ᐅ Which Direction Should the Staircase Face? Experience and Opinions
Created on: 23 Apr 2021 15:13
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BauFamily
Hello everyone,
When planning the staircase for a house with a basement, the following question arises: Which direction should the staircase go?
1.) Staircase going towards the entrance door --> basement access near the center of the floor plan, adjacent to the living-dining room wall. This would also allow for a straight staircase.
2.) Staircase from the center of the house’s floor plan, adjacent to the living-dining room wall --> basement access stairway towards the entrance door.
Each option has its own pros and cons for me. Do you have any practical experience with this? Is there a current standard nowadays?
The orange markings are meant to indicate the basement access.
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
When planning the staircase for a house with a basement, the following question arises: Which direction should the staircase go?
1.) Staircase going towards the entrance door --> basement access near the center of the floor plan, adjacent to the living-dining room wall. This would also allow for a straight staircase.
2.) Staircase from the center of the house’s floor plan, adjacent to the living-dining room wall --> basement access stairway towards the entrance door.
Each option has its own pros and cons for me. Do you have any practical experience with this? Is there a current standard nowadays?
The orange markings are meant to indicate the basement access.
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
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hanghaus200021 May 2021 09:26Without knowing the floor plans here, it's really just speculation.
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BauFamily21 May 2021 10:04Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Why shouldn't that work? It's quite common in older buildings as access to the storage cellar.
The straight staircase is above the basement entrance, right? You don't want to access a straight staircase from the side, do you?Exactly:
The basement stairs can be spiral or curved at the staircase landing from the ground floor.
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Myrna_Loy21 May 2021 10:23You just need to be careful with the headroom when it comes to the basement stairs.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
You don’t want to jump onto a straight staircase from the side? Probably not intentionally – which is why it’s recommended not to contribute sketches to your own house plans:
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Myrna_Loy21 May 2021 12:46A quarter turn is sufficient.