I renovated my house and created a small storeroom under the stairs.

It seems like a small job, but actually, it entails alot of details, which can cost lots of money.

The cheapest way is to use partition boards, or brick up/plaster the walls. This way, you need to include cost of:
1. Brick/plaster work or partition board
2. Close the gap between the steps in the stairs
3. Cost of a door
4. Lighting point for the store

Covering the gap between the steps will do the job, but it wont be very nice. So, I opted for the full and proper way, which as it turns out, was very costly.

Chinese contractor quoted me RM4,000 just to brick up and redo the steps with concrete.

I also discovered that, to cover the steps is expensive. Using wood, it wld cost anything from RM4,000 (timber strips) to RM6,000 (solid planks). Tiles also not cheap, becuz contractor charges tiling work for staircase on a different rate, so workmanship alone will cost more than RM1,500.

Covering a step is charged on a PER STEP basis.

In the end, luckily I decided to use timber flooring for my first floor, and so it cost me RM1,500 to cover the stairs with timber...

With all is said, it is worthwhile if the storage is badly needed.

This post has been edited by lizziewong: Jan 21 2011, 03:11 PM