***SOLUTIONS FOR VERY NARROW EXISTING SPIRAL STAIRCASE??

Vi Truvian

8 years ago

Help, please, for what to do with a spiral staircase that is way too narrow.

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miss lindsey (She/Her)

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Sure. Well a standard stair would take up an enormous amount of floorspace and you would be faced with a choice between leaving a foot-wide gap between the wall and the stair or building the stair all the way over to the wall, thereby having an odd shaped staircase.

They do make residential elevators, and that will bring your house one step closer to being universal design.

These look like listing pictures. If they are, maybe this is a "pass". I would hate having to deal with that stair. But maybe you'll get a fantastic idea from someone else if you don't like the elevator idea. :)

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miss lindsey (She/Her)
8 years ago
Elevator
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Vi Truvian
Original Author
8 years ago
Really?
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suzyq53
8 years ago
Hopefully that isn't the only access.
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partim
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
My sister in law has one like this in her summer home, going into the basement. There is also exterior access since it's a walk out basement. I'm amazed that no-one has broken their neck on it. She's trying to sell the property, and is getting lots of negative feedback from potential buyers. She's considering adding a proper staircase, taking the space from the removal of a very small bedroom.
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suzyq53
8 years ago
Well there has to be other access. How would you get furniture in the basement? Also does not meet code on its own.
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Vi Truvian
Original Author
8 years ago
THANK YOU, ALL. I should add that the room above and below are 13X18 and encroaching onto the floor space is not a problem.
miss lindsey (She/Her)
8 years ago
If you add a staircase you're going to end up with a new dilemma: HELP WITH LAYOUT FOR LONG NARROW LIVING ROOM!! 9X18 is a really awkward area unless you're planning a bowling lane.
decoenthusiaste
8 years ago
What age are you and how athletic? I'm thinking a fire pole. I hear pole dancing is great exercise too!

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carolkelley
8 years ago
@decoenthusiaste, I was thinking of a firepole, as well! Dean Martin had one on his old TV show. That's how he made his entrance every week.
groveraxle
8 years ago
A firepole would be a great idea...as long as you never wanted to go back up. ;-)
Irene Morresey
8 years ago
Better still
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Ellsworth Design Build
8 years ago
A code compliant spiral staircase takes a 5’ opening minimum. Easy enough to frame the opening to the proper size and get a new stair. This solves both the size and the unsafe guardrails. That said it’s still a spiral which is less than ideal.