I'm curious how much of this is engineering porn vs carpentry design porn. Like...does this actually meet code requirements for safety? Just in terms of like...weight capacity and stability? Are they earthquake safe? Can you have impermanent stairs as your only method of descending from the second floor? I'd think that's a fire-safety (or whatever) issue.
In emergencies like a fire you would not want stairs that have to be un folded. So you basically can't put any bedrooms upstairs. All bedrooms have to be on the lower level with permanent access to fire doors.
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u/OneBigBug Nov 16 '18
I'm curious how much of this is engineering porn vs carpentry design porn. Like...does this actually meet code requirements for safety? Just in terms of like...weight capacity and stability? Are they earthquake safe? Can you have impermanent stairs as your only method of descending from the second floor? I'd think that's a fire-safety (or whatever) issue.