Modern duplex apartments, countryHouses, offices and restaurants usually have luxurious stairs that act as one of the main elements of the interior. On the other hand, this is a serious engineering construction, which ensures the safe and comfortable movement of guests and residents to the second floor.
The main types of stairs to the second floor
The staircase in the cottage can belong to one of three varieties, among them should be highlighted:
- combined structures;
- spiral staircases;
- flight stairs
The former are curvilinear, arcuate orcombining the first two types at once. The ladder is chosen, taking into account the free space that can be allocated for installation. Not always liked design can be located in a particular room.
Description of the staircase
Staircase in the cottage can be marching, sheis the most ergonomic and easy to manufacture. Sometimes these systems have several marches, but if the march is one, then it should not contain more than 16 steps, in this case it will be as comfortable to climb stairs.
If we are talking about small country houses, then forthey are just suitable for single-handed ladders. Beautiful cottages with quite large and spacious rooms look great with marching stairs, which have turning elements and intermediate platforms.
Given the geometric shape, marchingconstructions may be in the shape of the letter G or P. In the first case, we are talking about two marches, which are located near adjacent walls and have an angle of 90 °. If the room or hall has a square shape, then this option will be the best solution. U-shaped stairs can be placed only in spacious living rooms and halls of country hotels and mansions. The spans will be located at an angle of 180 °, and the connection is made by a group of steps or a platform.
Description of the spiral staircase model
The staircase in the cottage can also be screwed,In this case, it consists of a support, around which the steps rise in the form of a spiral. In terms of ergonomics, such a system cannot be secure. But if another construction does not fit into the room, then the one described in this section is perfect. Its area will not exceed 1 m2, and the installation can be done almost anywhere in the room, because the appearance will give charm and mystery to the room.
Design of unusual models of stairs
Stairs in the cottage can be created based onone of the designs that were described above, but in the end, sometimes it is possible to obtain such a system that amazes the imagination. For example, using wood, you can decorate the structure with decorative details, among others it is necessary to single out fences of artistic forging. The staircase itself will be a semicircular steps that will become part of a single support.
Sometimes the steps of the marching stairs are decoratedprints, today is all the more common. You can create a single picture that will be formed when you look at the stairs. An alternative solution is the sticking of separate patterns to each layer. Stairs in the cottage to the second floor can be made in the form of a pantry. This solution will be not only unusual, but also functional. However, it is suitable only for rooms with an impressive area, because the design will be very cumbersome.
Each step can be made a separate box,about each of which only the owners of the house will know. Creating stairs, designers do not always try to make them as safe as possible. Quite often, experts pursue originality. Such an example would be a system of steel, which from the outside has the appearance of a square snake. In order for the staircase to hit the imagination to the end, it is deprived of handrails, but in this case it is better to place the structure against one of the walls.
If there is no space for a closet, thenYou can replace the last rack. It will take up much less free space, but will also perform a functional role. This approach is a bold solution for small apartments, whose owners are trying to save money on the purchase of furniture, which could accommodate trinkets and souvenirs brought from the rest.
Recommendations for the production of the mid-flight ladder
Stairs in the cottage to the second floor should not beonly beautiful, but safe, so when self-made it is better to prefer the traditional marching design. The most difficult task in this matter will be the preparation of kosour, the strength of which will depend on the appearance of the structure. For these elements, you should choose a board, the thickness of which varies from 45 to 50 mm.
For making the steps need to preparecanvas, the width of which will be more than 2 cm compared with the place where you plan to install the element itself. In the manufacture of their actions should be done as accurate as possible, for them is chosen 35-mm board. If the staircase is closed, then for the risers you need to use a board of small width, because the load will be on the kosouri. It will be enough 20 mm.
Recommendations for installing stairs
Cottages and stairs in the house - this is probably oneof the main dreams of most residents of small apartments. If you decide to make a staircase to the second floor in your new home yourself, then the very first should be installed kosoura. They are fixed on the floor with a support bar, whereas in the upper part they should be installed in the gaps made in the floor beams.
In some cases for attaching the topkosour metal supports are used, they should be located on the overlapping beam. Anchor bolts can be used for these support elements. Thinking through the design of the stairs in the cottages, you should especially take care of balusters, quite often they are purchased in finished form. Only then the design will acquire an unusual look, because the supports may be different, and if you want to achieve greater reliability, you should purchase forged parts.
In the presence of the risers, they are screwed before stacking the steps themselves. On top of the risers and kosour self-tapping screws are fixed panels actions.
Conclusion
If you purchased a two-story house and wantset the staircase inside the room, it can be done and completely folding. It will be invisible and practical. While it will not be used, it can be left folded. But wooden stairs to the cottage can not be replaced by any other metal or glass construction.
