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Question | Answer |
BALUSTER | That small post supporting the handrail or a coping |
BALUSTRADE | A series row of balusters joined by handrail or coping as in the parapet of a balcony |
BEARERS | A support for winders wedged into the walls secured by the stringers |
CARRIAGE | That portion supporting the steps of a wooden stairs |
CLOSE STRING | A staircase without open newel in a dog stairs |
COCKEL STAIR | A term given to a winding staircase |
CIRCULAR STAIR | A staircase with steps winding in a circle or cylinder |
CURVE OUT | A concave curve on the face of a front string |
CURTAIL STEP | The first step by which a stair is ascended, terminating at the end in a form of a scroll following the plan of a handrail |
ELLIPTICAL STAIR | Those elliptical in plan where each tread assembly converging in an elliptical ring in plan |
FACE MOULD | A section produced on any inclined plane vertically over a curved plan of a handrail |
FLIGHT OF STAIR | The series of steps from one landing to another |
FRONT STRING | The string on the side of stairs where handrail is placed. |
FILLET | Is a band fastened to the face of a front string below the curve extending the width of a tread |
FLYERS | The steps in a flight which are parallel with each other |
GEOMETRICAL STAIRS | Is a flight of a stair supported by the wall at the end of the steps |
HALF SPACE | Is an interval between two flights of steps in staircase |
HANDRAIL | Is a rail running parallel with the inclination of the stairs that hold the balusters |
HOLLOW NEWEL | An opening in the middle of the staircase as distinguished from solif newel wherein in the ends of steps are attached |
HOUSING | The notches in the string board of a stair for the reception of stairs |
KNEE | is the convex bend at the back of the handrail |
LANDING | is that horizontal floor as resting place in a flight |
NEWEL | the central column where the steps of circular staircase wind |
NOSING | is the front edge of the step that project beyond the riser |
PITCHING PIECE | is a horizontal member where one end is wedged into the wall at the top of the flight of stairs that supports the upper end of the rough stringer |
PITCH | is the angle of inclination of the horizontal of the stairs |
RAMP | A slope surface that rises and twists simultaneously |
RISE | the height of a flight of stairs from landing to landing. the height between successive treads or stairs |
RISER | the vertical face of a stair step |
RUN | the horizontal distance frim the first to the last riser of stair flight |
SPANDRIL | is the angle formed by a stairway |
STAIRS | the steps wherein to ascend or descend from ine storey to another |
STAIRCASE | is the whole set of stair. the structure containing the flight of stair. |
STAIR BUILDERS TRUSS | the crossed beams which support the landing of a stair |
STAIR CLIP | a metal clip used to hold a stair carpet in place |
STAIRHEAD | the initial at the top of a flight of stair or staircase |
STAIR HEADROOM | the clear vertical height measured from the nosing of a stair tread to any overhead construction |
STAIR TURRET | a building containing a winding stair that usually fills it entirely; a stair enclosure which projects beyond the building roof |
STAIR WELL | the vertical shaft containing the staircase |
STRAIGHT FLIGHT OF STAIRS | one having the steps parallel and at right angle to the strings |
STEPS | the assembly consisting of a tread and a riser |
STEP | stair unit consisting of one tread and one riser |
SCROLL OR CURTAIL STEP | the bottom step with the front end sloped to receive |
STRING | the part of a flight of stairs that form its ceiling or soffit |
SOFFIT | the underneath of an arch or molding |
TREAD | the horizontal part of a step including the nosing |
TREAD LENGTH | the dimension of a tread measured perpendicular to the normal line of travel on a stair |
TREAD PLATE | a metal fabricated floor plate |
TREAD RETURN | in an open stair, the continuation of the horizontal rounded edge of the thread beyond the stair stringer |
TREAD RUNS | the horizontal distance between two consecutive risers |
TREAD WIDTH | the dimensions of a tread plus the projection of the nosing if any |
WALL STRING | the board place against the wall to receive the end of the step |
WELL | the place occupied by the flighr of stairs |
WELL HOLE | the opening in floor at the top of a flight or stairs |
WELL STAIRCASE | a winding staircase enclosed by wall resembling a well |
WINDERS | steps not parallel with each other |
WREATH | the whole of a helically curved handrail |
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