Comments on: Is it legal to have stairs coming into kitchen in a house?

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:36:51 +0000

No reason for it not to be legal, just unusual.

Our old home used to have a set of stairs into the kitchen from the former staff quarters - it just served us as another staircase to the bedrooms. Andy

By: Carol R. S

Carol R. S — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:15:03 +0000

Check with the building codes for your city. I know in Arizona, there are models and several home built with steps coming from the kitchen, but there is another stair case coming in from another room. They were really nice homes. The only reason wld be for fire, not having another exit from the upstairs. I wld make sure the stair case has another exit other than just the kitchen. The kitchen is a potential fire area. Carol R. S

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:09 +0000

It would depend upon the housing codes where the house is I’ve seen it several times so I doubt if it is illegal and I don’t see what danger it would pose, which is more reason to doubt its illegality. It might be unattractive which is why I think it would be a local housing code issue. Laura

By: Lenny

Lenny — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:18:36 +0000

Rubbish. Lots of old houses have stairs which lead directly from the kitchen, some have doors, but not all. In any case, your solicitor will pick up on the legals of buying a house. Lenny

By: Rara

Rara — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:13:47 +0000

Up to u Rara

By: ciza29

ciza29 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:14:53 +0000

Why in the world would it be illegal. It poses no safety risk. Usually your main staircase upstairs is not in the kitchen but many stairs to the basement are there. Every new house gets inspected to see if it is up to code. They would not have allowed the builder to put the stairs there if it was not alright. Once the house is built, even if the rules changed, you would be grandfathered out of that clause.

I still believe you can put a staircase where you want and do not believe you will have any problems with the house. ciza29

By: LoveKyle

LoveKyle — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:54:44 +0000

Yeah… my house has a staircase coming to the kitchen…der.. LoveKyle

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:31 +0000

nothing wrong with it,although you can’t have a door at the very top of a stair case. (As people may open & walk through without realising there is a stair case!)

One other point - if there was a problem with it being like this, it would be picked up by a surveyor! Dave

By: WhatAmI?

WhatAmI? — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:19:14 +0000

Maybe in new construction there are building codes that would prohibit such a design. It all depends on your local jurisdiction and it’s building codes.

This question is way too local for a forum like this. Tell us where you are located and perhaps someone familiar with your local codes could help. WhatAmI?

By: senorrobertoe

senorrobertoe — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:26:11 +0000

why wouldnt it be legal? Not allowed to get a midnight snack? Take a tour of an old mansion, a lot of them had back staircases from the kitchens to the bedrooms for the servants. senorrobertoe