What other staircase do you have , we had a back staircase when i was growing up all our family used it to get to bedrooms and the kitchen in the morning it would have been weird to use the big front staircase but you really need to have a pro give you info and pricing we can’t give you pricing ever

well, its your house, but its sad to eliminate such a feature from the past.

i've kept mine and decided to deal with an awkward kitchen instead. kitchen trends come and go, but the staircase can never be replaced. besides, where else would my cat sit to supervise me making dinner?

southernt:

I strongly advise against this. While you may be making the payments, we are really stewards, not "owners", of the homes in which we live. Demolition is forever. Don't do it, please.

Ask for some kitchen design help. The folks here are amazing.

ah, not an old home. swing away with that sledgehammer!

while my front and back stairs start within 6 feet of each other on the second floor, they end near the front and back doors, and our house is deep, not wide..... so it really is useful to have both, depending where you are going.