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Love the stairs! Are they whole blocks of timber? and if so, what kind of wood is it?

13 years ago

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CG&S Design-Build

13 years ago

Hi Diego. The attached image may be useful in seeing what's "going on beneath the hood" of these stairs. As you can see, the heart of the tread rests on a steel shelf. This wood chunk is pretty rough; the finished sections then fill out the tread and serve to hide the steel shelf. So it's a kind of compound situation.

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CG&S Design-Build
13 years ago
The wood is mesquite. It's not a whole block; there is a substantial portion of the tread that is steel.
Diego Texera
13 years ago
Hello kind folks at CG&S, I'm a photographer from Miami looking to redesign the staircase in our studio and I'm really digging your design. I understand that there is a substantial amount of the tread that is steel, but given the proper bracket, do you feel that I can do this with a solid 5" hunk of wood? Was there a specific engineering reason why you designed yours with so much steel underneath or was this a design choice?
Monica Short
13 years ago
How are the balusters secured to the steps?
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CG&S Design-Build
13 years ago
They are secured with expoxy.
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Jon Koehler Sculpture
13 years ago
Stunning design for these stairs, adds a nice uniqueness to the room
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Jonathan Shaffer
12 years ago
nice detail

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