A handrailer’s technical guides on how to draw and set out staircases and handrails, how to turn your design into working drawings.
Including various downloads, including 2d outlines and 3d models of spindles etc. To drop straight into your drawings.
The drawings are created in Rhinocad but the technical side of how the staircase works, e.g. The construction of the component parts will be drawn as if making the parts in the workshop, this will help those that are not involved in the manufacture of stairs to get a better understanding of how the staircase is made and assembled, this will not change whichever software you use to draw the parts.
There are quick tips in different sections, these are helpful guides on how to improve the staircase design, these guides are easy to use and remember.
Designing a great staircase is very rewarding, Having the staircase manufactured and installed is even more so, staircases are often the main focus as you enter a property, even more so when an entrance hall is used and the staircase is set within the entrance hall.
Before you start.
Are you new to drawing stairs?
We have a menu heading “Basics.” in this stage, we have added the fundamentals of understanding and drawing stairs. This is the best place to get to know the basic principles of how all the individual components work together and have an impact on each other.
Already started.
Do you want to improve how you set out stairs ?
We have “a technical guide to drawing stairs” course for architects, designers, joiners or anyone wishing to improve their knowledge on setting out staircases, this will guide you through some of the more advanced side of how a staircase works, both for geometric and neweled flights.
The course explains why the landings and the underside of the staircase are just as important as the treads, how the soffit meets ceilings, how to design the staircase to take a lovely flowing geometric handrail etc.
Drawing stairs – content.
Draw introduction.
An introduction to this section.
Find out a bit about what we have in this section and how to use it.