I am building one for my Church leading up to our sound booth in our youth church. Love the fact you proclaimed Jesus. That’s awesome. God Bless you my Brother
You’re welcome! Great to hear from you! Let me know if you need any help or advice on this space-saving stair project for your church. God bless you as well!
Awesome design, but I worry about first responders (medical or emergency type evacuations. Getting a stair chair down them might be hard. I guess as long as they're a secondary stair case that would probably mitigate the issue. Unless there's a fire or something on the primary staircase.
These stairs are designed for tight spaces where there is not room for a conventional stair. If a ladder seems like your only option, this is a massive upgrade and fits within the same space as a conventional stepladder. Most codes allow these stairs to be the primary access to an area of 200 sq ft or less.
@@xionkuriyama5697 haha,I think I saw the same video, was it the wan with witches stair? But I can imagine it being used to go to the attic, since that's Often A ladder anyway
Thanks Adam! Have you ever wondered what the stairway was like that the angels of God were walking up and down in Jacobs dream? Genesis 28:12 “Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
My elderly grandpa had an above-knee amputation late in life and needed both sides of the stairs to go up. This definitely wouldn't have worked for him.
Sorry to hear about your grandpa’s amputation. I realize these stairs are not for everyone. I have mentioned that fact in several of my videos and articles. That’s one reason the code allows these stairs to be the primary access to an area of 200 sq ft or less.
I was hoping you would walk up the stairs to just get a visual references for the steepness. I randomly found this video, and so glad I did. It's an awesome old solution to a modern day problem. I've never seen any stairs like this in a tiny house. Having lived a year in a bus with a built on attic bedroom, which was accessed by a virtical rung ladder through a hole in the floor, I would have loved this. It would great if some of hand-rail was added for extra safety. I'm not looking atm, just impressed with the whole elegance of the solution, and surprised I've not seen it before.
Thanks for your compliments. There are several other videos in this playlist that I walk up or down alternating stairs. Here’s a link to the playlist. th-cam.com/play/PLzSS4m0kzDZ_ZzOeWdnD6j_bYrycIeLmc.html
This type of staircase, known as 'alternating tread stairs,' is actually called the 'Santos Dumont Staircase' because it was invented by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont. Fun fact: Santos Dumont is not only the creator of this unique staircase design, but he is also recognized as the true inventor of the airplane, achieving the first public, self-powered flight in 1906 with his 14-Bis. Additionally, he inspired the popularization of the wristwatch when he asked his friend Louis Cartier to create a practical timepiece to use during his flights!
Yes indeed! I had the privilege of examining the miracle staircase in Loretto Chapel three years ago with 160 other stair builders from all over the world. I have a short video clip of that meeting on my TH-cam channel.
Thanks The Flying Preacher! Bezaleel!?. That is quite the compliment. I’m not sure I rate quite that high😃. But I do serve the same God he served. Worshiping and serving HIM is truly the joy of my life. For those who may not be familiar with Bezaleel, here is one of the scripture passages. Exodus 36:1 “So Bezaleel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”
I dont get the point...we dictating which foot to start walking up the stairs with now?? Please explain, I feel like I missed something important. Is it to use less wood? Stairs on hard mode? I'm lost
When we walk up a convectional stairway we normally use half of the stair tread at a time, placing one foot on the right half and the next foot on the left half (or the other way around). The idea of an alternating-tread stair is cut out the half of the tread you don’t use and then alternate the wide end of these paddle-shape treads from left to right. This give you 11" of support for each foot, just like a conventional stair but uses only half of the floor space. It’s a great solution for tiny houses.
Hi we manufacture these in the UK but we regularly get enquiries for the USA, I have just referred one to your video hopefully they will be in touch. King Regards, Lee, Stairplan
Thanks a lot Lee! I am happy to refer future leads I get from Europe to your company if you’d like. Most recently I received one from Ireland and another from Bratislava Slovakia. Let me know if you are able to serve one or more of these?
OK, thanks. Please refer any leads to me in North America. We deliver Stairs to the 50 United States and Canada. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Exactly what I need to access my attic! Great video, was trying to explain the concept to my wife, found your channel and now she totally gets it and likes the design. I will email you. you're in the 916 area code, Im hoping Sacramento area? If so I'm an hour away!
We work out of Sacramento and Arizona. All our stairs are built in our Arizona stair shop. If you give me the approximate floor to floor rise I will be happy to email a bunch of pricing and options. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Ireland? I haven’t shipped there yet but would be happy to. But I’m sure it would cost too much. I have a daughter and also a number of friends in Waterford Ireland.
Actually, my wife and I plan to go visit her as soon as the travel restrictions ease up a bit. Hopefully this summer. But I’m not sure how to fit one of these in my backpack 😂. If you have some flexibility, the church community where my daughter is ships a container of stuff from USA periodically. But it would obviously still be costly.
A 24-inch wide basic space-saving stair with a 9 foot floor to floor rise would be $800 plus shipping. That’s a 24 inch wide open-riser alternating stair width plywood treads. If you give me your email, I can send you an order form that shows all the optional upgrades available. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
A Space-saving stair with these dimensions costs between $700 and $1700 depending on the options you choose. If you email me, I will send you the order form to fill out. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Hey now, I've shipped stairs to Alaska and Hawaii :-). Plans? I don't have plans on paper, only in my head. But I do use CAD and I'd be happy to draw it for if you cover my time. To get a cost email toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Man I want plans too! What do I have to do? I live in Savannah Georgia and these stairs would be perfect for my attic.conversion build. Let me know what it takes to get these stairs. Thanks!
My dad was a custom home builder and a Christian missionary. After building hundreds of homes in Pennsylvania the whole family moved to Southern California and started building. One of my biggest surprises was the discovery that there were no pre-built stairs available anywhere in the state. After helping my dad build 85 homes i split off and started my own Stair shop. Since that I have shipped hundreds of custom staircases to all 50 states.
Yes, personally I prefer the open-riser look. These clients wanted their dog to be able to use the stair and felt like their dog would prefer a closed back
I’ve never personally seen a dog climb the alternating stairs, but several of my clients have said their dog uses them fine. For example, my customer’s herding dog easily went up stairs, but their old golden doodle could not.
Each tread is 5" forward of the one below it. Each tread is also cut 5" narrower on the one side than the other. That gives you 10" which is the individual tread run minimum in residential code. With the 1" nosing projection the tread measures 11" on the wide side.
Is it just me who does it, or do others put one foot on the first stair, then put the next foot on the same stair, then put one foot on the next stair, then put the next foot on the same stair, and keep going like that?
Well, like I said, these stairs are not for everyone. If that is your situation, I recommend a conventional staircase. Let me know if I can build one for you.
I don't have a plan on paper, only in my head. But I'd be willing to draw one for if you cover my time. To get a cost email toptreadstairways@gmail.com
It's my prayer that Our Heavenly Father will Bless you and all those that you hold dearest to your heart all the days of your life and theirs! Now about the beautiful staircase, I would love to speak with you about one for my tiny house build as my time is running out but am unsure of me making any of these desissions, I pray about them but I am a widow as of 1 week to the day after Thanksgiving 2015, and he always took care of this type of things and we were together since I was in the 9th grade. My father had taught me the importance of prayer about all things but he passed on Christmas day in 2005 at 55 yr's young and that about killed me, but at least God gave us time to say whatever we needed and God allowed me the one to care for him, as he had me as a child & throughout my life. Whit my husband he was beautiful all the way through as Daddy had taught me to save myself, & pray that he would send to me a man with a good heart that also belonged to our Lord. The Lord did just that and although he was 12 yr's older than me, I knew that he was the answer to our prayers. But he looked fine but inside that so kind heart he was a ticking time bomb and the last words we said to each other was how much we loved one another, and he was gone, So I pray about everything but 2 mth's later with me never paying our bills and I grieving his death, we had a house fire. That was when I called our insurance company only to find out that I hadn't paid the bills and I