Category L — Stairs Complete – Commercial
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Gold: Emerald Ironworks, Inc.
Title of Entry: Softbox Stair
Materials: Steel and red oak
Finish: Gun blue with a poly overspray
Total Labor Hours: 400
This beautiful mono stringer curved stair and rail was built for a company that manufactures refrigerated containers designed for shipping bio medical products and human transplant organs. Emerald used a 4-by-14 box beam bent to a total of 90 degrees to support the stair. The beams visible at the base of the balcony railings were constructed in shop by plasma cutting the tops and bottoms to match the curve of the balcony, then bending the face to match, and finally welding all of the edges.
The treads were created from 3-inch-thick red oak, coped on the right side to match the curve of the wall, and supported by stanchions welded to the beam with a metal plate routed flush into the bottom of the tread. The project features flat 2-and-a-half-inch handrail, and round grab with 3/16-inch cable for the railings.
To learn more about Emerald Iron Works and view some of its signature projects, visit www.emeraldironworks.com.
