It’s decided, your staircase project is ready to take shape! However, before starting the work, it’s important to ask yourself an essential question: which shape to choose?
Consulting experienced professionals will help you make the best choice.
First of all, Evaluate the Space You Have Available
Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, before embarking on a staircase project, it’s essential to evaluate the available space. Be aware that a staircase uses an average of 4 to 6m² of floor space.
Restricted spaces like lofts or small apartments will favor spiral staircases. Indeed, with a diameter rarely exceeding 1.60m and a configuration revolving around a central point, this type of staircase provides easy access to elevated spaces while offering valuable space savings.
If you have sufficient space, you are lucky because you can opt for both models. The choice will then depend on other criteria such as safety, your usage, or the style you wish to adopt.
The Straight Staircase: a Safe Choice
A straight staircase offers more width and increased freedom of movement compared to a spiral staircase. The possibility of having wider steps and more movement space therefore makes it an ideal choice.
If young children or people with reduced mobility will use your staircase, a spiral staircase should be avoided as it is too narrow and steep. The same applies if there will be a lot of traffic on your staircase or if you will regularly need to transport bulky items from one floor to another: the straight staircase will be better suited (it would be a shame to complicate your task with a curve – however beautiful it may be!)
In summary, if you are subject to the constraints mentioned above, we strongly advise you to opt for a straight staircase. This model will offer wider steps and a larger space that will meet the essential safety conditions for your daily well-being.
Note that a straight staircase offers the possibility of inserting storage underneath: a significant bonus when you have a lot of things to store!
The Spiral Staircase: a Style Choice
If the safety constraints mentioned above do not concern you and you wish to add a touch of style to your space, indoors or outdoors, a spiral staircase will bring a real character.
Small spaces, constrained by space-saving needs, will find a bit of freedom thanks to the versatility offered by the spiral staircase. It adapts equally well to square and round stairwells and allows for a solid or hollow central core, to be chosen according to your taste.
Its curved shape will bring a lot of elegance and will offer you unique customization options such as materials, step shape, railings, colors…
Large spaces will have the option to choose models with a larger circumference for a highly sought-after grand effect.
Hybrid Models: the Right Compromise
If for safety reasons you can only opt for a straight staircase but you dream of a spiral staircase, there are hybrid models that will meet your desires:
- The quarter-turn staircase: with its angle at the base and/or its top, it helps to soften a too-straight staircase slope and adds a certain elegance to a straight staircase.
- The half-turn staircase: with its angle in the middle that divides the straight staircase into 2 slopes, it gives an original structure to your space while keeping 2 straight slopes.
- The half-turn staircase: it divides the 2 straight slopes of your staircase with a landing for an aesthetic result and a real space saving.
Straight or Spiral, Make the Right Choice of Materials and Installation
Whatever your staircase choice, trusting Balcons Verdun guarantees you invaluable peace of mind.
Our materials are robust and guaranteed for a long time. For example, our aluminum staircases are guaranteed for 20 years and require very little maintenance, especially outdoors.
Note that our fiberglass and its delamination are guaranteed for 5 years.
Also discover our wide selection of railings, finishes, coatings, and accessories that will add a personal touch to your staircase.
Our turnkey service includes the delivery and installation of your staircase d “welded aluminum, and this, as quickly as possible. To ensure a pleasant and safe experience, the installation is carried out by a specialized workfor” ce with over 25 years of experience.
Remember that by choosing us for installation, we are responsible for the materials, measurements, transport, and installation. You are thus relieved of all responsibility and also get a one-year warranty! Do not hesitate to contact us (https://www.balconsverdun.com/contact) to learn more about our installation services: it will be our pleasure to answer your questions!
