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2. On the MATERIALS panel, specify the Steel Stringer
“Riser/Trim”, “Support Wall”, and
“Tread” materials as concrete.

Masonry Stairs

To make a steel stringer with concrete
treads

1. On the STYLE panel of the Staircase
Specification dialog,
To make a set of masonry stairs • Check Open Underneath.

1. On the STYLE panel of the Staircase • Select the Single Stringer check box.
Specification dialog: • Set the Tread Thickness to 2 inches or
• Set the Tread Overhang to zero. more.
• Set the Tread Thickness to the thick- • Select the Single Stringer check box.
ness of the masonry material. 2. On the MATERIALS panel, specify the
2. On the MATERIALS panel, assign the “Tread” material as concrete and the
desired masonry material to the “Tread” “Riser/Trim” material as steel.
component and specify the “Riser/Trim”
material as concrete.

Creating a Stairwell

An interior staircase must be located in a Creating a Stairwell
stairwell, an opening to the floor above. A Automatically
stairwell is an Open Below room type on the
floor above. See “Room Types and Func- To create a stairwell that matches the
tions” on page 414. perimeter of a selected staircase, click
the Auto Stairwell edit button. This button is
If you create a stairwell away from other only available when a living space exists
walls so the Open Below is created in the above the staircase. It will not be available if
center of another room, connect a wall of the the space above is Open Below or on the
Open Below room to another wall using an Attic Floor.
invisible wall.
Auto Stairwell automatically creates a
room on the floor above enclosed by railings,

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