How To Build A Curved Stair Stringer
Curved staircases for decks and mezzanines.
How to build a curved stair stringer. Stair stringers are the backbone of any set of stairs. How to cut stair stringers. This a slideshow about a curved stair build. The bottom plate of my curved wall is actually a series of wedge shaped pieces of 2 4 that fit between the studs at the front edge of each step.
What projects should we make next. Curved stairs freestanding or attached to one or two walls provide an upscale impression when they replace the more common l shaped staircase. After you ve done one or two the process becomes ingrained and goes quickly. In this master carpenter article hawkins details the process he used for building curved stairs.
Editing a curved string stair in autocad. They can also be a profitable upsell and they re not that hard to build. Stair design for curved strings and landings. They require more time to construct and more engineering knowledge than conventional stairs.
Here are a couple of articles on how i set up this stair. For curved stringers i use 2 techniques according to the thickness and shape of the stringer. Curved staircases are often fitted in the atrium of houses or villas where there is a lot of space available and the curved or helical staircase become the central feature. In the video below i go quickly through the main stages for building a curved laminated string for a 5 story stair.
This a slideshow about a curved stair build. How to make curved stairs with a central cut string. Milling of circular staircase stringers duration. The strings are made of laminated 7mm bendy ply and outer faces of 2mm oak veneers.
In order to cut your stair stringers perfectly you need to take the time to. They support the treads and provide the structural support of the stairway. After builder joe hawkins built a set of these stairs he built a set for his own home. Freestanding curved stairs are a masterful display of building prowess.
I make thick central cut strings with my horizontal laminated technique you can read an article on this technique here. Curved stairs add interest to a deck solve design issues differentiate your work and wow clients. The curved wall that i build actually becomes the form for my inside stringer.