Archive for April, 2011

While working on any home remodeling projects, one needs to be good at basic math, apart from having a creative vision & the energy throughout the stages. Take a stair project for example – a small mistake may leave you with a shaky staircase for the rest of your life, or worse – it can lead to dangerous accidents. In order to work over a stair construction project, you need to be thorough with the basics of the various components, their installation & affixing, the math involved & the associated building codes.

A staircase consists of the primary support (which joins the two levels) known as the stringer. Over the stringer rests the rise and run assembly. The maximum allowable height & the uniformity is guided by the various building codes. The handrail rests over the case & needs to be at least 36 inches in height. One can find the number of steps required for the case using simple math.