Landing cupboard - looking for inspiration

[RogerS]

Hi chaps

Long overdue project is to turn this horrible space into a functioning cupboard.






Requirements :

access to gatevalves in top picture
access to pump in bottom picture

Seeing that the walls are, shall we say, not perfectly vertical nor 100% structural I'm thinking of a vertical skeletal frame that is fixed back to the side walls wherever possible and packed out where appropriate. Thing is if I over engineer the frame then I eat into what is quite a narrow space. 2 x 2 ?

The front is looking like it's going to be something like a face frame but with a ledge and brace door in elm to match adjacent room doors. Or maybe just hinge the doors off of the skeletal frame and then scribe door architraves back to the wall and pin them on ?

Make up some boxes that slide on side supports attached to the skeletal frame so i can remove them if needed to get to the top gatevalves and also because they will be lighter to handle if I make say a couple of boxes. The pump can remain open (but not seen when the door is closed).

Am I overengineering it?

Any thoughts very very welcome.

 

[Racers]

I would....
Move the valves to the bottom, reroute the pipes into one corner and box them in.
Box in the pump with a removable lid.

That should make things easer.

Pete

 

[SteveF]

will the pump fit in that alcove on right? u could put a shelf at the same height to get a bit more width

at least if u need to get at pump u wont be knees on floor
move all pipes to right hand middle
put valves in alcove with pump with some pipe clamps to support them
could all be done in plastic maybe ? hard to see where the copper is going

 

[No skills]

I would...

Make an excuse and say you don't want to pipper about with the plumbing this close to xmas.

HTH

 

[Berncarpenter]

Hi Roger what about something like this , face frame ex 3x2.The cabinet on this was made to slide out to gain access to a boiler .I think you could make a cabinet to fit inside the opening sitting on bearers that would be above the shower pump .

Just an idea may be over the top but something for you to think on.

Cheers Bern.

 

[RogerS]

I would...

Make an excuse and say you don't want to pipper about with the plumbing this close to xmas.

HTH

+1 !!!! i ain't touching the plumbing !
Blimey...you post for help on a woodie forum and all you get is 'move the pipes' !! ('cept one, thank you Berns)

 

[Lee J]

right, Put a shelf in just above the pump (about level with the alcove on the right) all the way across. This gives you a base to start from.
Then, put a false back into it all the way up to the top to hide those 2 copper pipes. However, makes 2 holes in this back board about the size of a penny right where the isolation valves are. These use grub screws so as long as you can poke a screw driver into the hole to turn on/off the water that'll be great. Attach this back panel to batons using screws then if you have a leak you can whip it off.

That gives you a cupboard. Place some rails and fit some shelves where ever you fancy within it.

That just leaves you door/front. - see Berncarpenters post above. Something similar will do it.
Your not really gonna gain anymore space by moving pipes to be honest.

I did something similar a few years back, worked out a nice place to put all the spare towels, her indoors was impressed.

Go for it