Carpentry & Joinery

Can stairs over 42 degrees pitch ever comply with building regs?

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.45 PM

I have a 3 bed semi, and wish to replace my staircase whilst having a fairly substantial renovation undertaken PS - I will have to supply a building notice as I'm having a couple of loadbearing walls removed that need signing off by the council anyway. The problem I have at the moment is that the staircase starts about 1m from the front door (and goes straight up in front of you) and this does not leave much space to walk past it into the lounge. I therfore wish to replace this (42 degree pitch) staircase with a steeper version (that by rights would not comply with building regulations) to give me more room when I walk in my front door - both for walking around and moving furniture in and out etc. Can I have a steeper staircase beyond the 'maximum allowed pitch' and still comply with building regs i.e. are they set in stone or can common sense play a part? Any help would be appreciated if you've had a similar situation MANY THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES, WILL HAVE A THINK ABOUT WHETHER A TURN WOULD WORK IN THE SPACE TO KEEP THE PITCH DOWN.