ᐅ Steel Stringer Staircase | Possible Design Flaw? Your Opinions
Created on: 9 Dec 2018 13:37
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TeChrJu
Hello dear forum members,
We are currently building in a new residential area in northern Germany.
We have a question about our steel stringer staircase and would appreciate your collective expertise:
We commissioned a well-established company to build a steel stringer staircase, quarter-turn, with a rise of about 19.3 cm (7.6 inches) and a tread depth of 25 cm (10 inches) per step.
This would result in 15 steps from the ground floor to the upper floor.
Now the company has installed the staircase.
Disaster: The last step at the upper floor ends exactly at the finished floor level and is only 15 cm (6 inches) wide. This is probably due to the width of the steps in the quarter-turn section.
We did not expect this at all—in other words, our already installed stair lighting (electrical work) does not fit, and we do not like the idea of ending on a half step at the upper floor.
The company was unable to provide a construction drawing in advance, saying they were “too busy.” In hindsight, maybe we should have been more cautious and stopped the process at that point?
Could you please give a brief assessment of this staircase? Do we have to accept it as is, or should we take action?
We are honestly quite shocked in a negative way...
Many thanks for your opinions and best regards
Tita
We are currently building in a new residential area in northern Germany.
We have a question about our steel stringer staircase and would appreciate your collective expertise:
We commissioned a well-established company to build a steel stringer staircase, quarter-turn, with a rise of about 19.3 cm (7.6 inches) and a tread depth of 25 cm (10 inches) per step.
This would result in 15 steps from the ground floor to the upper floor.
Now the company has installed the staircase.
Disaster: The last step at the upper floor ends exactly at the finished floor level and is only 15 cm (6 inches) wide. This is probably due to the width of the steps in the quarter-turn section.
We did not expect this at all—in other words, our already installed stair lighting (electrical work) does not fit, and we do not like the idea of ending on a half step at the upper floor.
The company was unable to provide a construction drawing in advance, saying they were “too busy.” In hindsight, maybe we should have been more cautious and stopped the process at that point?
Could you please give a brief assessment of this staircase? Do we have to accept it as is, or should we take action?
We are honestly quite shocked in a negative way...
Many thanks for your opinions and best regards
Tita
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chand198612 Dec 2018 09:31If it is possible to position these 25cm (10 inches) as a step below the finished floor level, the staircase can be less steep. This may be important if space is limited, but certainly irrelevant if there is enough space.
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chand198612 Dec 2018 11:37Fummelbrett schrieb:
I actually think that after a week in the house, I wouldn’t even notice the difference anymore...I agree, and that’s why I would support the idea of "each to their own." If space constraints point to a specific solution, that is a more solid argument.
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Traumfaenger12 Dec 2018 23:04Tego12 schrieb:
In 99% of the houses I know, there is this top step as well. We don't have a top step, but I also like it the way it is. It's really a matter of personal taste.
Traumfaenger schrieb:
We don’t have a top step either, but I actually like it the way it is. It’s really a matter of personal taste.
I feel like it’s missing a proper finish. Caspar’s explanation also seems incomplete. It looks like it’s not fully finished. Could it be that you guys just left out the last step due to limited space? It’s not the first time stairs have been planned too small... so people just do it this way and call it saving space... of course, the homeowner adjusts before getting frustrated over it.
I never really gave it much thought, but we also have a wooden step level with the floor covering. My parents had this in their 1970s house as well, and in our old house with a straight staircase, we had a wooden threshold at both the top and bottom, with the top one designed like a step.
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