How to build stairs a step by step diy guide to constructing staircases there are two different classes of stairs.
Df build stairs on floor.
You can use the build menu b c to construct them in an open tile using material you have already gathered however a down or up stair will give you sufficient access to the adjacent level to build connecting stairs.
The keys u m k and h are used to change size.
Stairs can be created in two different ways or a combination of them.
A series of steps between different levels or storeys of a building landing.
For example if you are building stairs to go up to a deck and you measure 3 feet 0 91 m from the ground to the top of the deck then this is the total rise.
If you don t plan to make the top step level with the area where the stairs begin be sure to account for this gap in your measurement.
Measure the height of the area where you will install the stairs.
Constructed floors can be built en masse to do this use the b uild c onstruction f loor command.
You can use the designations menu d to carve them out of a wall of unmined material see digging.
This is also called the total rise.
Tread the part of the step that is stepped on.
Floors may be built on any square which does not already contain a structure provided your dwarves can reach an adjacent square this includes building a floor over empty air next to a floor allowing for the.
Plan a typical staircase for a house with an 8 foot ceiling at 3 feet wide.
Riser the vertical portion of the step between steps.