Basic Stair Layout
Across
- 5. Used to ascend and descend levels of of a building
- 6. projection of a tread beyond the riser
- 9. Another name for spindle
- 11. Used against the wall in a closed staircase
- 13. Horizontal part of a step
- 14. Includes handrail, posts, and spindle assembly
- 16. This is along the wall of an enclosed stairway
- 19. Post that supports a handrail
- 20. Vertical part of a step
- 21. Stairway with walls on both sides
Down
- 1. Way of enclosing an open stairway
- 2. Stairway that can be viewed from inside a room
- 3. Stringer with grooves to hold treads and risers
- 4. Used as a pattern to make cuts
- 7. Elliptical or spiral stair types
- 8. Provides the main support for a stairway contains cutouts
- 10. Horizontal distance from top to bottom of risers
- 11. The vertical compartment in a building where stairs are placed
- 12. Degree of incline of a set of stairs
- 15. Vertical dimensions to a set of stairs
- 17. When walking a flight of stairs this place is for a pause
- 18. Distance from the ceiling to a step