Planning the staircase and doing all those calculations, predictions and measurements is a huge job that needs a lot of experience and knowledge. Depending of the staircase design and materials that will be used for the construction, everything should be well planned, measured and calculated, giving the best results and functionality.  The images are presenting some structural layouts that would give you better image of the process and if you are more interested about this, follow the links bellow.

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