This project removed a rickety old staircase and designed a winding staircase to fit in the restricted footprint of this 1920's house.
Steep “grandfathered” staircase not up to building code 
Removing the wall and ceiling to make room for the new staircase 
Removing the old staircase 
Framing for the new staircase 
New wall back framed to support the staircase. 
A tape showing the footprint of the staircase 
The first steps leading into a kite step turn 
Kite steps are used for curved staircases 
The backing to the stair wall is knotty pine 
You can see the twists and turns forming in the staircase 
Finished cladding the support wall in tongue and groove knotty pine 
Detail of the pine kite step 
Each step is built off the one before 
The knotty pine wall just after it was installed 
The knotty pine wall first coat of paint 
The knotty pine wall 2nd coat of paint 
The stairs were sanded before they were stained 
Showing the difference between a natural step and a stained one 
All the steps stained with a white kickboard 
Railings on the first set of steps 
Using a string line to find the angle to cut the spindles 
Wider spindles were used at each step rise for strength 
Narrow spindles were used to fill in the gaps 
This wider spindles were notched and cut into each step riser 
The spindle up the rest of the staircase 
Here is the dark handrail installed 
Another shot of the finished railing 
The top floor detail where it meets the stair wall 
Top floor railing 
The inner handrail on the winder had to twist around the central support 
Inner handrail needed on winding steps 
Cladding the rest of the stairs in knotty pine 
Final enclosure of staircase. 
Finished staircase