ᐅ Steel staircase or wooden staircase? Pros and cons? Feedback welcome.

I would align the two bathroom windows on the same level, and position the utility room window at the front to match the height of the toilet window.
On the west side, remove the utility room window (this probably belonged to the original design before the changes took place).
Then, make the children's room windows the same width as the patio doors.
The stair window doesn’t seem to fit - maybe replace it with two small windows like the toilet window, or a shape similar to a narrow patio door?

Stairs: wood seems more traditional to me, steel more modern.

Be careful to install the technical equipment in the uppermost corner of the utility room!

BeHaElJa schrieb:
Certainly a matter of personal taste. Wood doesn’t resonate the same way steel does. We had a steel staircase in our terraced house and more than once the neighbor mentioned hearing the staircase when the children were upset.

tomtom79 schrieb:
But wood creaks! What I find more important are the locations of your windows – there’s no system or symmetry, so you should definitely review that.

How about a steel stringer staircase with wooden steps?
That’s our current favorite, but we’re not completely sure yet.

But that's exactly what swings so terribly.

Alex85 schrieb:
How about a steel stringer staircase with wooden treads?
This is our current favorite, but we are not completely sure yet.

We have also been offered a similar staircase. Solid wood treads or laminated treads.

My favorite is reinforced concrete because of the acoustics, in case that is still under consideration. Wooden stairs also seem too noisy to me.

ypg schrieb:
I would align the two bathroom windows, and position the utility room window on the front facade at the same height as the toilet window.
Remove the utility room window on the west side (this was probably part of the original design before the changes?).
Then make the children’s room windows the same width as the patio doors.
The stair window doesn’t quite fit – maybe replace it with two small windows like the toilet window or a shape similar to a narrow patio door?

Stairs: wood is more traditional in my opinion, steel is more modern.

Make sure the technical equipment is installed in the upper corner of the utility room!

The second window in the utility room is naturally omitted, as the technical equipment will most likely be placed there anyway. The two bathroom windows, on the ground floor and upper floor, cannot be perfectly aligned. This is due to the desired bathroom layout, which is more important to us, for example, not having the window directly in front of the toilet. The ground floor window is perceived differently because of the canopy anyway. Positioning the technical equipment in the upper corner of the utility room is a good suggestion and also the only reasonable option.