The Log house Project begins........

[woodlandfarms]

I am not a fan of spiral staircases ( the catacombs in Paris turned me off if them for sure) but I am trying to not let that bias my next statement of are you sure?

My concern is what we are facing in our own home design whupich is that we would like to grow old in it. Stairs and the elderly don't mix well but spiral stairs are really not great.

Carl

 

[MotorSeven]

I hear ya, but the pro's outweigh the cons and the space thing is a big con of a conventional staircase. I do really like the look of them, something appeals to me. Cost is a factor, but I am building my own kitchen cabinets, so I figure I can drop some $ on the stairs.
I started a thread down in the Rural sub-forum about the opinion on the width of spirals. One place recommends a 5' wide when I have been pricing 4'. They claim that a 4' is too narrow and they might be right.

 

[brin]

I hear ya, but the pro's outweigh the cons and the space thing is a big con of a conventional staircase. I do really like the look of them, something appeals to me. Cost is a factor, but I am building my own kitchen cabinets, so I figure I can drop some $ on the stairs.
I started a thread down in the Rural sub-forum about the opinion on the width of spirals. One place recommends a 5' wide when I have been pricing 4'. They claim that a 4' is too narrow and they might be right.

Motor....You might want to take a look at this version of steps as similar to spiral but with a twist...you could also stain them any color you want..

Cantilevered Staircase < Revamped Quonset Hut from 2009 Southern Home Awards - Southern Living

 

[forgeblast]

Spiral Stair Kits: Spiral Staircases, Custom Wood Spiral Stairs, and More!
This might work with the feel of your house.

 

[brin]

Spiral Stair Kits: Spiral Staircases, Custom Wood Spiral Stairs, and More!
This might work with the feel of your house.

Wow ! I like yours better than what I suggested...Motor is skilled enough to make that himself....or at least work with them and he makes the treads ...stairs and they make the other part...I like those for his log house.

 

[MotorSeven]

Brin, those have to attach to a wall and that won't work. My staircase will be in the center of the house.

FB, oh yes...I have drooled on that webside a few times.. beautiful work.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

RE: Spiral Stairs.

I grew up in a house with spiral stairs. My advice... Go as wide as you dare. If you go narrow you'll regret it the first time you try to carry a box or a pile of clothes or anything up or down the stairs.

Now you've got me all nostalgic for my childhood home. There were three of us with bedrooms downstairs. All three of us had thick calluses on our left hands from rubbing on the twisted metal railing as we slid down the stairs. I could probably have driven a nail with that callus.

 

[pacerron]

My staircase will be in the center of the house. .

Is there a cover hatch to close off the hole into the basement?
Some winter night when you have howling, shifting Mariah winds and a power outage you may get more smoke from your wood burner up the stair hole than up the chimney pipe.

 

[pacerron]

I hear ya, but the pro's outweigh the cons and the space thing is a big con of a conventional staircase. I do really like the look of them, something appeals to me. Cost is a factor, but I am building my own kitchen cabinets, so I figure I can drop some $ on the stairs.
I started a thread down in the Rural sub-forum about the opinion on the width of spirals. One place recommends a 5' wide when I have been pricing 4'. They claim that a 4' is too narrow and they might be right.

The safe width and depth for your feet along the outer part of the tread are what is important. Between there and the pole is just wasted space X 2.

 

[PAGUY]

Gee, why not go crazy and put in an elevator. Surely you are mechanically inclined to figure out one of those caged type seen in movies. Wouldn't that be cool and old age living makes it practical in the future.

 

[tnmike]

An elevator would be way cool.:licking:

 

[Bilko]

Yea elevator gets my vote!!!! And I am sure you could build it out of wood.

 

[tnmike]

Oh yeah. My brother had a really old barn in Iowa that had a wooden elevator in it:thumbsup:

 

[tommu56]

Brin, those have to attach to a wall and that won't work. My staircase will be in the center of the house.

FB, oh yes...I have drooled on that webside a few times.. beautiful work.

Here is a place near me that makes spirals.


Spiral Stairs | Spiral Staircases | Salterspiralstair.com

tom

 

[bindian]

An elevator would be way cool.:licking:

The only elevator I ever saw that was made from wood had rope and an elephant running it:laughing: in old Tarzan movies. I don't think there is room for an elephant in the basement.

There is a thread on here about a metal staircase enclosed by cedar planks, but it is also attached to the wall. I think it was by Wroughn_harv.
hugs, Brandi

 

[forgeblast]

I am having a hard time picturing how its going to be installed could be the lack of sleep.
Spiral Staircases and Custom Design Staircases by The Iron Shop is it like this one where you have a landing or

like this one where you have a hole.
Spiral Stairs Installation | How To Install A Spiral Stair: Custom Staircases Photo Gallery

 

[pacerron]

Wouldn't a house that only has a spiral staircase have greatly reduced
marketability?
It would be like a house with a swimming pool in Ohio.

 

[dstig1]

You ever think about a ship's ladder style instead? Yes it is steep, but it is straight and wide open for carrying things up/down. I believe they avoid the codes for stairs as they are not stairs but are ladders. So you get some leeway with them.

 

[ruralruss]

I agree with the elevator idea.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I agree with the elevator idea.

As a minimum, plan the hole so that you can retrofit an elevator if you need to later as age and health require.