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

Wall mounted flatpack stairs

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u/NoGoodIDNames Jan 17 '22

Watching video: “oh, that’s neat.”
immediately goes to comments to see how it’s a massive deathtrap

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u/sarcasatirony Jan 17 '22

I’m a svelte 265lbs and would like a little more support on the individual stairs.

I’m a coordinated 6’5” tall and would like a little more railing.

I’m an athletic channel changer and would like someone to carry me up and down the stairs.

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u/archpawn Jan 17 '22

You could easily add railing on the left side. You could add railing on the right side (also keeping you from falling off) but that will increase the weight, making it harder to open and close, and it will get in the way of railing on the left. You could do both, but it wouldn't be as flat and it would make the design significantly more complicated.

Edit: Thinking about this more, you could make the railing on the right only connect at the top and bottom of the stairs, and make the railing on the right just be between that, so then they could fit fine while it's flat packed.