What are straight stairs?
There are no changes in direction on a flight of straight stairs. Many people use them in both residential and business establishments.
What are straight stairs with a central landing?
A landing is added at the bottom of a lengthy flight of stairs in order to break up the run. Above 12 feet, this is required by building codes. Most straight stairways in business buildings include a platform around halfway up the stairway’s run.
What are L shaped stairs?
Straight stairs with a bend in the middle are known as L-shaped stairs. Add a landing at this location to obtain the desired bend. However, the bend does not have to be 90 degrees. Long L stairs, or quarter turn stairs, are sometimes referred to if the landing is closer to the top or bottom of the stairs.
What are U shaped stairs?
U shaped stair is a 180-degree turn in the walk line when two parallel flights of straight stairs are linked by a landing.
What are winder stairs?
This type of stair has a triangular or pie-shaped landing at the corner transition instead of a flat landing.
What are spiral stairs?
Stairs with spiral arcs move in a spiral motion. The treads extend out from a central pole in a compact shape.
What are curved stairs?
Like spiral stairs, curved stairs follow a helical arc. However, they tend to have a much larger radius and typically do not make a full circle.
What are Cantilever Stairs?
These stairs are called cantilever stairs because they are made to make the stair treads look like they are floating in the air without any help. There will be a stair stringer at one end of the treads, and it could be hidden or shown. Cantilever stairs make any room look bigger and more interesting.
What are split stairs?
Split Stair is a usually has a set of steps that start at the bottom and end at a landing about half way up the flight. Split Stairs are also called bifurcated stairs. At the landing, the stairs split into two smaller sets of stairs that go in different directions.
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