Well, when should one stop being surprised... I have a house from 1931 and have finally started fixing up the basement. It's always looked ugly/oddly crafted around the post on the inside of the stairs down to the basement, and when some panel pieces are removed, you can see that the post is cut and hanging in the air (just below the crooked nail in picture 2). As seen in picture 1, there is also a smaller "post" that has its upper part in the air and is attached to the stringer with two fairly weak slotted screws. The question is whether I can remove this "post" since that part of the staircase also rests against a wall.
I don't really see how all this is interconnected, but we don't experience any direct give in the staircase/hall on the entrance floor. The small "post" rests against a small wall, which has a metal stud at the bottom that I thought would help support the "corner" which is best seen in pictures 2/3, but when I checked the top of that wall there was also a metal stud but above it, an air gap of about 5 mm.
I don't really see how all this is interconnected, but we don't experience any direct give in the staircase/hall on the entrance floor. The small "post" rests against a small wall, which has a metal stud at the bottom that I thought would help support the "corner" which is best seen in pictures 2/3, but when I checked the top of that wall there was also a metal stud but above it, an air gap of about 5 mm.
Impressive! Did the person who replaced the stairs prioritize the scrub underneath over installing it correctly?