Prefabricated Stairs

Stairs are always used for connecting main the areas of a house or just for imparting a certain style and character to the house. The combinations one can use are endless as one can use straight stairs, landings or turns to one’s heart’s content. Stairs can be made in different colors and designs to suit the taste and desires of the customer and can thus be matched to the room accordingly. One could also consider getting prefabricated stairs installed which come in a myriad of options.

Prefabricated stairs are very safe and can be conveniently used for both indoor as well as outdoor installations. These stairs can be used for both permanent and temporary use and are generally used for accessing landings, roofs, decks and mezzanines.

Prefabricated stairs are available in a broad range of materials, specially for exterior use, and some of the important features that you should look for when ordering prefabricated stairs is that they come with integral rails, landing platforms and should be anywhere from 24” to 48” length wise so as to provide proper support. These prefabricated staircases are available in a range of materials such as fiberglass, reinforced plastic, pre-cast concrete as well as wrought iron and are even available with concrete foundations so that they may be used with an existing door system.

Since these prefabricated stairs are made and assembled in a controlled factory environment, the product can easily achieve economies of scale and is able to compete on price with the custom made staircases. These stairs have another advantage that they can be used once they are installed thus saving that precious time spent in building the staircases on site themselves.

Prefabricated steel stairs powder-coated matte black

A custom made staircase usually takes one skilled carpenter about 6 hours to just build, but prefabricated stairs take less than an hour to install. This can be a big cost saver as labor is one of the major costs when it comes to building a staircase. Most prefabricated stairs are carpeted with recycled material, which in turn reduces the cost considerably over the custom made option and the cost benefit is passed on to the customer. Another implication with regards to the cost with custom made stairs is that the treads may come out cracked, cupped or bowed thus making the particular block unusable for building a staircase. The most widely used stocks for making the staircase are Spruce, Pine and Fir, custom wood treads like Brazilian Cherry, Walnut and Oak are available.

Stairs can be prefabricated in form of L shaped landings, U shaped staircases, 180 degree spiral with one or two landings, curved, spiral or a hour glass form. These staircases are made up of perforated material and are non-grating with a non-skid finish. Many of these will come with side risers and rounded tubular safety rails. One of the biggest selling point of prefabricated staircases is that they are adaptable to all kinds of installations.

Prefabricated stairs greatly reduce the construction time and thus allows detailed planning of the construction process with high standards of quality. The development of prefabricated staircase is done by taking into account all types of conditions like ease of collection, portability and adaptability of bounds to the requirements of the project. This results in a simple, safe and economical product.

The specific design of the staircase allows for easy storage and handling of the staircase in tight spaces. The geometric accuracy of the industrial tools used in manufacturing ensures the positioning of stairs and landings. These can be handled with ease while installation as the cranes that are used for the installation, as well as the landings and the stairs can be carried separately. The simplicity of the system offers significant savings in time required for the implementation.

Also, since less skilled labor is required for the installation as one does not need a staff with a high degree of skill or experience in order to attain a quality staircase.

One Response to “Prefabricated Stairs”

1. Luke Turner says:

   June 22, 2010 at 3:30 am

   Home renovation is sometimes very expensive but it is worth the expense to beautify your home. Worth reading the above info.

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