Hello everyone,
As our new build is slowly nearing completion, today we measured the stair treads for the flooring on the half-turn staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor. Unfortunately, this was the first time we measured them. We noticed the following:
First step is 12cm (5 inches) high
The following steps range between 17cm (7 inches) and 20cm (8 inches) high
The top landing step is 24cm (9.5 inches) high
We would like to use tiles as the flooring… but this is proving difficult because so much height needs to be evened out, and the individual steps vary significantly from each other…
Is this still within standard regulations, or does this indicate a construction defect?
The building specification states the following:
The staircase between floors is to be constructed as a concrete staircase. The stair flooring is to be installed by the owner.
As our new build is slowly nearing completion, today we measured the stair treads for the flooring on the half-turn staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor. Unfortunately, this was the first time we measured them. We noticed the following:
First step is 12cm (5 inches) high
The following steps range between 17cm (7 inches) and 20cm (8 inches) high
The top landing step is 24cm (9.5 inches) high
We would like to use tiles as the flooring… but this is proving difficult because so much height needs to be evened out, and the individual steps vary significantly from each other…
Is this still within standard regulations, or does this indicate a construction defect?
The building specification states the following:
The staircase between floors is to be constructed as a concrete staircase. The stair flooring is to be installed by the owner.
tomtom79 schrieb:
So, who decided on the height of the screed? Does it fit?
Is it too high at the bottom? And too low at the top? Under the stair treads, 1cm (0.4 inches) isn’t much, but it could be better.Well, I would assume it’s more likely that the staircase was built to match the rough subfloor height but was planned for the screed height. What thickness is the screed?
And yes, even variations of 17–20cm (6.7–7.9 inches) are quite significant; it can be done better and such differences do cause noticeable problems.
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