I'm being brave and building my own staircase for a loft conversion. Stairs will have winders at the top and bottom with a short straight flight in the middle. I've pretty much got my head around all the staircase design, except a couple of joints. questions are:
What's the best way to join the two sections of main stringer and the easment? I was thinking of a biscuit joint perhaps, but would that be ok in tension? The wallside stringer will have to self support along the top winder edge
Secondly, I'm using timber floor treads and ply risers, the treads will be quite wide around the winders and these will again need jointing. Are biscuit joints ok for bending in this direction?
What's the best way to join the two sections of main stringer and the easment? I was thinking of a biscuit joint perhaps, but would that be ok in tension? The wallside stringer will have to self support along the top winder edge
Secondly, I'm using timber floor treads and ply risers, the treads will be quite wide around the winders and these will again need jointing. Are biscuit joints ok for bending in this direction?