Hi house is doing reno and have already done plaster ceiling and floor tiling at living hall. Would like to make a "fake wall" cover up the whole staircase.

Wanna get a simple fake wall, no need fancy design or rolling drawer. May need to open a small hole to attach TV mount directly to the staircase wall. And wanna put a door there for storeroom.

When talk to cabinet guy they dont recommend use plywood / melamine as partition and suggested me to plaster guy. Claiming it will be not nice and asking me to up budget to get a cabinet instead. And if put door on a plain wall the frame may unable to support unless I add in storage cabinet at the side. I confuse what he trying to explain.

When talk to plaster guy they ask to do cabinet claiming using plaster for the fake wall is fragile and if mop floor 1-2 time the water may damage the plaster.

Havent get quotation but all seems like dont wanna do and pass to one another.

Anyone could advise? TQ

I would suggest a big built-in cabinet that stretches the whole length and height of the staircase as a faux wall. Just a single sheet of plywood or melamine or plaster is not going to be enough. And since it lacks support frame, it'll very likely warp.

Dont have to stress your brain. Plenty ideas in google or pinterest
https://www.google.com/search?q=under+stair...ih=777&dpr=2.63

Try research drywall or partition diy. You will have some idea from there.

Just do proper brick wall. If tight budget, just use sand bricks, then plaster and skim. Should be about 100mm thick in total.

obviously need to build a framing structure before u stick panels to cover up that area as a wall

This post has been edited by ar188: Oct 19 2022, 12:14 AM

Many words i see but the most important RM amount is not mentioned.

The simplest way is just put a TV panel (is that what its called?) up to ceiling height that would costs around 1K for a simple design.
Dont think u can make a store room (between TV panel and staircase u mean?) unless the hall area is big enough, and depends on ur budget as well.

Without budget really cant say anything.

If u feeling DIYish u can always get a proper hardwood and self mount it to floor and ceiling not that expensive.


Here some sample of the tv panel ofcourse u need a full height to hide the stairs.


This post has been edited by WaCKy-Angel: Oct 19 2022, 12:29 AM

I would rather prefer to see stairs railing than hiding it, coz i think it would make the stairs unattractive and the house look smaller.



This post has been edited by WaCKy-Angel: Oct 19 2022, 12:33 AM

Alternatively i think divider would look nice too