Have a straight staircase, made of plywood or something like that... I think it's a bit too long, stood and looked at the existing one and it doesn't seem to be overly difficult to make one of your own really...
But anyone can probably put together something that looks like a staircase, but it should be creak-free and so on...
What do you say, should I dare to make one myself? or can you buy budget staircases for a low price somewhere?
But anyone can probably put together something that looks like a staircase, but it should be creak-free and so on...
What do you say, should I dare to make one myself? or can you buy budget staircases for a low price somewhere?
Not all manufacturers know how to assemble stairs without creaks. I heard an interview on the radio with an old craftsman who made stairs, and he had a few tricks for avoiding creaks.
The problem as I see it is getting all the details with the right precision. I guess you'll have issues if your precision is worse than +/-1 mm, and in some places, the precision may need to shrink even more.
You can make it easy for yourself and get machines with good precision. But they could make good stairs 200 years ago with hand tools too.
But I believe the trick lies in starting with very good measurements and having a plan for how to adjust the stairs when the measurements don't match.
My experience from doing something the first time is that it doesn't turn out right until the third attempt. Therefore, I think you should expect to manufacture some extra stringers.
But everything is possible with a lot of time and patience. If these are in short supply, the project has poor prospects.
The problem as I see it is getting all the details with the right precision. I guess you'll have issues if your precision is worse than +/-1 mm, and in some places, the precision may need to shrink even more.
You can make it easy for yourself and get machines with good precision. But they could make good stairs 200 years ago with hand tools too.
But I believe the trick lies in starting with very good measurements and having a plan for how to adjust the stairs when the measurements don't match.
My experience from doing something the first time is that it doesn't turn out right until the third attempt. Therefore, I think you should expect to manufacture some extra stringers.
But everything is possible with a lot of time and patience. If these are in short supply, the project has poor prospects.
My dad has probably made over 100 staircases (it's his job). He obviously has a professional machine park (3 million+ SEK). I don't think he would claim that it's easy to make a staircase, but he always manages it with good results. Fixing up a staircase at home with some hand tools... no, save/earn money on something else instead. A straight staircase is the simplest type to make so at a workshop, it can be made quickly and it turns out well. A quality staircase lasts at least 80-100 years.
Almost anyone can build a staircase. But a staircase that fits with the same step height, without creaking, and with the correct inclination on the steps so that it feels "right" to walk on is not something just anyone can do, I think. My father-in-law, who had built 6 houses for himself before teaching me with our first project, said, "Nope, we'll order the staircase from a real stair builder," although it was a curved model. But damn, it turned out great, incredible that they got it so perfect even though we provided many exact measurements based on their design.
Are there formulas to get a good staircase with step heights/depths, etc.
2 x step height + step depth = 63
2 x step height + step depth = 63