Simply stairs : the definitive handbook for stair builders / Mark Milner.
By: Milner, Mark [author]
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BookPublisher: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: xii, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849951494 (paperback); 1849951497 (paperback).Subject(s): Stairs | Staircases | Stair buildingDDC classification: 690.1832 Summary: Simply Stairs is a 'how to' book which guides the reader through all aspects of the design and construction of a wide range of timber staircases, step-by-step. It provides anyone with a basic knowledge of woodwork with the know-how and confidence to build this most important of building elements - from start to finish! The author's philosophy of methodical working, checking and double-checking, avoiding pitfalls and mistakes, and reaping the rewards of producing strong, well-designed staircases which fit beautifully in their intended locations will be appealing to all readers. This is recounted in a relaxed and informal writing style which maintains the reader's interest. Simply Stairs features the author's acclaimed 'Rise & Going Calculator' - a unique, colourful, and easy-to-read chart which aids stair calculations by eliminating the need for geometry and trigonometry. The book will be indispensable for students of carpentry and joinery, and apprentices for whom stairs remain a vital part of the qualification at all levels, requiring both practical and theoretical knowledge of the subject to be demonstrated. It will be an invaluable teaching handbook for lecturers and provide trades people and professionals with the means to expand their knowledge. Joinery manufacturing companies will find it a useful aide memoire to help them seek an additional revenue source and streamline their existing stair-building operations. Simply Stairs will also become the handbook of choice for those involved with DIY and self-build projects.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Simply Stairs is the definitive 'how to' guide book that leads the reader through all aspects of the design and construction of a wide range of timber staircases.Simply Stairs features the author's acclaimed 'Rise & Going Calculator' - a unique, colourful and easy-to-read chart which aids stair calculations by eliminating the need for geometry and trigonometry.This book is an indispensable for apprentices and students of carpentry and joinery. It is also an invaluable teaching handbook for lecturers and provides trades people with the means to expand their knowledge.
Includes index.
Simply Stairs is a 'how to' book which guides the reader through all aspects of the design and construction of a wide range of timber staircases, step-by-step. It provides anyone with a basic knowledge of woodwork with the know-how and confidence to build this most important of building elements - from start to finish! The author's philosophy of methodical working, checking and double-checking, avoiding pitfalls and mistakes, and reaping the rewards of producing strong, well-designed staircases which fit beautifully in their intended locations will be appealing to all readers. This is recounted in a relaxed and informal writing style which maintains the reader's interest. Simply Stairs features the author's acclaimed 'Rise & Going Calculator' - a unique, colourful, and easy-to-read chart which aids stair calculations by eliminating the need for geometry and trigonometry. The book will be indispensable for students of carpentry and joinery, and apprentices for whom stairs remain a vital part of the qualification at all levels, requiring both practical and theoretical knowledge of the subject to be demonstrated. It will be an invaluable teaching handbook for lecturers and provide trades people and professionals with the means to expand their knowledge. Joinery manufacturing companies will find it a useful aide memoire to help them seek an additional revenue source and streamline their existing stair-building operations. Simply Stairs will also become the handbook of choice for those involved with DIY and self-build projects.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. v)
- Acknowledgements (p. vii)
- Foreword (p. ix)
- Glossary (p. x)
- 1 Lets Talk Stairs! (p. 1)
- The language of stairs (p. 1)
- Setting out terms (p. 2)
- Building Regulations (p. 2)
- Measuring up (p. 5)
- 2 Staircase Calculations (p. 7)
- 3 Tools of the Trade (p. 13)
- Making a router jig (p. 16)
- Provision for wedges (p. 18)
- 4 Straight-Flight Stairs (p. 25)
- Using calculations to design the staircase (p. 26)
- Cutting list and timber preparation (p. 28)
- Marking out the strings (p. 32)
- Routing the strings (p. 35)
- Preparing the newel posts (p. 40)
- Preparing the treads (p. 40)
- Draw-bore preparation (p. 43)
- Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly (p. 44)
- Staircase assembly (p. 47)
