For an eight foot wall height figure on a 14 foot long footprint for a straight staircase.
Length of standard staircase from first floor to second.
In modern homes it is common to have hardwood floors on the first floor and carpet on the second.
Most common flights of stairs are made of ten to twelve steps rising 7 3 4 and running ten to twelve inches each step.
For more detail please refer to the building code that relates to your area.
The homeowner should.
Next calculate the run of the staircase to find the.
For stairs with an open concept upper floor or landing the upper floor is functionally a balcony.
Once again this is not equally divisible by 7 5 but it yields 16 risers.
This page covers all of the important staircase measurements and a mistake to watch out for.
If you have nine foot high walls on the first floor your total height is 119 and 1 8 inches.
Multiply the 15 needed treads by 10 inches and you get 150 inches or 12 feet 6 inches.
This would average out to a rise of six to eight feet and an average run of from ten to twelve feet.
For a straight flight of stairs the balcony may be long enough to require multiple newels to support the length of railing.