Or you can tuck a closet or desk under the stairway. You can also use it as storage: open shelving built into the side of the stairs is an excellent use of space in an ADU. Your designer needs to factor all this into the plans from the beginning.Ī regular staircase is easier for people to climb than a spiral staircase.
There are regulations regarding the depth of the stairs. There is math involved: the stairs must begin where you can easily take the first step, and end where you can step onto the loft’s floor, not into mid-air. But spiral stairs are hard for some people to climb, which could make the ADU less attractive to renters.Īnd you can’t plunk a spiral staircase just anywhere. They’re beautiful and add character to a room. Spiral stairs can fit into tight spaces, so that’s terrific for small ADUs. Should you choose a spiral staircase or regular stairs? Just as you wouldn’t use a ladder to climb up to the second story of your house, you’ll need a permitted stairway to get to your loft. Staircases take up space–so make them do double duty They can have sleeping lofts with headspace much lower than what is required for second stories in permanent structures such as ADUs. The regulations for tiny houses are different. Parts of the loft can be lower, for example, the perimeter where a sloping roofline ends. Like any habitable bedroom or living room, the loft must have an area where the ceiling is at least 7 feet high. The state of California considers an ADU loft to be a second story. Not when you’re building a granny flat in California. Just make the ceiling high enough to squeeze under, lean a ladder next to it, and you’re done. Some of our homeowners have seen lofts in tiny houses and assume you can add one to the interior of any structure. Everyone loves an ADU loft! It’s like an indoor treehouse where you can curl up and read a book, take a nap, or get some work done.īut there’s a lot of confusion around lofts.
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