What is a Stair Landing?
Landings in a stair is a level floor or platform constructed at a location where the direction of stairs changes, between flights of the stair, or at the top of…
Stair Nosing – What Is Its Purpose?
Many homeowners are often asking us what is the purpose of stair nosing and why should they spend money to invest on it. The answer is quite simple. Just try…
Staircase Stringer – Types, Cutting Procedure and Code Requirement
Staircase stringer is a structural member installed on either side or in the center of a flight of stairs into which the treads and risers are fixed. The primary function of the…
How to Calculate Number of Riser and Treads of Staircase?
This looks like a simple calculation but believe us there is more demolition than perfect construction of staircase. Even though we do the perfect calculation of rise and tread the…
Various Components of Staircase and their Details
There are various components or parts of a staircase which have their own functions. Each components of a staircase and their details is discussed in this article. Various Components or…
Types of Stairs Used in Building Construction
Types of stairs used in building construction is broadly based on the shape of the stairs. Straight stairs, Turning stairs and Continuous stairs are broad types of stairs. A stair…
15 Things to Know Before Installing Vinyl Flooring or PVC Flooring
Furniture and fittings in your home may keep changing with time but your floor covering is something that will remain for a long period of time. Therefore you need to…
Glass Flooring
Glass floorsare made with transparent glass when it is useful to view something from above or below; whereas translucent glass is used when there is no need to view through. In either case, toughened glass is…
Wooden Flooring
Wood flooringis any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles,…
RSJ beams – what you need to know
Building any sort of structure is a complicated process due to the number of things that need to be taken into consideration in order to get to the finished product. This can be anything from laying…