was left with nothing. So, I then had lost my husband and our house and all in it! I was at a place where I never dreamed I'd be a homeless widow with MS. So I have stayed with friends from church for a few months, then moved on to the next one to offer until I was told about tiny house's and with a broken heart, the MS and living in a hospital bed I kept praying that the Lord would send me a message & only then did I realize that they even existed. But I only needed enough space for me and a loft so my young grandbabies could spend all the time with me as they used to before I became homeless, and could sleep in the large loft! So, I won't continue writing you a novel and get straight to the point. The fact about your beautiful staircase, I have been looking for about a month now as they keep saying it will finally be finished soon, and I would only require a six and 1/2 high one, also to save on as much space as possible I'd love to have one about 1 ft. wide. I don't know if you have kits that you can sell, but I am praying that you do! Nothing would make me happier then to buy from a brother in Christ! So, I will leave you my email that I use each day at jamesgina766@gmail.com & again I soo look forward to hearing from ya. Again May God bless you and all those that you love, thanks Gina~
Sorry Richard, people are loving and ordering these stairs like crazy. This video is going viral. 🤪 I guess TH-cam thinks you might be interested as well. 😁
I agree, it looks cool, but I honestly dont see the point. It's be horrible for kids,pets, and old people, if you fall down these stairs it'd be infinitely worse due to all the jutting out half steps, and as other people have said, not sure how a stairchair would get down them.
The point is saving space. These are not for conventional homes but for very tight areas such as tiny homes and accessing small loft areas. If you only have room for a ladder and not a conventional Stair, this is a great solution.
You’re right, alternating stairs are not for everyone. But they sure are a big improvement on a ladder, and they don’t take any more space than a stepladder.
An alternative to a ladder is the whole idea of alternating stairs. They are not meant to completely replace conventional stairways, but are designed for situations where space is tight and your only option seems to be a ladder. They are just as steep as a regular ladder but are far easier to climb because of their design.
@@TopTreadStairways Oic. that makes more sense. I was under the impression that these were an attempt to reinvent the wheel by some radical tiny house hippies. I was like, "would a building inspector even clear those? who would want that?".
The IRC and ICC building codes allow alternating stairs. Here is the definition: ICC DEFINITION: ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE. A device that has a series of steps between 50 to 70 degrees (0.87 and 1.22 rad) from horizontal, usually attached to a center support rail in an alternating manner so that the user does not have both feet on the same level at the same time. IRC DEFINITION: R311.7.11 Alternating tread devices. Alternating tread devices shall not be used as an element of a means of egress. Alternating tread devices shall be permitted provided that a required means of egress stairway or ramp serves the same space at each adjoining level or where a means of egress is not required. The clear width at and below the handrails shall be not less than 20 inches (508 mm). Exception: Alternating tread devices are allowed to be used as an element of a means of egress for lofts, mezzanines and similar areas of 200 gross square feet (18.6 m²) or less where such devices do not provide exclusive access to a kitchen or bathroom. Here is a link to a very helpful visual illustration of the Stair building codes. See page 20 for pictures to illustrate the code quoted above. stairways.org/product/2018-visual-interpretations-of-irc-stair-codes-book-non-member/
I am building one for my Church leading up to our sound booth in our youth church. Love the fact you proclaimed Jesus. That’s awesome. God Bless you my Brother
You’re welcome! Great to hear from you! Let me know if you need any help or advice on this space-saving stair project for your church. God bless you as well!
Awesome that you are still replying to comments I love how excited you are for your craft!
Great explanation, beautiful staircase, thank you for sharing
Thanks! Have a great day!
I needed a good steep stair design, and subscribed because of the last thing you say in each of your videos. God bless you, brother! 🙏
Thanks. Let me know if I can build one for you.
Welcome aboard!
Awesome design, but I worry about first responders (medical or emergency type evacuations. Getting a stair chair down them might be hard.
I guess as long as they're a secondary stair case that would probably mitigate the issue. Unless there's a fire or something on the primary staircase.
These stairs are designed for tight spaces where there is not room for a conventional stair. If a ladder seems like your only option, this is a massive upgrade and fits within the same space as a conventional stepladder. Most codes allow these stairs to be the primary access to an area of 200 sq ft or less.
