I'm renovating the hallway and planning to remove a balustrade of wooden slats by the stairs. I believe their only function is to prevent falling down (like on a late Saturday night or an early Monday morning 
). The wooden slats are screwed into the outer stringer (I think it's called that). The entire outer stringer is in a solid piece. Can I unscrew the wooden slats without problems, problems would be the staircase collapsing or the upper floor collapsing...
I am completely novice with stairs, to add that if it's not quite obvious :-?
In the picture, the slats aren't clearly visible, but they are on the outer edge of the stairs.
). The wooden slats are screwed into the outer stringer (I think it's called that). The entire outer stringer is in a solid piece. Can I unscrew the wooden slats without problems, problems would be the staircase collapsing or the upper floor collapsing...I am completely novice with stairs, to add that if it's not quite obvious :-?
In the picture, the slats aren't clearly visible, but they are on the outer edge of the stairs.
I don't think it's a problem, the ribborna are probably mainly intended to prevent small children like the ones in the picture from falling down!
I have seen several stairs that have had similar railings removed, without the upper floor collapsing, but watch out for small children!
/Johan
I have seen several stairs that have had similar railings removed, without the upper floor collapsing, but watch out for small children!
/Johan
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Hope you plan to put something else there if you remove the trellis considering the children in the picture!
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The trellis is not load-bearing. But if you have a 70*70 post from floor to ceiling in the inner corner of the staircase like I do, it's a different situation...
Be careful with the little ones. It hurts to "go" down quickly I've unfortunately tried it once outdoors, ended up in the emergency room at Nacka Hospital on a Christmas Eve and they didn't show Kalle. The whole Christmas was ruined for a 7-year-old.
I've unfortunately tried it once outdoors, ended up in the emergency room at Nacka Hospital on a Christmas Eve and they didn't show Kalle. The whole Christmas was ruined for a 7-year-old.Thank you for all the responses. I will naturally set up something else, I'm considering rather thin steel tubes, and they don't need to go all the way down like the old banister. The last 2-3 slats feel quite unnecessary. I have now unscrewed all the slats, and the house and the stairs are still very stable; it turned out that the slats weren't screwed at the top but only held with a wooden dowel, which made me calmer when I saw it. I'll get back with pictures when it's done. The plan is for the staircase to be black, the banister and nosing on the steps in aluminum/steel, the door white, and the walls sand-colored. I'm now standing and applying joint compound, entering the second hour :-X
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It sounds nice.
Remember not to have your steel pipes too far apart, I think there is a minimum measurement to prevent children from getting their heads stuck.
My 2½-year-old loves to try to push his head between the bars in our stairwell, luckily his head is too big to succeed.
Remember not to have your steel pipes too far apart, I think there is a minimum measurement to prevent children from getting their heads stuck.
My 2½-year-old loves to try to push his head between the bars in our stairwell, luckily his head is too big to succeed.
My wife grew up in a house with sleek steps that "came out" directly from the wall, no railings, no cushions underneath, and no anti-slip tape. Consequently, we have railings, child gates at the top and bottom, tape, and foot guards, I believe they are called.
I see that the foot guards are missing on your stairs; it's a piece of wood that sticks down under the step (usually plywood in a milled groove) so that if you happen to slip your foot between steps, you'll hit your toes instead of your leg continuing between steps until your groin hits the step - you fall because your leg is stuck between the steps and it goes crack!
It's not something you think about when it's there, but it hurts very much if you don't have it, check under the step, there's likely a milled groove for a 3mm board.
Henrik
I see that the foot guards are missing on your stairs; it's a piece of wood that sticks down under the step (usually plywood in a milled groove) so that if you happen to slip your foot between steps, you'll hit your toes instead of your leg continuing between steps until your groin hits the step - you fall because your leg is stuck between the steps and it goes crack!
It's not something you think about when it's there, but it hurts very much if you don't have it, check under the step, there's likely a milled groove for a 3mm board.
Henrik
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Stair guards? : Do you mean risers? :-/ Risers are not used in open stairs. There, you might place a child safety strip underneath the front edge of the step. This strip is to ensure that the distance between the steps does not exceed 10 cm.:
Your scenario with the groin against the step sounds very far-fetched. :-/ No offense meant. :-XWe bought our house at the same time as a couple of friends, and the inspector (we had the same one) pointed out very carefully that they should close the openings roughly as described above. Our friends have no children. We have two little ones and he didn't say a word to us about this
We have no carved grooves, and the in-laws have a similar house and they don’t have them either. I think you can manage without them, and besides, we have one rule in the house that surprisingly everyone follows: Always hold the handrail and never run on the stairs. Oh, that turned into 2 rules, but anyway...
We have no carved grooves, and the in-laws have a similar house and they don’t have them either. I think you can manage without them, and besides, we have one rule in the house that surprisingly everyone follows: Always hold the handrail and never run on the stairs. Oh, that turned into 2 rules, but anyway...