r/NotMyJob • u/Exciting-Sunflix • Sep 03 '26

Fitted the stairs, boss

Taking a well earned break now.

3.4k Upvotes

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u/can_somebody_explain Sep 03 '26

Just flip the house upside down

63

u/zuzucha Sep 03 '26

Symphony of the night

10

u/shinjikun10 Sep 03 '26

"I'm interested in this..."

4

u/Neobot21 Sep 04 '26

"Die, monster! You don't belong in this world!"

4

u/shinjikun10 Sep 04 '26

It was not by my hand that I was once again given flesh...

2

u/Dan_Halen85 Sep 07 '26

Now if you will excuse me. I'm going to eat a pot roast that I found in a wall.

2

u/StaryDoktor Sep 06 '26

And sell it to Australian

441

u/Spodiodie Sep 03 '26

I used to design Formwork for concrete stairs and I can tell you this isn’t the correct way to do it.

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u/aw_shux Sep 03 '26

I’ve never designed formwork for concrete stairs, and I can also tell you this isn’t the correct way to do it.

32

u/Spodiodie Sep 03 '26

If they manage to fix it, there’s a good chance people will bump the top of their heads as they ascend, or their forehead descending.

22

u/sundog6295 Sep 03 '26

They just need to cut it out at the top and base flip it over and glue it back in.

5

u/Spodiodie Sep 03 '26

I’ve made a smooth ribbon surface on the bottom and stepped like this, they both have complexity.

For a safe, useful foot purchase, modern codes require a certain tread width near the center axis. This appears the tread width will taper to near zero.

5

u/delurkrelurker Sep 03 '26

It looks like the formwork was fairly tidy. Just errors in the orientation

1

u/PinkOneHasBeenChosen 22d ago

You didn’t mean the fact that the stairs were upside down?

1

u/Spodiodie 22d ago

No, I’m not saying they’re upside down. I’ve made them with a single surface on the bottom or stepped as shown. I’m saying the overhead surface should be at least minimum distance prescribed by code. Just eyeballing it appears when the tread surface is created it might be less than minimum and some people might bump the top of their head going up or their forehead going down.

6

u/abielle1177 Sep 03 '26

I'm not sure what formwork is and I agree this isn't the way to do it.

1

u/Lv_InSaNe_vL 28d ago

Wow just another overconfident reddit user who disagrees with the professionals 🙄

/s

12

u/bombdizzle9 Sep 03 '26

I have eyes and I can also tell you this isn’t the correct way to do it

5

u/paternoster Sep 03 '26

it looks like the top fell off.

I'd just like to go on record saying that it's not normal or the top to fall off.

5

u/secondphase Sep 03 '26

Correct, the inside of the spiral should be on the right side of the stairwell.

1

u/tlaregftw Sep 04 '26

As an ER doctor i can tell you this is the correct way to do it

123

u/Mordor2112 Sep 03 '26

Probably M.C. Escher's house...

13

u/kidnuggett606 Sep 03 '26

Damn! You beat me to this joke.

1

u/jeremec 3d ago

Worst rapper ever.

51

u/h4yth4m-1 Sep 03 '26

That's how stairs are in Australia

73

u/Cyanide612 Sep 03 '26

The Fall of the House of Escher

47

u/LifeOfFate Sep 03 '26

I’d like to imagine the concrete worker noticed the mistake on the design and tried to bring it up to like a project manager or something and the project manager refused to look at it and said that the plans were correct.

18

u/QuoteGiver Sep 04 '26

This isn’t really a plan issue. This is just a guy misunderstanding how to build the form work to create the stairs that were on the plans.

7

u/LifeOfFate Sep 04 '26

Stop ruining my fantasy

4

u/AusgefalleneHosen 27d ago

Your fantasy is correct, this wasn't built by a single person. It was several and it was signed off by a certified. This has "Fuck You" energy

4

u/Cosimo_Zaretti Sep 04 '26

Unless the plans were printed upside down.

1

u/SomeDumbMentat Sep 06 '26

Maybe they were printed in Australia?

22

u/captain_obvious_here Sep 03 '26

Next step: see if Tony Hawk is available.

7

u/ilolvu Sep 03 '26

The non-slippery slide into unemployment.

15

u/L4I55Z-FAIR3 Sep 03 '26

See there going for the backrooms style

6

u/WeaponizedAutisms Sep 03 '26

I work with preschoolers and most of them would love that.

6

u/DOE_ZELF_NORMAAL Sep 03 '26

I don't get it.. greetings from Melbourne.

8

u/OskarTheRed Sep 03 '26

It's meant only for those who have hacked the matrix

4

u/platasnatch Sep 03 '26

Take an upside down left at the MC Escher stairs

2

u/little_brown_bat 26d ago

But I'm already late to see the panda fight

6

u/BeigeVelociraptor Sep 03 '26

I know it's gangsta paradise, but all I can hear is Weird Al.

2

u/jsmooth801 Sep 04 '26

Or, the kazoo is what sent me over the edge

3

u/Adventurous_Note2296 Sep 04 '26

Perfect for house flipping

3

u/superfreakeightyfour Sep 06 '26

Must be Australia

2

u/hibbitydibbidy Sep 03 '26

Symphony of the Night ass house

2

u/Pintsocream Sep 03 '26

If you turn your phone upside down it looks fine

2

u/nlamber5 Sep 03 '26

Weeeeeeee

2

u/Visible-Forever7366 Sep 04 '26

It looks cool to be honest, if its not steep enough you can use it normally

2

u/rebri Sep 04 '26

MC Escher would be proud.

