Stairway With Own Roof

Make sure the planned stairs are all the same height and depth and that the stair height and width conform to local building codes.

Stairway with own roof.

Use these measurements to determine the length of the stringers supports and the distance from the house to the base of the stringers. This is also called the total rise. Needs to go up aprox. Install shingles from the lower left corner working to the right and also working up the roof slope.

If a ledger board isn t present install one and measure from the front of. In buildings four or more stories above grade plane one stairway shall extend to the roof surface unless the roof has a slope steeper than four units vertical in 12 units horizontal 33 percent slope. If the gaps lined up water could get directly onto the roof sheathing and then seep in through a nail hole. It would be from the common hall to the roof.

In buildings without an occupied roof access to the roof from the top story shall be permitted to be by an alternating tread device. The penthouse occupies the 6th and 7th floor and have their own interior stairs for roof floor change access. Measure the height of the area where you will install the stairs. Arrange the shingles so the ends and the tab notches do not lie directly above gaps in the shingle below.

In buildings without an occupied roof access to the roof shall be permitted to be a roof hatch or trap door not less than 16 square feet 1 5 m 2 in area and having a minimum dimension of 2 feet 610 mm. I forgot to clarify that the penthouses are duplex s with deeded roof decks. In buildings four or more stories or more than 40 feet 12 192 mm in height above grade one stairway shall extend to the roof surface through a stairway bulkhead complying with section 1509 2 unless the roof has a slope steeper than 20 degrees 0 35 rad. Where a stairway is provided to a roof access to the roof shall be provided through a penthouse complying with section 1510 2.

If you don t plan to make the top step level with the area where the stairs begin be sure to account for this gap in your measurement. There is no living space on the roof only mechanicals and bulkheads. Use metal or asphalt roofing for a more conventional roof and cedar shingles for a more custom look. For example if you are building stairs to go up to a deck and you measure 3 feet 0 91 m from the ground to the top of the deck then this is the total rise.

For many years we have also been using an outside staircase to the first floor the rain and the snow began to damage the wooden stairs and handrail so we de. Access to setback roof areas may be through a door or window opening to the roof.