Remove Stairs from Parlor floor to Garden?
22′ wide brownstone. Four floor 4 family Can we remove internal flight of stairs going down from parlor floor to garden apartment floor? There is separate entrance under stoop to garden apartment, and rear door from garden apartment to large back yard. We want to reconfigure parlor floor apartment, including maybe relocating kitchen from rear…
22′ wide brownstone. Four floor 4 family
Can we remove internal flight of stairs going down from parlor floor to garden apartment floor? There is separate entrance under stoop to garden apartment, and rear door from garden apartment to large back yard.
We want to reconfigure parlor floor apartment, including maybe relocating kitchen from rear to middle room, which would move bedroom to rear.
As parlor floor lacks little room, there could be room for closet space if the stairwell and small lannding at top of stairway going down were eliminated.
Have any of you done that and/or gotten it approved?
By the way, 7:23, the AIA does not certify architects. It is a trade organization — membership is based on paying annual dues of (about) $600.
Got it – cellar access doesn’t appear to be an issue then, as the hallway on the garden floor will be communal so you can access the cellar that way. Then I think it’s a DOB question, solely, because it’s a four family where there can be more stringent regulations.
Sorry if I didn’t make myself clear here.
Stairs would remain from garden floor down to cellar, just getting to cellar from parlor floor would require going down outside of stoop, entering under stoop to garden apt hallway, then going down stairs to cellar from that hallway.
Our architect has recommended the same course of action (he is AIA certified and our plans are before the DOB) – in order to create a discreet powder room for our triplex. Stairs are easily removed as they come apart in pieces and can be stored in the cellar and reused. Issue will be how do you get to your cellar? We’re creating new stairs from outside, in the back of the house.
Hmmmm. I can sorta see why you might want to do this. But aside from whether building code would allow you to remove a potential egress in the event of fire, are you sure you want to permanently remove a stair that would permit your building to be reconfigured in future?