FALSE END TREADS


Treads which have a wood veneer on the surfaces and solid wood nose and return. False end treads when covered with carpet look like solid treads and are less expensive than a solid wood tread.

  Glossary of Terms
Acute
Angle
Balcony Height
Baluster
Balustrade
Banister
Base Collar
Bent Riser
Building Code
Box
Box Newel
Bullnose
Bullnose Starting Tread
Bump Out
Cap



Carriages
Circular Stair
Closed Stringers
Cove Molding
Curved Stair
Cut Jacks
Dextral Stair
Dogleg
Easing/ Easement
False End Treads
Fillet
Finial
Fittings
Flight of Stairs
Flitch
Flutes

Geometry

Glue Blocks
Going-run
Gooseneck
Guardrail
Hand
Handrail
Handrail Height
Headroom
Helical Stair
Horse
Housed Stringer
Jack
Kicker Plate
Landing
Landing Newel
Landing Tread

Level
Margi
Mitered risers
Mopstick
Newel post
Nosing
Obtuse
Open Risers
Open Stair
Open Stringer
Open Well Stair
Opening Cap
Over Easing
Over-the-Post
Perron
Pin Top Balluster
Pitch
Pitch Block
Plowed Rail
Plumb
Posts
Post-to-Post
Quarter Turn Fitting
Rail System
Rake
Ramp
Reveal
Rise
Risers
Rosette
Routed Stringer
Scotia
Shoe Rail
Skirt
Soffit
Spindles
Spiral Staircase
Square top baluster
Stairway
Starting Tread
Step
Stringer
Tanden Cap
Toe Rail
Total Rise
Total Run

Treads
Tread Cover
Tread Return
Turnout
Up Easing
Veneer
Volutes-or-Wreath
Walk Line
Wall Rail
Wash
Wedges
Winders
Winding Stair
Wood Plug

 

 
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