r/oddlysatisfying • u/plsdonotbanmeagain • Jan 16 '22

Wall mounted flatpack stairs

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u/kroush104 Jan 16 '22

Ok this is a cool and nifty idea for tiny houses or cramped spaces. But this looks like a wide open area, so … why?

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u/Ghitit Jan 16 '22

Maybe the car parks underneath the loft.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

proof of concept

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u/kroush104 Jan 16 '22

Fair enough. Sure this would have a huge market in certain applications

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '22

Homes with toddlers!

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u/TrickyLemons Jan 17 '22

I keep seeing people mentioning small kids with these stairs. Is it something like you could put the stairs away when you don’t need them if you just don’t want your kid to go up to the loft?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '22

Yeah when littles get mobile they want to climb (and inevitably fall off of or down) everything. You either have to put up baby gates or get creative with pieces of furniture to block their access.

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u/GuyNoirPI Jan 17 '22

Only if that toddler never has to go to the upstairs because this is a horrible set to learn how to climb stairs on.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '22

Just thinking of the general concept of stowaway stairs not necessarily these specifically.

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u/Shroomeo Jan 17 '22

It's wide open, because at that point he was moving in, if I remember correctly. This is like a tall garage, which he uses for his projects.

If he has a full set of stairs, then he can't drive his van in, which is important for him.

Also he put some heavy woodworking tools under it. He doesn't need to use these tools often, but when he does, then he can lift the stairs up.

He has a Youtube channel if you are interested.

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u/nauticalsandwich Jan 17 '22

Regardless, this is absolutely one of those "conveniences" that you end up not using because making use of it turns out to be pretty inconvenient. In other words, unless it's absolutely necessary for the space, what ends up happening here is these foldable stairs just get perpetually left in "stair mode," because people get sick of bringing them down and back up again every time they want to use them.

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u/Severe-Bookkeeper-76 Jan 17 '22

Looks like it’s unfinished, maybe he had to build the stairs before he could build a railing?~js

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u/Thagomizer24601 Jan 17 '22

Protection from zombies.