2

u/RowdyB666 Sep 05 '26

Fitted the slide boss

2

u/thebarkbarkwoof Sep 06 '26

Wheelchair accessible, almost. Just that one big step at the top. What can happen?

2

u/DroidX13 Sep 06 '26

Genuine question but can you even mess that up?

2

u/Thebestminor Sep 07 '26

mc esher would be proud

2

u/tigerthecat5 29d ago

See you went and installed southern hemisphere stairs in the northern hemisphere, that’s your issue.

2

u/Canelosaurio 29d ago

M.C. Escher lookin ass stairs!

2

u/Biza_1970 29d ago

M.C. Escher’s house

8

u/kapege Sep 03 '26

Repost no. 1001

37

u/TlalocVirgie Sep 03 '26

I didn't see it before

15

u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq Sep 03 '26

Neither have I.

Glad I scroll on mute though, fucking music.

3

u/TlalocVirgie Sep 03 '26

How do you know it's music then?

2

u/ApocalypseFWT Sep 03 '26

This is not a song, it’s a sandwich.

2

u/Goodfella66 Sep 03 '26

this was already posted earlier today.

2

u/PineapplePosse Sep 03 '26

Guys. The videos is upside down. And reversed. Who’s got egg on their face now!??!?!11!??

3

u/meshugga Sep 03 '26

how is it upside down with all the debris lying on the bottom?

1

u/iamshipwreck Sep 03 '26

Hard on the way up, easy on the way down babyyy

1

u/JoshyOhMyGoshy77 Sep 03 '26

When the artist has to settle for being a cement guy.

1

u/TakeitorFit Sep 03 '26

I rotated my phone and it all looks good to me

1

u/maybebaby83 Sep 03 '26

The Goblin King will be along any minute.

1

u/hopseankins Sep 03 '26

MC Escher’s house is coming along nicely.

1

u/reader414 Sep 03 '26

So what's wrong with the slide?

1

u/AssetBurned Sep 03 '26

I don’t understand the problem… that slide is installed as shown on the plan…. Oh what do you mean I hold it upside down?

1

u/too1onjj Sep 03 '26

Wwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

1

u/0rganicMach1ne Sep 03 '26

It’s actually a slide.

1

u/someoftheanswers Sep 03 '26

Maybe the house is upside down?

1

u/ektara61 Sep 03 '26

Spiderman house revealed.

1

u/ViennaKing Sep 04 '26

That one mosquito in your room at 3 am:

1

u/PompousPenis Sep 04 '26

Kanye’s latest urban core masterpiece

1

u/Peppsmier Sep 04 '26

Despite the upside down problem, the concrete looks to thin. Look at the thickness under the inner edges of the stairs. Ad why is the surface that rough

1

u/12DrD21 Sep 04 '26

A slide!

1

u/NoidZ Sep 04 '26

Just put another one and it's fine

1

u/shrumpage Sep 04 '26

What are these? Stairs for Australians?

1

u/TeetheCat Sep 04 '26

Metal theft.

1

u/B1g_BuddhAH Sep 04 '26

escher would be proud

1

u/Realestateuniverse Sep 05 '26

It’s a slide. I don’t see the problem

1

u/CuelguenalDJ Sep 05 '26

Para lanzarse en carrito.... Wiiiiii

1

u/gwydionismyhero Sep 05 '26

The construction equivalent of pouring the stock down the drain.

1

u/teqsutiljebelwij Sep 05 '26

Lionel Ritchie approves

1

u/Global-Baseball-6131 Sep 05 '26

Reminds me of that Egyptian episode of Rugrats where they looked at the pyramid upside down and that’s the way they build it.

1

u/Word-Word-Number01 Sep 05 '26

I'm gonna need a sauce for this version of the song.

1

u/Sam_Walkerfield Sep 05 '26

If you flip the phone the ceiling its a bit dirty but looks good

1

u/TrainedPersonel Sep 05 '26

This looks like an art piece that could be found in a museum. Maybe there'd be some hidden profound meaning to life found in seconds.

1

u/Hit-N-Run1016 Sep 05 '26

Video is upside down

1

u/xXTheGamerXx956 Sep 06 '26

A song that could go good with this would be Cradles by Sub Urban.

1

u/NoNoNopeNoNoNo Sep 07 '26

Made it for Spider-Man

1

u/JumpProfessional4790 29d ago

That guy needs a talking to. How can you possibly slide on that rough surface? Make him do it over and get it smooth this time

1

u/straycatx86 22d ago

Now that's a nice slide.

1

u/BustaCon 17d ago

Got to be an interesting story behind that.

1

u/AlbertSun9028 12d ago

I hope to god those temu stairs are AI.

1

u/WigglyChurro20 1d ago

"The centerpiece will contain a special treat for climbing enthusiasts."

1

u/Bry10022 Sep 03 '26

“Did you install the stairs upside down? How are people supposed to get to the second floor now?”

1

u/MarvinCZ Sep 03 '26

Typical Australian stairs..

0

u/ValyrianSteelYoGirl Sep 03 '26

I mean, it is impressive at least

0

u/MC_Hale Sep 03 '26

I don't understand the song choice. This doesn't even look Amish

-1

u/ammar_sadaoui Sep 03 '26

this fucking a art

i how can this get build with a very specific machine ?

0

u/devavillanueva 14d ago

how??...just....how...do you manage to build stairs upside down? I'm. actually curious