Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

A spiral staircase is visually intriguing. It dates back to the Middle Ages and is one of the most beautiful of all architectural elements. The winding flight of steps was usually made of stone and it ...

B PIÙ s.r.l., an Italian company that specializes in cutting, folding and welding of a variety of materials, patented the Eclettica spiral staircase in 2011. The staircase can be designed in a variety ...

Q: I recently was vacationing in Santa Fe, N.M., and saw the Loretto Chapel staircase. It's a beautiful wooden circular staircase thought to have been built between 1877 and 1881. There is no center ...

Some believe that the actual builder of this famous staircase in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was none other than St. Joseph himself. This famous spiral staircase stands in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, ...

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.