I'm literally here after seeing a short from a first responder on youtube poking fun at what a nightmare these would be for first responders.
@@xionkuriyama5697 haha,I think I saw the same video, was it the wan with witches stair? But I can imagine it being used to go to the attic, since that's Often A ladder anyway
Really beautiful, well-made, and clever! Nice job :)
Thanks, I’m glad enjoyed it. Let me know if I can build one for you.
I love your enthusiasm! Keep on keeping on
Thanks!
Loved the stairs and the final message. God bless
Thanks Adam! Have you ever wondered what the stairway was like that the angels of God were walking up and down in Jacobs dream?
Genesis 28:12 “Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
Looks great!
Christ is King
Hallelujah!
best stairway channel ever
Thanks Samuel! I have to say I love building stairs much more than editing video. That's why there's not more on this channel.
2:36 Do you ship to Canada?
Yes, we ship space-saving Stairs to Canada.
@@TopTreadStairwaysGreat! What information would you require for the built and where do I send it to?
Here’s a link to our order form www.toptreadstairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Space-Saving-Stair-order-form.pdf
My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
That’s a great explanation
I subscribed 👍
Thanks Phoenix Mario! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
It also allows you to build very comfortable low rise, deep tread stairs in small spaces. Like a 6x13.
Let me know if you need one of these.
Yes, the dimensional flexibility is almost limitless.
My elderly grandpa had an above-knee amputation late in life and needed both sides of the stairs to go up. This definitely wouldn't have worked for him.
Sorry to hear about your grandpa’s amputation. I realize these stairs are not for everyone. I have mentioned that fact in several of my videos and articles. That’s one reason the code allows these stairs to be the primary access to an area of 200 sq ft or less.
Really enjoyed your final message!!!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for your video.. God bless ya
You are welcome Singhal. God bless you too!
I was hoping you would walk up the stairs to just get a visual references for the steepness. I randomly found this video, and so glad I did. It's an awesome old solution to a modern day problem. I've never seen any stairs like this in a tiny house. Having lived a year in a bus with a built on attic bedroom, which was accessed by a virtical rung ladder through a hole in the floor, I would have loved this. It would great if some of hand-rail was added for extra safety. I'm not looking atm, just impressed with the whole elegance of the solution, and surprised I've not seen it before.
Thanks for your compliments. There are several other videos in this playlist that I walk up or down alternating stairs. Here’s a link to the playlist.
th-cam.com/play/PLzSS4m0kzDZ_ZzOeWdnD6j_bYrycIeLmc.html
This type of staircase, known as 'alternating tread stairs,' is actually called the 'Santos Dumont Staircase' because it was invented by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont. Fun fact: Santos Dumont is not only the creator of this unique staircase design, but he is also recognized as the true inventor of the airplane, achieving the first public, self-powered flight in 1906 with his 14-Bis. Additionally, he inspired the popularization of the wristwatch when he asked his friend Louis Cartier to create a practical timepiece to use during his flights!
Thank you Sir for your inspirational video... Got some new ideas for the ladder I need to build for my friend here in Sweden/Antonio
You are Welcome!
God bless brother! Saint Joseph made the Loretto Staircase in Loretto Chapel in Me Mexico. It’s a must to see.
Yes indeed! I had the privilege of examining the miracle staircase in Loretto Chapel three years ago with 160 other stair builders from all over the world. I have a short video clip of that meeting on my TH-cam channel.
Very clever! Yes Glory to God!!! a little Bezaleel moment! He's Worthy!!!
Thanks The Flying Preacher! Bezaleel!?. That is quite the compliment. I’m not sure I rate quite that high😃. But I do serve the same God he served. Worshiping and serving HIM is truly the joy of my life.
For those who may not be familiar with Bezaleel, here is one of the scripture passages.
