Common-sense stair building and handrailing (1903)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co · leaf 155
the heightconducing to easeand safety, a personrequiring more pro-tection when he isstanding on a landing than when ascending a stairs.Two balusters are generally placed on every tread,one on the same plane as the riser. In the old closestring staircases, where massive rectangular or… … Fig. 54. FOURTH METHOD 149 with in the older examples and is very effective.(See sketch 54, 2, above.) In a recent text book on building construction thestudent is instructed, before planning a staircase, toknow the position of doors and windows surrounding,so that the steps and the first and last…
Stair building · Hand-railing
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