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STAIRS and STAIRCASES
| Stair Renovation Ideas and under stair storage solutions. Staircase storage can make the use of wasted space. Stairs and stair renovation from Renovators Delight. Staircase and Stair ideas for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra and Hobart. | |
Staircase have always had a multifunctional aspect to them.
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| What is changing are the materials that are being used in home stair cases, especially in the case of warehouse conversions. Staircases have tended to become lighter and brighter, glass and timber and open structure, rather than heavy timber. But then good quality timber is very expensive, so what looks like it might be an architectural solution may in fact be an economic solution. The basics of functional staircase construction fall into a few areas, consider these factors before constructing a staircase. |
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- lighting, staircases need to be lig ht, for safety and to prevent a gloomy feeling.
- sound, timber staircases look great, but with a few childen can be noisy, carpet runners can be a solution.
- railings and balustradesfor staircase, with so many options, timber, solid panel, stainless steel cable ansd so on, consider saftey and then appearance.
- landings and access top and bottom, consider these and keep access open.
- landings can be a great architectural feature in themselves, a large landing with a window, maybe a small bookcase and a seat can be a quite spot to read and ponder.
- storage underneath the staircase, this may be in the form of a cupboard, or maybe a wine cellar, or open storage for books etc.
- steepness and width, it is often convienient to go with the steepness that regulations allow, however this is usually quite steep and narrow. This may suite you, but what about resale value. A family with young children probably do not want a steep, narrow staircase.