Knowledge and understanding of certain terms and practices help considerably
in the layout and installation of simple stairs. This is true for stairs
as simple as a few steps to a full floor level of stairs, both straight
and platform type.
Terms
Total Rise: The vertical distance from floor surface to floor surface.
Total Run: The straight length from first rise to final rise.
Tread Rise: Vertical height of one rise.
Tread Run: Distance from one rise to next rise.
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