MEASURING YOUR STAIRS

You should be able to provide measurements yourselves based on the guide below. Otherwise, please send us a picture of your stairs (to info@sophiecooney.co.uk) and we can advise from there.

  1. Measure the tread (the flat area you stand on) and the rise (the height) of one step. Add these two measurements together to work out the total length of one step.

  2. Count how many steps you have, including the very top, or landing, stair.

  3. Multiply the length of each step with the number of stairs of the same size to get the total length required. If you have any stairs that differ in size, take these measurements and include them in the total length. (For example, with a tread of 12 cm and a vertical of 12 cm, each step has a total length measurement of 24 cm. If your staircase has 10 steps, the total length required will be 240 cm.)

  4. Add a minimum of 10 cm to your total length, allowing for any waste. If your step has a nose – or an overhang – this needs to be included in your measurements.

  5. Provide the diameter of one step (assuming your steps are the same width) by measuring from rail to wall.

Please do feel free to contact us if you have any problems with your stair measurements. We can always help.