Some homes may have a storage cellar or even a wine cellar which is accessible through a hatch. We enjoy transforming these hatches into a crafted access panel which perfectly integrates into the floor.
We take care to minimise the panel's visibility so it fits neatly into the floor. We craft our access panels to become a design feature that will make your wooden floor even more precious.
Access panels for Wooden floor: sometimes there is a wine cellar under the subfloor or just a storage cellar which is accessed through a hatch. We will transform this hatch into a crafted access panel perfectly integrated into the floor taking care to minimize its impact over the floor look. It will become a design element which will make your wooden floor even more precious. Each access panel is bespoke crafted in situ.
Below are some schematic samples to achieve a floor access panel after the process of wooden flooring:
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- Wooden joist;
- Original wooden floor (pine boards);
- Sub-floor;
- Resting frame for the original hatch;
- Original hatch;
- Initial hatch contour gap;
- Resulted access panel contour gap of 2mm;
- New wooden floor;
- Embedded handles;
- Visible or concealed hinges;
- Automatic opening lid and stay;
- Hydraulic damper unit.
Initially structure, before hardwood flooring:
Schematic of simple floor access panel after hardwood flooring:
Schematic diagram of floor access panel with ”visible” applied hinges, 180° opening, and hydraulic damper on closing:
Schematic diagram of floor access panel with ”visible” applied hinges, max 103° opening, automatic opening lid stay and hydraulic damper on closing:
