Designate an unused corner or open central area for your staircase.
Spiral staircase opening.
First take the dimensions of the stairwell opening.
Check the measures of the ceiling opening stairwell opening you have.
Determine the floor to floor height.
If you re installing circular stairs in an opening in the floor simply measure from the ground to the top of the opening.
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How to design spiral staircases step by step step 1.
Take the recommended value of risers from the standard table 2 given by bs5395 2.
When it comes to a spiral staircase opening size always go for an opening 100mm larger than the diameter.
Pick out a spot between two floors of your home or building that you think would make a good location for a spiral staircase.
The top of the hole is about 8 high and the bottom of the beam 7 5.
Spiral staircase kits come with all the necessary installation hardware and instructions needed to diy this project.
Check out this video to learn how to install a rail to rail connection.
How to design a spiral staircase.
Spiral staircases tend to work best in tight spaces and parts of the room that don t receive heavy foot traffic such as corners.
You will need the two extra inches so that you fingers can travel along the handrail unhindered as you walk up and down the stairs.
Spirals are a great solution when accessing an upper level but do require a certain size of opening to work.
The widest point between the house supports is 21 and the corner we selected allowed the other dimension to be 20 thanks to a nearby fireplace so the final opening is 21 x20.
Keep in mind that our smallest diameter stair is 3 6 42 inches and therefore the minimum opening size that you must have for a paragon stair is 44 inches x 44 inches.
Number of steps per 360 degrees.
The extra two inches ensure that you fingers will travel freely and unhindered as you walk up the spiral stair.
Now that you know the staircase diameter you have to find out how many steps.
A spiral staircase has a 100mm smaller diameter than the given.