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Whenever I run into something like this, it makes
me wonder how simple my job actually is. A stairway built out of
wood can be torn apart and rebuilt without a lot of effort, if
someone ever built a formed steel staircase incorrectly, that
wouldn't be the case.
A stairway made out of metal is usually prefabricated at the
shop and then brought out to the job site, to be installed. If
something is wrong with the stairway or the building, there
could be a problem. I'm not just talking about a simple problem,
there could be a problem that's going to cost someone a lot of
money.
Verifying The Total Rise And Run
If you're planning on building a stairway out of steel or other
types of metal, make sure that you verify your total rise and
run, before starting on the project. If I was going to build a
stairway out of metal, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have someone
else measure the total run and total rise. If your measurements
match, proceed, if they don't then you need to find out where
the problem is.
I've actually seen people install steel stairs, even though they
weren't made correctly. If you ever run across a stairway, where
the stair steps aren't perfectly level, you've just seen one
that was installed, even though it wasn't made correctly.
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