Chapter 4 - STAIR BODY - WM Coffman

OPTIONAL USE OFSKIRTBOARDLAYOUT TEMPLATEAn optional method ofmarking the closed andopen side skirtboards is withthe use of a skirtboardlayout template. Thesetemplates are easily made atthe job site and will accountfor rough carriages that donot contain exact rise andrun dimensions throughoutthe length of the carriage.For closed side skirtboards,create a short templateusing angle gauges and aframing square set to therise and run of your stair tomake a first floor cut, a wallcut, and a second floor cut(See Chapter 4, Pages 2-3). Areference line should beplaced at the top of thetemplate in the center of theboard. PHOTO 4-13.Place the template on thespacer behind the roughcarriage at the bottom of thestair and place a mark onthe wall at the referenceline. Next note any angleadjustments that need to bemade. PHOTO 4-14.Lay the template on theskirtboard, scribe the firstfloor cut line, adjust by thedistance just noted, andtransfer the reference line tothe top of the skirtboard.PHOTO 4-15.SECOND FLOOR CUTWALL CUTNOTE NECESSARYADJUSTMENTSREFERENCE MARKFIRST FLOOR CUTMARK WALL4-134-14TOP EDGETRANSFER MARKSCRIBE FIRST FLOOR CUT4-156 CHAPTER 4 - STAIR BODYC O F F M A N S T A I R P A R T S • S I N C E 1 8 7 4