Are you referring to the dark post as a "beam"?

Are you asking about how to fill the gap between the post and railing on the stair?

Yes I’m calling the dark post a beam and yes I’m wondering if I can get away from putting the small post a foot behind the support post and filling it in somehow

Tie the stairs into the dark post if possible. That's a complete rebuild. If just a single flight, you may be able to reach the post just by increasing the run.

seems like an easy fix, thank you!

It might just be an optical illusion or the photo angle, but that staircase looks pretty steep?

Maybe a bit, it was a temporary staircase for construction so definitely could be longer and less steep. I’ll just order a tread or 2 more. I like this site 😁

No, you cannot just order treads to fix this problem. That staircase needs to be redesigned. New stringers, the whole package. You *may* be able to keep the step rise and just modify the step run. It's a math problem.

strategery, this staircase was only temporary. My permanent stringer boards have not been cut yet. Luckily I ordered them a couple feet longer than I thought I needed. Ordering 1 more step should still be within the minimum rise

I agree with those that say the staircase needs to be rebuilt. It is way to steep, and could even be dangerous.

Be sure to clearly communicate to the person building the stairs the way you expect them.

Not sure if that's the picture, but that stair riser looks way too high. NJ has a max riser height of

8 1/4" but I know most jurisdictions have a max riser height of 7 3/4".

Something about the 2 photos of *your staircase* made think this was *your staircase*.

Need rework as indicated. What did Mother used to say? Haste makes waste! Sorry. Treads don’t look deep enough. Riser dangerously high. Good luck.

OP/Cindy, clarified that it was a temporary staircase for construction!

I know she did, but if this is the rise for a temp stair to reach the top and the finished stair will have a smaller rise to meet the code, it means that most likely it will have an extra 1-2 additional steps, depending on how the temp stair is ending at the top floor now... so I hope there is enough room to clear the column.

You and your stair builder need to spend some time with Pythagorus and deterring the rise & run that will allow the final stair to tie into the post while meeting code!

And I can’t edit from mobile. DETERMINING is the word

Hard to tell from the picture... is it possible to make the lowest step a landing that incorporates the post?