Standard Staircase Dimensions
A landing is that platform at the end of each step flight.
Standard staircase dimensions. Minimum 36 inch clear width for stairway. We shall take you through the example calculations for first a standard mount and then a flush mount set of stairs. Maximum 4 1 2 inch handrail projection into stairway width on either side. Comfortable two person stair widths range between 49 125 cm to 60 152 cm.
Summary of code requirements for residential stairs. While measurements of length are conventionally longer than those of width when considering rectangles in the case of steps the width is usually the longer side. The minimum in most places is 2 feet 8 inches 81 3 cm. In general public spaces a minimum of 44 112 cm must be met providing ample space for one person and allowing the tight passage of two people.
Harvard university lists typical tread sizes between 8 and 11 1 2 inches. Stair width is measured from edge to edge of each side of the tread perpendicular to tread length. So this basically sums up the basic code requirements for residential stairs and their dimensions. Staircase dimensions the maximum dimension between balusters is 4ins 10cm.
The width of the stairs should be 3 ft 6 inches. The driver for this maximum dimension is to protect crawling babies from crawling through a baluster. 8 inches 203 2 cm of stair headroom. The wider they are the better because they are safer.
Standard stairs handrails have to be more than 44 inches wide. The stair s width usually varies depending on the type of building the staircase is in but for a normal residence the standard tends to be 3 feet 6 inches 106 7 cm. Table d 1 stairway rise and tread dimensions minimum tread width 22 in 56 cm minimum tread depth 9 5 in 24 cm maximum riser height 9 5 in 24 cm. Therefore let us recap on the residential stair code requirements.
However the americans with disabilities act ada lists the minimum tread size as 11 inches which would be the effective minimum and likely the average size of the tread for any stairs built for public use. In doing so we shall calculate the dimensions of the steps and the staircase. If a staircase exceeds 44 inches 111 8 cm handrails are required for both sides.