My staircase has shifted...

[NobbyNobbs]

...which I suppose is understandable on a new staircase as it settles. The beading job is pretty awful though and I can't afford a tradesman. Can anyone advise me on what to do? Pulling the beading off won't be a problem I don't think, but there's quite a gap between the staircase and the wall.

You say it’s new, how new? Can you get back the person that’s done it? It shouldn’t have moved that much if it’s new.

It’s clearly not installed properly. Contact the firm who installed it.

You have a staircase problem, not a beading problem.

It should not be pulling away from the wall!!

It should be supported underneath and attached to the wall. You might get a bit of movement but that’s a glaring hole.

Mine looks like this.

Photo is now attached.

I agree with PP. This has either been installed really badly but is stable, or it is actually moving. You say it is new, do you mean the house or the staircase @NobbyNobbs ?

If the former, I think you would have a justified claim on the builder, if the latter, you need to get the installer back in.

My house was built in 1972, and the gap between my staircase and wall a) does not require beading, and b) has only opened by a couple of millimetres over 50 odd years.

Thanks everyone.
For reference, the gap pictured is about 12mm (just in case the pic makes it look bigger).

There might reasonably be a hairline gap but not 12 mm. It should look like the pix I posted. No gap.

I have owned 2 new builds, and that has never happened. Get the builders out to sort it

This happened to us in a previous new build house. It became quite obvious after a while and we contacted the builder. They didn't want to know as it was over 2 years. At this time we were having a chat with our neighbour who had a similar problem. We contacted NHBC who came and had a look. The stairs were not attached to the house!!! The NHBC contacted the builder and instructed them to sort it.

That's not normal. You need to get it fixed.

That staircase is against a 200 year old wall - we renovated an old
Cottage.

I'll contact the joiner that did the staircase.

Thanks everyone.

Has anything in the rest of the house shifted?

Well, I believe DH rolled off the sofa after lunch.

Although fortunately he didn't wake up.

Do you live in my house? My stairs look exactly like this!

Ha! @JamMakingWannaBe We obviously share good taste. Ours were made for a very difficult stairwell. I’m pleased to say they haven’t moved.

Ours is a 1970s build and looks like this. You just redo the beading every so often.

It's normal for there to be movement over the years OP.

@Vettrianofan The OPs staircase is new. There should not be a gap of 1/2 between the staircase and the wall at all. Unless the wall is shifting after 50 years.

It’s not normal for staircases to move other than the paint to crack along the points where wood is buttes together.