YAHT: Staircases are anchored top and bottom?

[djheater]

My house is a box, there are no interior structural walls (there's a brace across the middle, but I'm not touching it). There's a staircase in the middle that I want to build shelves into. I'm thinking I can remove a few studs because they're just there for the drywall I'll remove right?

 

[djheater]

-=bump=-

 

[bonkers325]

pictures would help

but im pretty sure staircases are fixed at the top and bottom. the studs that you have mentioned are attached to the staircase? or the brace? if its attached to the staircase it probably has no structural use. if its attached to the brace, i wouldnt touch it

 

[markgm]

Top and bottom, depending on the age a middle post might support the stairs so they don't sag and squeak.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
pictures would help

but im pretty sure staircases are fixed at the top and bottom. the studs that you have mentioned are attached to the staircase? or the brace? if its attached to the staircase it probably has no structural use. if its attached to the brace, i wouldnt touch it

My kids and wife have broken two cameras this year already. I've banned the purchase of any more this year.


basically I just wanted to make sure that studs beneath the stairs were not structural.. and from what I've read and seen they're not.

Thanks guys

I'm building some box shelves into them for shoes\boots for winter... otherwise with three little kids it's like a minefield in front of the door every morning.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The answer is "maybe".

One thing you can do is build shelves between the studs.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: bonkers325
pictures would help

but im pretty sure staircases are fixed at the top and bottom. the studs that you have mentioned are attached to the staircase? or the brace? if its attached to the staircase it probably has no structural use. if its attached to the brace, i wouldnt touch it

My kids and wife have broken two cameras this year already. I've banned the purchase of any more this year.


basically I just wanted to make sure that studs beneath the stairs were not structural.. and from what I've read and seen they're not.

Thanks guys

I'm building some box shelves into them for shoes\boots for winter... otherwise with three little kids it's like a minefield in front of the door every morning.

just let them go barefoot

 

[T9D]

Most likely not structural. If there are more than two 2 x 4's nailed together then I'd leave those. That is most likely for strength. But if they are just 2 x 4's alone then it shouldn't be a problem at all. Just there to hold sheetrock.

 

[911paramedic]

The stringer should be the strength in your staircase, but removing the 2x4's may cause it to sag on that side after a period of time. (depending on the strength/size of the stringer)

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
The stringer should be the strength in your staircase, but removing the 2x4's may cause it to sag on that side after a period of time. (depending on the strength/size of the stringer)

It's not very long or tall, and I'll only remove one or two. Might double up on the sides where I've taken them out just for good measure...