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  • firecadet613

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    You might look into “alternating tread” stairs; they’re suitable for “restricted spaces” and can be steeper than conventional stairs.
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    I looked at a boat that had cabin steps like that, HELL no!

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    This is what I’ve come up with. The board is marked at 8/8 at a 45* angle. Trying not to have such high rise but still trying to have a decent tread step. It’ll be 9”. The old stairs had 7” tread depth and 7” rise. With this board marked it’s got 10 steps plus a little extra on bottom. Going to go 6 steps which puts me right at the left side of the concrete block pillar. Then do 2 winders and a couple more steps out into the basement. Head clearance I think will be ok unless you’re over 6’ tall.
     

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    Final rendition. Ended up using my grinder with a flap disc to sand them down. Clamped all three stringers together and sanded them all the same. It’s been a learning curve.
     

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    In the country, hopefully.

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    How do you get to the room / closet on the other side? First step from that side is a doozie.
    That was the old entrance to the basement through the pantry. Going to put a wall in there and have the pantry closed off. The door comes from the kitchen. Going to have a slide barn door style door. And then pocket door for the pantry.
     

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