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Split Landing Staircase
A split landing staircase has one step in the landing and is usually
used when there is not enough room for one more step, ether at the top or
the bottom of the stairs. I don't recommend using them, unless you need
to, because they can be dangerous, especially to people with poor
vision.
Here is a wonderful example of how a split landing can
be constructed. I like to set back the riser of the landing step so that
the overhang lines up with the wall. I've met plenty of stair builders
who simply build the landing even with the wall, while the nosing,
protrudes out from the finished wall, creating a unfinished look.
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landings can be tricky to build. It wouldn't be a bad idea to
verify your landing measurements, before building each one of
the individual landings.
When I first started building stairs, this was a big problem.
However, it wasn't long before I figured out a solution, but it
related to verifying my measurements, before I even thought
about putting one nail in the stairway.
Remember the old saying, "Measure twice and cut once." Well the
same thing applies to stair building," Measure twice, check your
measurements and then measure again, to verify them."
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