stair stringer detail

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Has anyone done a detail to the side of a concrete staircase like the attached photo.
I'm wondering how top detail it.....whether it's a concrete upstand which forms part of the staircase inwhich the glass slots into or the balustrade is side fixed to the concrete and boxed around in studwork with gyprock lining.

Would someone have a detail they're willing to post?

[Anonymous]

Hi Peter,

Blumcraft is just one company that has a railglass system that fits the bill. See: http://www.blumcraft.com/products/07182007/railglasssystems.php for their system.
Somewhere on their site they provide autocad files for all the members shown. There are at least two methods depending on the final use required:

For accuracy in the detail section: In AC-12 you can create a profile of this assembly, including the concrete or drywall or any other parts that form the stringer. Use the help files for the Profile Manager or do a search in Architalk, there have been many discussions resolved by use the Profile Manager. Note: check the "beam" under "use with" that way you can set it on an angle of your choosing to match the angle of the stair.

For 3D only or a design presentation, just use SEO's and then make the stair without hand rails, either through stairmaker, standard stairs or again the handy dandy Profile Manager.

In either case I would model the glass itself with SEO's (solid elem ops)

Cheers,
Mark
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