| Stairways and design | |||
| Types (draw and describe each) | |||
| Closed stairways | |||
| Open stairways | |||
| Stair terms (define each) | |||
| Total Rise | |||
| Total run | |||
| Riser | |||
| Unit rise | |||
| Tread | |||
| Unit run | |||
| Nosing | |||
| Stair carriage | |||
| Stringer | |||
| stairwell | |||
| Headroom | |||
| draw and label the following stairways | |||
| Straight run | |||
| U type platform | |||
| L type platform | |||
| winders | |||
| draw and label stairs using important terms | |||
| (figure 47-3 pg. 460) | |||
| calculating stairs | |||
| (explain each) | |||
| riser height | |||
| tread run | |||
| 17-18 method | |||
| 24-25 method | |||
| explain variations in stairs | |||
| 1. Decreasing the rise increases the run of the stairs. | |||
| 2. Increasing the rise height decreases the run. | |||
| 3. what is a comfortable set of stairs? | |||
| Railing systems | |||
Bob Villa link Building stairs
e-how ct codes for stairs
http://www.ehow.com/info_12170011_connecticut-building-codes-stairs-handrails.html
Link Stairs4u.com (codes info 2012)
http://www.stairs4u.com/articles/stair_building_code.htm
Calculating stairs by” Eric Branden
Laying out stringer