DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR & FURNITURE DESIGN

LSAD

LECTURE- 8
Staircase
(Railing design for staircase and their fitting details)

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BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION STUDIO-I MANPREET KAUR

LECTURER-20594
STAIRCASE RAILING TERMINOLGY
1. GUARDRAIL:
 Top most rail
 Higher than handrail

2. VERTICAL RAIL:
 Members between balusters
 Ensure safety

3. HANDRAIL:
 Member that parallels angle of stairs
 Ensure safety

4. HORIZONTAL RAIL:
 Lower rail parallel to handrail
 Ensure safety

4. BALUSTER:
 Member that holds up handrail and vertical and
horizontal railing
STAIRCASE RAILING TERMINOLGY
1. NEWEL ( newel post):
 Large terminating post at the bottom or top of
stairs or landing

2. HALF NEWEL:
 Half newel is next to the wall on the right
RAILING ASSEMBLY DETAILS
RAILING DESIGN IN DIFFERENT MATERIALS

Wooden Railing Iron Railing Glass Railing S.S Railing

 WOODEN RAILING DESIGN

DETAIL DRAWINGS
 WOODEN RAILING DESIGN

DETAIL DRAWINGS
 GLASS RAILING DESIGN

DETAIL DRAWINGS
 Detail sections

Detail Plans DETAIL DRAWINGS

GLASS RAILING DESIGN

Detail Elevation

Detail Elevation
Side Elevation

Detail Plan NEWEL DETAIL DRAWINGS

 Studio work: Sheet no. - 8

Sheet name: Staircase (Railing design for staircase and their fitting details)

P8: Draw the detail drawings of Railing design for Staircase (Plan, Sectional
elevation, and working details.

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