Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Stair List in a Two-Storey House

For those living in a two-storey house, sliding on handrails of the stairs have always been fun for them when they were still kids. For a lot of individuals who are planning to construct their own houses, they oftentimes consider on building a nice stairway for the purpose of aesthetic as well as practical reasons, and certainly not for kids to slide on.  Stairlifts may be used for sliding, but there is much more important use of installing it too.

In most cases, the staircase of a house is built on directly in front of the main door having it one of the first things that a visitor, a friend, a family member or perhaps a neighbor could notice. Usually, the construction of staircases are done by the same carpenters who constructed the house yet, when it comes to the safety of the stairs, only a few would hire an expert particularly a stair maker or woodworker who can properly construct wooden stairways.

The stairs can be divided primarily into two main stair parts: the steps and the railing system. Another part can be added if you install stair lifts for disabled.  The style and design of the steps and railing system play a big role on the overall appearance of the staircase. Obviously, in relation to the other areas of your house, staircases may be made out of marble, stone, cement, wood, and steel. The kind of materials utilized in the stair parts could be all the same or perhaps combined together. One can use wood for the steps while using steel railing system, as an example.

Whether a stair is going to be straight, curved, or even spiral will be up to the owner, and of course, depending on the general plan of the house. Using several types of stair parts could be more preferable according to the type of stairs to be built like for instance, it could be much easier to make use of steel in spiral stairs since they can be easily molded.

Lastly, a staircase's main function is to serve as a path for the household members to go from one level of the house to the other, either by ascending or descending. And so besides knowing the primary purpose of stairs, it is likewise essential to have your stairs built in a manner that's safe for everyone. When it comes to the safety of the stairs, the width of your steps along with the height of your handrails will surely play an important part. The stair parts are likewise important for the reason that apart from the design they make, their sturdiness as well as their strength also plays a big part on preventing fall injuries on stairs.

Indeed, a good house should have a good stairway, which of course, requires good and sturdy stair parts.

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