Stem Custom Woodwork

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Stem Custom Woodwork

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Custom built radius staircase with concrete treads, birch and steel hand rail. All parts and pieces we custom built on site.

Country: United States

This a custom stair case that is still in progress. We fabricated virtually everything on the job site. We first built a temporary curved wall to meet the needs of the curve, then applied 17 layers of 3/8" laminate to the temp frame work. Once the laminates were glued and screwed together, we...

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Temp wall framed in and guide strip set in place to determine the rake of the stringer.

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Another view of the temp wall and guide strip.

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Stringer laminated, temp framing still up.

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A top view of the stringer and temp wall.

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View from the kitchen of the main stringer with framing removed and the secondary stringer with strapping running up and over the floor joists above.

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Showing floor cap and handrail in lamination stage.

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first concrete tread setting in its form!

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Steel support set and welded in place. The owners and architect had steel plates set into the concrete floor below, so we were able to weld this support directly to the foundation slab.

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Stringer with laminated cap in place and all mortises ready to accept concrete treads

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My right hand man Drew working on the support blocking for the concrete treads

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Treads halfway installed, railing formed and temped into place.

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All treads installed!

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Underside of staircase, partially showing the steel mid support.

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Staircase at this point is about 95% completed, we still had some spots to address and two curved caps to install

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Photo from the upper landing showing the transition from flat to stringer run. There was not one straight section to any part of this staircase

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View from the top of the stairs leading down to the main level

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Details of the transition from the upper landing to the main staicase and the supporting posts and balusters

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