In step 1 he measures out a chord c a straight line between two points on the arc.
Making curved stair treads.
Part two of this article covers laminating skirt boards building custom pie shaped stair treads bending a curved stair rail cutting fitting and installing handrail balusters and final trim details.
Armed with the templates he builds the form to laminate the riser makes the curved tread and installs both riser and tread at the bottom of the existing stair framing.
In step 2 he measures the height h or the perpendicular distance from the center of the chord to the arc.
The classic step for beginning a stairway.
I couldn t wait for the sheet rock work to be done because i really enjoy the second part of a stair project like this one.
Tim healey to create a perfectly smooth arc for the stair tread the author needed to calculate the radius of the rough tread.
Steps for making curved stairs.
How to make your own curved stair treads.
Our standard curved stair treads are 1 thick but if you have spiral steps or other custom requirements treads can be made up to 2 thickness.
The first step for a stairway should be a starting step or a curved stair tread that has a volute on top of it.