Can an expert here tell us what it is called when a wooden handrail on a quarter-turn staircase is not interrupted by a newel post at the corner, but instead is bent continuously all the way to the end?
We need a wooden staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor. According to the construction specification from our general contractor, it should be made of beech wood. The stair builder, from whom we have to "buy" the staircase, now says that beech wood warps too much (warranty issue) and that only the treads will be made of beech wood.
Our question is, what problems occur with beech staircases, and how much beech wood must be included in a "beech staircase" for it to be sold as such?
We need a wooden staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor. According to the construction specification from our general contractor, it should be made of beech wood. The stair builder, from whom we have to "buy" the staircase, now says that beech wood warps too much (warranty issue) and that only the treads will be made of beech wood.
Our question is, what problems occur with beech staircases, and how much beech wood must be included in a "beech staircase" for it to be sold as such?
So how much beech wood is used in a staircase to make it a genuine beech staircase, I can't really tell you, and I doubt there are any specific regulations on that...
I think your stair builder probably wants to save some costs, since beech is quite expensive... The key is to be persistent.
With that in mind, best regards and good luck.
I think your stair builder probably wants to save some costs, since beech is quite expensive... The key is to be persistent.
With that in mind, best regards and good luck.
Hello!
This is the first time I’ve heard that a curved staircase is quite expensive. Overall, however, wooden staircases are more costly than stairs with a metal frame.
So, I assume the general contractor wants to use steel instead of a different type of wood.
By the way, a curved handrail is called a "bend" — and those are really expensive! In the bend area, it is common not to install a newel post at all — often there isn’t even a proper starting newel post.
Best regards,
Tom
This is the first time I’ve heard that a curved staircase is quite expensive. Overall, however, wooden staircases are more costly than stairs with a metal frame.
So, I assume the general contractor wants to use steel instead of a different type of wood.
By the way, a curved handrail is called a "bend" — and those are really expensive! In the bend area, it is common not to install a newel post at all — often there isn’t even a proper starting newel post.
Best regards,
Tom
Hello,
If the scope of work states that the staircase must be made of beech, then it must be fully constructed from beech wood—not just partially.
Or does the scope of work say something different?
I have never heard that before. 😕
But you’re never too old to learn...
Best regards
Krolock schrieb:
According to the general contractor’s scope of work, this is made of beech wood.
If the scope of work states that the staircase must be made of beech, then it must be fully constructed from beech wood—not just partially.
Or does the scope of work say something different?
Krolock schrieb:
The staircase builder, from whom we have to "buy" the staircase, now says that beech wood moves too much.
I have never heard that before. 😕
But you’re never too old to learn...
Best regards
F
friedrich2715 Jan 2012 08:39First, ask the staircase builder what exactly they want to do differently. If they want to switch to steel stringers, then it’s no longer a beech staircase, and this is usually done to save costs.
Beech is probably the most commonly used wood for wooden staircases and is particularly well-suited because it is very hard and relatively affordable. Sometimes you also find pine stairs or pine stringers with beech treads from Scandinavia. Both options are generally cheaper than pure beech stairs but are also not as well suited.
However, the word “beech staircase” does not define the construction method. It can be a solid beech staircase (cut from large boards), made from beech panels (narrow beech strips finger-jointed and glued into panels), or particleboard with a several-millimeter-thick beech veneer.
Solid beech and beech panels mainly differ in appearance; their quality can be considered equivalent. Particleboard with thick veneer will offer the best appearance if you want a uniform structure and color, but technically it is not equivalent.
Regards,
friedrich27
Beech is probably the most commonly used wood for wooden staircases and is particularly well-suited because it is very hard and relatively affordable. Sometimes you also find pine stairs or pine stringers with beech treads from Scandinavia. Both options are generally cheaper than pure beech stairs but are also not as well suited.
However, the word “beech staircase” does not define the construction method. It can be a solid beech staircase (cut from large boards), made from beech panels (narrow beech strips finger-jointed and glued into panels), or particleboard with a several-millimeter-thick beech veneer.
Solid beech and beech panels mainly differ in appearance; their quality can be considered equivalent. Particleboard with thick veneer will offer the best appearance if you want a uniform structure and color, but technically it is not equivalent.
Regards,
friedrich27
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