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| The height from finished floor to finished floor. |
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| The vertical distance measured from the nosing to the ceiling above. The minimum headroom height is 6'-8". |
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| The board that gets notched for the risers and treads, and when the stairs are assembled it carries the stair system. Otherwise known as the "Carriage". |
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| 36" is the minimum width for a stairway. |
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| # of treads X size of tread. |
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| The horizontal piece applied to each step. (the part you step on !) |
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| The portion of the tread that extends beyond the riser. (allows for toe room when climbing the stairs.) |
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| The grab rail applied to every stairway for safety. (34"-38"above nosings.) |
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| The vertical piece of each step. |
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| The thickness that needs to be subtracted from the bottom of the stringer during stair layout. |
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