Exodus 36:1 “So Bezaleel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”
I dont get the point...we dictating which foot to start walking up the stairs with now?? Please explain, I feel like I missed something important. Is it to use less wood? Stairs on hard mode? I'm lost
When we walk up a convectional stairway we normally use half of the stair tread at a time, placing one foot on the right half and the next foot on the left half (or the other way around). The idea of an alternating-tread stair is cut out the half of the tread you don’t use and then alternate the wide end of these paddle-shape treads from left to right. This give you 11" of support for each foot, just like a conventional stair but uses only half of the floor space. It’s a great solution for tiny houses.
@@TopTreadStairways ah I see. Thanks for explaining
You are welcome!
Hi we manufacture these in the UK but we regularly get enquiries for the USA, I have just referred one to your video hopefully they will be in touch.
King Regards, Lee, Stairplan
Thanks a lot Lee! I am happy to refer future leads I get from Europe to your company if you’d like. Most recently I received one from Ireland and another from Bratislava Slovakia. Let me know if you are able to serve one or more of these?
@@TopTreadStairways Hi thank you for letting me know at the moment we only deliver in England, Scotland and Wales.
Kind Regards
Lee
Stairplan
OK, thanks.
Please refer any leads to me in North America. We deliver Stairs to the 50 United States and Canada. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Exactly what I need to access my attic! Great video, was trying to explain the concept to my wife, found your channel and now she totally gets it and likes the design.
I will email you. you're in the 916 area code, Im hoping Sacramento area? If so I'm an hour away!
We work out of Sacramento and Arizona. All our stairs are built in our Arizona stair shop. If you give me the approximate floor to floor rise I will be happy to email a bunch of pricing and options. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
This is exactly what I need, A Dutch stair case without the compromise!
Thanks Michael. Can I build one for you?
@@TopTreadStairways I'm not sure, do you ship to Ireland?
Ireland? I haven’t shipped there yet but would be happy to. But I’m sure it would cost too much. I have a daughter and also a number of friends in Waterford Ireland.
@@TopTreadStairways I'm only down the road from waterford!, Maybe your daughter can check it in her carry on luggage the next time she is coming?
Actually, my wife and I plan to go visit her as soon as the travel restrictions ease up a bit. Hopefully this summer. But I’m not sure how to fit one of these in my backpack 😂. If you have some flexibility, the church community where my daughter is ships a container of stuff from USA periodically. But it would obviously still be costly.
Could you give me a general idea of how much it would cost to buy one of these ladders?
A 24-inch wide basic space-saving stair with a 9 foot floor to floor rise would be $800 plus shipping. That’s a 24 inch wide open-riser alternating stair width plywood treads. If you give me your email, I can send you an order form that shows all the optional upgrades available. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
What does a staircase like this cost
A Space-saving stair with these dimensions costs between $700 and $1700 depending on the options you choose. If you email me, I will send you the order form to fill out. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Very well explained :)
Thanks Robert! I'm glad it was easy to understand.
Do you sell plans? I'm too far from you to be economically feasible to purchase a set of stairs. Total rise is 7'' and total run is 4'
Hey now, I've shipped stairs to Alaska and Hawaii :-). Plans? I don't have plans on paper, only in my head. But I do use CAD and I'd be happy to draw it for if you cover my time. To get a cost email toptreadstairways@gmail.com
Thank you I sent an email to you with the request.
Man I want plans too! What do I have to do? I live in Savannah Georgia and these stairs would be perfect for my attic.conversion build. Let me know what it takes to get these stairs. Thanks!
How did you get started in stairbuilding? Thanks!
My dad was a custom home builder and a Christian missionary. After building hundreds of homes in Pennsylvania the whole family moved to Southern California and started building. One of my biggest surprises was the discovery that there were no pre-built stairs available anywhere in the state. After helping my dad build 85 homes i split off and started my own Stair shop. Since that I have shipped hundreds of custom staircases to all 50 states.
A basketball players dream, they can finally practice their euro step.
Interesting!
Nice work, where are you located ? East
/West Coast ?
My stair shop is in Arizona but I ship to all 50 states.
Hi Again, i am in the Chicagoland area, so i font know if you are far or close, when considering shipping distance?
We fabricate all our stairs in our Arizona shop, but ship them to all 50 states and Canada.
