That area upstairs

abouttobebanned

Just a quick one...does everyone else call this the landing? I'm starting to doubt myself...

Lately I'm remembering a lot of words I used as a kid that I'm not quite sure about these days

Naos

Yup that's the landing.

Davidius

I call it the landing.

Schism

Yup, you got yourself a landing there.

abouttobebanned

Where the hell did that word come from? No wonder I wad doubting myself

Kiera

Mines called another apartment, but in my Mam's house i call it a landing.

alwaysadub

I call it the attic.
I live in a bungalow. :pac:

TanG411

I usually land there after a night out, so yeah, it's the landing.

Keogg

What else would you call it? It's totally a landing

abouttobebanned

The upstairs hall haha

Max Power1

id call it "UPSTAIRS"

edit: beaten to it pff

Kiera

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The upstairs hall haha

Max Power1 wrote: »

id call it "UPSTAIRS"

edit: beaten to it pff

Nope, upstairs is including the bedrooms. The landing is the part from the bedrooms to the main bathroom :cool:

Naos

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Where the hell did that word come from? No wonder I wad doubting myself

Maybe because when you are carrying something upstairs, for example a load of washing, you just land it there and let everyone take whats theirs?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Because it's where I used to play with my planes when I was a kid. Best place to 'accidently' send a wary parent down the stairs and still have it look like an accident!

Dravokivich

Tís all part of the foyer...

Gillington

Upstairs its the landing,downstairs the hall

daveyboy_1ie

Never called it anything other than the landing, never thought of where the name came from.

pickarooney

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Kiera

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Ah why did you have to go and confuse things?

abouttobebanned

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

don't think it has a name. Didnt stop the black eyed peas writing some crap song about it though

noodletop

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

that would be the mid landing

abouttobebanned

And while we're in the area...did anyone ever put their foot through the gaps in the wood in the attic? The warnings we used to get about walking on them...

sron

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Call it a mezzanine; people will be impressed.

stovelid

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Banged-together NAMA gaff.

noodletop

abouttobebanned wrote: »

And while we're in the area...did anyone ever put their foot through the gaps in the wood in the attic? The warnings we used to get about walking on them...

you mean your parents made you live in the attic:eek: and had the neck to warn you not to fall through the ceiling

Earthhorse

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

According to a Google search it's also called a landing: http://stairs.interiordezine.com/images/stair_tread_and_riser.jpg.

Personally, I'd have called it a pause.

pickarooney

Earthhorse wrote: »

According to a Google search it's also called a landing: http://stairs.interiordezine.com/images/stair_tread_and_riser.jpg.

Personally, I'd have called it a pause.

It can even be applied to the area at the foot of the stairs, according to dictionary.com.
That sort of cheapens it.

Anyone remember Knots Landing?

AnonoBoy

When I was young we used to call that area "where AnonoBoy sleeps".

hairyleprechaun

Always known them landings too. Never thought about it before. Where does the name come from?

OutlawPete

I grew up in Swords and my brothers told me when I was eight, that the Landing was called 'the landing' because if you forget to turn off the light there, planes would land on your house thinking it was the runway :rolleyes:

bonzodog2

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

When I was a lad, this was a half-landing

AnonoBoy

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Middle bit of the stairs.

bonerm

On a slightly related topic, I do distinctly remember calling the banister the "balancester" for several years. It'd made some sort of sence if you think about it.

jester77

I thought a landing is what you get when you fall drunk from this upstairs area onto the floor below.

Kiera

bonerm wrote: »

On a slightly related topic, I do distinctly remember calling the banister the "balancester" for several years. It'd made some sort of sence if you think about it.

You're funny

Mars Bar

I'd call it a landing too.

Great thread, I love simple topics that get ya thinking!

Yep, it's the landing.

When I lived in bungalow we had a little coat cupboard thing in the hall. I never got out of the habit of calling it the under the stairs :rolleyes:

nucking futs

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Eh... step-corner?

rainbowdrop

alwaysadub wrote: »

I call it the attic.
I live in a bungalow. :pac:

I live in a bungalow, I call my attic 'the loft' though........

alwaysadub

rainbowdrop wrote: »

I live in a bungalow, I call my attic 'the loft' though........

Ooh how very posh

pickarooney

Aye, 'tis a garret round our way.

Giselle

pickarooney wrote: »

What's the bit between two flights of steps, where the staircase changes direction, called?

Thats called the return, as in the first floor return, the second floor return, and so on.

Sheeps

I personally refer to it as the upstairs private domicile reception quarters.

phasers

That has a name? When do you people reference that?

I just call the entire upstairs area "upstairs" and then specify a room if I need to

alwaysadub

phasers wrote: »

That has a name? When do you people reference that?

I just call the entire upstairs area "upstairs" and then specify a room if I need to

You've never heard of a landing??
What if you're talking about something that's on the floor or something in between the rooms?

WindSock

And the hot press, or presses. What is up with that? Is it because you press the door closed or something?

Giselle

WindSock wrote: »

And the hot press, or presses. What is up with that? Is it because you press the door closed or something?

'Press ' is an Irish word for cupboard, which I always wondered about. Hot cupboard sounds odd somehow.

In our house its called the airing cupboard, which makes more sense (to me!).

phasers

alwaysadub wrote: »

You've never heard of a landing??
What if you're talking about something that's on the floor or something in between the rooms?

It's either 'outside' (If I'm in my bedroom) or 'at the top of the stairs' (If I'm downstairs)

Jammyc

OutlawPete wrote: »

I grew up in Swords and my brothers told me when I was eight, that the Landing was called 'the landing' because if you forget to turn off the light there, planes would land on your house thinking it was the runway :rolleyes:

I was always told this too!:D

pickarooney

Giselle wrote: »

'Press ' is an Irish word for cupboard, which I always wondered about. Hot cupboard sounds odd somehow.

In our house its called the airing cupboard, which makes more sense (to me!).

Do you have a board inside with cups hanging off it and a nice breeze blowing through it?

LordSutch

Yup, its the landing.