Choosing a Staircase

Although the staircase is a major walkway in the home, it is the most overlooked areas of a home. The key here is to know and understand your options. Let us list some designs that you can consider for your home. Straight Many modern homes have stairs built in concrete making it ideal for resurfacing. Straight stairs do not have to be boring. You can modernise them with cladding; a simple way to give your stairs a facelift without the expense of removing your existing flight. Spiral or Helical A spiral staircase winds around a center pole and have a handrail on the outer side. Unlike spiral, a helical has handrails on both sides but do not have a central pole. If your stairs is being used to access just one room, it should be at least 1.5m in diameter but if it goes up to more than a room, the stairs need to be at least 1.9m. A spiral staircase should be considered since they come in custom design choices, flexibility for the available space, budget-friendly styles and lovely artistic value.

 

Arched Resembling an arch, this type of stairs is wedge-shaped. Arched stairs are elegant and graceful, and with pertinent components, they look very effective. Single/Double Winder The single winder stairs are stairs that have a 90 degrees turn. This kind of stairs has winder treads that depends on the position of the flight. Staircases with winder treads at the beginning of flight are more convenient than those at the end of the flight as they make it more convenient to manoeuvre things when you carry them onto the next floor. The double winder, on the other hand is stairs that turn by 180 degrees. This makes the double winder stairs more compact than the single winder. If space is an issue, the double winder stairs should be your choice.   When you decide to replace the staircase in your home, a structural wall may be taken down. This may be a costly or massive project but changing your stairs is worth considering if it is badly positioned, oppressive or is blocking major light flow into the home. Always consult your builders and contractors. They will assess the flow of your home and recommend the easiest and most cost-effective solution that suits your situation.
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