How to fix the steps of a wooden staircase?

Many private homes have stairs leading to the second floor. As a rule, it is designed at the stage of developing the layout of the entire structure. In principle, during the development there are various works that can be done by oneself, for example, to mount the same steps if they are made of wood. However, many masters cannot understand how to fix the steps of a wooden staircase. From this article you will learn about the main method of assembling such a structure and make sure that such a procedure can be easily done with your own hands.

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Stairs to the bowstrings

The vast majority of the stairs in the rooms are assembled precisely on bowstrings. This is the name for the supporting structure of the span of the staircase itself. It looks like a beam with cutouts, which, in turn, are made on its inner part - it is in these cutouts that the steps are placed. This method of mounting the master is called classic.

Materials

Most often bowstrings are made from:

• Wood. Only coniferous and deciduous species are used. Conifers are considered very good, but there is one drawback in them - they are able to secrete resin. For this reason, it is better to choose hardwood.
• Metal.
• Reinforced Concrete.

Options

The dimensions of the finished bowstring directly depend on the length of the flight of stairs. Before attaching the steps of a wooden staircase, the following parameters should be considered:

• For a staircase with a width of 90 cm, it is better to make a bowstring from a board, the thickness of which is approximately 0.5 cm, and the width is 30 cm.
• Nest cutouts are made at a depth of 2 cm.
• The minimum width of the bowstring itself is 27.5 cm.

In order to correctly mark the bowstring, two main methods are used:

1. Applying a ruler and a square.
2. Resorting to the help of a special template.

Important! For each method, you need to draw a support line. It must be marked 4-5 cm from the edge of the workpiece. Before you begin to perform all operations for the manufacture of a bowstring, it is imperative to impregnate a wooden blank with a primer.

When marking a bowstring, you need to consider the following points:

• It is necessary that the marching inclination is 30-40 degrees.
• The depth of the steps should be no less than 30 cm.
• The height of each of them is about 20 cm.

Instruments

In order to make steps and a bowstring, it is necessary to stock up on the following items:

• Roulette, square and ruler.
• Jigsaw.
• Level.
• Drill.
• Manual milling machine.
• Hammer.
• Screwdriver Set.
• Bit.
• Reiki made of wood (can be replaced with corners of metal).

Installation

Before you begin attaching the steps of a wooden staircase, you need to cut out the grooves using a manual milling machine. After this, the structure must be attached to the location of the wooden stairs. This procedure can be carried out in two ways:

1. By installing the racks in the marked holes in the floor.
2. Attaching these posts with anchor bolts.

The next step is to attach the steps to the bowstring. Steps that you have already cut to the appropriate size and finished, and risers are attached to the grooves or screwed to the bars of wood, to the corners of metal.

Important! It is very important to do these details with special accuracy, otherwise - the whole structure will wobble more and more and produce an unpleasant creak over time.

Bowstrings should be fastened to each other with ties through 3-4 steps.

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We attach the steps with a kosour

You can fix the steps on a wooden staircase to the kosour of metal or wood. This is the name of the support beam, which has a sawtooth shape. Wooden parts are attached to its protrusions. You can install both one kosour or several. The steps are attached to them with screws, and their hats on top must be closed with small wooden corks.

Important! The best option would be to cut the steps from oak or pine. As a rule, the risers are not installed - this gives the structure a lighter and softer look. It is also worth noting that even for the assembly of stairs from a tree, it is simply necessary to have a welding skill.

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Finishing finish

After you have fixed the steps of the wooden staircase, she needs to make a good fence consisting of railings with balusters. For this purpose, several rules must be observed:

• It is necessary that the gap between them be at least 15 cm and not more than 20 cm.
• They are attached from the outside of the bowstring, using screws, dowels, pins or spikes.
• For studs, you need to drill a hole with a diameter of 12 mm to a depth of 80 mm. They are put on glue, while leaving 5-7 mm outside.

Further work is as follows:

1. In the bowstring, it is necessary to drill a hole whose depth is 10 cm.
2. Next, the extreme columns are installed. Between them you need to pull the twine and put the remaining balusters.
3. Attach the railing, which are made of bar, with a width of 80-100 mm.
4. Coat the entire structure with varnish or paint to give a protective layer.

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Security

At the end, on the step, you can lay materials that resist gliding:

• Carpet.
• Plywood.
• Linoleum.
• Rubber.
• Rubber cover.

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Stock footage

Wood is a very useful and clean material, at the same time, its service life is also long. From this article, you learned how to fix the steps of a wooden staircase and made sure that it is not so difficult - just follow the indicated dimensions and choose the right technology and fasteners for fixing.