Introduction
This application guide includes design issues, span tables and timber sizes for stairs, handrails and balustrades. A typical situation incorporating all three elements is shown in Figure 1.
 

Figure 1: Typical layout of stairs, handrails and balustrades

 

Acknowledgments
• Timber Manual, National Association of Forest Industries Ltd., Canberra.
• Timber Handrails and Balustrades, Australian Timber Importers Federation.
• Residential Timber Decks, Timber Research and Development Advisory Council, Brisbane.
• Project X Solutions, Engineering.