“setdown” and “setin” in stair building
newbuilder
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I’m approaching a set of inside stairs and brought up a stair calculator online here:
http://www.blocklayer.com/Stairs/StairsEng.aspx
My question is, what does it mean by “Setdown 1′ 1~29/32″ -and- 1′ 4~27/32″ Setin ??? What do these terms refer to?
thanks!
T.
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Well by looking at the drawing the setin is the horizontal distance from bottom of the stringer to the projected top edge of the stairs.
11' 8" - 10' 1 13/32"
I don't know what setdown is, but I am assuming that it is the veritical amount from the finished floor level to the bottom edge of the stringer.
Scratch that.
The numbers don't work out.
It seems that the setdown is the length of the vertical cut on the top end of the stringer.
Craziness! This is nutty --
Does anyone have a *favorite* online stair calculator they can recommend?
(If not on this wee little thread I'll post it as a separate question)
thanks -
And furthermore, what does "slab thickness" have to do with anything?