Hi Michel

Haven’t heard back from you since the last post, hope that will be okay to change the railings. 

I submitted the pdf stair details to the building inspector, he is not the most communicative person but he forwarded me a special page from the Massachussetts (my state) building code regarding stairs and winders.

I am attaching it. We meet most of the requirements. The major one I am concerned about is the “greatest winder tread depth at the qe inch walk line shall not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch”, also the minimum winder tread depth  at the 12 inch line must be 9 inches. I think we are very close to that. Can we re-size each winder so they comply? 

Also, the requirement that for open risers, a four-inch sphere cannot pass through. I have an idea how to solve that but it is not ideal. Any thoughts? 

As soon as we get through this, I am ready to go, no more changes. 

Thank you, 

Dan 

That’s great, Michel, just what I need! Thanks. 

Two comments:  on the right side hand-rail, you show a bend however I will probably use cables which will not bend that way – we need a newel post there. 

Also, there seem to be no contacts with the floor except for the bottom of the first stringers. So the stair is only supported at the first step, last step, and where the right stringer connects with the rear wall. Is that strong enough? I think I will feel more comfortable if the newel post on the left at the “turn”, and the new newel post on the right side, extended down to the floor. 

After those two changes, I am going to print out the pdf worksheets and go to the building inspector for a quick review and then we can proceed and complete this. 

Best regards

Dan 

Thank you for showing me the stair template examples. 

Michel, I do not know what sd7 is, if it is stair designer, I am not going to run around and try to get windows or someone else’s laptop. I had previously paid for one month of stair designer and spent hours trying to download it, putting the emulators on my computer, which did not work in several different ways, borrowing friends laptop, which would not run it either, and going to two libraries who would not let me download. 

Neither am I willing to spend more time trying to download some type of CAD program. I need to spend time working on my house, not getting frustrated at failing to know how to utilize various computer applications. 

The templates look great, I can see the pdf of each part and the cutting list, so all that is good. I just need a 3D view from the bottom to see how everything fits together. I’m sure you can think of a way, I had already gotten a 3D view previously, it just did not have the correct angle I need to see the assembly. 

thanks

Dan