These look like they would get a little getting use too.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/5699868...tm_medium=2004
These look like they would get a little getting use too.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/5699868...tm_medium=2004
"Ship's stairs". If made correctly, they're not that bad, although not as easy going as regular stairs.
We have roof access steps like that at work (out of metal). They are quirky to get used to and mis-steps are frequent even for those who use them a lot.
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".
– Samuel Butler
I've only seen them before in the old books. The strange thing about the one in the link is they don't seem to be any steeper than conventional steps and they are usually used only on extremely steep pitches. I think it would take some pretty good liquor to get an occupancy permit for that place.
Can't see the article from the link, but you can make out the gist of the approach. I was subscribed to the magazine when the article was published. These are my favorite stairs:
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-...staircase.aspx
You can kind of make out that basically the steel loops that extend out from the wall (2x8 studs) are bridged by each tread, so that each tread is bolted to the top of one loop and the bottom of the next loop up. As I recall, the handrail and baluster are also structurally integrated, and all the woodwork is done to seamlessly hide the steel.
Jason,if you google "Shirley Plantation staircase" there are photos of an old virginia stair with similar idea. Rests on iron bars that go into the thick brick wall.
A Slinky wouldn't stand a chance on those stairs.
These people do not have a dog.
Grant
Ottawa ON
I once went up a ladder like that. Not really sure what the point is.
They might have installed a cheap ordinary temporary stair just to get inspection. Once we made a custom 18 th century type handrail that was larger than what newer codes allow. Owners installed temporary handrail made of unpainted ,rounded off 2x4 just to get inspection ,then changed it out. Since it looks like there was probably room for standard stair,
I think the thing was just a whimsy.