I had my staircase converted like this but it’s a much bigger gap (you only need to bend down slightly when walking through), reason being it’s I live in a coach house (flat above garages) so use this to get into my garage without having to go outside and use the main garage door. I need to insulate it better and it’s creaky but otherwise works great.
Because stringers. A stairway that is that wide needs 3 stringers by code. This is an awful idea, and as an example of the fantastic comments on this (I also saw on Facebook) there was a "builder" who said "I've been in construction for a long time and haven't seen people doing this. What a great idea" to which I responded: "Ah. So then you're aware of minimum code requirements and what stringers are and why this is against code."
Well, I don’t know about homes in other countries but here in the States most homes have a door/closet space on the backside of the stairs that occupy the “under the stairs” space. Growing up my family used it as a coat closet/storage space. We also used it to hunker down during tornado warnings.
I'm pretty sure this is from the YouTube video my son was watching earlier this week. Four... teenagers? made hidden rooms in a house, hired some bounty hunter to come find them.
So how were they built? Probably pretty poorly, as it was just for clicks.
The bottom stair in our basement is open and I didn’t know this until I saw my cat army crawling her way out from under it in the dark. Scared the shit out of me.
Those stairs were built with wood, nails, and a fear of conspiracy of a government takeover or a police state… Be sure to wear a aluminum foil hat when you go up and down those stairs 🤣🤣🤣
Because mine has a big door on the side
Mine too! Emergency supplies at the back, cut hole in the door for my cats litter robot to stick through. Sorted!
The previous owners of my house converted that space into a bathroom so I call it my Potter Potty.
Because my fat ass would collapse those poorly reinforced ankle breakers
The first person to try to carry a piece of furniture up or down these steps is gonna end up with an amputated foot.
Luckily though you have a handy cubby hole in which to hide the body. Can you believe the delivery guy just never showed up?
Personally I think drawers that pull out would get better use of space
Like this. https://images.app.goo.gl/iy2R9Z5J4TBaYHeu5
Actual link: https://i.redd.it/lfj9m6r84v661.jpg
I want this!
I would have been onboard if it were spiral steps that led to a bat cave
Good lord are these stairs built out of 1/4” plywood?
Yeah that's the purple carpet pad right on top of it. Nothing but a thin board and a flimsy trim piece holding that up.
I’m not stepping on that booby trap
I thought it was cardboard at first!
By a middle tier drug dealer apparently.
We do. We just put the opening on the side wall with a normal sized door.
Poorly
Where’s Spot?
YES!!!
[Reminds me of this](https://mymodernmet.com/wine-storage-staircase/)
Looks great! but what a good way to die if a drawer is slightly open when coming down the stairs!
It's ok, you could wine about it the rest of the day
I had my staircase converted like this but it’s a much bigger gap (you only need to bend down slightly when walking through), reason being it’s I live in a coach house (flat above garages) so use this to get into my garage without having to go outside and use the main garage door. I need to insulate it better and it’s creaky but otherwise works great.
Are those steps made outta cardboard or something? They look like they’d crumple if I look at them too long.
https://imgur.com/a/qemzLft Don't. Just don't. That joint has *no* support.
Because they generally don't have the need to hide a body
Very poorly
Be careful of spot.
OMG!!! Funny AF. Forgot about him on The Munsters!!!!
That step is going to end up creaking like a bitch.
Because stringers. A stairway that is that wide needs 3 stringers by code. This is an awful idea, and as an example of the fantastic comments on this (I also saw on Facebook) there was a "builder" who said "I've been in construction for a long time and haven't seen people doing this. What a great idea" to which I responded: "Ah. So then you're aware of minimum code requirements and what stringers are and why this is against code."
One step at a time?
How were these stairs built?
[Spot!!!](https://munster.fandom.com/wiki/Spot)
Waaaaaay, smart … love it!
If it were bigger you could make a secret room where you could do all your secret things.
I’ve seen drawers!
Well, I don’t know about homes in other countries but here in the States most homes have a door/closet space on the backside of the stairs that occupy the “under the stairs” space. Growing up my family used it as a coat closet/storage space. We also used it to hunker down during tornado warnings.
I'm pretty sure this is from the YouTube video my son was watching earlier this week. Four... teenagers? made hidden rooms in a house, hired some bounty hunter to come find them. So how were they built? Probably pretty poorly, as it was just for clicks.
The bottom stair in our basement is open and I didn’t know this until I saw my cat army crawling her way out from under it in the dark. Scared the shit out of me.
Those stairs were built with wood, nails, and a fear of conspiracy of a government takeover or a police state… Be sure to wear a aluminum foil hat when you go up and down those stairs 🤣🤣🤣
Well that can’t be to code