Hello everyone,
We are currently trying to decide which staircase to choose and how to build it 😉
We don’t want the standard staircase from the general contractor made of beech wood. Instead, we prefer a solid staircase made of reinforced concrete or a similar solution, where only the tread surfaces are later covered with wooden steps. However, there should still be enough space under the staircase for a storage closet, so the area underneath must not be closed off with walls.
Since these types of staircases are usually more expensive than simple wooden ones, we want to save money by doing as much of the work ourselves as makes sense (by the way, the staircase is quarter-turn).
I’m not exactly inexperienced with DIY, but I have absolutely no experience in staircase construction. Therefore, I hope to gather some important information here that will help me get closer to a decision on the best approach for a staircase project like this.
Here are some questions that are currently on my mind:
Are there legal requirements for staircases that must be followed? (...please don’t just say “yes, it has to support two people walking up together,” etc.) Or is it up to everyone how they move from the ground floor to the upper floor?
Does it even make sense to build the staircase yourself, or is it, in terms of cost-benefit effort, better to have a reinforced concrete staircase installed and then customize or add to it according to your wishes?
Please share your experiences and ideas on how to approach a staircase like this, without simply saying, “I’ll order the whole thing ready-made no matter the cost…”
As mentioned, we’re looking for the solution with the best cost-benefit ratio.
Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Ralf
We are currently trying to decide which staircase to choose and how to build it 😉
We don’t want the standard staircase from the general contractor made of beech wood. Instead, we prefer a solid staircase made of reinforced concrete or a similar solution, where only the tread surfaces are later covered with wooden steps. However, there should still be enough space under the staircase for a storage closet, so the area underneath must not be closed off with walls.
Since these types of staircases are usually more expensive than simple wooden ones, we want to save money by doing as much of the work ourselves as makes sense (by the way, the staircase is quarter-turn).
I’m not exactly inexperienced with DIY, but I have absolutely no experience in staircase construction. Therefore, I hope to gather some important information here that will help me get closer to a decision on the best approach for a staircase project like this.
Here are some questions that are currently on my mind:
Are there legal requirements for staircases that must be followed? (...please don’t just say “yes, it has to support two people walking up together,” etc.) Or is it up to everyone how they move from the ground floor to the upper floor?
Does it even make sense to build the staircase yourself, or is it, in terms of cost-benefit effort, better to have a reinforced concrete staircase installed and then customize or add to it according to your wishes?
Please share your experiences and ideas on how to approach a staircase like this, without simply saying, “I’ll order the whole thing ready-made no matter the cost…”
As mentioned, we’re looking for the solution with the best cost-benefit ratio.
Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Ralf
ypg schrieb:
Of course with wooden steps and railing – anything else would be unusable! Maybe we are talking past each other; that can happen.
With most general contractors, there is actually a concrete staircase included at the price of the standard staircase. However, this only refers to the bare, unfinished concrete staircase without any covering or railing. Railings and coverings must be purchased additionally at an extra cost or installed by the homeowner.
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Bieber081513 Feb 2017 09:42"Standard": Steel stringer staircase with wooden (tread) steps
1st surcharge: Concrete staircase, solid, with wooden steps
2nd surcharge: Wooden risers
3rd surcharge: Cantilevered constructions, glass, etc.
Always naturally priced as a range, depending on wood type, surface finish, etc.
And steel construction as DIY... formwork, reinforcing, pouring, paint-ready surface... Never, ever... ;-).
What you can do yourself, if you have time and skill: treads and risers. But with spiral stairs, that’s no longer simple.
The built-in closet under the stairs might possibly also be done as a DIY project.
1st surcharge: Concrete staircase, solid, with wooden steps
2nd surcharge: Wooden risers
3rd surcharge: Cantilevered constructions, glass, etc.
Always naturally priced as a range, depending on wood type, surface finish, etc.
And steel construction as DIY... formwork, reinforcing, pouring, paint-ready surface... Never, ever... ;-).
What you can do yourself, if you have time and skill: treads and risers. But with spiral stairs, that’s no longer simple.
The built-in closet under the stairs might possibly also be done as a DIY project.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
What you can do yourself, if you have the time and skill: treads and risers. But with winding stairs, it's no longer that straightforward.Exactly. That’s where I step out; I don’t think a staircase-building novice can be expected to handle it—ambition alone isn’t enough.
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Knallkörper13 Feb 2017 12:46I measured the treads and risers for our half-turn concrete staircase. Just the measuring itself was so difficult and time-consuming that I wouldn’t want to do it again myself.
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