Thickness Of Stair Treads
These dimensions may be useful when laying out a staircase or if you have general questions about the size and shape of a traditional tread or a retro tread.
Thickness of stair treads. If you need a size or species you don t see listed here please contact us for a quote. Our hardwood thick treads are perfect for open riser staircases to floating stairs. Responding to the movement of the human body the sizes and relationships of stair risers and treads are regulated to make vertical motion safe and easy. Thick enough to be adequately strong as not to split or break under use that varies by wood species 2.
This type of staircase requires a stair tread thicker than the standard 1. It has a 1 in. Stair tread stock should be at least 1 1 16 to 1 1 4 inch or thicker. Codes can vary per jurisdiction but most of them have a minimum tread thickness of 1 inch.
Steep stairs make climbing more tiring and dangerous while shallow stairs are awkward and inefficient for our human stride. Since wood stairs are the most popular material used in homes today here are three wooden stair tread specifications for your personal reference. It will fit stairs up to 48 in. 3 thick hand scraped stair treads starting at 146 99.
Thickness and is sold unfinished allowing you to finish it to match other stair parts or decor. In width and accommodates tread runs up to 11 1 2 in. 3 thick stair treads starting at 129 89. 3 1 2 thick hand scraped stair treads starting at 164 49.
2 1 2 thick stair treads starting at 116 39. If the stair treads are. 4 thick hand scraped stair treads starting at 202 99. No less than 1 thick if the tread is supported by risers under its front edge 3.
Treads are solid wood construction. We can make these thicker stair treads in most species and colors. Thick stair treads are often used in open rise staircases where there is only one supporting stringer. Thick stair treads are offered in 1 3 4 to 3 1 2 thickness.
For wooden stair treads the tread thickness must be. The strength of your stair treads needs to have a thickness that can effectively support a person going up and down the. The core is stable and resistant to warping checking and cupping and is perfect for use in carpet grade stain or painted tread applications. It s not uncommon to see treads as thin as 3 4 inch but treads thinner than 1 inch can flex.
Otherwise no less than 1 1 2 thick.