CONTENTS.
| [STAIR BUILDING]. | ||
| PLATE | PAGE | |
| [1] | Elementary Problems | [3] |
| [2] | Close Newelled or Dog-legged Stairs, the Setting Out of Rods, &c. | [5] |
| [3] | The Construction of Various Parts of Stairs, showing the application of the Steel Square for Setting Out Strings, &c. | [7] |
| [4] | Plan and Elevation of Open Newel Staircase, with Spandril under Bottom Flight | [11] |
| [5] | Details of Construction | [13] |
| [6] | Details of a Newel Stairs, Starting and Landing with Winders | [15] |
| [7] | Half-space Landing, with a Straight Flight above and below, and a continued Rail, starting with a Side Wreath from a Newel | [17] |
| [8] | Details of Construction | [19] |
| [9] | Details of Construction | [23] |
| [10] | Details of Construction showing an Apparatus for marking the Length and Cuts of Balusters around the Circular Parts | [25] |
| [11] | Details of Construction | [29] |
| [HANDRAILING]. | ||
| [12] | On Oblique Planes and their Traces | [37] |
| [13] | On Projection of Oblique Planes, &c. | [41] |
| [14] | Level Landing Wreath, or Half Twist | [43] |
| [15] | Level Landing Wreath, or Half Twist | [45] |
| [16] | Level Landing Wreath, or Half Twist | [47] |
| [17] | Half-space Landing, with Straight Flight above and below | [49] |
| [18] | From the Level to the Rake | [53] |
| [19] | From the Level to the Rake | [55] |
| [20] | Half-space Landing with the Risers in the Springing | [57] |
| [21] | Winders in the Half-space and Level Landing at top | [59] |
| [22] | Winders in the Half-space, with a Straight Flight above and below, Wreath to form its own Easing | [61] |
| [23] | Quarter-space Landing, Wreath in one Piece | [65] |
| [24] | Quarter-space Landing, Wreath in two Pieces | [67] |
| [25] | Quarter-space Landing, Wreath in one Piece, to form its own Easing into the Straight Rail | [69] |
| [26] | Winders in the Quarter-space, Wreath in one Piece, to form its own Easing into Straight Rail | [71] |
| [27] | Landing in an Obtuse Angle, the Wreath to form its own Easing into the Straight Rail | [73] |
| [28] | Half Twist starting from a Scroll, and a Side Wreath starting from a Newel | [75] |
| [29] | Winders starting from a Curtail Step | [77] |
| [30] | Winders in the Quarter-space, starting from a Newel | [79] |
| [31] | The Plan of Rail forming Part of an Ellipse, starting from a Newel over Winders | [81] |
| [32] | Showing the Moulding of Rails, and a Method of proportionately Increasing or Decreasing the Size of them | [83] |
PRACTICAL
STAIR BUILDING and HANDRAILING.
STAIR BUILDING.
Stairs are a succession of steps leading from one landing to another in a building. Each step comprises tread and riser, the tread being horizontal and the riser vertical. The side pieces supporting the ends of steps are called strings: that next to the wall, the wall string; the other, the front, outside, well, cut, open, or close string. When the steps are narrower one end than the other they are called winders. The landing is a platform between the floors, and it is sometimes arranged to give access to a door. A succession of steps between each landing is called a flight. It is not often that the stair builder is called upon to say how and where the stairs are to go, that being the work of the architect; but the former must do his best to carry out the wishes of the latter, who will leave to him the placing of risers, and all details necessarily belonging to the stair builder, who will make the best possible job, having all easings and falling lines as graceful as it is possible to make them. An easing that is too long is almost as objectionable as one that is too short.
He will take the dimensions off on to his rods, and from them set out the whole stairs, showing all doorways, landings, headroom, &c., to 1½ inch scale if possible. All winders must be set out full size.