Can I move this door?

XEO25

Hello

Looking at the floorplan below, can anyone tell me if it should be ok to move the existing door (highlighted in blue) over to the left (highlighted in red)? The wall is a stud wall, not brick.



Would the current doorway need bricking up or just a stud adding to replace it? 

We're in the process of removing all the old plaster from the walls in the hall (up and downstairs) going back to brick before re-plastering. Eventually we want to knock through the lounge, dining room, and kitchen (and square off with an extension at the back), and for this we would like to have the door in the new position. I'm thinking it makes sense to move the door now while we're already back to brick in the hall. 

Thanks

Mr.Generous

Stud wall you can do what you like, take it out alltogether if you want. Any new stud walling should be insulated including the old door space if blocked off, it's for sound insulation and to improve fire safety, stud wall insulation not loft stuff.

FreeBear

Mr.Generous said: Stud wall you can do what you like, take it out alltogether if you want.

No. Some stud walls are structural and should never be removed without consulting a structural engineer. The OP could find that his stud wall is providing support for the staircase, the landing & bathroom joists as well as the bathroom wall.

It may well be a simple case of cutting a new hole in the wall, moving the door, and filling the original hole - Get some advice from a suitably qualified professional (not a builder).

stuart45

Should be a straightforward job for a chippie. Looks like load bearing wall, so regs will apply.

plumb1_2

Take the flooring up above the wall, should be able to see if it’s a load baring wall

Section62

Mr.Generous said:

Stud wall you can do what you like, take it out alltogether if you want.

As Freebear says, that is [very] wrong.  Stud walls can be loadbearing.

plumb1_2 said:

Take the flooring up above the wall, should be able to see if it’s a load baring wall

Not necessarily.  The load may not be from above the wall.

XEO25 said:

Eventually we want to knock through the lounge, dining room, and kitchen (and square off with an extension at the back), and for this we would like to have the door in the new position. I'm thinking it makes sense to move the door now while we're already back to brick in the hall. 

Get a structural engineer to advise you.  You'll need one for the more extensive alterations anyway, so you may as well get that advice now.  Alternatively, wait until you are ready to do the rest of the work before moving the doorway - it will be such an upheaval that moving the doorway then will be a trivial addition to the job.

Potentially a better ground floor layout would get rid of that wall and door (in the current position) completely.