Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

Straight is the simplest staircase to install but limited in height to a maximum of 16 stairs, sometimes with an intermediate landing partway up. Straight staircase installation tends to be an ...

Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

For decades, it has been an axiom of construction: To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is sparking a hot debate over ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A major change is trying to make housing more affordable in Nashville. Metro Council passed “smart stair” building codes this week that allow for construction of smaller ...