I know you will say contact the building dept etc., but you don't understand where I live and what we have to deal with here so I am doing the usual "background inquiry" here with all of you who are so wise.
We have one room upstairs that has it's own stairway from outside. The stairway needs to be replaced, it was built incorrectly, as most things in this home/B&B. They didn't even concrete the posts so they were on shifting sand, so to speak. We have since reinforced with concrete etc etc. But it is in the elements and needs to be replaced.
So, my question is this. We would PREFER to remove this stairway altogether, as we are going to build a private deck there for that room. To sit outside. Not exit or enter from outside.
Without all the gory details, of someone sneaking a dog into the room (more than one someone) and anyone having access to that room, locking themselves out of that room, we have no idea how they can do it, but they do, a theft of the tv in that room and more.
Q: If YOU HAVE GUEST ROOMS UPSTAIRS - do you have a secondary exit, stair way? Or do you have a rope ladder that is sufficient?
Let me see if I can find a photo from the outside on this. Yes, it is nice to have that outside egress. Our other rooms have a ladder or porch roof to climb out onto, so me thinks it will be fine building a DECK only.
Photo: (This is NOT really a place to stand and have coffee at the moment, at all, it is only a passway into that room, the photo is deceiving, AND the house is not leaning, again, not correcting it just sharing it here.)
I appreciate your replies!
We have one room upstairs that has it's own stairway from outside. The stairway needs to be replaced, it was built incorrectly, as most things in this home/B&B. They didn't even concrete the posts so they were on shifting sand, so to speak. We have since reinforced with concrete etc etc. But it is in the elements and needs to be replaced.
So, my question is this. We would PREFER to remove this stairway altogether, as we are going to build a private deck there for that room. To sit outside. Not exit or enter from outside.
Without all the gory details, of someone sneaking a dog into the room (more than one someone) and anyone having access to that room, locking themselves out of that room, we have no idea how they can do it, but they do, a theft of the tv in that room and more.
Q: If YOU HAVE GUEST ROOMS UPSTAIRS - do you have a secondary exit, stair way? Or do you have a rope ladder that is sufficient?
Let me see if I can find a photo from the outside on this. Yes, it is nice to have that outside egress. Our other rooms have a ladder or porch roof to climb out onto, so me thinks it will be fine building a DECK only.
Photo: (This is NOT really a place to stand and have coffee at the moment, at all, it is only a passway into that room, the photo is deceiving, AND the house is not leaning, again, not correcting it just sharing it here.)
I appreciate your replies!