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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
BTW, I have two contractors lined up to come and give me a quote on doing the stairs, so hopefully we can actually get them done before we move in. Assuming we can pick the railing style in a timely fashion... 
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
I think rontuner and Mik are thinking about what happens if there's a floor to ceiling slat wall, or a regular wall, enclosing the stairs. It's not the width of the stairway as much as it is making the turn at the bottom of the stairs that becomes an issue. Like if you were bringing a sectional in. If you have a regular height railing on the stairs, you might be able to lift it over it to make the turn, but that wouldn't be possible with a wall of some sort. But with that exterior door that goes into the basement space, it makes way more sense to go around the house to the back and get in that way.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Ahh, thanks for the clarification! I don't think we'll do anything floor to ceiling and as cool as those photos are, no wall slats. It's too fancy and too far outside of my experience. Also we would need to spend a lot more time thinking about the design elements before choosing. So I'd be worried about choosing the wrong thing or something that would look dated relatively quickly. We're going to prioritize simple, classic, timeless (hopefully!), and also speed, because we would love to get this finished before we move in.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Speaking of speed, the roof was installed yesterday. 
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Late to this, but definitely get a railing. My ex-wife’s house had a similar situation on the basement stairs. One of my daughters tumbled over the side and broke her wrist. | |||
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
 We're committed to this. It's not worth the risk. I already have contractors scheduled to come out and give us some quotes. Hopefully we can make it happen before we move in. By the way, I should stress how grateful I am to everyone here, I sort of thought this lack of railing wasn't great (and the inspector flagged it so I knew it wasn't to code) but I didn't really connect with it until people here brought it (and Big Al's story really sealed the deal for me!)
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
Another possibility, a half wall (ignore that "Before" label):   Fewer choices to make re design. 
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Interesting! That’s quite nice — whatever I was imagining wasn’t this! That last one might work. The guy who suggested a wall instead of railing is coming for a quote next week (we’re getting a quote from him for something else as well) so this is super helpful bc I can show him this photo.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
We had a version of that second photo in our vacation house, except that we just had a stained oak cap as a handrail and finished wall on that vertical part. I kind of like that waterfall effect of running the cap down the front of that wall. I probably have a photo here somewhere of that part of the house, but not sure where it is...if I find it, I'll post it... edit: Couldn't find the pic of our old house, but this is what I was talking about: 
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
WTG thanks for this newest photo, it’s really helpful. Mr SK is interested in considering this possibility as well.
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| Does This Avatar Make My Butt Look Big? Minor Deity  |
I know nothing of design or construction. But I do know something about cleaning. I loathe vacuuming stairs. And carpet on stairs is always going to take a beating and can even get slippery if it is worn. When we moved in, we removed the carpet from the stairs, and there was hardwood there. Recently, we put some clear grippy strips on them to make sure no one slipped. Now, we sweep the dirt to the bottom rather than vacuum. | |||
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Thanks Cindy! We'll try to peak under the carpet and see what's there.
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