Common-sense stair building and handrailing (1903)
Fred T Hodgson · Frederick J. Drake and Co. · leaf 113
When the plan of the stair will permit, it is alwaysbetter to have a platform. A platform built on posts io8 COMMON-SENSE HANDRAILING which reach down to a solid foundation at the lowerfloor, or below, if necessary, is always the best. Postsmay be halved at the top to receive joists or… … Fig. 2. posts at the corners, and, if circumstances will admitof it, the shank of the newel post should run downbelow the timbering of the platform as shown at A,Fig. i, and on larger scale above the newel. In thisfigure the string is shown, also the lines of balusters.There is a sub-rail in this…
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