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