I feel like it would look better with an open back but that’s just my preference… great work 👍
Yes, personally I prefer the open-riser look. These clients wanted their dog to be able to use the stair and felt like their dog would prefer a closed back
@@TopTreadStairways Would the dog zig zag up the stairs? I’m trying to imagine a dog traverse this
I’ve never personally seen a dog climb the alternating stairs, but several of my clients have said their dog uses them fine. For example, my customer’s herding dog easily went up stairs, but their old golden doodle could not.
so what's the depth of those treads?
Each tread is 5" forward of the one below it. Each tread is also cut 5"
narrower on the one side than the other. That gives you 10" which is the individual tread run minimum in residential code. With the 1" nosing projection the tread measures 11" on the wide side.
Brother in Christ can you convert regular stair with a tight slope in to alternating stairs
Thanks Tony! , Yes, you should be able to replace an existing steep Stair with an alternating tread Stair. Can I design and build one for you?
@@TopTreadStairways thank you brother, and not at this time. Have a bless weekend.
Okay brother, I’m happy to help when you’re ready. I ship stairs to all 50 states and have had people haul them into Mexico!
How wide is that staircase please
This one in 28 inches wide. I make them any width between 20” and 30”. Let me know if you need one. I ship worldwide.
Is it just me who does it, or do others put one foot on the first stair, then put the next foot on the same stair, then put one foot on the next stair, then put the next foot on the same stair, and keep going like that?
Well, like I said, these stairs are not for everyone. If that is your situation, I recommend a conventional staircase. Let me know if I can build one for you.
How could i get a plan for this ?
I don't have a plan on paper, only in my head. But I'd be willing to draw
one for if you cover my time. To get a cost email
toptreadstairways@gmail.com
If you made them aternating in heighths like 3.5 inches left for, 3.5 inches up for right, cuts effort in half
Yes, we build them at all dimensions.
It's my prayer that Our Heavenly Father will Bless you and all those that you hold dearest to your heart all the days of your life and theirs! Now about the beautiful staircase, I would love to speak with you about one for my tiny house build as my time is running out but am unsure of me making any of these desissions, I pray about them but I am a widow as of 1 week to the day after Thanksgiving 2015, and he always took care of this type of things and we were together since I was in the 9th grade. My father had taught me the importance of prayer about all things but he passed on Christmas day in 2005 at 55 yr's young and that about killed me, but at least God gave us time to say whatever we needed and God allowed me the one to care for him, as he had me as a child & throughout my life. Whit my husband he was beautiful all the way through as Daddy had taught me to save myself, & pray that he would send to me a man with a good heart that also belonged to our Lord. The Lord did just that and although he was 12 yr's older than me, I knew that he was the answer to our prayers. But he looked fine but inside that so kind heart he was a ticking time bomb and the last words we said to each other was how much we loved one another, and he was gone, So I pray about everything but 2 mth's later with me never paying our bills and I grieving his death, we had a house fire. That was when I called our insurance company only to find out that I hadn't paid the bills and I was left with nothing. So, I then had lost my husband and our house and all in it! I was at a place where I never dreamed I'd be a homeless widow with MS. So I have stayed with friends from church for a few months, then moved on to the next one to offer until I was told about tiny house's and with a broken heart, the MS and living in a hospital bed I kept praying that the Lord would send me a message & only then did I realize that they even existed. But I only needed enough space for me and a loft so my young grandbabies could spend all the time with me as they used to before I became homeless, and could sleep in the large loft! So, I won't continue writing you a novel and get straight to the point. The fact about your beautiful staircase, I have been looking for about a month now as they keep saying it will finally be finished soon, and I would only require a six and 1/2 high one, also to save on as much space as possible I'd love to have one about 1 ft. wide. I don't know if you have kits that you can sell, but I am praying that you do! Nothing would make me happier then to buy from a brother in Christ! So, I will leave you my email that I use each day at jamesgina766@gmail.com & again I soo look forward to hearing from ya. Again May God bless you and all those that you love, thanks Gina~
I will be happy to help with any of your stair needs. I sent you an email.
