6. Timber Staircase Quiz

What is a stair?

• A set of steps leading from one floor to another

• A type of window

• A type of roof

• A type of door

What is a tread?

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Vertical part of the step

• Horizontal portion of the step where the feet are placed

What is a riser?

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Horizontal portion of the step where the feet are placed

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• Element designed for stability while climbing

What is a handrail?

• An element designed to be grasped for stability or support while climbing

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• Horizontal portion of the step where the feet are placed

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

What is a newel post?

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Vertical member placed at the ends of flights to connect handrail

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Horizontal portion of the step where the feet are placed

What is a nosing?

• The projecting part of the tread beyond the face of the rise

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

What are winders in a staircase?

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• Tapering steps provided for changing the direction of a stair

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Element designed for stability while climbing

What is a landing in a staircase?

• A platform or resting place provided between two flights

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

What is a headroom in a staircase?

• Clearance height between the pitch line of the stair and the underside of the stairs, landings, and floor above the stair

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

What is a pitch or slope in a staircase?

• Vertical member supporting the handrail

• Element designed for stability while climbing

• Vertical part of the step, between each tread

• The angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal