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The Advantages Of A Cast Iron Spiral Staircase


In medieval times the spiral staircase was located in the circular castle turrets and they were usually made of stone. They were designed in a clockwise assent so as to be disadvantageous to an attacking right handed swordsman who was climbing them. Spiral staircases were then used extensively in the Victorian era, benefiting from the advances of the Industrial Revolution allowing the creation of staircases with many intricate designs. They are still used nowadays as well however nowadays they function more as a space-saving application used when needing to access a different floor and nowadays they can also be made out of a variety of materials which means that you can just as easily have a wood spiral staircase or a cast iron spiral staircase.
Metal is the material of choice nowadays for most spiral staircases, whether it is steel, wrought iron or cast iron metal staircases are easier to build, easier to install and easier to care for than their wooden or stone counterparts. The latter versions will show signs of weathering as time passes, especially the wood version which will have to be scraped down and repainted from time to time so as to not look unattractive. And as far as a stone staircase goes, it would simply cost a whole lot more to design and build especially if you are considering it for the inside of your home.
Spiral staircase products can be used outdoors as well as indoors, for instance if there is an extra apartment area over the garage it could be made accessible via a spiral staircase, or similarly if you have a type of an open deck area on one of the upper floors of your building a spiral staircase would offer a bit of a touch of elegance to the entire area.

Normally if you are considering installing a spiral staircase in your home you should be consulting a professional as this will assure that your staircase will not only be functional but that it will also look great as well. And the look of it would be extremely important especially when it is located inside the home as it will have to match the overall décor theme of the house, a Victorian design featuring many classical embellishments will just not fit a house that is very contemporary and modern in the furniture that is encloses.

Since metal is so simple to customize nowadays it’s easy to understand how you can custom make a spiral staircase that will fit with the era or décor of your home.

In conclusion a cast iron spiral staircase is a great choice for several situations, whether you want to reach a higher level of your home but you don’t have a lot of space available to do so, or if you just want to install one on the outside of your home so that you can access a deck area from your garden, you can get one built quickly and relatively cheaply, much more so than using traditional home building materials like concrete and wood.


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