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Posted by Goedjn on April 18, 2007, 3:34 pm
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:42:52 GMT, Wayne Whitney
>Hello,
>
>I'm rebuilding my wooden porch stairs, which aren't covered, so I'm
>thinking about the details for proper shedding of rain water. A
>couple questions:
>
>Is there any problem with sloping the stair treads 1% downward from
>back to front? I'm wondering if that would be a safety issue, as far
>as people slipping off the stairs. Sloping side to side doesn't work
>for me, as stairs are captive between a knee wall and the house.
>
>Second, what's the best way to handle the tread/riser intersection to
>avoid trapping water? I've been thinking of running each riser behind
>the tread in front of it, and then leaving an 1/8" horizontal gap
>between the tread and the riser. Not sure if this is a good idea.
>
>Here's a couple more details, in case they are important. Beneath the
>porch and stairs is a ventilated crawl space interconnected with the
>house crawl space. The porch is surrounded by knee walls and the house
>on three sides, so the porch deck is sloped 1% towards the stairs for
>drainage.
>
>Thanks,
>Wayne
Any slope of less than 1:50 (which is 2%) is considered level.
a 1% outward tilt should be fine.
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