Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 207
the tread will be square. A riser is shown at R, and it will be noticed that it runs down behind the tread on the back edge, and is either nailed or screwed to the tread. This is the American practice, though in England the riser usually rests on the tread, which extends clear back to string as… … Fig. 18. Portion of Stair in Position. Housed strings arc those which carry the treads and risers withouttheir ends being seen. In an open stair, the wall string only is housed,the other ends of the treads and risers resting on a cut string, and the nosings and mouldingsbeing returned as be-fore…
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