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Custom designed and fabricated structural steel staircase for a warehouse in Sydney

Structural steel staircase for a warehouse

We designed, fabricated and installed this structural steel staircase in a commercial warehouse in Sydney to create access to the roof area of their existing office space.

Design and fabrication of structural steel staircases for warehouses

Custom designed structural steel staircase for a warehouse in Sydney fabrication
Custom designed structural steel staircase for a warehouse in Sydney getting fabricated
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  • Services: Design, metal fabrication, painting & installation
  • Location:: Showroom warehouse in Auburn, Sydney
  • Timing:: 3 weeks from time of order
Life Size Plans office in Auburn Sydney
Life Size Plans office in Auburn
Pro Steel Engineering and Fabrication was engaged by an international company called Life Size Plans. This commercial business wanted to have a new steel staircase designed for their warehouse in Auburn, Sydney that was in the process of being converted into a new showroom for their unique floor plan service.
 
When a family or a business is building a new structure they have to typically rely on viewing a display home, 2D drawing plans or maybe if they are lucky, a 3D virtual tour of what is about to get built for them. This can make building difficult as you can’t quite tell if everything is going to be in the right location or if space is allocated efficiently. Life Size Plans creates a real life ‘plan’ of the space about to be built so that people can literally walk through it before making their final decisions.
 
For their new location in Auburn they needed to complete the fit out of their commercial warehouse so that it could be used as their new display showroom in Sydney. The office area had been built downstairs, but now they needed a staircase to allow staff and visitors to walk up to the first level safely, the roof area of the office, to then walk through their floor plan.
 
For this warehouse it required a free standing staircase that would not require any load support from the existing warehouse walls or the office structure that had already been built. So our engineering team began designing a structural steel staircase that would be suitable for this warehouse in Sydney. Each element of the design was chosen so that no demolition works were required and once fabricated it could be installed on site on the existing floor space to suit the height of the office structure that had already been built.
 
This is one of the benefits of engaging with a steel fabrication contractor in Sydney as we are able to visit a site, assess the requirements, take site measurements & then our engineering team can create a design that has the required technical requirements to satisfy the installation needs. Our engineer will look at things like the strength of the flooring, existing walls and other elements to design something using metal that is completely bespoke for the project requirements.

Getting a new steel staircase installed in a warehouse in Sydney

Once we had received the approvals for our proposed design, our team was able to begin fabricating the new structural steel staircase in our factory in Sydney. This reduces the lead times from approval to installation because everything is fabricated and manufactured in our factory in Sydney. We don’t have to wait for overseas deliveries, engage metal fabricators overseas or wait for information to flow back and forth.
 

There are many different designs that could be considered when creating functional structural steel stairs. Some of those include;

  • Curved staircases
  • Spiral / helix staircases
  • Switchback staircases
  • Plinth based staircases
  • Floating staircases
  • Suspended staircases
  • Splayed switchback staircases
 

Structural steel stairs can add immeasurable value to any building space, both practically and aesthetically. 

Pro Steel Engineering and Steel Fabrication is a Sydney based company that can turn projects around relatively quickly once a design has been approved. For this stair case everything was completed within 21 days which met the timeline required for the new retail showroom opening. 
 
Once everything had been fabricated in our factory we then arranged delivery to the site and the team to complete the installation. Once on site the stair case was constructed, then lifted into place piece by piece. This is the type of end to end service we can provide any client to make it easy to have anything custom made using steel fabrication.
 
Our scope of work included;
  • Custom structural steel staircase design
  • All the engineering requirements
  • In house metal fabrication in our factory in Sydney
  • Painting, installation, rigging and crane services

How much does a custom made structural steel stair case cost?

Guess what – there is no single ‘one price fits all’ for custom made stair cases. There are simply too many variables to consider. How tall will it be, what style, how much engineering is involved, what are the site conditions etc
 
The benefit of custom made is that every element of the stair case is specifically designed for your requirements. In the case of this warehouse it meant we didn’t need to remove walls, demolish the existing floors or change any other part of the existing structure – this is ideal for clients who are renting a space and don’t own it.

What types of staircase can we design and fabricate?

Our company can design and fabricate a steel staircase for homes, businesses or retail stores in Sydney. Getting one custom designed means you can choose the shape, style, materials and design and our team will engineer it to be suitable, safe and durable. Steel is used for the skeleton for most staircases because of its strength compared to other materials. They can be shaped in different ways too;

 

Straight
Straight staircases are probably the most common of all the designs, due to their simplicity and they suit nearly any type of space. The straight staircase is convenient for travelling up and down and are used for corners. Although their limit will be how long a flight can be due to safety or structural requirements, in those cases other forms are required.

 

Winder
Winder stairs turn at 90 or 180 degrees, however, they are without a landing and use wedged-shaped stairs to form the turn. Architecturally, these kinds of staircases employ flowing lines and often result in more ornate designs. They promote continual travel, much like a spiral staircase, but are an inherently safer stair type. You can have either a single winder, which turns at 90 degrees, usually once and generally at the bottom of the staircase (so it is easier to see); or you can have a double winder, which turn at 180 degrees.

 

Quarter Landing
Quarter Landing stairs are similar to single winders in that they turn 90 degrees, but are also reminiscent of straight stairs in that they feature no curved steps, instead, to make their turn, feature a flat landing. The presence of a landing reduces the amount of stairs in the flight, making it easier to walk, and the presence of a landing makes the turn far safer.

 

Half Landing
Similar to the double winder, the half landing staircase design turns a full 180 degrees, making its turn via a single flat landing. The landing divides the flight into two, making the amount of step in each flight shorter and allowing a place to rest in between.

 

Curved
Curved staircases get used for aesthetics rather than functionality. The angle of the flight will resemble an arch, with no right angles. This means that all stairs will be wedged to some degree to account for the curve of the flight. These types of designs tend to be elegant in nature, preferred for use in a home or in small living spaces like a loft.

 

Spiral
Spiral stair cases are also curved, but in a much tighter arc, eventually coming a full 360 degrees, resembling a circle. They are very useful for placing a staircase in tight places (in favour of a ladder of very high steps). Steel is a favoured material for use in spiral staircases due to its versatile and malleable nature.

 

Bifurcated Stairs
This is a stair type with a wide flight to start, then split off into two narrower sections going in opposite directions at a mid-landing.

How can you get a quote for a custom made staircase?

If you are ready to get a quote for a custom made staircase then get in touch with us. We only need a few details and we will then organise a complimentary site visit to inspect the installation area. This will help us both decide what will be most suitable for your project.

We can help flesh out any metal fabrication ideas you might have. Our metal fabrication company has been operating in Sydney for many years and won thousands of steel fabrication contractor jobs for custom-made steel designs or even structural steel fabrication.

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