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!
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!