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81Stairways-geometry and measurements - Part 2
This is my second part on stairs and stair design. In this brief article I'd like to discuss some of the geometry of stair design and a few of the more important stair codes used throughout most of the US. ...
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84Stairways- baluster arrangement- Part 3
This is my third installment on stairs and stair design. In this article, I'd like to discuss baluster arrangement. There are several ways balusters can be arranged on a stairway. But first let me define...
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74Stairs and beautiful stair design
Most of my adult life I've been involved with woodworking of some sort. I have been a remodeling contractor, a furniture builder, and currently am a professional would turner. And for much of the time I've...
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68Turning Custom Wood Stair Balusters
barley twisted balusters and tapered balusters In the video below I am highlighting one of my more popular stair balusters. This particular baluster measures 1 3/4". It is approximately 36 inches high. It...
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68Columns, Pier Caps, Balusters, Gate Posts, Garden Products, bullnose, Pavers, What are they?
ColumnsWhere can you Use Them?You can use them practically anywhere you want to, from the front and back verandas, porches, in front of the garage, making a colonnade entrance to you front door, a colonnade...
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64Wrought Iron Spindles- Everything Old is New!
Wrought iron had been the choice of home builders in the yesteryears. Many people who had built up their houses in 1970s and 1980s are still in love with this black magic- the wrought iron decor. From among...
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61Wood Balusters or Iron Balusters?
We have seen so many staircases in our life. Sure, they’re neat things; they help us get up from a building storey to another. Well, sometimes we dread them, when we’re clicking in heels or simply too...
0 comments61Wrought Iron Balusters and Wood Railings
Gone are the days when people were afraid to experiment with design when it comes to homebuilding. Contemporary home builders, in fact, now encourage us to try designs which become more and more bizarre, and...
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The planning and the installation of the staircase is a really tricky process. After all, we, as homeowners, value how our homes look and we take pride in all the things that we see when we look around it....
0 comments59Wooden Pickets or Iron Pickets?
Picket is such a cute word. Everytime we hear about it, we are reminded of those country homes with short picket fences, which stand in the front of a well-managed garden. Usually, these images are serene and...
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