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New basement stairs in a new location indoors what does it cost and how complicated is it?
We want to build a basement staircase and are considering what it might cost. We will, of course, get some quotes from professionals, but I wanted to brainstorm with you here first.
We are going to build a bathroom where the current staircase is, so a new location is needed. Additionally, the current location is a bit odd - in the corner of a room at the very back of the house. The new staircase would fit perfectly in the middle of the house next to the staircase to the upper floor, if it is possible to build a staircase there. There is currently a small dingy bathroom there that we have planned to tear out anyway. The space under the bathroom, where the new staircase is intended to be, currently consists mostly of a hollow area (like an unfinished part of the basement, as it were). However, there is also rock up to about 65 cm in height from the basement floor. Today, there is a hatch to the hollow space from the basement room where the staircase will be located.
I have done some approximate measurements* and estimate that a staircase with 11 steps each 19.5 cm high and 19 cm deep would work. This would place it in a good spot in the basement - 40 cm before the wall to the existing basement room - and you shouldn't hit your head anywhere. It will be a steep staircase, I know. But can't basement stairs be a little steep? There is a good exit from the basement directly into the garden (without stairs), so you can carry large items in and out of the basement if desired. We use the basement for storage, an extra freezer, and a workshop.
The alternative is to make a staircase with 11 steps each 19.5 cm high and 24 cm deep, which would be more comfortable to walk on. However, this would require using a part of our office to maintain headroom throughout the staircase. This would require about 100 x 50 cm of the office, like a "box on the floor" if it works structurally. This option would require less rock breaking, and the last step would land a few decimeters into the basement room.
We are thinking of hiring people to do this. We might tear out the bathroom ourselves. We can also handle the final touch-up work upstairs and downstairs if it saves money. So, how complicated would it be, i.e., what might it cost to hire someone who
- Rips out a small bathroom (toilet, sink, floor drain) and its pipes
- Breaks and removes about 0.3 cubic meters of rock from the basement hollow
- Builds the staircase (the material is not so important, but wood is nice if it’s not too expensive)
- Fixes up surfaces and nicely aligns along the staircase and at the staircase connections (like a door upstairs, for example).
Very grateful for your wise input and experiences!
* "Floor to floor" staircase height 214 cm. Basement ceiling height 187 cm. Staircase depth "wall to wall" 230 cm.
We are going to build a bathroom where the current staircase is, so a new location is needed. Additionally, the current location is a bit odd - in the corner of a room at the very back of the house. The new staircase would fit perfectly in the middle of the house next to the staircase to the upper floor, if it is possible to build a staircase there. There is currently a small dingy bathroom there that we have planned to tear out anyway. The space under the bathroom, where the new staircase is intended to be, currently consists mostly of a hollow area (like an unfinished part of the basement, as it were). However, there is also rock up to about 65 cm in height from the basement floor. Today, there is a hatch to the hollow space from the basement room where the staircase will be located.
I have done some approximate measurements* and estimate that a staircase with 11 steps each 19.5 cm high and 19 cm deep would work. This would place it in a good spot in the basement - 40 cm before the wall to the existing basement room - and you shouldn't hit your head anywhere. It will be a steep staircase, I know. But can't basement stairs be a little steep? There is a good exit from the basement directly into the garden (without stairs), so you can carry large items in and out of the basement if desired. We use the basement for storage, an extra freezer, and a workshop.
The alternative is to make a staircase with 11 steps each 19.5 cm high and 24 cm deep, which would be more comfortable to walk on. However, this would require using a part of our office to maintain headroom throughout the staircase. This would require about 100 x 50 cm of the office, like a "box on the floor" if it works structurally. This option would require less rock breaking, and the last step would land a few decimeters into the basement room.
We are thinking of hiring people to do this. We might tear out the bathroom ourselves. We can also handle the final touch-up work upstairs and downstairs if it saves money. So, how complicated would it be, i.e., what might it cost to hire someone who
- Rips out a small bathroom (toilet, sink, floor drain) and its pipes
- Breaks and removes about 0.3 cubic meters of rock from the basement hollow
- Builds the staircase (the material is not so important, but wood is nice if it’s not too expensive)
- Fixes up surfaces and nicely aligns along the staircase and at the staircase connections (like a door upstairs, for example).
Very grateful for your wise input and experiences!
* "Floor to floor" staircase height 214 cm. Basement ceiling height 187 cm. Staircase depth "wall to wall" 230 cm.
I recently installed a basement staircase. I outsourced it completely, so a local staircase builder made an L-shaped staircase with oak steps and railings, and the rest in oak, pine, and MDF. About 50,000. It stung, but the staircase turned out well, plus I also thought I would have to settle for a steep emergency solution, but with the staircase builder's help, it got both a normal slope and normal width.
A carpenter cut the staircase opening and installed it in my wooden joist, including enclosing the staircase opening and installing a railing around it. About 13,000 after tax deduction. That stung almost even more. Anyway, now I'm poor but satisfied with the staircase.
A carpenter cut the staircase opening and installed it in my wooden joist, including enclosing the staircase opening and installing a railing around it. About 13,000 after tax deduction. That stung almost even more. Anyway, now I'm poor but satisfied with the staircase.
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