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Half-turn spine staircase

Inscribe a mono-stringer stair into the surveyed well

Constraints below are read from the site sketch (W 2405 · L 4035 · FFL1 3609 · slab 200 assumed · return wall 156 × 1617). Amend anything, the stair re-inscribes itself and the DBC Part K checks update live.

Stairwell envelope

W — clear well widthleft wall to return wall face
L — well lengthopen side to top wall
H — FFL0 to FFL1floor to floor
S — FFL1 slab thicknessassumed 200 on sketch
FFL1 slab edge into well0 = slab stops at open side

Right-hand return wall

On the sketch the 2405 is taken to a 156 mm wall that runs 1617 from the top wall; below it the right side opens into the adjoining space (the shelves / boxes area on the photos). Confirm on site.

Return wall present
Length from top wall
Thickness
Adjoining recess widthbeyond the return wall (assumed)
Recess floor open at FFL0guard needed on that side

Arrangement

Lower flight sideas existing: rises on the right
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Geometry

Total risers (n)C = H ÷ n
Risers in lower flight (n₁)landing is riser n₁
B — goingtread depth, nosing to nosing
A — tread widthclear width per flight
D — landing depth
Wall clearanceeach flight to wall
Bottom offsetpush whole stair up the well

Build-up

Tread thicknessopen riser gap = C − thickness
Nosing overhang
Spine widthbox section
Spine depth
Guard heightabove nosing / landing
Handrail heightabove nosing (wall side)
Riser infill barcloses open-riser gap

Treads

Spine

Guard on the well side

Handrail

Wall-side handrailØ42 tube, bracketed

Dubai Building Code 2021 · Part K (villas)

Private stair inside a dwelling. Values are the DBC clauses as used in CAworks compliance reports; verify against the current edition before submission.

Specification summary

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