Staircase
The Staircase The basic rules are that there is a minimum tread width of about 200mm and a maximum rise per step of about the same size. So on a basic single flight of stairs you need the same horizontal distance (if not more) as the vertical distance you want to descend eg. If you…
Balustrade
The Balustrade Balustrade posts are required at regular intervals of 1.5m or less and must have a height of 1m above the floor. These posts can be secured by: setting them into concrete, pinning them onto existing surfaces eg. tiles or in the case of the deck, then bolting them onto the framework. There is…
Decking
The Deck The deck itself is pretty self-explanatory, it’s all about the right spaces and spans using the right size planks. It’s basically a stage consisting of a framework or sub-structure onto which a floor is laid and a balustrading is attached. Low level decking does not normally require balustrading