Improving Structural Safety With Steel Stairs

Stairs are a crucial element of homes, offices, buildings, and warehouses. No building can function without stairs, making them inextricable. Designers and architects use stairs as an opportunity to boost visual appeal and improve structural safety. A staircase’s primary purpose is to transport people and goods between levels. This means strength and durability are qualities stairs must possess. Scarboro Steel Works Inc. in Scarborough, Ontario, offers exceptional custom steel stairs. In this blog, we discuss how our steel staircase promotes structural integrity.

 

Structural Steel Is The Perfect Material For Stair Construction

 

What Makes Steel Stairs Strong and Durable? 

As already mentioned, structural steel is the material of choice for constructing stairs. Made primarily of iron and carbon, structural steel also contains manganese, silicon, nickel, and chromium in traces, further enhancing its durability. Here are a few factors that make structural steel perfect for custom stairs:

 

Exceptional Weight-To-Strength Ratio

Structural steel is way lighter than concrete and wood, contributing to its exceptional weight-to-strength ratio. Lighter weight has many benefits, such as easier installation and lower requirements for structural support. It also promotes more flexibility in stair designs.

 

Better Load Bearing

Structural steel facilitates exceptional load-bearing. making it ideal for constructing steel stairs in commercial spaces and industrial buildings. Industrial spaces often involve the movement of heavy objects between levels.

 

Resilience to Wear and Tear

Structural steel is resistant to corrosion. It also doesn’t warp, like concrete, or chip, like wood. These factors ensure steel stairs resist wear and tear and stay intact for many years. With minimal maintenance, you can ensure your staircase stays intact.

 

Customizable Design

You can work with an experienced steel fabricator to customize stair design. The use of advanced techniques like CNC machining and laser cutting allows fabricators to create aesthetic steel stairs.

 

Conclusion

Look no further than Scarboro Steel Works Inc. for the best steel stairs in Toronto and the GTA. We also sell steel beams in Ontario at competitive rates. We are a one-stop destination for all your structural steel needs. Call 416.751.5033 to place an order or learn about all we can do for you.