Wooden stairs to the second floor, a photo of which is certainly shown when describing the interior of private two-story houses, are not only portals between the two floors of the building, but also a wonderful design object. Most of the owners of cottages choose exactly wood as a building material for the construction stairs... This is due to its beauty, environmental friendliness and relative availability. In addition, appropriately designed wood blends perfectly with a wide range of architectural and interior styles.
Wooden staircase with metal elements
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Requirements for interfloor stairs
Interfloor stairs in terms of their functionality, they are objects of constant use, therefore, the requirements corresponding to the status are imposed on them, both in terms of the degree of convenience and safety, and in terms of aesthetic qualities:
- the object must be beautiful and perfectly match all the features of the interior of the room. Its aesthetics should not be questioned by anyone;
Modern wooden staircase
- the ladder should fully take into account the biomechanics of human movement, that is, be absolutely convenient for ascending and descending;
When choosing a staircase to the second floor, it is important to correctly calculate its size
- all structural parts and their connections with each other must have strength and reliability: the steps must simply withstand a load of close to 300 kg for each m2 of area, and railings should not break at significant lateral pressure;
Ladder with steps, shelves
Useful advice! In order to comply with all the requirements for the stairs, it is necessary not only to pay attention to the beauty of the structure, but also to make the right calculations its slope, width and height of steps. Do not forget about the railings.
Original staircase construction
Wooden stairs to the second floor, photo options
The choice of design and type of staircase is largely determined by the purpose of the room in which it is installed. By design, the staircase can be either straight, rotary or spiral. If the staircase is wide enough hallway or living room, then it is better to make the steps of a small height, but their width is as wide as possible. The creation of platforms with railings should not be ignored, as they are responsible for safety, especially when there are elderly people and small children in the family.
Staircase with glass railings
When the area of the required room is not high, it will be correct to install a spiral staircase in it.Of course, they are not so convenient for movement, but they are very elegant, beautiful and occupy a minimum of usable area. It would be even more rational to use rotary staircase constructions with run-in steps. This option also does not take up much space, and if the width of the steps is not less than 100 cm, then this will even allow you to pile up the overall furniture on the second floor, however, not without difficulty.
Due to the richness of design options, wooden stairs are most often installed to get to the second floor. Photos and design features of some of them can be viewed in more detail.
Wooden staircase in the living room
Design options for wooden interfloor stairs
Today, the style of the interior of the room mainly dictates the choice of design options and colors of the stairs. The original Scandinavian design spread from the Nordic countries. It is characterized by the maximum use of the natural beauty and benefits of wood. It has a light shade, and often turns completely white. This is due to the climatic characteristics of the circumpolar regions of Scandinavia, where there is not enough sunlight, especially in the winter season. Often this style involves the installation of combined types of stairs, in which you can observe a harmonious combination of wood and metal.
Staircase with original steps
Another “woody” style is called “Russian hut”. It is characterized by the presence of numerous massive wood carvings. Some of them can be considered masterpieces of Russian architecture. The theme of these patterns can be completely different. Russian eco-theme is in great demand today. Its implementation requires a large enough area of the premises so that the full scope of the national tradition can be seen.
Wooden stairs in the style of a Russian hut
An extremely large number of wooden stairs to the second floor, photos of which can be found anywhere, are equipped with fences and railings. They rest on racks, between which various decorative elements are installed. Among them, the most common are balusters, which are carved with a bizarre column shape. Sometimes there are options in which the space between the posts is filled with forged patterned elements. They are in perfect harmony with the massive wooden structure of the stairs.
Compact wall ladder
Useful advice! Fences can be made of metal in other ways besides forging. Such openwork designs are light and elegant.
Filling the space under the stairs
Any staircase design assumes the presence of unclaimed space underneath. If there is not enough space in the house, then even it can turn into usable space. Sometimes this is dictated by the need to implement some design ideas.
Workplace under the stairs
The simplest way to use the space under the stairs that comes to mind is to set up a pantry for inventory and various things. There you can build a wardrobe that will free up space in the hallway and allow you to define clothes, all shoes and other household items, as well as care products. If, however, drawers with wheels are attached to this, then in general it is possible to claim 100% of the entire space under the stairs. It will also make it easier to clean under the wooden stairs to the second floor. There are a lot of photos of options for filling the under-stair space.
There is a kitchen under the stairs
Some designers create a comfortable seating area under the stairs. Children especially like him. You can even put a table there, creating a small office for work. Nobody forbids making shelves for books there by creating a library. The main thing is that this whole structure does not make the entire appearance of the staircase heavier, does not make it too bulky and does not too limit the possibilities for cleaning the room.
The ladder acts as a shelf for storing things
Attic stairs: photo options
If we consider ideal conditions, then the attic staircase is designed during the preparation of the project. However, in reality everything happens differently. Often herself attic is completed much later than the commissioning of a residential facility, and often appears on the site of an ordinary attic space. In such conditions, you have to puzzle over the problem of installing stairs to the attic. A photo of some options allows us to make a small overview of them.
Small staircase to the attic
There are a sufficient number of options for the construction of such stairs. Their design is not limited by almost any additional frames compared to conventional interfloor staircases. Take a spiral staircase. She can perfectly emphasize the style of the room and give it a pompous and expensive look. Most importantly, this structure occupies a completely small piece of area and can be built even in an already habitable house without compromising the useful space and without the need for radical reconstruction.
Spiral staircase in the bedroom
If the attic is used only in the summer, and even then not often, and the area in the house is completely limited, then you can build a folding ladder that will be attached to the hatch cover. She generally does not bother the owners of the house in any way, with a closed attic she will not even be visible. Moreover, such stairs can easily be folded out if necessary with a simple movement.
Wooden stairs to the attic
If the attic is actually a full-fledged second floor, then the staircase to the attic should also be complete. Photos of marching wooden stairs often show that they connect two such floors. The marching design is comfortable and easy to use. It can be rotated 90 or 180 degrees and straight. This design can only be arranged with a sufficient amount of space.
Suspended structure of a mansard staircase
Useful advice! In some cases, the entrance to the attic is outside the house. With this design, the stairs can be built outside of it.
Wooden stairs in the kitchen
If, after some thought, you decide to build on your own two-storey house, or supplement the existing attic floor, then you can choose from a certain number of options for interfloor wooden stairs to the second floor. Photos of finished works will help you make this choice.
