{"id":537,"date":"2011-12-10T19:17:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T19:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stairdesignsoftware.net\/installing-a-curved-stair-and-handrail"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:04:13","slug":"installing-a-curved-stair-and-handrail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/installing-a-curved-stair-and-handrail\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing a curved stair and handrail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As with all carpentry projects that have to fit into an existing building, installing a stair is the last and final test of the carpenter\u2019s craft.<\/p><p>This is the crucial moment that tells if the project is a success or failure, both aesthetically and technically.<\/p><p>I know for myself that installation is the most stressful part of stair building.<\/p><p>Any minor error in measurement or design will show and at the very least give problems when the stair is being installed.<\/p><p>My greatest fear is that I have made a mistake in taking sizes it\u2019s so easy to say two meters fifty and write 2m50 instead of 2m050mm.<\/p><p>For this reason I always advise taking the same dimension from several angles so that all sizes are cross referenced.<\/p><p>Besides the sizes the other aspect of a projects success is design.<\/p><p>I\u2019m always apprehensive because I can never know for sure that the stair will look as good on site as on a computer.<\/p><p>The following stair was built to access an attic in an old farm house.<\/p><p>You can see the stair in the workshop in my last video here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/quick-tour-of-the-workshop-decembre-2011-curved-stair-ready-for-installation\/\">Quick tour of the workshop: curved stair ready for installation<\/a><\/p><p>We had to cut the beams to make a new stair well and assemble the stair in the well.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s a quick video slide show of the installation.<\/p><p>Hope you enjoy it.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curved Stair Installation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90726177?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Please leave a comment or register for <a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/support-plans\/\">register here<\/a> for a huge range of stair building resources.<\/p><p>Thanks very much!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with all carpentry projects that have to fit into an existing building, installing a stair is the last and final test of the carpenter\u2019s craft. 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