Weird stairwell join - help!

[Lily3000]

Hello. Really need some advice. This is the stairwell for my new loft conversion. Happy with most of the carpentry except this awful looking “finished” turn in the stairs (first pic) with two uneven bits of wood joined together. To be fair this was to add an additional bit of floorspace upstairs but I can’t believe there isn’t a cleaner solution for it? It will all be painted the same colour but what can I ask my carpenter to do before that to make it look less crap? He says it is finished and will look fine once painted.

 

[big-all]

a wee bit confused here "turn in the stairs" do you mean its a landing [square area ]or something else??
what is all the black ?? tape ??
you say 2 uneven bits off wood joined together do you mean tread/landing to riser or to the string ??

 

[Lily3000]

It’s a double winder staircase so this is where it turns and goes up. The black tape is just protecting the treads and will come off. The bit I’m worried about is the first pic, the weird angles of the wood - I’ve zoomed in on them here. It’s the central newel post and another bit of wood joined onto it.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Got some other photos?

 

[Lily3000]

Are these helpful?

 

[endecotp]

Is that holding the weight of the upstairs floor?

Assuming strength is not an issue - how about a nice carved scroll?

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/772546534/

 

[Ollyfp]

You'd expect to see the underside of the newel post in some designs. In this scenario I would expect to see a heavy central timber with the staircase built around it. Is there a valid reason for the placement of every timber, or have corners been cut in the name of economy? It's hard to tell, but there could be a degree of mitigation if it was a 'forced' job, i.e. It wasn't really feasible, but you were dead set on having it done.

 

[RrogerD]

How about you work out exactly what you want it to look like at the finish and then work with the carpenter into finding a practical and workable solution? Do a bit of research, look on Pinterest etc. It may be that what you want in your head cannot be done.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

The photos are still a bit poor, on the bottom run it looks like there is a separate bannister rail on top of vertical balusters, set away from the wall?

 

[Ollyfp]

Tradies used to be time-served apprentices with real skills and the vision to 'see' the finished job.
Nowadays there are far too many young guns with sparkly new vans, all the gear... and no idea.
I employed a young 'chippy' to build a dormer extension once. He told me he'd built 'about 7' (lol). Anyway, by the end of the first day, he'd wasted six lengths of C24 just trying to guess the angles. He'd also asked my brickie for advice and was apparently watching YouTube tutorials. He was upset when I 'let him go' but he really should have stayed around to learn from his replacement, who did a fantastic job.
Trust your instincts and don't be bullied into accepting poor workmanship.

 

[Ollyfp]

It’s a double winder staircase so this is where it turns and goes up

Check the rise height on each step. They should all be the same.