Every time I come to TH-cam I get this video. Please help
Sorry Richard, people are loving and ordering these stairs like crazy. This video is going viral. 🤪 I guess TH-cam thinks you might be interested as well. 😁
Are you trying to choose which foot I use first to go up the stairs??😡
I can make the first step right-handed or left-handed. or maybe I should say, right-footed or left-footed😀.
Nice, but my house isn't sideways... (sigh)
OK, I’m not sure what you mean by a house not being sideways. We have these installed in all sorts of large and small homes and barns.
I tried to send you a reply but it came back to me. Not sure what to do....
If you email me, I will send you the order form to fill out. My email address is toptreadstairways@gmail.com
It looks less stable than a regular staircase lol, those planks are just hanging on by themselves perpendicular to the ground?
Actually the treads are housed in (morticed into) the stringers which makes for a very solid and stable stair.
yeah
Amen
Thanks!! I thoroughly enjoy my trade, but I love Jesus much much more than I love my trade.
Amen!
Well.. now that's make sense..
Thanks Arief. Have a great day!
Vou fazer uma dessa lá em casa. Minha casa é um ovo.
I've never had anyone tell me their house is an egg. But either way, I'm happy to build one of these stairs for you.
I agree, it looks cool, but I honestly dont see the point.
It's be horrible for kids,pets, and old people, if you fall down these stairs it'd be infinitely worse due to all the jutting out half steps, and as other people have said, not sure how a stairchair would get down them.
The point is saving space. These are not for conventional homes but for very tight areas such as tiny homes and accessing small loft areas. If you only have room for a ladder and not a conventional Stair, this is a great solution.
People with one leg like 👁️👄👁️
You’re right, alternating stairs are not for everyone. But they sure are a big improvement on a ladder, and they don’t take any more space than a stepladder.
These are insanity. There is 200 years of standardisation of stairs for a reason. you might as well have a ladder. you're just asking for an accident.
An alternative to a ladder is the whole idea of alternating stairs. They are not meant to completely replace conventional stairways, but are designed for situations where space is tight and your only option seems to be a ladder. They are just as steep as a regular ladder but are far easier to climb because of their design.
@@TopTreadStairways Oic. that makes more sense. I was under the impression that these were an attempt to reinvent the wheel by some radical tiny house hippies. I was like, "would a building inspector even clear those? who would want that?".
The IRC and ICC building codes allow alternating stairs. Here is the definition:
ICC DEFINITION:
ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE. A device that has a series of steps between 50 to 70 degrees (0.87 and 1.22 rad) from horizontal, usually attached to a center support rail in an alternating manner so that the user does not have both feet on the same level at the same time.
IRC DEFINITION:
R311.7.11 Alternating tread devices. Alternating tread devices shall not be
used as an element of a means of
egress. Alternating tread devices shall be permitted provided that a required means of egress stairway or ramp serves the same space at each adjoining level or where a means of egress is not required. The clear width at and below the handrails shall be not less than 20 inches (508 mm).
Exception: Alternating tread devices are allowed to be used as an element of
a means of egress for lofts,
mezzanines and similar areas of 200 gross square feet (18.6 m²) or less
where such devices do not provide
exclusive access to a kitchen or bathroom.
Here is a link to a very helpful visual illustration of the Stair building codes. See page 20 for pictures to illustrate the code quoted above.
stairways.org/product/2018-visual-interpretations-of-irc-stair-codes-book-non-member/
@@TopTreadStairways Dang, you're a champ. Thanks mate.
Thanks Charles!
Amen, Brother. Jesus is Lord! Romans 10:9
Great work. I wish I had your skill.
Thanks for your encouragement!
so... um ....um, so,.. you know....er try rehearsing script first.
Sorry, I’m just some Stair dude trying to answer the questions my customers are asking on these Space-Saving Stairs. Someday I will be more organized.
didn't like the ending!!!!
I figured not everyone would like the ending. thanks for listening in spite of that.
I figured not everyone would like the ending. thanks for listening in spite of that.
Amen
Thanks