Room With A View
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Room With A View
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Variance on riser height and tread depth between steps on the same flight should be very low. Building codes require variances no larger than 0.1875 inches (4.76 mm) between depth of adjacent treads or the height of adjacent risers; within a flight, the tolerance between the largest and smallest riser or between the largest and smallest tread can not exceed 0.375 inches (9.5 mm).[10] The reason is that on a continuous flight of stairs, people get used to a regular step and may trip if there is a step that is different, especially at night. The general rule is that all steps on the same flight must be identical. Hence, stairs are typically custom made to fit the particular floor to floor height and horizontal space available. Special care must be taken on the first and last risers. Stairs must be supported directly by the subfloor. If thick flooring (e.g. thick hardwood planks) are added on top of the subfloor, it will cover part of the first riser, reducing the effective height of the first step. Likewise at the top step, if the top riser simply reaches the subfloor and thick flooring is added, the last rise at the top may be higher than the last riser. The first and last riser heights of the rough stairs are modified to adjust for the addition of the finished floor.
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May 26th, 2014
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Comments (58)
Patricia Caron
Awesome shot, love all the elements in this photo! I remember seeing that staircase when we visited a few weeks back. l/f
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Very artsy and cool Marcia! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Kris Hiemstra
This is wonderful, I love your composition and the vertical format with the winding staircase. favorite!