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We are starting back building curved stairs after a 12 year break. The previous shop never appeared concerned with code as far as tread length and walk lines. Now I look at the code – CABO – and it is difficult to understand and renders almost all stairs I’ve ever built or seen unbuildable today. Am I missing something? The competition always puts it back to the builder with the phrase “code compliance is builder’s responsibility.”
Has anyone had any experience along these lines? It appears that one can perhaps call the stairs “winders” or “spiral” and get past the most stringent run lengths as detailed in “curved stairs,” but who is defining these different classes of stairs? How can you build a 2′ inside radius stair 4′ wide to rise 11′?
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We are starting back building curved stairs after a 12 year break. The previous shop never appeared concerned with code as far as tread length and walk lines. Now I look at the code - CABO - and it is difficult to understand and renders almost all stairs I've ever built or seen unbuildable today. Am I missing something? The competition always puts it back to the builder with the phrase "code compliance is builder's responsibility."
Has anyone had any experience along these lines? It appears that one can perhaps call the stairs "winders" or "spiral" and get past the most stringent run lengths as detailed in "curved stairs," but who is defining these different classes of stairs? How can you build a 2' inside radius stair 4' wide to rise 11'?