Stairway

These building codes might not apply in your specific city or county. Make sure that you check with your local building department to verify any of the information below, before actually constructing your stairway hand rail or guardrail.

Have you ever wondered what a stairwell, stair tread, stair riser or stringer was? What about the rest of your stairway construction parts?

Have you ever wondered whether or not your stairway needs a handrail or guardrail? Check out the rest of this article and see if you can figure it out, without calling a local college professor.

Of the biggest problems with business owners, property owners and of course home owners is maintenance. Here are a few common sense tips about stairway safety.

Basement stairs installed by most home builders are often steep and narrow, usually built to satisfy minimum code requirements.

Building a new stairway is exacting work. It requires planning, patience, and precision.

"City of Stairways: A Poet's Field Guide to San Francisco," is a book written by youth with the help of WriterCorps. Red Poppy Art House hosts a reading on Sept. 23.

Walls adjoining open stairways provide inviting spaces for unique home decor. Using antiques and collectibles as displays offers many interesting possibilities. Here are some ideas for creating vintage wall art alongside stairs.

Five ways you can decorate your staircase for Christmas.

When the rest of the house is decorated for Christmas, the stairway areas might look drab and lonely. Here are some ideas for spiffing up your stairway spaces for Christmas.

For some it may be difficult to decorate some of the oddest areas of your house, stairways being one of them.

Portland is gifted with many beautiful sights, many of which are hidden. The secret stairs leading into the hills above West Portland are one of these hidden gems that you'd never find on your own!

The story is about a haunted house built in the area of the New England colonies shortly after the War for Independence concluded. Over a period of 200 years, three owners have met their individual fates while living in this house.

When it comes to decorating for Christmas, there are so many places that you can decorate. Here are a few tips on ways to decorate your stairway for Christmas.

Decorate stairs for the Christmas holidays by running pots of seasonal flowers along the inside of the stair case, embellished by pine garlands, greenery and pine cones.

When it's time to deck the halls, don't forget the stairways!

Decorating an open stair way can be fun and affordable.

Suggestions for decorating stairways inside your home for Christmas.

How to make your staircase/stairway beautifully decorated for Christmas.

So many beautiful decorations to be had and so little spaces to decorate, but what about the most overlooked space of them all; the stairway and railing.

Can you refinish wooden stair treads by yourself? Absolutely, as long as you are prepared to sand and refinish an area much smaller than a floor.

Make your home stairs safer with these simple DIY tips and techniques.

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Stairway treads take a lot of abuse, especially if you have children in your house! But, it usually takes less than an hour to replace a broken tread yourself. Read this informative article to find out how.

In Blackmail, Rich and Strange and The 39 Steps, a featured man and woman ascend a stairway to symbolize a turning point in the dynamics of their relationship. The ascents not only serve character developments, but voice Hitchcocks view of relationships.

The exploration into the magical stairway to love.