Building Stairs (For Pros, by Pros S.) !New Book !

ISBN-13: 9781561586530
Format: Paperback
Page Number: 156
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc
Publication Date: 02-09-2004

RRP £9.99    

Book Description

Stairway design and construction is a cornerstone of homebuilding. This is where carpenters show off their skill in combining safe, solid construction with suitable dimensions, excellent craftsmanship and (more often than not) impressive measures of ingenuity.
Even in the simplest of houses, building a stairway can be a complex project. That is where this book comes in: it contains a selection of stairbuilding projects that cover a broad range of details relating to design, fabrication and installation.
It's all here - from simple, site-built utility staircases to elaborate spirals. For Pros, By Pros series: written by professional builders who actually do the work, then offer the very best design and construction advice plus building site-proven tips and techniques.
Professional Building Guides: these are the very best books in Taunton's highly successful home-building backlist, completely revised and updated, redesigned and now illustrated in full colour.
Fine Homebuilding is the leading international journal for home builders and architects.

Stairway design and construction is a cornerstone of homebuilding.
This is where carpenters show off their skill in combining safe, solid construction with suitable dimensions, excellent craftsmanship, and (more often than not) impressive measures of ingenuity.
Even in the simplest of houses, building a stairway can be a complex project.
That's why the editors of Fine Homebuilding magazine have compiled a selection of stair-building articles that covers a broad range of details relating to design, fabrication and installation.
It's all here -- from simple, site-built utility staircases to elaborate spirals.
Written by the pros who actually do the work, these articles will help you to:

• Master basic design, layout, and construction techniques
• Build straight, L-shaped, spiral, and curved stairs
• Install straight and curved railings
• Install manufactured railings and balusters
• Build railings and newel posts
• Install a drop-down attic stairway

To get the best results when building or remodeling, you need advice from the best professionals in the business. For Pros by Pros® books bring together expert designers, builders, and remodeling pros who have written for Fine Homebuilding magazine. 160 pp.
 
Taunton's For Pros By Pros: Building Stairs - Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basic Design and Construction
o Cutting Out Basic Stairs
o A Site-Built Stair
o Using a Story Pole to Lay Out Stairs
o Building an L-Shaped Stair
o A Veteran Stairbuilder's Tools and Tips
o A Quick Way to Build a Squeak-Free Stair
• Railings, Newels, and Trim
o Hanging a Wall Railing
o Building a Custom Box Newel
o Building Finish Stairs
o Building an Exterior Newel Post
o Installing Stair Skirtboards
o Making a Bullnose Starting Step
o Making a Curved Handrail
o A Balustrade of Branches
• Curved Stairways
o A Freestanding Spiral Stair
o Capping a Curved Stair Wall
o Framing Curved Stairs on Site
• Special Stairways
o Cantilevered Stairway
o A Stair in the Air
o Disappearing Attic Stairways
o A Staircase of Glass and Maple
o Credits
o Index

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