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Short technical notes from our drawing office. Each one states the rule, explains the reason and shows the arithmetic, so you can check a design before anything is made.

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Regulations and design, in figures

8 October 2026

Part K stair regulations, worked out in millimetres for metal stairs.

Rise, going, pitch, 2R + G, handrail and guarding heights from Approved Document K, with the arithmetic for a 2,600 mm floor-to-floor height.

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Advice from the drawing office.

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Regulations and design, in figures

Part K stair regulations, worked out in millimetres for metal stairs.

Have a drawing, a photo or a tender pack? We will price it today.