in with stud work, then skimmed the wall

The result

One open kitchen and dining space, with the steel hidden in a crisp boxed beam and fresh, flat plaster on the walls and ceilings, ready for decorating.