Victorian staircase

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Hey all - recently just got the keys to a Victorian terrace in need of extensive renovation.

We’ve started ripping things out and we’ve hit the staircase... My question is what is supporting the return on the staircase pictured i.e after the landing?

Spoke to our structural engineer who says that we are good to remove the door frames and the lathe and plaster as pictured but I can’t help feel like they would have helped support the staircase when they were in tact?

It seems to be tied into the joist with diagonal timbers, and it lips over the floorboards and joist too on both sides.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
 

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The half landing should be supported as a main floor would i.e. to take the same load - in what direction do the floorboards run on the half landing?

Blup
 
And is there a structural wall to each side of the landing?

Blup
 
Finally - can you see which way the joists run under the half landing?

Blup
 
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. The joists and floorboards run as pictured.

Yeah there's a supporting wall either side.

It's basically just the door frame (which can be seen floating in thin air in one picture) and the lath and plaster that we're removing. I appreciate as it is, it's probably doing very little to support anyway, but it's just whether or not we'd be best putting something in place once it's out.

There'll probably be a doorway there eventually if we decide on not keeping it open.

Thanks, Jable.
 

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Seems probable that the trimmer joists are supporting the staircase rather than the (newel?) post that comes down to the ground floor but it is not possible to say for certain from the photos.

Best to raise your concerns again with the SE or get a second opinion if you remain unsure.

Blup
 
Yeah, I will raise the issue again and see if he will pop round now the door frame etc is removed.

Appreciate it’s very hard to tell from photos over the net, so thanks for taking the time to look.

Jable
 

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