Does any of this staircase need reinforcement?
Started ripping down the wood paneling stuff to find the staircase is mostly held together with nails, non of which seem to be fastened together. Anything I can do to improve the structure of it?
Posted Mar 23, 2021, 5:19 PM UTC
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Doesn't look like it, staircases don't need side supports. They're held up from the top and bottom of the stringer instead.
That looks like quick wall framing for the paneling you removed that you can also safely remove.
Oh nice, that's reassuring then as the 2x4 contacting the concrete looks fairly rotten.
Thank you
On your 2nd picture where I’m guessing the 6th or 7th step would be, the main support the stairs is on has what looks like a cut near all the way through it, or is it a shadow from something.
It may have been a shadow, but just in case i'm missing it, i re-did the photo kind of
https://imgur.com/a/qfNvzxH