Can I remove this post, or is it holding stairs up?

[A DIY Novice]

I would really like to remove this post, but is it structural? I don't want to risk the ceiling or stairs falling down

I have posted from below and above...

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Partly based on the style (age) of the building I think it could well be structural, but to find out I think you'd have to take a look inside the ceiling beneath the stairs next to it to see how well the half landing is fixed to the wall. It certainly wouldn't have had a turned post like that originally - there would more than likely have been a stud wall instead which may well have (partially) supported the half landing. The problem with this sort of structure is that even if the stud walls don't start out as structural they can end up carrying part of the load as the building settles, etc over many years

Of course you could always stick an Acrow prop under there, cut out the post, and then take the pressure off the prop (screw to the underside of the stair first, not the floor, leaving 10mm of slack on the thead). If it doesn't move over the course of a few weeks then you probably don't need that turned prop. If it does move, you push it back up and replace the prop

 

[A DIY Novice]

Thanks JobAndKnock, Yes, there was a stud wall there originally, as next door have a small hall there. I was hoping that I could remove it before the carpet goes down on tues, I have been trying to convince hubby to take it out, but he is not keen. I think it looks l may have to leave it, which is a nuisance as it means it juts up against where the bed will go.

 

[designinsteel]

Yes, it is structural and holding your stair up.