Simply Stairs: The Definitive Handbook for Stair Builders

Un libro muy buscado en papel (hace tiempo tengo el pdf). Sabía lo que compraba, y como opinan otros, está muy bien escrito, paso a paso y es de gran ayuda. Tengo que rehacer la escalera de la casa, y espero que el libro me sea de ayuda en el proceso.

I have been searching for a guide like this for many years, and I've finally found it. I cannot imagine anything more comprehensive short of personal instruction. If you are interested in stair construction, go no further. I feel fortunate to have found it. Thank you.

I can't say enough good things about this book. Ive purchased many books over the years to do with carpentry and woodworking and this has to be one of the best , I just hope the author chooses too write more. This book is well thought out from start to finish. Shows many different forms of stairs from straight runs to open rails , L shaped and even curved stair cases as well as railings. Each one explained in detail with many pictures on the different steps to complete the set. The attention to detail along with the pictures makes this book invaluable. I can't stress enough how many detailed pictures are in this book, so if you are a novice stair builder this will really help you make sense of anything you may be confused about. You can not go wrong buying this book!!

I run a successful building company in Harrow on the Hill North-West London, called London Building Renovation..I have an extensive library of building books. I purchased Mark's book on stairs, despite having fitted a sizeable number of staircases over the last 25 odd years.I felt my knowledge was not as good as it could be and thought I would buy the book to improve. With very happy consequences!On a recent project I had to design three staircases to a very awkward conversion from a Victorian two-storey church building to a four-storey domestic building.Without Mark's book can honestly say I would have cost myself thousands of pounds in wasted time. Perhaps, even incorrectly designed 3 tricky staircases. With Mark's book I was able to get around design issues and come up with a better, unique staircase for each floor. I was also able to have a much more informed discussion with my joinery company.The end result is that the client is exceptionally happy and impressed with all my work on the job. My knowledge has grown from when it was more than adequate for my business. I have been able to educate carpenters who work for me and I have used the book to give Toolbox talks to my men.As an added bonus I was overjoyed when I contacted Mark via Twitter to ask a particular question about a difficult dogleg staircase and he replied back almost immediately. I got some very practical help!.If you are interested in construction, you are working in joinery, you are keen capable DIY or self build enthusiast, this book must take pride of place in your joinery section. I cannot believe anyone would not learn something from it. It is clear, concise and well illustrated. A must have.

I am am experienced carpenter although I am a bit new to stair building and handrailing. I bought this book both to read through and use as an "on the job" guide for my projects. I found it to be very useful and it answered questions I didn't know I had.Pros:Tons of great photos.Examples of many different styles of stairs.A lot of handrailing info.Easy to understand.Con:The author is from the UK so for those of us in The States the metric system may throw you off but the methods and principals are spot on!Remember to follow all of your local codes.