Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 11, 2011 7:18 pm Hello everyone! I'm in the process of finalising the design for my new home and the current design has a 1.8 metre hallway from the entry door right through to the back of the house where the main living area is. I'm thinking of tapering the hallway down to 1.2 metres about 3/4 of the way down. Does anyone have any photo's where they have done something similar they could share? I simply can't imagine it no matter how hard I try! Re: Hallway, Foyer, Gallery ... whatever you want to call it 2Oct 12, 2011 1:17 pm Why are you doing it? to make space in other rooms, or becaue you think it is too wide. Its hard to say without seeing your floor plan Might cheaper to changer your idea of what makes a home, have you considered building a porch? 2 51796 at most it will have a short lintel which could be moved up just below the ceiling or even above. Above means you need to patch the cornice and might need to deal with… 2 61375 What? It's a lighting question, the control joint is only needed at 12m centres, a bulkhead or change of direction will suffice as a 'break' in the ceiling, just make… 8 8572 |