Title: Calculate the rise and run for stairs.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: CARPENTRY: Constructing and Installing Stairs

Calculation should include

- the total rise and run
- individual rise heights and run lengths, limited by building code maximums
- the total rise divided by individual step rise for the total step number.

IRC: Chapter 3 covers egress and life-safety requirements and covers stairs rise, tread, railings, and guard rails that run the length of stairs, and other details.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is there a minimum rise or run for stairs?
- What problems could arise from an inequality in rise dimension?