Photo of a small modern courtyard landscaping in Orange County.

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a board formed concrete wall sets a backdrop behind a steel cut stringer carrying open wood treads with skylights above
Staircase - large modern wooden straight open staircase idea in Vancouver

4x8 Antik Brick with Over Grout to age even more
Large traditional exterior home idea in Los Angeles

After. We kept the modern finishes in the Powder Room with this “Infinity” oblong mirror from CB2 and these “Deep Ball” vanity lights from MODCREATIONSStudio on Etsy.

The Quarry Mill's Calgary real thin stone veneer adds a classic and polished look to the exterior of this stunning residence.
Inspiration for a large timeless multicolored two-story stone house exterior remodel

Elegant kitchen photo in Philadelphia

Urban home office photo in San Diego

Trendy home design photo in Austin

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Conventional stair with flared bottom. Painted wood balusters, red oak hand rail, red oak treads, carpet runner
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Inspiration for a mediterranean exterior home remodel in Miami

We're in the shop here today showing you an alternating-tread staircase that's' going to a job-site in Napa tomorrow. I'm standing on the landing which is at exactly mid-floor level. It's going into one one these 100-year-old houses with a steep roof and lots of attic space. The homeowner called me last month saying he wants to access this large attic area with something better than a ladder. He didn't have room for a conventional stair but this alternating-tread space-saving stair was a perfect fit. It's all Red Oak which matches the hardwood floors throughout the house. Once these are installed at the site we'll put a handrail on top of the stringers on the open side. I'll tell you a little about the alternating-tread staircases. It's built in a way that is nearly as easy to climb as a conventional stair. When we walk up a convectional stairway we normally use half of the stair tread at a time, placing one foot on the right half and the next foot on the left half. The idea of an alternating-tread stair is make half of each tread wide enough for your foot and then alternate the wide end of these paddle-shape treads from left to right. You still have your 10 inch minimum tread depth plus a 1 inch nosing projection. This give you 11" of support for each foot, just like a conventional stair. We normally make the risers a max of 7-3/4", but code allows us to go as high as 9 inches. This one is 7-3/4" which is very comfortable. We installed a metal bar across the middle of each open-riser to limit the open space to less than a 4 inch gap. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick shot of this. Tomorrow morning we get to go to the job-site and install this. I'd can't wait to see the look on the customer's face when we have this installed. I'll let him do the bragging :-) Last but not least, I'd like to give glory to God and special recognition to a Jewish carpenter named Jesus. I don't know for sure if He built stairways as a carpenter, but I am happy to say that He is my LORD and I want to live my whole life for Him. God bless you! And please contact me if you want any type of custom stairs. Clyde 520-895-2060 or 916-991-9700

by Tile Doctor
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Designed & Built by Paul Lafrance Design. Photos by Carla Jackson Photography.
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Long thick mesquite is rare so a 9' tall solid mesquite door is special. Constructed using all wide boards the door looks deceptively simple.
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