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Simplifying Stair Rise And Run Calculations
When I first started my career in carpentry, building a
set of stairs seemed like a complicated and daunting task. We're
not talking finished oak, curved or spiral staircases. I'm
talking about your normal carpet covered straight run staircases
or porch and deck staircases.
Basic Stair
Building Designs Basic
stair building starts with basic stair designs. The simplest
stair design is the classic straight set of stairs know simply
as the straight run. The straight run set of stairs can be one
step or one thousand steps long.
Pressures
Of Building Track Homes The house you live
in was probably a mass produced home built as part of a housing
track. The track home is a rapidly built house in phases. These
phases if possible will over lap the other home building trades.
If possible you will have the plumbers working on the same house
as the electricians and the framers.
Stair Building Code
The
stair
building code was created for building safety. Before the
building code and local city enforcement ( Building Inspectors).
Anyone could build a house. This meant Uncle Earl who had just
watched a couple of his friends build a house down the street
construct some sort of a dwelling.
Screws Versus Nails
Some nails over time seemed to loosen up and do not have the
holding power that a screw does. Over time both will corrode
through the process of oxidizing or rusting. When framing a set
of stairs using nails will definitely be faster and more
efficient. It would be extremely difficult to screw a set of
stairs together and time consuming.
Building
Stairs Safely If you ask most of the people how
they hurt themselves on a construction site, they would tell
you, that it was because of their careless working habits.
The
Purpose of Stair Nosing What is the purpose of
stair nosing? Well for one it makes the stairway looked nice. I
like the look of the carpeting as it rolls over the stair nosing
and onto the riser.
The 17 1/2
Inch Stair Rule Here's a simple rule that
allows you to build a comfortable set of stairs. If you can stay
within a half-inch of this simple stair rule, you will find that
most of your stairways will be comfortable to walk up and down.
Inspecting
a Stairway The first thing you want to do when
inspecting a stairway is to give it a visual inspection. Look
for anything out of the ordinary, along with any irregularities.
Again you're going to be looking for anything out of place,
missing, loose, broken or damaged.
Dangers Using Wood Stair Cleats I would imagine
most people don't even know what it wood stair cleat is, in
construction we have so many words that describe the same thing.
A stair cleat is another word for a thread bracket.
Metal
Stair Tread Brackets Metal stair tread brackets
are used instead of wood cleats and for plenty of good reasons.
Wood stair cleats or tread brackets often become a safety hazard
over time, as the wood starts to deteriorate.
2
X 12 or 3 X 12 Stair Treads If you've built as
many stairways as I have, this is a very simple question to
answer. Should I use 2 x 12 or 3 x 12 for my stair treads?
Without a doubt I would use the 3 x 12 for a couple of reasons.
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