Staircases Checklist

By Meghan Carter

The Different Types of Staircases

Straight Staircases are just like their name, straight. Three types of straight staircases are the:

Straight Staircase, which forms a straight line from top to bottom.
L Shaped Staircase, which goes up to a landing and then turns left or right.
T Shaped Staircase, which goes up to a landing and then turns both left and right.

Circular Staircases are staircases that curve with one continuous radius. They generally are the type of staircases considered to be sweeping.
Elliptical Staircases are staircases that curve with multiple radiuses to fit inside an elliptical. They start with a very tight radius and go to a wider radius and back to a tight radius again.
Spiral Staircases are staircases that form a perfect spiral.
Freestanding Staircases are staircases that you can walk completely underneath.
Single-Open-Under Staircases are staircases that have one side of the staircase attached to the wall and the other side is open. With a single-open-under staircase, you can walk under the staircase until you hit the wall the one side is attached to.