Do I want to? No, will it eat away at me until I do, absolutely. Think it mainly bugs me as it just appeared over night. House is only twenty years old, if it was old and had been there when I moved in I would probably not of even looked at it twice. Carpet needs replacing so will come up at some point anyway.
[Some twat had stuffed a load of gunk (plaster or caulk) on the top of the stringer
This is the entire house, there is crap caulking/ filling everywhere.
Sounds like you have the perfect opportunity. Remember this is a total guess but there could be a series of small faults - i can't tell if it's possible but after looking for splits and how they're moving under pressure having access from underneath would definitely help
Yes, the ceilings are all artex, ripping it out from underneath gives an excuse to get it replastered but also turn nailing down a riser and filling a gap in to a big job lol
Do I want to? No, will it eat away at me until I do, absolutely. Think it mainly bugs me as it just appeared over night. House is only twenty years old, if it was old and had been there when I moved in I would probably not of even looked at it twice. Carpet needs replacing so will come up at some point anyway.
This is the entire house, there is crap caulking/ filling everywhere.