Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 196
rway, and to furnish communication between the stairwaysand the different stories of the building. In such cases we have whatare known as open stairivays, from the fact that they are not closedon both sides, the steps showing their ends at one side, while on theother side they are generally placed… … STAIR-BUILDING uncommon in hotels, public halls, and steamships. When such stairsare employed, the openings in the upper floor should be well trimmedwith joists or beams somewhat stronger than the ordinary joists usedin the same floor, as will be explained further on. Tread. This is the horizontal,…
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