Architectural Tutorial: Stairs

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“</span></b></span><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/there_is_no_elevator_to_success-you_have_to_take/252255.html" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">”</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">anonymous</span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(http://thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=stairs&page=3)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But which </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">type</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> of stairs lead to success? In today's architectural tutorial, we will be outlining the various types with pictorial examples from Visbeen Associates' home designs so you can judge for yourself!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>1. </b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Straight Run Stairs:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> have no turns, as the name implies. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(http://www.build-home-building-house.com/stair_types.html)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-TkWgMq89rbaFA8_7uvQElsWu01q2yEidOvesxoVUvEW79QOl_GvmODU6AOLpTYB-jlng6aTe7seJkAwesALLcqgWjpbHFMTVlfFTGF85nYZ4zOduU499QichbWYvUou0EKU3ZQbIyY7/s1600/1+-+Straight+-+A_DSF8779.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561705059351496386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-TkWgMq89rbaFA8_7uvQElsWu01q2yEidOvesxoVUvEW79QOl_GvmODU6AOLpTYB-jlng6aTe7seJkAwesALLcqgWjpbHFMTVlfFTGF85nYZ4zOduU499QichbWYvUou0EKU3ZQbIyY7/s320/1+-+Straight+-+A_DSF8779.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Sinclaire's straight run stair with open tread</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>2.</b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> L Stairs:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">has one landing at some point along the flight of steps.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(http://www.build-home-building-house.com/stair_types.html)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRwQ0xHzHotmdi9z5LwSWVPTVxJSa5WZxdoMt8TdLDa6JYv66e24PBCLPzlmP9tUcrvNoZ17tFwsphDw0x6yi8QtNX4R6KbpWJlWJE3rUlse7gBQ4xpEy3EzxPBOyZUdttt288LJBqprl/s1600/2+-+L+Stair+IMG_0930-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561705048599942018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRwQ0xHzHotmdi9z5LwSWVPTVxJSa5WZxdoMt8TdLDa6JYv66e24PBCLPzlmP9tUcrvNoZ17tFwsphDw0x6yi8QtNX4R6KbpWJlWJE3rUlse7gBQ4xpEy3EzxPBOyZUdttt288LJBqprl/s320/2+-+L+Stair+IMG_0930-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Westchester's L stair</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>3. </b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">U Stairs:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> may be constructed either as wide U or narrow U stairs. Both have two flights of steps parallel to each other with a landing between. (http://www.build-home-building-house.com/stair_types.html)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUBYCG55EUOVLQo8eY_yex1rBWEj57_ORJBf2OGrxqGburHn7OL4kxh2C1zZNDrJPzIUxoBhEVDdKDE258raIBbwXZ9cJ7hza2VAb9PVagPeocvmCeoQTf6GwSM-SScZp9FAy2Ogi1SeH/s1600/3+-+U+stair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561705034830594082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUBYCG55EUOVLQo8eY_yex1rBWEj57_ORJBf2OGrxqGburHn7OL4kxh2C1zZNDrJPzIUxoBhEVDdKDE258raIBbwXZ9cJ7hza2VAb9PVagPeocvmCeoQTf6GwSM-SScZp9FAy2Ogi1SeH/s320/3+-+U+stair.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Amblewood's U stair with some great details</span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSBsfnI3pBujDZQcRTY3xayzdRExr7Lq1KFgMMl9XP_WjVUyB8oMai66RaPEHOYewQdhD54qxA0b5YusWBU_7WVnva4GEcAvoSvex33q2cgj5CU4wwjqifq5dytFSaT3EZEliPi-kl-tt/s1600/3+-+U+Stair+-+_MG_3196.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561705028077300242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSBsfnI3pBujDZQcRTY3xayzdRExr7Lq1KFgMMl9XP_WjVUyB8oMai66RaPEHOYewQdhD54qxA0b5YusWBU_7WVnva4GEcAvoSvex33q2cgj5CU4wwjqifq5dytFSaT3EZEliPi-kl-tt/s320/3+-+U+Stair+-+_MG_3196.