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Posted by Judith Mann, on
Changing a spiral staircase to regular stairs in cottage. How much headroom is needed.
Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson

Hi Judith you should have a minimum of 2metres headroom measured vertically from the tread nosing ( the front edge of the bit you stand on). The regulations are slightly different for stairs with winders as you can take the measurement from the centre of the tread nosing. Ed

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