How to independently sew a metal staircase with a tree

If you are the happy owner of a two-story house or apartment, then necessarily wondered related to the arrangement of a staircase march. To date, the widest selection of construction and finishing materials allows you to choose a staircase to your liking, using any like facing material. The choice of a metal staircase, covered with wood, will become optimal. Easy to assemble the design, as well as the naturalness of the facing coating, allow such a staircase to fit not only in the interior of your home, but also to the project budget. Since the assembly and installation does not provide special skills and technologies, then everything can be done independently. Wood with a wooden staircut with a wooden staircase with a wooden staircase, you will get a high-quality and natural coating that lasts for a long time if you do everything right.

Basic provisions

Before proceeding to the installation work, it is important to choose a quality material, which must also serve for a long time. The metal staircase is not so massive as, for example, concrete. In addition, the assembly of such a staircase will not take much time, and the work performed by itself will save on expensive mounting brigades.

Note that any alloy is suitable as a metal frame, the main thing is that it meets all standards and requirements. Do not forget that the frame should be designed for an estimated load, while in this case there is a strong impact on the ceiling slabs, in the case when the staircase is installed inside the monolithic structure.

It is also important to note that it is better to choose a hard grade tree for facing the steps. Since these places are very often in contact with the legs, it is better to give preference to durable wood, which will be reliable support for many years. For decorative elements it is better to choose a simpler grade, which will be cheaper.

Selection of material for plating metal stairs

To finally decide on this or that material for the future frame and facing coating, keep in mind that when walking, the metal is in contact with the tree, it is far from very pleasant sounds. First decide on the budget of the future design. Special attention is paid to the assembly of a metal frame.

If you have expensive steps from the solid wood massif, and the base will be cheap and poor-quality, which is the point in this sense. If you want an exclusive staircase made on a special design to order, then be prepared to post a round sum. With the help of skillful hands and perseverance, you can achieve the best results by combining the quality, design and price in the golden middle.

Below we give examples of the most common facing materials used to assemble the design of the metal staircase:

• beech (enough durable and dense material, however, has low elasticity indicators. Choosing a beech as a facing, your design will acquire exquisite and sophisticated look);
• oak (the most popular wood, which is swaying the stairs. This breed is represented by a huge selection of color solutions, moreover, has high strength indicators);
  
• ash (the cheap option for cladding, however, is very durable. It is characterized by excellent wear-resistant indicators. High elasticity and clearly expressed ash pattern texture allow you to experiment with decorative solutions in a largest way);
• grab (to achieve high coating strength, white beech (second chart name) It is necessary to correctly dry. Steps and other elements of the staircase, made from this variety of wood, will serve for a long time if all technologies are met in production);
  
• exotic rocks (in addition to deciduous trees, stairs can consist of such varieties as Abash, Tick, Wenge and others. They are highly durable, as well as a wide variety of colors and textures);
• coniferous rocks (pine, cedar, tees, fir will become an excellent facing of risers and other elements of the stairs).

As you can see, the choice of facing material is quite large and varied. The choice of this or that variety of wood is entirely dependent on the size of your wallet, as well as the tasks that your staircase will perform. If you are going to mount it in a basement or other household room, where you will rarely go, it is better to choose a cheapest variety of wood. In case the staircase serves you constantly, it is better to choose a more durable variety. It will come out more expensive to you, but also lasts longer.

Operating conditions

When you decide on the choice of wood variety, from which the future coating will be made for your staircase, be sure to pay attention to all the conditions necessary for the preservation of cladding for a long time without loss of design quality.

To pick up high-quality facing material, pay attention to the following requirements:

1. The maximum allowable moisture content of wood blanks should not be higher than 12%. Poor dried wood can subsequently deform the staircase.
2. No cracks on the surface of the material. Choose only smooth wood, which was spawned on good machines. It is better to overpay a little than replacing all the coverage.
3. Treat wood with fire-bioprotection, as well as impregnation from insects. This will increase the protective characteristics and will prolong the service life. Processing must be carried out in advance - on the beginning of the assembly of the staircase.
4. Cover all wood elements with protective varnish of any color favor. These actions will protect all the components from scratches, besides, the varnish will protect them perfectly from moisture.

To collect your own hands a durable design, be sure to stick to all of the above points, then the staircase gets durable and becomes joy to any owner.

Installation methods

Metal stairs in comparison with other designs of their class are distinguished by excellent durability. The assembly and installation of the staircase will become with your own hands, almost the cheapest option, because it does not require special skills, and all composite materials have a relatively low cost.

The principle of casing of a metal staircase with a tree provides several options for mounting facing parts of the structure, among which the following can be distinguished:

On the boosters. This method of installation involves the use of the following methods:

• single (in the center of the Kooowa, you weld an additional platform from a piece of metal sheet. The stage is screwed using self-tapping screws to the sheet);
• pair (in order to fix the stage, the holes in the cosomra are drilled in which the studs are hosted by fixing with nuts);
• with the help of side theater (wooden elements are planted on pre-prepared studs. It is also possible to install in grooves that are cut under the size of the stage, after which the stage is fixed with glue).

