Matt Reeves
01-30-2007, 3:24 PM
I am a newbie posting to the forum although I have lurked here for quite some time. I apologize that my first post is really a tough one, but here goes anyway.
Does anyone know of some good literature for building curved stairs? OK, I know most of you will say to buy a manufactured staircase and even have it installed by the manufacturer. However, in the last 30 years, I have built numerous homes, tackled difficult millwork installations (including just about every other stair type imaginable) and I am up for this challenge.
This set of stairs will be replacing an existing set of stairs in my home that I am remodeling. I am not scared of taking on this project (a fool maybe), I am not bound by time constraints (except my wife) or budget (within reason). I don’t necessarily need step-by-step instructions (although that would be great), but I would like some helpful hints in order to avoid needless trial and error.
My ultimate goal is to build something on the order of what Richard Wolf shared with us in January of 2005. Roughly 90 degree turn, freestanding on one side, etc. That staircase is really awesome, BTW.
If anyone has the name of publications or other resources that can be shared, please let me know.
Regards,
Matt
Does anyone know of some good literature for building curved stairs? OK, I know most of you will say to buy a manufactured staircase and even have it installed by the manufacturer. However, in the last 30 years, I have built numerous homes, tackled difficult millwork installations (including just about every other stair type imaginable) and I am up for this challenge.
This set of stairs will be replacing an existing set of stairs in my home that I am remodeling. I am not scared of taking on this project (a fool maybe), I am not bound by time constraints (except my wife) or budget (within reason). I don’t necessarily need step-by-step instructions (although that would be great), but I would like some helpful hints in order to avoid needless trial and error.
My ultimate goal is to build something on the order of what Richard Wolf shared with us in January of 2005. Roughly 90 degree turn, freestanding on one side, etc. That staircase is really awesome, BTW.
If anyone has the name of publications or other resources that can be shared, please let me know.
Regards,
Matt