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You know there's free apps for the phone to get the bevel using a right triangle for free. Doesn't require a math degree lol.

Lacking that a framing square will do it as well.

Now the real question is did you measure from the toe of the step or the nosing line to meet code?

Borzak_sl said:

You know there's free apps for the phone to get the bevel using a right triangle for free. Doesn't require a math degree lol.

Lacking that a framing square will do it as well.

Now the real question is did you measure from the toe of the step or the nosing line to meet code?

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Fuck code, he's a homeowner YEEEHAWWWWWWW

Just giving you shit. I have no idea what homeowner code is. I do commercial and industrial stairs and handrail by the semi truck load. But a framing square will do 9 on 12 stairs which is the standard without hassle if someone else wants to build them. They also give the cut you need for the top of the handrail post.

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Ibc max riser is 7.75 iirc..don't think it gets much notice in residential or industrial though

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I've done some stairs with a 12 on 12 pitch, so 45 degree angle. Hard as hell to talk up those becuase you basically have to step sideways on the tread. Limited use stairs tho.

Be glad you don't have to dick with circular stairs.

Just for shits and giggles have a look at some amazing staircases here:

14 Unique and Spectacular Staircases Around the World | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The third one blows me away. That's amazing!

Those are pretty impressive. A lot better than the bland and boring shit I do. These were always fun before programs to do them on a computer, with nothing more than pen and paper and a foot and inch adding machine (weighed 30 pounds and looked like an old cash register and had a 100 keys). LOL

Still had it till the guy who serviced them died.

I would like to work on some of the stuff that really has a wow factor to it like those.

These are our circular stairs. Not very exciting.

You would haver to build a platform landing every 30 feet according to OSHA for a caged ladder. They're not going up there carrying anything. Mostly to read instrumentation and look in sight glasses etc...

That was the first one I googled. Mainly circule stairs are done on large oil storage tanks of say 100' in diameter or so. I assume so they don't have to build an entire structure of platforms every 30' for a landing to change ladders. A smoke stack like the one pictured normally is a ladder thru multiple platforms. It wouldn't meet OSHA standards either (apparently it's in Canada) since it uses flat bar for the stringer instead of a channel. Most stuff you carry is in a backpack which is 1000x easier going up even that stair over a caged ladder.



Never done one but these look like a royal pain in the ass math wise.



I knew a guy who owned a fab shop that had a circular stair in his house. It was pretty impressive. He bought some special stair treads that were cast in Europe loooong ago and the estimator at work stole a bunch when he didn't know what they were for. He got fired and then they audited his stuff to find out he stole a lot of other stuff.

Or some Mexicans for a lot less.

Have any of you ever swapped your house heating system out for a propane house furnace? I'm still doing some research onto things I'd like to accomplish with a new house, and so many of the places I've been looking at are either 100% electric or oil and electric. That sucks. I'd like natural gas for the ease of use, but it's going up in price. I think the most cost effective (easy) heating solution out there is propane.... I'm just wondering if any of you have any actual experience with it?

Thanks!

Is he talking about having the piping run?

I have had both. I liked natural gas because I've been thru multiple hurricanes without loss of natural gas. I went 2 weeks during Andrew and never lost it and 3 weeks without power after Katrina and never lost it.

Propane works but can be a pain having it delivered because everyone waits till it gets cold and then they can't deliver it fast enough.