ZIPPER STAIRS - a new type of stairway using Nylon-Cement

Step 8: Other Examples of Zipper Stairs - 1

This is the first and only example of a zipper stair in the air that I have ever done. Because of a shortage of fishnet, I did most of this project the traditional way, with ferro-cement. Instead of fishnet, I used three layers of chicken wire to hold the cement. It works, but nylon-cement is so much more user-friendly I hated to go back to the old technology.

Comments

[Toga_Dan]

Great solution to a steep incline.

On such a steep stairs, I'd like to have a rail or rope to grab. It's often best to descend while facing the slope. Toes are better on a narrow step than heels.

You're a refugee from LA. Did you work on the original "planet of the apes"?

[Thinkenstein]

I have never done really steep zipper stairs. When the slope is low, there is no need to angle the steps. The steeper the slope, the more angle. I think you could probably work them into a really steep slope making it more like a narrow slot with steps on either side, narrow in themselves but since you would be stepping more side-to-side, the foot should still fit comfortably. It probably would be fairly comfortable both ascending and descending.

Nope, I never worked on the original Planet of the Apes.

[Toga_Dan]

On such a steep stairs, I'd like to have a rail or rope to grab. It's often best to descend while facing the slope. Toes are better on a narrow step than heels.

[h.a. riddle]

Thinkenstein
   What great Info.  I would like to build a shelter and boulder for my goats.  I live in the flat lands of southern Illinois.  Do you have other pictures of this structure completed. 

Thank you

HR

P.S. I lived 3 doors down from Bucky Fullers 1st dome in Carbondale, Illinois.  He taught there long before i was born but his legacy is still there.

[Thinkenstein]

I just took this photo today.