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[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 86 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This has been reposted so many times. It's obviously a work in progress, with the wood from the stairs missing. The floor doesn't look finished as well.

I used to live in a home with a spiral staircase very similar in construction to the stairs in the picture. Once I removed all the wood in order to clean, fix and re-finish the wood. With the wood removed it was in fact a death trap like shown in the picture. I replaced the wood with temporary OSB cut to the right size, which actually looked kinda cool.

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 31 points 3 weeks ago

with the wood from the stairs missing

For some reason, I imagine whoever designed this would use glass.

But agreed, it doesn't look complete.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Pretty sure that’s finished concrete. Nothings going on top of that other than rugs and furniture.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

No way, it has splotches and a big unfinished ragged seam. The wall facade is also floating about an inch of the floor. This is most definitely not a finished floor.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yep, that's just osb sub floor, not concrete at all.

[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

also no trim around the window to the left. definately a w.i.p.

Not finished concrete at all, this floor is completely unfinished for a what looks to be a residential space.

You would have a polish, sheen, etc. to the concrete, this just looks like what normal subfloor would look like before you put down tile, hardwood, carpet, etc.

My basement floor looked exactly like this after we pulled up the carpet before we put down hardwood.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think is a WIP, the light fixtures are usually the last work they do to avoid broke it while doing other jobs and here there already functional.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

The lights are embedded in the wall and the stairs are fixed to the wall. So they probably wanted to finish out the wall before they put in the stairs. The wood of the stairs would also need to be fitted to the wall exactly, so it makes some kind of sense to finish the wall first. I would have opted for little nooks for the stairs to fit in, but there were probably reasons that didn't make sense in that situation.

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is clearly a work in progress. The stair planks are meant to bolt onto those reinforcement beams, and likely a hand rail will appear for the last half of it.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see any holes for the bolts that'd attach said planks and rail...

Granted, the image isn't blessed with an abundance of pixels, and suffers from an excess of JPEG... but from what can be seen, I expect we'd still be able to see some trace of holes or other mounting points if this wasn't supposed to be a finished product...

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[–] bappity@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

WHY ARE YOU SO CHONKY.

GOTTEM!

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

To leave your prints, your evidence when you fall down.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't metal amazing? It's almost like 200lbs isn't much for a steel bar to hold up.

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 weeks ago

It does look pretty cool

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My dog refuses to go up or down some types of stairs.
I get it now.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Linoleum. He won't go down to the landing to the basement. He'll do one, maybe 2 steps. So that's where I keep his food. Even if I forget to shut the door, he won't go down there and annihilate the bag.

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, my dog is so stupid, he'll jump onto slippery vinyl floors from couches and chairs. I've actually seen him slip, fall sideways and body slam into the ground. I found him limping one time and I'm reasonably sure it was from jumping off the couch, which is when I finally put my foot down and blocked him from jumping up onto it. Built a little ramp instead.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Awww I like that you changed the method instead of banning him.

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[–] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why, if that isn't my favorite NoFx song ever. Check it out, foooooo lol

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I'm a handyman. This will not pass an inspection because it lacks the handrail necessary to be code compliant. That's before even getting into tread width and lack of trip resistant rise.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

Which code though? There is no indication of where this is located. It might be perfectly fine.

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[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

I remember at my college we had stairs that had holes on the side (from the top down it covered the whole area probably with some overlap) and I used to have dreams/nightmares of having to do parkour to get through the place

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

I actual quite like this. It looks totally impractical at best and dangerous at worst, but I think it looks pretty cool.

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't run down right after hopping out of the shower

[–] sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

don't take laundry or furniture up either

Actually just don't try to use those stairs at all.

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine being drunk

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Upstairs is where they keep all their drug money and exploits. This is a passive way to deter their parents from exploring.

[–] RedSnt 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Stairs like this might deter the Boston Dynamics robo dogs the police will eventually start using in 10 years time.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well not anymore now that you bring this up. Thanks dude. Now where am I supposed to hide everything from the robot dogs?

[–] mtpender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Definitely looks like something an architect would create...

Shame

Shame

Shame

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Tell me that you don't have children (or older parents) without telling me that ..

That said I like floating stairs slightly more than these but these are good with me.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I like that there's a "wall" as you get higher.

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hear that. That's going to be a hell of a Segway!

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Now ride a Segway down those...

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Damn autocorrect! I'll have a hard time riding shoes down those stairs!

[–] groolthedemon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

... And slice them off on the way down.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In so much of this cookie-cutter "hip" newer housing, it's either this or a dangerously steep angle, sometimes even both at the same time.

Enshittified architects building enshittified spaces thinking only of how it looks, not how it's supposed to be lived in with safety and comfort from Day Two onward, the novelty wears off very quickly and you're stuck with an unnecessarily, potentially deadly space.

Also it's completely not repairable. Don't get something bespoke unless you can afford it.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Made from the strongest aluminum

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Add some dark wood planks or glass platters as steps and we're good.

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