Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 354
ouble that of the treads,in order that both flights may have the same width. Sometimes,however, and for various reasons, the upper flight is made a littlenarrower than the lower; but this expedient should be avoided when-ever possible, as its adoption unbalances the stairs. In the examplebefore us,… … Fig. 34. Elevation and Plan of Dog-Legged Stairwith Three Winders and Six Flyers. 290 STAIR-BUILDING 27 12! Laridinq 13 10 14 !5 Newel 16 Wall Fig. 85. Plan of Platform Stair Returning on Itself. shown in Fig. 36 illustrates the manner in which the work is executed.The various parts are shown as…
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