Good book on stairs? Anyone.
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In my recent project there was a staircase with a curved section. Working on this, I realized how much I don't know about stair layout. Is there a definitive book someone could recommend--would be great if available on Kindle--on stair construction? Not decks and simple stairs, but grand staircases that utilize all the parts you find in those old diagrams of stair elements.
There is lots of info on the web but none addressed even my first question. Is there a standard distance of balusters from the face of the rise and side stringer/carriage/whatever it's called in your region? Then there were others. The design I was working on called for stair brackets. Fine for the straight run, but on the curved part the brackets would be smaller on the inside arc and larger on the out side. I'm looking for a book that offers solutions and general standards.
Thanks.
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Treatise-Stairbuilding-Handrailing-William-Mowat
It is available from amazon in paperback or kindle -
Also , Modern Practical Stairbuilding & Handrailing by George Ellis. another you might find interesting is
Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery by George Collings. -
Hello,
Standard UK texts / codes of practice you may find useful:
EEMUA Publication 105 Stairways Ladders and Handrails
Building Regulations Part K
British Standards Institute BS 5395 Part 2 - Spiral Stairs
British Standards Institute BS 5395 Part 3 - Ladders and Walkways
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Some time ago I also posted a couple of Dynamic Components to SketchUcation:
StairCaseBuilder:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=289%26amp;t=18545#p150993
SpiralStairCaseBuilder:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=289%26amp;t=29484
These were designed to help model staircases and spiral staircases to the standards mentioned above.
You may also find these components useful for your purposes.
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Hope this helps
Howard L' -
Stairs 2nd Ed.2001.Stairs. by Alan & Sylvia Blanc.
Lots of figure-ground drawings, sketches, analysis of routes involving height changes, garden architecture - A perfect book and really enjoyable to read.
kindle - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stairs-Sylvia-Blanc/dp/0750648465 -
CalypsoArt, your profile says you are in Los Angeles and Miami. If this is for a specific location, your stair will need to conform to whatever building codes are in that location. It will also depend on your building's occupancy. For instance, is it a residence, or an office building?
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Daniel : http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=61391 I think it's for general design knowledge and misc. stage sets.
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