Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Foreword ; Glossary ; 1 Let's Talk Stairs! ; The language of stairs ; Setting out terms ; Building Regulations ; Measuring up ; 2 Staircase Calculations ; 3 Tools of the Trade ; Making a router jig ; Provision for wedges ; 4 Straight-flight Stairs ; Using calculations to design the staircase ; Cutting list and timber preparation ; Marking out the strings ; Routing the strings ; Preparing the newel posts ; Preparing the treads ; Draw-bore preparation ; Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly ; Staircase assembly
Protection of stairs during and after delivery 5 L-shaped Stairs with Quarter Landing ; Staircase dimensions ; Staircase calculations ; Cutting list ; Gluing up ; Marking out the strings ; Preparing the newel posts ; Providing mitred nosing returns to straight treads ; Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly ; Staircase assembly ; Quarter landing ; Final installation ; 6 L-shaped Stairs with Kite and Winders ; Building Regulations ; Staircase dimensions ; Staircase calculations ; Setting out ; Geometry ; Use of scale drawings ; Cutting list
Preparation of wall and return strings String marking and routing ; Preparing the newel posts ; Preparing the treads ; Fitting the winders ; Preparing the landing nosing ; Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly ; Staircase assembly ; Pre-fitting the winding steps before delivery ; On-site preparation prior to fixing ; Final installation ; 7 Dogleg Stairs with Half-turn Landing ; Stairwell
dimensions ; Staircase dimensions ; Preparing the straight flights ; Preparing the newel posts ; Staircase assembly ; Half landing ; Final installation ; 8 Circular Stairs
Building Regulations Staircase design and dimensions ; Setting out ; Circle geometry ; Developing the strings ; Flexi ply requirements ; Cutting list ; Building a bending form ; Marking out the wall string ; Marking and cutting the flexi ply ; Laminating the circular strings ; Trimming and routing the wall string ; Marking out the open string ; Veneering the strings' edges ; Cutting and mitering the open string ; Preparing the newel post ; Providing mired nosing returns to tapered treads ; Final preparation before assembly ; Staircase assembly ; Fitting the curtail step
9 Alternating Tread Stairs Design ; Building Regulations ; Stair dimensions ; Cutting list ; Pitch board and router jig ; String marking ; Routing the strings ; Newel posts ; Preparing paddle-shaped treads ; Routing the tread nosings ; Open risers ; Finishing the treads and risers ; Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly ; Staircase assembly ; On preparation prior to fixing ; 10 Special Features ; Constructing a round-end step ; Constructing a bullnose step ; Cut and mitered strings: methods of cutting ; Open-to-closed strings ; Newel capping ; 11 Railings
Building Regulations
Sommario/riassunto
Accurate and detailed step-by-step guidance on the design and construction of a wide range of timber staircases.