STAIR ANATOMYstaircase parts diagram overview

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Ο Handrail Bracket

Ο Over Easing

Ο Up Easing

Ο ReturnedEnd

Ο Kickboard

Ο Rosette

Ο 2 Rise Straight

Gooseneck with Cap

Ο Landing Tread

Ο Pin TopNewel

Ο 2 Rise Right Hand Gooseneck

with Cap

Ο Right Hand Turnout

Ο Left Hand Volute

Ο ClassicTread

Ο Riser

Ο Starter Step

Opening ΟCap

Quarter Ο Turn with Cap

Iron ΟNewel

Quarter ΟTurn

Tandem ΟCap

Shoe Ο

Straight Handrail Ο

2 Rise Straight ΟGooseneck

Iron Baluster Ο

Skirtboard Ο

Mitered ΟReturn Tread

Box Newel Ο

Starting Newel Ο

Stabilizer Ο Newel

Landing Newel Ο

Wood Baluster Ο

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Ο Panel MouldingΟ Cove

Ο FilletΟ Base Board

Ο Base Shoe Moulding

Ο Skirt

STAIR ANATOMYstaircase tread and trim system

RETURNED ENDA handrail fitting that with the moulding profile shaped on the end grain and used as a

termination for the end of a rail.

KICKBOARDA long board that trims the wall above the treads on enclosed

sides of a stairway.

ROSETTEA decorative and anchoring wall

plate used to terminate a rail into a wall.

WOOD BALUSTERA wood vertical member used to in-fill and restrict the size of openings within a balustrade and/or provide support to the

top of a balustrade.

PANEL MOULDINGTrim that runs along the

skirtboard on the staircase.

BASE BOARDA piece of wood molding that

runs along the bottom of a wall.

BASE SHOE MOULDINGMoulding that runs along the floor under the base board.

COVETrim that runs along the bottom

of the stair treads.

FILETTrim that is used along the riser of

the staircase.

SKIRTTrim board attached to the wall

at the same pitch (angle) as the sairs.

RISERThe vertical component of a

step filling the space between the treads.

SKIRTBOARDA non-structural fascia used to trim the sides of stairs to which the treads and risers are fitted.

LANDING NEWELThe longest newel and used at

landings or balconies

OVER EASINGAn arc that is tangent to

two straight intersecting lines providing a smooth downward

rounding.

UP EASINGAn arc that is tangent to

two straight intersecting lines providing a smooth upward

rounding.

LANDING TREADThe top tread in a flight supported by the top riser that is attached in

alignment with the floor-surface with the same nosing projection asthe treads in the flight below.

RIGHT HAND TURNOUTA starting rail fitting that turns 90

degrees to the starting newel offset beyond the width of the

stair above.

STARTING STEP A tread with curved end that is used at the start of the stairway

at the bottom.

STRAIGHT HANDRAILA horizontal rail intended for grasping by the hand as anassist for; guidance, support,

pulling, or arresting a fall.

STARTING NEWELA shorter newel that is used at

the start of the staircase.

HANDRAIL BRACKETA support used to attach a

Handrail to a wall.

PIN TOP NEWELAn Over-the-Post newel that has a dowel pin turned on the topto fit into a hole in the cap of a

rail fitting.

LEFT HAND VOLUTEA starting rail fitting that is

designed as a spiral in plan by connecting a series of 90-degree

arcs diminishing in radius by a constant value or proportion.

SHOEA small iron cap attached to the base of a single baluster shoe used to mask cosmetic

imperfections

BOX NEWELA newel, usually square in section,

often made as a “box” with ahollow center, from boards joined

at the corners.

TREADThe horizontal part of a stair upon

which the foot is placed.

IRON NEWELA newel made of iron and used

in the over the post system.

OPENING CAPA fitting is used at the end of

the handrail and sits on top of a newel.

QUARTER TURN WITH CAP

A horizontal rail fitting used to connect two rails at an angle of

90-degrees at the top of a newel.

QUARTER TURN A horizontal rail fitting used to

connect two rails at an angle of 90-degrees at the top of a newel.

TANDEM CAP A horizontal rail fitting used to connect two rails at anangle

of 180-degrees at the top of a newel.

MITERED RETURN TREADA tread that has a small piece of trim on the end of the board so that the end appears to be

molted to match the face.

STABILIZER NEWELA newel used as a pin-top newel

that adds support but doesn’t require a cap.

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2 RISE STRAIGHT GOOSENECK W/ CAP

A combination of an easing, rail segment and cap that provide for the continuous transition of a rake rail to level at the top

of a flight.

2 RISE RIGHT HAND GOOSENECK W/ CAPA combination of an easing, rail segment and caps that provide for the continuous

from rake rail through a level turn to a rake rail at a turn in the stairway.

2 RISE STRAIGHT GOOSENECK

A combination of an easing and rail segment that provide for the

continuous transition of a rake rail to level at the top of a flight.

IRON BALUSTERSAn iron vertical member used to in-fill and restrict the size of openings within a balustrade and/or provide support to the

top of a balustrade.

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