- Protection of stairs during and after delivery (p. 51)
- 5 L-Shapod Stairs with Quarter Landing (p. 53)
- Staircase dimensions (p. 53)
- Staircase calculations (p. 54)
- Cutting list (p. 56)
- Gluing up (p. 57)
- Marking out the strings (p. 58)
- Preparing the newel posts (p. 61)
- Providing mitred nosing returns to straight treads (p. 63)
- Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly (p. 67)
- Staircase assembly (p. 68)
- Quarter landing (p. 74)
- Final installation (p. 74)
- 6 L-Shaped Stairs with Kite and Winders (p. 79)
- Building Regulations (p. 80)
- Staircase dimensions (p. 80)
- Staircase calculations (p. 81)
- Setting out (p. 82)
- Geometry (p. 82)
- Use of scale drawings (p. 84)
- Cutting list (p. 86)
- Pitch board and router jig (p. 86)
- Preparation of wall and return strings (p. 86)
- String marking and routing (p. 88)
- Preparing the newel posts (p. 89)
- Preparing the treads (p. 92)
- Fitting the winders (p. 95)
- Preparing the landing nosing (p. 97)
- Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly (p. 97)
- Staircase assembly (p. 98)
- Pre-fitting the winding steps before delivery (p. 100)
- On-site preparation prior to fixing (p. 102)
- Final installation (p. 104)
- 7 Dogleg Stairs with Half-Turn Landing (p. 107)
- Stairwell dimensions (p. 108)
- Staircase dimensions (p. 108)
- Preparing the straight flights (p. 109)
- Preparing the newel posts (p. 110)
- Staircase assembly (p. 111)
- Half landing (p. 114)
- Final installation (p. 114)
- 8 Circular Stairs (p. 116)
- Building Regulations (p. 116)
- Staircase design and dimensions (p. 116)
- Setting out (p. 117)
- Circle geometry (p. 119)
- Developing the strings (p. 121)
- Flexi ply requirements (p. 122)
- Cutting list (p. 122)
- Building a bending form (p. 122)
- Marking out the wall string (p. 123)
- Marking and cutting the flexi ply (p. 126)
- Laminating the circular strings (p. 127)
- Trimming and routing the wall string (p. 130)
- Marking out the open string (p. 131)
- Veneering the strings' edges (p. 133)
- Cutting and mitring the open string (p. 135)
- Preparing the newel post (p. 137)
- Providing mitred nosing returns to tapered treads (p. 137)
- Final preparation before assembly (p. 142)
- Staircase assembly (p. 143)
- Fitting the curtail step (p. 148)
- 9 Alternating Tread Stairs (p. 151)
- Design (p. 151)
- Building Regulations (p. 152)
- Stair dimensions (p. 153)
- Cutting list (p. 153)
- Pitch board and router jig (p. 153)
- String marking (p. 155)
- Routing the strings (p. 156)
- Newel posts (p. 158)
- Preparing paddle-shaped treads (p. 158)
- Routing the tread nosings (p. 160)
- Open risers (p. 161)
- Finishing the treads and risers (p. 162)
- Ancillary components and final preparation before assembly (p. 165)
- Staircase assembly (p. 166)
- On-site preparation prior to fixing (p. 169)
- 10 Special Features (p. 172)
- Constructing a round-end step (p. 172)
- Constructing a bullnose step (p. 178)
- Cut and mitred strings: methods of cutting (p. 180)
- Open-to-closed strings (p. 184)
- Newel capping (p. 187)
- 11 Railings (p. 190)
- Building Regulations (p. 190)
- Balustrade types and designs (p. 191)
- Balustrade centre line (p. 192)
- Newel posts (p. 192)
- Handrail (p. 193)
- Fixing handrail to newel posts (p. 195)
- Balusters (p. 197)
- Constructing a post-to-post balustrade for a closed-string staircase (p. 198)
- Cutting list (p. 200)
- Balustrade assembly (p. 200)
- Fixing balusters on a closed-string staircase (p. 201)
- Constructing a post-to-post balustrade for an open-string staircase (p. 201)
- Cutting list (p. 202)
- Marking baluster centres (p. 202)
- Drilling for dowels (p. 204)
- Marking baluster lengths (p. 205)
- Fixing balusters on an open-string staircase (p. 205)
- Constructing an over-the-post balustrade for a circular staircase (p. 206)
- Cutting list (p. 209)
- Forming circular handrail (p. 209)
- Cleaning up before routing (p. 211)
- Creating a kink in the handrail (p. 213)
- Routing the circular handrail (p. 213)
- Using the volute template (p. 215)
- Marking and cutting the volute and upward easing (p. 216)
- Marking, cutting, and assembling the handrail (p. 217)
- Joining the handrail to the upper newel post (p. 220)
- Joining the volute newel post and the last baluster to the curtail step (p. 222)
- Chamfering the balusters (p. 226)
- Final balustrade installation (p. 226)
- 12 Repairing Stairs (p. 231)
- Creaks: the causes (p. 231)
- Replacing wedges (p. 233)
- Separation of the string from the wall (p. 233)
- Screwing risers to treads (p. 234)
- Replacing angled glue blocks (p. 236)
- Finishing the underside of the stairs (p. 236)
- Replacing broken balusters (p. 238)
- Securing a loose newel post (p. 242)
- Installing a new balcony balustrade (p. 243)
- Wall-mounted handrail (p. 247)
- Fixing wall-mounted handrail brackets to a wall (p. 248)
- Lengthening the handrail (p. 250)
- Index (p. 257)