Space saving staircase?

[gerrymoore]

I'm contemplating building a small bedroom and en-suite in the loft of our bungalow.

There is very little room for a staircase and, on a google search, I came across the stairs in the photo...these would just fit.... 60cm wide x 155cm long.

Anyone know if there's any rule or law to stop me building my own similar to this? They cost 'from' £725.00..... I'm sure I could weld up the frames and rails and make the wood treads for a lot less, but don't know what the regulations are?

Having lived in Spain for ten years and being able to do anything I wanted, I can't get used to all the 'health and safety' regs here now!!

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Obviously you will have to abide by the rules laid out in the building regulations.
If you look here -
http://www.tkstairs.com/staircase-information/staircase-building-regulations-uk.html
you can download the relevant building regs.
Quick looks seems to indicate no reason why you can design and build your own as long as the various requirements are met such as pitch, depth of step etc.

Paul h

 

[gordon stephenson]

I made some stairs with identical treads (can't remember the name now, it begins with an L) but just used wooden stringers, my son had put a room in his cellar and space for stairs was restricted,those cut away treads work well.
Just looked it up again,
Called Lapeyre stairs. ( pronounced, Lar pee air) apparently!

 

[keithski122]

Just don't start going up them on the wrong foot, it gets a bit messy!

 

[gerrymoore]

Thanks guys for the answers..... I've found an instruction manual for the ones in the piccy and it has some very clear diagrams of parts Also, there are a few secondhand on EBAY at more affordable prices.....

Got to look into the planning permissions side now to see if I can do it...more red tape!!

 

[KemppiFrog]

I made some stairs with identical treads (can't remember the name now, it begins with an L) but just used wooden stringers, my son had put a room in his cellar and space for stairs was restricted,those cut away treads work well.
Just looked it up again,
Called Lapeyre stairs. ( pronounced, Lar pee air) apparently!

There is a big chain of door/window/stair suppliers over here called LaPeyre, might just be a connection

In even more confined space, I used a central box spine with alternate treads each side.

Tread height should be as close to 180mm as poss. So, Divide your total rise in mm. by 180. take the nearest full figure and divide that back into the rise. That gives the height of each step.
e.g. Just replacing the tempory ones here (after eight years!) Total height 2650mm. Divide by 180 = 14.72 . Take 14 as the number of treads and divide into 2650. = 189.2mm. Or, for a flatter stair use 15. Gives 176.6mm.

*just looked in LaPeyres current catalogue. Yep, that stair is in it with a different hand rail.
KF

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I have a always known those types of staircase as a 'Hit and Miss Staircase'.