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Blaine's U stair with a built-in booth on the landing - a detail like this really sets a common type of stair apart</span></i></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>4. </b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Spiral Stairs:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> wind around a central pole. They typically do not have an inner handrail, just the central pole</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. (http://www.allwords.com/word-spiral+staircase.html)</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1DLGqgd1zRpOT3HGWFrPRST49AAe8r1SXn59Cc7jSJuBkad6P_io3cq4Nu-w-omTgauEvzb5lwyQGlAHYUP9ESmKX_GzZBt-FThondytYsETBc4CePatzOnDGsM_bqWMF-_3ADWqta9l/s1600/4+-+Spiral+-+BWXmasModel2_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702471884401490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1DLGqgd1zRpOT3HGWFrPRST49AAe8r1SXn59Cc7jSJuBkad6P_io3cq4Nu-w-omTgauEvzb5lwyQGlAHYUP9ESmKX_GzZBt-FThondytYsETBc4CePatzOnDGsM_bqWMF-_3ADWqta9l/s320/4+-+Spiral+-+BWXmasModel2_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Pentwater's spiral stair with open tread</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2c12V1hnq6eQNL8XR-3_WX3ZE15h0seQRhD3aoe3LGCb0LxDrJadnPCeLAA_QayAwGPifWy2aVsajSr43MuCvCkvFVWRa0dNEbHD_HvmmyXhYQ3e5s2PzOpmW5TKqFk8N4spcvd3Rtrr/s1600/4+-+Spiral+-+thirdfloor1-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702465037340642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2c12V1hnq6eQNL8XR-3_WX3ZE15h0seQRhD3aoe3LGCb0LxDrJadnPCeLAA_QayAwGPifWy2aVsajSr43MuCvCkvFVWRa0dNEbHD_HvmmyXhYQ3e5s2PzOpmW5TKqFk8N4spcvd3Rtrr/s320/4+-+Spiral+-+thirdfloor1-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Leland's spiral stair with open tread - what a great way to get up to the tower level!</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>5. </b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Circular Stairs:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">do not have a central pole and there is a handrail on both sides. These have the advantage of a more uniform tread width when compared to the spiral staircase.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Stairs)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfcA5s1BWF-qMvEbyew0M7P41783ZWfVOH0d8c4Hv_lqJEmsagPEes7K2d0D-0l9wxfEsUXeFbQbwcZ2cwIBwPJvr-BwWePCjUxpP7ytRGgxsYXaWhxXdZZ13GM0Je1AG3552DDdwARP5/s1600/5+-+Circular+-+VanDellen_9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702457683423842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfcA5s1BWF-qMvEbyew0M7P41783ZWfVOH0d8c4Hv_lqJEmsagPEes7K2d0D-0l9wxfEsUXeFbQbwcZ2cwIBwPJvr-BwWePCjUxpP7ytRGgxsYXaWhxXdZZ13GM0Je1AG3552DDdwARP5/s320/5+-+Circular+-+VanDellen_9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Torrey Pines' circular stair makes for a grand entrance</span></i></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzvuvmPaxJCP23k55ZthAxlT6C8yLJ3-54ghvC_hI_n6Mt6iMoT4ZPQFhNhsAVgWWngFmGCdX5kyHHQmAiaLaBRVQU7ROXmQsVTZpA2Xb9faPU841k5SdkOZfn1JevGIuaeOq-G5ogy4/s1600/5+-+Circular+-+Stair+-+1025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702454275157778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzvuvmPaxJCP23k55ZthAxlT6C8yLJ3-54ghvC_hI_n6Mt6iMoT4ZPQFhNhsAVgWWngFmGCdX5kyHHQmAiaLaBRVQU7ROXmQsVTZpA2Xb9faPU841k5SdkOZfn1JevGIuaeOq-G5ogy4/s320/5+-+Circular+-+Stair+-+1025.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Pinehurst's circular stair takes you from the basement all the way to the upper level</span></i></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Two Creeks' stair circles around a fantastic chandelier in the entry</span></i> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBelntdJ6MT5-i5twTUUL9dlWsIuWn9ITYp8RL37ZGSXLkVIxDT-RoMPjWJ0dvFRuGLCA-V0kJHgCyhnehrTEZCl0uv7c0FoyJn-SViAUE2U9O0tnWDBZfg7BC5Oa1LBtqFtG3zlL77Ey/s1600/5+-+Circular+-+Saur_15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702445815462946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBelntdJ6MT5-i5twTUUL9dlWsIuWn9ITYp8RL37ZGSXLkVIxDT-RoMPjWJ0dvFRuGLCA-V0kJHgCyhnehrTEZCl0uv7c0FoyJn-SViAUE2U9O0tnWDBZfg7BC5Oa1LBtqFtG3zlL77Ey/s320/5+-+Circular+-+Saur_15.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" /></a></div></div></div>

Architectural Tutorial: Stairs

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