L-shaped stairs would be any stairway that creates the
shape of the letter L on the building plans or blueprints. The diagram
below provides us of an excellent illustration of an L-shaped stairway,
if we were looking at it, from above.
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L-shaped stairs can also go in either direction. They
can go up four steps and then turn at a 90° angle, to the right or left
and continue up, the rest of the way, in a straight line, to the next
floor.
They can also go up one step to a landing and turn right at a 90° angle
and then continue up the rest of the way in a straight line. They can go
up six steps, to a landing and then turn left at a 90° angle and
continue up another six steps until they reach the next level.
L-shaped and U-shaped stairs are only second to straight stairways, in
the home design industry. The most common stairway ever installed, in
most homes or buildings are straight ones.
Stair Design Tip: One of the biggest problems with these stairs, has to
do with moving large objects up and down them. If you're planning on
building or purchasing a home with an L-shaped stairway, it wouldn't be
a bad idea to put some thought into whether or not you're going to be
able to move all of your furniture upstairs.
Oh yes, I forgot one more thing. Make sure that you figure this out,
before you build or purchase the house.
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