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similar stair for a client, and her and I were considering a cost-cutting switch from glass treads to plexi treads. Any thoughts/ experience on this? The source I found for the glass treads is out of Chicago and actually supply a lot of the Apple Store stairs. $$$ Thanks!
The acrylic is much less expensive than glass, much easier to work with, a good carpenter can install it, much nicer to walk on, it has a softer warmer feeling than glass, and very easy maintenance.
We have used the acrylic for many applications, on a few stairs, awnings, guardrails, etc. It is
For stairs we use 1" clear acrylic sanded with 60-80 grit on a random orbit sander, rougher is better and faster. As in the stair shown in the picture you need a riser to ad stiffness. We dado a 3/8"x3"8" groove in the bottom of the tread, and a 3/8" x5/8" tongue on the riser, giving a reveal, we
similar stairs in our new home, but are struggling with ideas on how to childproof them for our increasingly mobile baby girl. We do believe that parenting and education are the first and most important step, but are worried about the potential for climbing as she ages and becomes more independent.
glass or acrylic work then I'd recommend you contact a glazier directly, one who's experienced in staircase glass work (thats who I used for the project above). They template each panel on-site, fabricate in their shop and install typically a week or two later. They use specialty fastening hardware which
lexan panels, only you'd contact a local plastics fabricator/installer instead. (Some glaziers offer this, but they often sub it out)
Steve
Dear Mr. Simmonds is it possible to send me the measurements of
the stair well L W & H together with details of the hight of each riser & what is the angle of each flight of steps?
Many thanks
Joseph
from a stair manufacturer. You also need to custom order the standoff nuts to attach the glass to the steel guards. In Ottawa there really isn't any one company that builds the entire stairs that I'm aware of. Hopefully that will change.
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The steel fabrication is the most important
design the stairs to suit my space, Thanking you for your kind help.
Best regards,
Joseph
Scissor stairs.. light comes down.. Glass railings, floating stairs