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Stair termins

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Detail

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Stair comfort formula

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Stringer

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Post

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Handrail

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Step

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Riser

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Child slat

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Cover plate

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Baluster

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Bottom slat

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Balcony

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Cover slat

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Free passage

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Headroom

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Step run

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Step rise

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Additional measure for installation

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Connection slat

Description

Stair comfort formula

Stair comfort formula 2H+B=630 mm, came from human normal step length. Best final result is between 590…650 mm.
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Stringer

Material wood, under paint is used material pine covered with HDF. Stringers can be closed (Classic) where steps will be fixed in stringers with tenons. Or can be open stringer (Modern) where step is placed on stringer and fixed with dowels.
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Post

Material wood. Stringers and handrails fixed to post with screws.
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Handrail

Material wood. Balusters are drilled into handrail. Handrail distance measured from step nose.
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Step

Material wood. Steps will be fixed in stringers with tenons. Or can be open stringer (Modern) where step is placed on stringer and fixed with dowels.
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Riser

Material wood or MDF. Top edge and ends are with tenons in steps and stringers, bottom edge fixed in steps with screws.
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Child slat

Material wood. Fixed into steps with screws. Max distance between lower step and child slat 99 mm.
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Cover plate

Material wood or MDF. Finishing and material choice same as stringers or steps.
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Baluster

Round wooden balusters 22 mm or round stainless steel 20 mm. Rectangular balusters 25×25 mm. Drilled into stringer and handrails (Modern type of stringer will be drilled into steps).
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Bottom slat

Material wood or wood covered with HDF. Finishing and material choice same as stringers or steps. Fixing will be trough baluster hole to floor with screws.
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Balcony

Balcony length <3500 mm is made without middle post. Include bottom slat, posts, balusters, handrails. Finishing and material choice same as stair railing.
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Cover slat

Cover slat will cover well hole edge. Material and finishing same as bottom slat.Dimensions 25×45 mm. Optional, not standard.
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Free passage

1. no handrail.
2. inside railing.
3. outside handrail.
4. in.railing out.handrail.
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Headroom

Smallest distance between walking line and roof edge.
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Step run

Horizontal measure from step front edge to next step front edge.
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Step rise

Vertical measure step top edge to next step top edge.
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Additional measure for installation

Stringer/post/riser extra measure for installation. Its not part of stair height measure. Its not part of first step rise.
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Connection slat

The upper tier and floor baseboard connection molding. Selectable as an additional supply, does not belong to the standard supply.
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