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*This means that you can avoid stringers in a stairwell, if you fatten up the treads! | *This means that you can avoid stringers in a stairwell, if you fatten up the treads! | ||
*Stringer spacing depends on thickness of treads - 40" stair can use 2 stringers if you use a 4x12 tread [https://stairs4u.com/articles/how_many_stair_stringers_do_i_use.htm] | *Stringer spacing depends on thickness of treads - 40" stair can use 2 stringers if you use a 4x12 tread [https://stairs4u.com/articles/how_many_stair_stringers_do_i_use.htm] | ||
=Requirements= | |||
*Railing is required: See section R311.7.8.1 of [https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2018/chapter-3-building-planning#IRC2018_Pt03_Ch03_SecR311.4 IRC] | |||
=4x12 Stairs= | =4x12 Stairs= | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 18 June 2021
- JLC - [1]
- Instead of notching stringers - here is how to use flat stringers, and add the steps as additional pieces. [2]. Expensive for their system, cheap for 3D printed equivalent.
- If you have a point of attachment for risers, these can be built into a wall
- This means that you can avoid stringers in a stairwell, if you fatten up the treads!
- Stringer spacing depends on thickness of treads - 40" stair can use 2 stringers if you use a 4x12 tread [3]
Requirements
- Railing is required: See section R311.7.8.1 of IRC
4x12 Stairs