Stairs With Alternating Treads

The idea behind them is your foot only uses half of the stair so you can cut the other half out to allow more step up room between treads that would otherwise overlap the space savings of a ladder but will full treads and a reasonable rise.

Stairs with alternating treads.

Alternating tread stairs. Available in steel. The same as the half width step on its left and half as much as the full width stair on its right. Duvinage custom designs and fabricates alternating tread stairs to the highest industry standards.

Alternating tread stairs are preferred in many industrial and commercial applications by achieving vertical access with a shorter horizontal span than traditional stairs and greater functionality than traditional ladders. I ve done alternating tread stairs before also called ship ladders. Stair slope of either 56 or 68 degrees requires a smaller overall footprint than a standard stair. The alternating tread stair appears in the image s center with green colored treads.

Explore all of our products. Shoes must be worn when using alternating tread stairs. Alternate tread loft staircases are available to order to customised sizes from stairs uk these have a space saving compact design prices start from 249 excluding vat our alternating tread loft stairs are available as self assembly kits flatpack or pre assembled quick delivery times and quality staircases with low prices from a iso9001 accredited staircase manufacturer. The steeper the angle the larger the rise.

Its a little bit dificult to make the ma. Alternating tread stairs are manufactured to comply with applicable industrial and or commercial codes. Alternating tread step design offers a shorter span than traditional steps. Check your local code requirements for residential compliance.

Code compliant prefabricated metal stair systems for every industry and application. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure code compliance. You can save at least the half of the space without the problems of having smaller steps. Features handrail on each side of unit dual safety chain at the top of the stair and formed steel steps with raised surfaces for better traction.

Baked in powder coat finish for added toughness. But with an alternating tread stair the difference in height between the right and left treads is the unit rise using the guidelines of commercially built alternating tread stairs i try to get the unit rise between 6 1 2 in. Create and download cad models of alternating tread stairs platforms and crossovers with alternating tread stairs. This is a great option for people who dont have too much space in their offices or house for a regular long stair.

Designed to be used as a stair with users facing the direction of travel when climbing up and down.