This handbook has all of the information you need to design and
build the right wood staircase for any job. All you have to know is the
floor-to-floor rise from 3 feet to 12 feet. Then select the number of
risers. The tables give you the height of each riser, the number and width
of treads, the well opening at 6'8" headroom, the angle of incline, the
length of the carriage, even the framing square settings for the carriage
cuts. And every stairway in this book uses the most widely-accepted
relationship between riser and tread: Riser height plus tread width equals
17-1/2 inches.
There's also a chapter on stair fundamentals, which explains the
basic principles of stair design and construction. Then you get a graduate
course on stair building. You'll learn exactly how to put the stairs
together, from framing a simple basement stairway to placing a newel post
and handrail on a formal staircase. Do you know how wide the winders must
be? What's the minimum size for a landing leading to a door at the top of
the stairway? Answers to these and all of your stair building questions
are at your fingertips in this handy manual.
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