A stair carriage is another word used by construction
workers that refers to the stair stringer. The stair carriage is the
main structural support for most stairways.
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The stair stringer or carriage or even horse, believe
it or not, that's right, I worked with a carpenter who referred to the
stair stringers as a stair horse. I often imagined him riding away on
one of these structural components.
Come on, I was 16 years old and had a vivid imagination.
Carriages can be constructed out of wood or metal and can be created in
mass quantities, depending upon the size of the project. I used to work
on tract homes, where we would build over a hundred homes at one time.
One of my jobs was to cut all of the stair carriages required for the
assembly of the entire project. Sometimes it would take a few weeks,
just to cut all of the stair stringers, treads and risers, for one of
these large jobs.
So remember, the next time someone asked you to bring them a stair
stringer, you can respond with," you mean a stair carriage, don't you."
See if that confuses anyone.
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