Steel Stair Landings: When You Need One and How They're Built
When a steel stair needs a landing under the Ontario Building Code, minimum landing sizes, and how steel and concrete landings are framed, decked and supported.
Steel Stair Stringer Sizes and Types
Steel stair stringer types (channel, plate, HSS, mono and zig-zag), what sets stringer size, how many stringers a stair needs, and what to send for a quote.
Steel Staircase Construction and Connection Details
Typical steel stair details explained: tread to stringer connections, top and bottom fixings, base plates, landing framing, splices and guard post connections.
Steel Stairs vs Concrete Stairs: Which Is Right for Your Project?
Steel stairs vs concrete stairs for Ontario homes and buildings: weight, frost, salt, schedule, noise, code rules, steel pan stairs and what drives the cost of each.
Steel vs Aluminum vs Glass Railings: How to Choose
Steel vs aluminum vs glass railings compared for Ontario homes and buildings: strength, rust, custom design, code rules, maintenance and what drives the cost.
Steel vs Iron vs Aluminum Gates: Which Is Better?
Steel, wrought iron or aluminum gate? What each material really is, strength, weight, rust, automation, security, maintenance and what drives the price of each.
Structural Steel Mezzanines: Structure, Stairs and Planning
Planning a structural steel mezzanine in Ontario: framing and decking, slab and footing checks, stairs and guards, and the Building Code points to settle.
Types of Steel Ladders in Buildings and Structures
The main types of steel ladders in buildings and structures: wall-mounted fixed ladders, caged ladders, ship ladders, roof hatch, pit, tank and fire escape ladders.
Types of Steel Railings and Balustrades
Types of steel railing sorted the way fabricators think about them: by job, infill, construction, material and mounting, with the Ontario code points for each.
Types of Steel Stair Treads: Checker Plate, Grating, Pan
Types of steel stair treads compared: checker plate, bar grating, concrete-filled pans, perforated plank and frames for wood, plus nosing and code points.
Types of Steel Staircases: Straight, L, U and Spiral
The main types of steel staircase compared: straight, L-shaped, U-shaped, spiral, curved, mono-stringer and floating stairs, with the Ontario code points for each.
What Are Steel Pan Stairs?
What steel pan stairs are, how stringers, pans and landings go together, how the pans get filled with concrete, and the details that make them go in smoothly.