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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Traumfaenger12 Dec 2018 23:37ypg schrieb:
Could it be that you simply left out the last step due to lack of space? No, lack of space definitely wasn’t the reason here. But as I said, we like it this way.
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chand198613 Dec 2018 03:24I know dozens of staircases from relatives, friends, and distant acquaintances after they have moved: I am not familiar with this kind of finishing step at all.
The last example looks very elegant. The cladding works better here than with a cantilevered staircase.
By the way, in our rental apartment we have a marble staircase, cantilevered, made from doubled and custom-cut countertops, with a polished stainless steel handrail, definitely costing well into five figures. Terribly extravagant, but the previous owner before our landlords was a bank director...
Even this luxury joiner doesn’t have such a finishing step. And honestly: the transition from marble to maple parquet flooring would look strange too.
The last example looks very elegant. The cladding works better here than with a cantilevered staircase.
By the way, in our rental apartment we have a marble staircase, cantilevered, made from doubled and custom-cut countertops, with a polished stainless steel handrail, definitely costing well into five figures. Terribly extravagant, but the previous owner before our landlords was a bank director...
Even this luxury joiner doesn’t have such a finishing step. And honestly: the transition from marble to maple parquet flooring would look strange too.
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Caspar202013 Dec 2018 07:13ypg schrieb:
Could it be that you simply omitted the last step due to a lack of space? It’s not the first time stairs have been planned too small...No; it was planned that way from the start. The alternatives would have been a larger stairwell or a steeper staircase.
Neither was high on the priority list.
So far, no one has even noticed that something is missing there. I paid attention to this last week at two friends’ places; they have the same setup.
Traumfaenger schrieb:
Well, we don’t have a top step either, but I also like it the way it is. It’s really a matter of personal taste.
I don’t like it. But I guess it’s something you can live with. It’s just missing the "final step." I’ve never seen it like this before. Maybe I don’t like it because I’m not used to it. That’s just how people are.F
fach1werk13 Dec 2018 20:23Since my experience is mainly with older buildings and wood plays a major role in our region, I can only speak for wooden staircases built in the traditional way. I have always considered the landing and stair end as standard components. It must be a heritage-related requirement. I’ll show you the illustration from a 1979 textbook. Of course, steel builders definitely have very different options than carpenters.
Best regards,
Gabriele
Best regards,
Gabriele
chand1986 schrieb:
By the way, in our rental apartment we have a marble staircase, cantilevered, made from doubled and custom-sized worktops, with a polished stainless steel railing, Could you please share a photo?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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