How to fasten the steps of a wooden staircase?

Many private houses have a staircase leading to the second floor. As a rule, it is designed at the stage of planning the entire structure. In principle, during the construction there are different jobs that are quite possible to perform independently, for example, to mount the same steps, if they are made of wood. However, many masters can not understand how to fasten the steps of a wooden staircase. From this article you will learn about the basic way of assembling such a structure and make sure that this procedure can be easily carried out with your own hands.

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Ladder on the strings

The vast majority of stairs in the premises are assembled on the strings. This is the name of the supporting structure of the flight of the ladder itself. It looks like a beam with cutouts, which, in turn, are made on its inner part - it is into these notches and the steps are placed. This method of fastening the master is called classical.

Materials

Most often, bowstrings are made from:

• Wood. Only coniferous and deciduous species are used. Coniferous species are considered very good, but they have one minus - they are able to release resin. For this reason it is better to choose deciduous breeds.
• Metal.
• Reinforced concrete.

Parameters

The dimensions of the finished string directly depend on the length of the staircase march. Before fixing the steps of the wooden ladder, it is necessary to take into account the following parameters:

• For stairs with a width of 90 cm, it is better to make a string from the board, which is approximately 0.5 cm thick and 30 cm wide.
• Socket cuts are made at a depth of 2 cm.
• The minimum width of the bowstring itself is 27.5 cm.

In order to correctly mark the string, two main methods are used:

1. Using a ruler and a square.
2. Using a special template.

Important! For each method, you need to build a support line. It should be outlined 4-5 cm from the edge of the workpiece. Before you begin to perform all operations for the manufacture of bowstrings, you must necessarily impregnate the workpiece of wood with a soil composition.

When marking the bowstring, the following points should be considered:

• It is necessary that the flight slope is 30-40 degrees.
• The depth of the steps should be not less than 30 cm.
• The height of each of them is approximately 20 cm.

Tools

In order to produce steps and bowstring, you need to stock up on the following items:

• Roulette, square and ruler.
• Electric jigsaw.
• Level.
• Drill.
• Manual milling machine.
• Hammer.
• Screwdriver set.
• Chisel.
• Reiki made of wood( can be replaced with corners of metal).

Installing

Before proceeding to fasten the steps of the wooden ladder, you need to cut the grooves using a hand-held milling machine. After this, the construction must be attached to the location of the wooden staircase. This procedure can be carried out in two ways:

1. Installing racks in the allocated holes in the floor.
2. Attach these racks with anchor bolts.

The next step is to attach the steps to the string. Steps that you have already cut out to the appropriate size and processed, and risers are attached to the grooves or are screwed to the bars of wood, to the corners of the metal.

Important! These details are very important to do with special precision, otherwise - the whole structure will eventually wobble and publish an unpleasant creak.

Bowstring should be fastened to each other with ties through 3-4 steps.

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Attaching the steps with the oblique

It is possible to fasten the steps on a wooden staircase to a metal or wooden oblique chest. This is the name of the supporting beam, which has a sawtooth shape. Wooden parts are attached to its protrusions. You can install as one kosour, and several. Steps are attached to them using screws, and their hats on top should be closed with small wooden stoppers.

Important! The best option is the sawing of steps from oak or pine. As a rule, the masters of the riser do not install - this gives the design an easier and more mild appearance. It is also worth noting that even for the assembly of stairs made of wood, you simply need to have a welding skill.

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Finishing trim

After you have fastened the steps of the wooden ladder, it needs to make a good enclosure consisting of a rail with balusters. For this purpose it is necessary to observe several rules:

• It is necessary that the gap between them is not less than 15 cm and not more than 20 cm.
• They are attached from the outside of the string, using screws, dowels, studs or spikes.
• For studs, it is necessary to drill a hole, the diameter of which is 12 mm to a depth of 80 mm. They are put on the glue, leaving 5-7 mm outside.

Further work is as follows:

1. In the string, it is necessary to drill a hole, the depth of which is 10 cm.
2. Next, the marginal posts are installed. Between them you need to pull the twine and put the rest of the baluster.
3. Attach handrails that are made of bar, 80-100 mm wide.
4. Coat entire structure with varnish or paint to give a protective layer.

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Safety

At the end of the stage, you can lay materials that are anti-slip:

• Carpet.
• Plywood.
• Linoleum.
• Rubber.
• Rubber coating.

Wood is a very useful and clean material, at the same time, its service life is also great. From this article, you learned how to fasten the steps of a wooden staircase and make sure that it is not so difficult - just follow the specified dimensions and properly select the technology and fasteners for fixing.