Half Landing Staircase
Half Landing Staircases are two straight staircases, separated by a flat rectangular landing, which gives the staircase a U shape as it returns back on itself as it moves through 180 degrees.
Half landing staircases are quite common in square stairwells and can be quite beneficial when architects went to enclose the staircase in a smaller space. Usually this can mean that from most angles you struggle to see the balustrade on the stairs unless you are on the staircase itself.
These stairwells can quite often be designed with a window behind the staircase and in these circumstances can benefit from being open plan with clear lines of vision behind the stairs.
If you are looking for a half landing staircase at your property, click the link below and book in a free design visit.
Book a Design Visit
Half landing staircases generally have similar regulations as you would at the top and bottom of the staircase as in effect, even though you may not have reached the finished floor, you have reached a flat landing.
The main thing to take into account when designing a half landing staircase, making sure it confirms to building regulations, is the space you allow from the finish point on the staircase to the backwall on the landing.
This dimension need to be at least the minimum clear width of the staircase or more, so if the opening width of the staircase is 850mm, then the minimum width of the landing is 850mm.
Another important thing to consider is the position of any doors on the landing area or at the top and bottom of the staircase. This distance needs to be a minimum of the opening width of the door + 400mm meaning that the width of the landing with a 900mm wide door, needs to be at least 1300mm.