Spanish/Mediterranean style stair

[OneChickNoHammer]

Hello everyone,

I'm working on a mediterranean style design and I would like a staircase similar to the posted picture where the drywall/plaster comes to the bottom of each tread.  I'm able to do this using the custom stringer option, for the most part, but have a not so lovely line following the bottom of the stringer.  Any suggestions on how to resolve this or am I stuck doing the polyline solid thing?

 

Thank you,

Lisa

 

[DzinEye]

Well... I know one way, that is to make the stringer 'height below tread' really deep... like 8 or 9 feet until it disappears into the floor.

But if you don't use vector view you wont see the line if you match materials and uncheck 'open underneath'

[OneChickNoHammer]

Ah, I did see the 'height below tread' option but didn't think of using it in that way.  I'll try that.  Thank you.

[robdyck]

One relatively simple way...use 2 stairs.

• replicate the stair
• make the copy 2" wide (that's as narrow as chief will allow.
• place this narrow stair flush with the drywall
• paint the stringer with the drywall material
• remove the railing from the original, main stair.
• reduce the original stair by 2" (butting it up to the 'railing stair'
• 

[DavidJPotter]

DJP

[OneChickNoHammer]

robdyck,

Thank you for your response.  That is a neat way of doing it and won't cause problems for other stairs below this one, say for the wine cellar.   I hope Chief will make it a little easier though in an update by allowing us to change the material on that particular surface.

Lisa

[OneChickNoHammer]

DavidJPotter,

Thank you for your response.  I will give your suggestion a try.

Lisa