Using the Falket. The role of the carrier profile for steps is performed by special parts that are attached to a straight support. Most often, the fake makes are made of metal corner, proftrube and sheet. Subsequently, they screw the steps to the support.

Screw method. Acceptable for screw type stairs. For support, the axial beam is used from the metal pipe, which is consistently attached to the platform under the step. Wooden elements are placed in the frame, after which they are fixed on the back. As fasteners are used both bolts and welding.

To the hospitals. The use of this method is acceptable only if the monolithic bearing wall is presence. The main difference of such attachment is the lack of a frame. All load is distributed between the wall and the support columns. In the wall, the brackets are installed, on which all the components are subsequently placed. The steps between themselves are connected using the hospitals, after which they are attached with bolts. This method is more often used in modular type staircases.

Modular method.Combines all the above methods. It is a number of component parts that are collected by the designer. In this case, one part can be screw, then move into a direct staircase and ends with a rotary element. Bolts, hospitals and support columns are used as fasteners.

The choice of the required method is entirely dependent on the room in which the staircase will be installed. All methods are good in their own way, but the only thing that distinguishes them is the price. More modern and lightweight structures will cost more, since they save useful space and more complex in the manufacture. Ordinary homemade stairs are easier to make themselves, and the price will be pleasant to everyone.

Facing metal staircase with wood

When you chose and bought a material to cover a staircase march, you can proceed to its direct installation. Before doing this, you need to prepare well: make all the necessary counts, collect all the necessary tools and material.

Required tool

Assembly and installing any design, rarely costs without the use of a specialized tool that helps to perform all installation work more precisely, faster and easier. To independently shelter the metal frame of the staircase with a tree, it is better to immediately buy the entire necessary auxiliary tool.

For the convenience of performing trim works, use the following tool set:

• perforator, screwdriver;
• electro-jigsaw, Bulgarian with a wood disk;
• roulette, Level, Pencil on wood, Holder for sandpaper;
• rubber cosmy, hammer, set of wrench keys;
• plancock, file, Passatia.

Properly selected tool will accelerate and facilitate all installation work related to the casing of the metal staircase with wood.

Preparatory work

In order to properly sew a metal frame of the future staircase with a tree, it is important to prepare everything efficiently. Properly performed works at this stage will allow the design to serve longer. In addition, well-trained frame and material will speed up the process of assembling and installing the stairs.

To prepare the foundation and material for trim works, come in as follows, acting in stages:

1. With the help of roulette, measure each stage, balasine and other elements separately. Although the frame and assembled correctly, but the data can be a little diverge.
2. Record the result on the leaflet. Start placing wood based on the values \u200b\u200bobtained. Do everything extremely accurately. At this stage, it will be appropriate to remember one popular saying: "Some seven times, a rejection once."
3. Cut all wood blanks. Gross sections of sections, if any, can be treated with a file. All sharp corners are better to round, it will reduce the risk of damage to wood coating and increase its operational performance.
   
4. Number all the composite details of the future design in those places that will not be visible at the end of the installation. The numbering is most convenient to spend the bottom up, along the move of your movement on the staircase march.
5. Using sandpaper, treat wood so that its surface has acquired a smoother look.
6. Soak all the wooden elements with special means and let it dry.
   

When all preparatory actions are completed, then it's time to start installing facing parts for your staircase.

Installation of wooden details

After all the wooden components are processed, fitted under the size and ready to install, you can begin to stalk our design. The fixation of the elements may differ slightly only if different installation methods are used, but the principle remains unchanged.

To limit the metal frame, come as follows:

1. Start securing the sticking top down so that they protrude for a short distance (up to 10 mm). This maximally locks the mount, besides, it will give the whole design a more pleasant look. Each time you use the level to achieve flatness of the planes.
2. When installing the risers, consider that they should adjust the frame as close as possible. For fixation, we also use self-tapping screws.
   
3. Next, you need to install balusters that make not only decorative function. Balustrades are designed for the support of the ladder. They are mounted with an interval of 150-200 mm. But consider if you have children, then for their safety, this interval is better to cut to 100 mm.
4. All other wooden elements are fixed to the frame using self-tapping screws with a metal drill. At the same time, the self-tapping screws so that the hat entered into the surface by 0.5 cm.
5. Visible parts of the frame can be left. In the event that there are any flaws on them, they can be blocked using drywall, plywood or OSP.

To better understand how to sew a metal staircase with your own hands, we advise you to see the following video:

As you can see, she simply tinted the metal staircase with a tree simply. All that you want is the right action at the preparatory stage. Post all the details exactly, well process wood. Use a good tool and act in stages, then work will not seem difficult to you, but will only be joy.

Metal stairs, trimmed with wood, photo