Hello!
We need to demolish our entrance staircase during the drainage work (also because it is old and worn). So we are planning to take the opportunity to build a slightly larger staircase with a landing and a roof over it. Some call it a "farstubro."
My question is about how to make it stable and durable. We have a basement staircase underneath, so we can only place 2 support legs at the front edge of the upper landing.
We are thinking of attaching a sturdy wooden beam to the facade (brick house) and then building the porch on it. What should we use for fastening? How deep into the facade should we drill?
We plan to drill the beam in where the previous staircase is currently embedded. However, if we are to make the new staircase wider, we will also need to attach it to the brick facade.
We need to demolish our entrance staircase during the drainage work (also because it is old and worn). So we are planning to take the opportunity to build a slightly larger staircase with a landing and a roof over it. Some call it a "farstubro."
My question is about how to make it stable and durable. We have a basement staircase underneath, so we can only place 2 support legs at the front edge of the upper landing.
We are thinking of attaching a sturdy wooden beam to the facade (brick house) and then building the porch on it. What should we use for fastening? How deep into the facade should we drill?
We plan to drill the beam in where the previous staircase is currently embedded. However, if we are to make the new staircase wider, we will also need to attach it to the brick facade.
I would have avoided draining under the stairs and preserved it. You already have a basement stair underneath, so the part that is "undrained" is at most a meter. The stairs you want to build do not match the house's aesthetics at all, and the original stair is much nicer. Brick and wooden porches don't go together. Furthermore, the stairs you want turn perpendicularly out from the facade. Then you'll probably collide with your beautiful fruit tree.
Think it over a couple more times.
Think it over a couple more times.
We have been thinking for a year, and the fruit tree is half dead. The demolition is already ordered.Viktor.J said:
You can change your mind.Å Åsa Norrby said:
If you insist on moving forward and want a different type of deck, I wouldn't do it myself due to your uncertainty in the construction and difficulty in aesthetics. There's a high risk it will turn into a mess that decreases the value of the house.
