Contemporary Staircase - Steel and wood - how to wrap the stairs in wo
Hi All,
I am looking for help, anyone run into this before? I have designed a steel staircase with with wooden steps and glass railings. I had to bring together 3 subcontractors 1) Steel fabricator 2) flooring for wood 3) glass guy for rails. Steel guy wants to know how should he make the steps with Steel plate so wood guy can cover them in wood per the picture but I can't find a wood guy to answer my question: How do you wrap a stair step with wood? Most of what they tell me is just put a steel plate on the bottom and screw the wood on top but that does not give me the look below.
In essence question is:
How do you design the staircase below so that 1) it can stand the weight of the glass railings and be wrapped in full wood so the design comes crispy and clean as below?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYes there are staircase fabricators who make all manner of staircases.
Your steel frame does NOT get wrapped. The wood treads get bolted onto the frame. See picture.
Because you have three fabricators, you will end up being responsible for meeting code. Don't do it. Find a staircase fabricator. They have the experience with getting the stair railing guy and the structure guy to fabricate the stair under their direction. Frankly, even a seasoned GC would never put himself in the position you're in.
Patricia Colwell Consulting