What dimensions for your staircase ?

        What dimensions for your staircase ?

        Whatever is the type of staircase which you will be brought to install in your house, there are certain rules of arrangement. Ascenso gives you here, some indications concerning the dimensions of your future staircase.

        To understand better the information which go suivrent, meeting on this page be dedicated to the vocabulary of the staircase :

        Some standard dimensions :

          Some standard dimensions:

          - Height of walking : for a comfortable staircase, plan a height close to 17,5 cms. From 19 cms, the rise becomes less easy.

          - The lap : the ideal lap is situated near 27 cms, attention not to be loweredbelow 23 cms.

          - The breakaway: plan a minimal height of 2 m 

          - The emmarchement : 80 cm, the equivalent of a passage of door, is a current dimension. The width of a staircase varies generally between 70 and 100 cms.

       Determine the number of stairs of your staircase to the help this abacus (click the image to enlarge it) :

          Calculate the ideal necessary space for your staircase, according to its drawing (the standard height to be gone up is 2,75 m) :

         - To calculate the reculement of a straight staircase, there is a very simple formula: lap x Number of stairs. 3,78 m will be necessary, for example, for a staircase of 14 stairs endowed with a 27 cm lap.

Straight staircase

          - as regards a staircase 1/4 turning low or high, approximately 2 x 3 m shall allow you to obtain a very comfortable staircase, for a staircase 1/4 turning environment(middle), the dimensions are proportional.

Staircase 1/4 turning

         - The staircase 1/2 or turning 2/4 has he need of a hopper about 2 x 2 m for a height to go up standard.

            
Staircase 1/2 or 2/4 turning

     These dimensions are given as a rough guide, and are on no account standards. Each of you will remain completely free to make make the staircase in its dimensions. It is all the same strongly to recommend to consult a specialist who will be to direct you to the best compromise.

       Attention !: In the case or you would intend to install a spiral staircase for reasons of dimensions, this type of staircase, where stairs are quite fixed to a central post, offer a small passage :

Spiral staircase