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/AVvXsEimjjlQJSuo4FJuTXKUKffZjbln5DaO295VnC1O0HCpqe4YXE7qySDV7LASsPpuZY8t_qV52OQnlnzAvvim8ypaITB2Ubtyhv13Cv485EB_mUUeyle35UnVt4EJWB_nS0Q1RerTgznw4bLS/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/AVvXsEimjjlQJSuo4FJuTXKUKffZjbln5DaO295VnC1O0HCpqe4YXE7qySDV7LASsPpuZY8t_qV52OQnlnzAvvim8ypaITB2Ubtyhv13Cv485EB_mUUeyle35UnVt4EJWB_nS0Q1RerTgznw4bLS/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/AVvXsEhJL14ZHV5Zr70ryHt1LP09FMbhJt5x5IEcKXkY8MZdZu_5Chkv7VBMINFi6kjPya8pkX4hBrLR-wIgw3zm26-xzgRqaTTXY0hdh3RPDN6UCzqzVQ9J5F55_XF0fCvGQbsQrEQWsto9t_Ch/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/AVvXsEhJL14ZHV5Zr70ryHt1LP09FMbhJt5x5IEcKXkY8MZdZu_5Chkv7VBMINFi6kjPya8pkX4hBrLR-wIgw3zm26-xzgRqaTTXY0hdh3RPDN6UCzqzVQ9J5F55_XF0fCvGQbsQrEQWsto9t_Ch/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/AVvXsEii5YkFYVWsl1KlwhD1bfACH54PQSqsfQ4dCVcdj2qY-tYaGqaNC1jZ50WEvrfxF2toe3Ps1K6FIiNOXYSlqrhwsJts5A_yFQ8WBxKeUv3Y6IL1dQo1e0LHbL4L51LwFkXHwpZhyphenhyphenkSagc4i/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/AVvXsEii5YkFYVWsl1KlwhD1bfACH54PQSqsfQ4dCVcdj2qY-tYaGqaNC1jZ50WEvrfxF2toe3Ps1K6FIiNOXYSlqrhwsJts5A_yFQ8WBxKeUv3Y6IL1dQo1e0LHbL4L51LwFkXHwpZhyphenhyphenkSagc4i/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/AVvXsEhCwPNwvuaac8v1fqXQqdpQrF25bh4Zb-Gy6IbLBA-aJKVv_GAwwoBcziZbjoNZRj5anA_3lrXK2ziuztwMGCSqJPYusr_7Q74Is-Qzd2K0wftf9E6-eBS4QYdiR8mu4ui8yYdxIxAGqhfQ/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/AVvXsEhCwPNwvuaac8v1fqXQqdpQrF25bh4Zb-Gy6IbLBA-aJKVv_GAwwoBcziZbjoNZRj5anA_3lrXK2ziuztwMGCSqJPYusr_7Q74Is-Qzd2K0wftf9E6-eBS4QYdiR8mu4ui8yYdxIxAGqhfQ/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/AVvXsEhVS-Ww_w3F3-d0m2amXhBKIaBL9sbfHquva5N_mWL2A9ha-D_4SSnKE3gMPTmLxZO2E1PkqFmsdb6_fWDfV_KK1IhrFjhIg9YiSVOgXW_TmGNv1kFRatnYZY9XP-uYYJwhzd1QwK5UjahY/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/AVvXsEhVS-Ww_w3F3-d0m2amXhBKIaBL9sbfHquva5N_mWL2A9ha-D_4SSnKE3gMPTmLxZO2E1PkqFmsdb6_fWDfV_KK1IhrFjhIg9YiSVOgXW_TmGNv1kFRatnYZY9XP-uYYJwhzd1QwK5UjahY/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/AVvXsEhkDLBhIde1_n4YF0rlCJpVEyD47w5w1_NuCJrSeTvCoH710DBQHl69kMioa8PKsd9hVHFkkTjY96NH1WP3HxMEv8rytm2e1CQ_rR3jA_uwWz_eAWsCAYbniXNjbsInN1MKL4BxIHI9VmGz/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/AVvXsEhkDLBhIde1_n4YF0rlCJpVEyD47w5w1_NuCJrSeTvCoH710DBQHl69kMioa8PKsd9hVHFkkTjY96NH1WP3HxMEv8rytm2e1CQ_rR3jA_uwWz_eAWsCAYbniXNjbsInN1MKL4BxIHI9VmGz/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/AVvXsEhY5NBHWd-l7jrzDcCwdvh6Mc_dnsa3I1QAqpfIa8lQV6pYuKawE4PZXJzSCQ5caPc5RUAGt5jfYAK4Fl9hR4gsff3DpH0EfZzqXBa9e2TnYir10kwvKDjz0ZQphufQxGspIsApOfF6PJq4/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/AVvXsEhY5NBHWd-l7jrzDcCwdvh6Mc_dnsa3I1QAqpfIa8lQV6pYuKawE4PZXJzSCQ5caPc5RUAGt5jfYAK4Fl9hR4gsff3DpH0EfZzqXBa9e2TnYir10kwvKDjz0ZQphufQxGspIsApOfF6PJq4/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/AVvXsEhoj6XYuthnQSyZvvfUsOdcp-Gs9np3f_JvTqYzh6KDJAZGt2pet9m4xeLeKeX4UUa8q2zkTO2COLkztHAYkqRnZ5p0K_e3UY8aPKQR0-W5F03PczOntTD3-PhxyJMDfyXtRQarnD2k29-j/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/AVvXsEhoj6XYuthnQSyZvvfUsOdcp-Gs9np3f_JvTqYzh6KDJAZGt2pet9m4xeLeKeX4UUa8q2zkTO2COLkztHAYkqRnZ5p0K_e3UY8aPKQR0-W5F03PczOntTD3-PhxyJMDfyXtRQarnD2k29-j/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/AVvXsEi81F4ArbtWjTZJ19uSKzdCXv1GaE1w4UT-tC0RWfRWz5qfqgS-CfhTBg9iZJ-ACv7znU6dMaZVU2DbpqipVTLKMdnIXEunOcB8PtYmZktq2DAew2ebdS3frkReCZMM86tD4e7pFSHNyz_k/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/AVvXsEi81F4ArbtWjTZJ19uSKzdCXv1GaE1w4UT-tC0RWfRWz5qfqgS-CfhTBg9iZJ-ACv7znU6dMaZVU2DbpqipVTLKMdnIXEunOcB8PtYmZktq2DAew2ebdS3frkReCZMM86tD4e7pFSHNyz_k/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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