Stairs in two storey foyer
ramanra76
9 years ago
This is the view from the front door for the stairs we have running to the second floor. This is a two storey foyer. I asked the builder about the wall on the side of the foyer (right hand side in the pic) and he indicated it is a weight bearing wall and cannot be removed. I had envisioned the stairs to be open with railings on the right side of the stairs when walking up (the left side is the living room wall).
I am concerned the wall running up to 9' height in a two storey foyer will look odd. Interested in your thoughts and views. Any way around having this wall?
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Comments (9)HI -- gross635 -- Your right to some degree but you can't move the main floor bath to the other side because then that interfers with the floor plan on the second floor. Would not work . I would have loved to turn the whole plan around but it won't work in this case. Added note to what I posted before is to get rid of anywalls you don't need and also not every room has to have a door. Like the one on the lounge and the one at the end of the hall. I would open the lounge up by not having the walls on the entrance hall . As for a closet , there is space in front of the set back powder room for some coat hooks etc. I also question the fact of , if the lounge is really needed. Everything could have been shifted to the front and the kitchen set back , then that would have made a larger dining/familyroom area . But that would have ruined the resale value . So I think moving the bathrooms was the lest and best for this plan. One question I have , is this an English plan ?, because the English love putting doors on every room ?And usually the doors swing the wrong way....See MoreEntrance hall makeover. Suggestions needed!
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9 years agoJust wanted to jump in here because I'm finishing up my new very similar stairs. On our case the wall next to the stairs was indeed load bearing for the floor above. Picture shows the wall removed and replaced with steel beam and posts. Yes, there will be a handrail to prevent falling down the stairs to the basement!
PROArtistic Stairs Ltd.
9 years agoSee attached, is this the wall you are referring to?
It does seem a bit odd to have a wall there. Perhaps it could be taken back to the corner of the overlooking second floor and just leave a post in place to support the corner of the floor above.
You could then put in a glass railing system like the below.
racingiron
9 years agoBTW, the steel beam and posts will be painted black to match the steel stringers. Next picture is in the basement, where we had the same type of wall, but down there we used a laminated wood beam and wood posts (all covered in drywall).
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