Standard Staircase Dimensions In Mm
2700 mm closed tread softwood.
Standard staircase dimensions in mm. This should be at least 570 mm and no more than 650 mm. 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. The minimum staircase width is the same as the minimum circulation zone width of 3ft 0 91m.
Building codes generally suggest at least 6 ft. Unit rise and run. Stairs with tread dimensions less than this threshold have been found. And ex 275x25 mm softwood timber stair treads finished at 20 mm after sanding.
Our stair stringers range from 1 17 treads steps and are made for standard rise and going and work on a 1000mm between centres of the stringers. 1k save under staircase dimensions mistake i ve come across several homes where this staircase design mistake has been made. These regulations recommend the stair rise to be no more than 7 75 inches 17 78 cm and stair run to be no less than 10 inches 25 4 cm. If a staircase exceeds 44 inches 111 8 cm handrails are required for both sides.
This variation should not be more than 6 mm. Comfortable two person stair widths range between 49 125 cm to 60 152 cm. 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. The rise is the vertical measurement taken from one step level to the next.
A good guideline is given by the council of american building officials and international code council. Don t forget though this is for a commercial property. 13 stair risers 200 mm 2600 mm overall rise. 8 inches 203 2 cm of stair headroom.
Further dimensions of each individual step can be checked for safety by adding the dimension of the going to 2 x the height of the riser. The going is the horizontal measurement taken from the front of one step to the next. Standard rise is 175mm. The overall width is 854 mm to the outside of the strings.
Stair width is measured from edge to edge of each side of the tread perpendicular to tread length. For stairs serving a single user typically private residential a minimum of 36 91 cm is required. Building codes limit variation to 3 8 10 mm the underside of risers should be sloped or have a 60 angle minimum between nosings and the horizontal surface open risers are not allowed under ada guidelines. Nonetheless approximately 16 of the total sample of treads have dimensions below the minimum standard of 280 mm table 5.