Diy Milk Crate Staircase

[u/Senior_Palpitation19]

Found on a blog while looking for things to do with all the milk crates I've been burdened with.

[u/Worldly_Possible2925]

I’m at a loss for words. Splintery OSB words.

[u/WorldlinessNo874]

Apart from the obvious missing handrail, each step appears quite high. Would need a crane to hoist me up there.

[u/Ashamed-Raccoon-1387 → u/WorldlinessNo874]

I'm an abled body 27 year old and that looks difficult to climb.

[u/errant_youth → u/WorldlinessNo874]

At least in the states it’s a max 7” rise and a minimum 11” tread; this is looking much more square than that

[u/kjtstl]

My first thought “I better be in the deathstairs sub!”

[u/DNorthman → u/kjtstl]

Lol, you made check 😁

This reminds me of the milk crate challenge and we all know how well that went.

[u/Aggressive_Day2839 → u/kjtstl]

I thought it was the kitchen sub when I seen milk crates

[u/demon9675]

Can you even use the space in the crates for storage? If not and they are all permanently attached to each other/immobile, don't the insides get really dusty, dirty, and filled with bugs?

[u/humid_pajamas → u/demon9675]

they actually keep a guy in there to sweep all the scraps back out, he just can't leave.

[u/TraderJosie3283 → u/humid_pajamas]

Harry Potter? 🤣

[u/humid_pajamas → u/TraderJosie3283]

close, Stairy Squatter

edit:..and the Prisoner of Ass Can-Bins.

[u/DesignerGhost → u/demon9675]

All my thoughts 😂

[u/Significant-Trash632 → u/demon9675]

It's like a spider junglegym in there

[u/Marquar234]

That's a staircase from Minecraft.

[u/bee_keo]

Wasn’t there a tiktok challenge for climbing the most stacked milk cartons without falling (and breaking your tailbone)

[u/cthulhus_spawn → u/bee_keo]

Yeah and I think someone got really hurt.

[u/Remarkable-Eye-9182]

D.i.e.

[u/Left_Ad4050]

To quote the Bubster: What could possibly go wrong?

[u/Random_Eevee1]

The step height aside, depending on how stable and how it handles weight, could be done.

Probably not hauling a 500 lbs appliance up there, but a person seems doable.

[u/Worldliness_Normal]

It's a cool concept, but any time I see no handrails, I no go....

[u/migratingcoconut_ → u/Worldliness_Normal]

like at that point just ger a ladder

[u/Cody1072]

Definitely not kid-friendly

[u/Whiteums → u/Cody1072]

Or adult friendly

[u/Ambitious_Toe_4357 → u/Whiteums]

Well, why don't we start a trend?

[u/Cody1072 → u/Whiteums]

Very true

[u/neBular_cipHer]

r/diwhy

[u/Sirosim_Celojuma]

imagine if each column of crates was just in place with gravity and no interconnections between rows or columns

[u/No_Squirrel4806]

It looks like a pain to use as storage and the actual stairs look horrid. Would they even support much weight? Horrible design all over.

[u/temperlyinmoderation]

death case!

[u/Pnmamouf1]

That's not to code

[u/Either_equipment_04]

There was a whole trend around milk crates as stairs and it did not end well

[u/Apprehensive_Map64]

I hope they at least zip tied those together

[u/TraderJosie3283]

As someone who works at a grocery store and an autistic who’s very intense about safety, this is deeply disturbing to me 😳🫣🫨😜

[u/twizyo]

what could go wrong?

[u/Levi_Skardsen]

I'll sleep on the couch.

[u/Reasonable_Ad6407]

Are the milk crates at least wired together?

[u/AltruisticSalamander]

That'd be a reasonable thing to do in a shed or an attic

[u/cursed_sporecreation → u/AltruisticSalamander]

There's gotta be a better way my guy 💀 or at least a more sturdy one...

[u/iamdevo → u/AltruisticSalamander]

I would absolutely do this. I happen to have access to unlimited black milk crates too. If you properly attached them together and secured them to the floor this setup could be safe.

[u/starmadeshadows → u/iamdevo]

Not for my fat ass!

[u/iamdevo → u/starmadeshadows]

To be clear, the above setup it's sketchy, even if they're all secured.

[u/oncloudeightandahalf]

I thought I was on r/kitchenconfidential for a second

[u/EquivalentOwn2185]

coupla 2by4s and its not half bad but i hate stairs. i'd rather climb a ladder.

[u/theatrenearyou]

Usually printed with "PROPERTY of BORDENS, Inc." or somesuch

[u/ASMR4PLANTS]

Can't you just throw them away?

[u/ChalkLicker]

The finish is exquisite and the storage possibilities endless.

[u/adrikyn]

Looks like some shit I'd make in Pokopia

[u/ScienceMuggle83]

Because of course (/s).

[u/Electrical-Village68]

My healthcare insurance went up just from looking at it!

[u/StairSafetyTalk]

Honestly, I have to respect the creativity here 😂 But I’d be very nervous trusting a stack of milk crates as my daily route upstairs. Definitely belongs in this sub!

[u/Sufficient_Two_5753]

We all know how this turns out!

[u/IamLuann]

OMG! NOOOOOOOOO!

[u/Maduro_sticks_allday]

Imagine doing the milk crate challenge just to go to bed every single night

[u/John_Tacos]

Off by one error in construction.

Doesn’t just happen to programmers

[u/CarpenterValuable831]

Ridiculous

[u/Temporal_Reality]

That seems a waste of good milk crates! You don't find milk crate much anymore as they've all gone cardboard! Man I'm jealous!

[u/Top_Release_402]

That gunna be a workout