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WorksheetsStair Fundamentals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Stairs for most homes are:
L-Shaped with one platform
U-Shaped with one platform
Straight with no platform
Winders
The simplest stairway is the:
Cleat stairway
Open Stairway
Reverse Stairway
Housed stairway
A complete stairway includes at least this number of saw toothed edge stringers
One
Two
Three
Four
Some stairway treads and risers are supported on these shaped blocks nailed to the upper edges of the stringers:
Square
Rectangular
Triangular
Diamond
The horizontal face of one step is called:
Tread
RIser
Nosing
Platform
This is the main post of the railing at the start of the stairs
Newel
Baluster
Nosing
Cantilever
This is the intermediate are between two parts of a flight of stairs:
Landing
Tread
Platform
Nosing
Radiating treads at the turn in a set of stairs are called:
Wedges
Shims
Platforms
Winders
Headroom is measured from the lowest point of the soffit or ceiling directly overhead to the:
Top side of the newel
Topside of the handrail
Bottom edge of the riser
Outside edge of the tread
Treads on a stairway should be:
9" wide
Non-slippery
Glazed tile
Riser height
Handrails are most graspable when they are made from metal tubing or solid wood stock with a _______ profile.
Square
Rectangular
Triangle
Round
A handrail height should be between
31-1/2" to 38"
33" to 38"
32" to 42"
34" to 42"
A third stringer should be added to a stairway when the treads are less than 1-1/2" or the width of the stairs are more than ___ wide
27"
30"
33"
36"
Which if the following is not an acceptable method for installing the stringers?
Ledger strip method
Secured by nailing a piece of plywood first to the stringer
Framed to the header with metal brackets
Toenailed to the header
When installing exterior stairs, the bottom landing should be made from?
Concrete
Steel
Aluminum
Cobble stone
When calculating stairs, the one dimension that cannot be changed is the
Total rise
Total length
Total Run
Tread Run
The most popular type of stairs that can access an attic is a ________ stairway
Housed
Cut out
Disappearing
Radiating
Increasing the riser height will
Increase the total run of the stairs
Decrease the angle of the stairs
Increase the length of the stair nosing
Decrease the total run of the stairs
The preferred angle of stairs is
10 to 15 degrees
20 to 25 degrees
30 to 35 degrees
40 to 45 degrees
The term used to reduce the length of a stair stringer to compensate for the thickness of the stair tread and difference in floor material is referred to as ___________ the stringer
Shortening
Dropping
Shaving
Fitting
