Staircase in the PMR gîte

After 3 months or so without a staircase in the PMR gîte (as we had to remove what was left for the scaffolding for the atrium), earlier this week we started building the main staircase. There is another smaller staircase we'll build later between the the main first floor and the top bedroom (about 1m higher). I'd ordered the wood a few months ago, it is kiln dried Douglas Fir, beautiful colour and grain, but tough to cut.

In these photos, we've cut the three stringers (diagonals) but not fixed in place. Outside each outer stringer will be a similar 50x300mm end board to cover up the ends of the steps and risers.

The stringers are 50x300x4m, the treads 32x250x4m and the risers 32x175x4m.




The stringers are locked in place by notching the top and bottom and bolting 50x60 planks into the concrete floor and the first floor joists.

Today we started fitting the treads and risers. On the left you can see the outer board, there will be a similar board on the right once we've finished the last few stairs. We're gluing and the fixing the risers and treads in place with 5.5x70 deck screws. 


Comments

  1. Unknown14 March 2021 at 00:39

    That's a beautiful bit of carpentry. Those angles must have taken some work!

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  2. Luke14 March 2021 at 13:12

    That is incredibly satisfying and impressive.

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