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Specified Step Surface Cover calculator.

Separate tread, riser and landing areas for covering an already specified stair geometry.

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Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.

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Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

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How this calculation works.

Separate tread, riser and landing areas for covering an already specified stair geometry. Does not choose stair dimensions, accessibility, slip resistance or installation details.

Covered area = width × (tread depth × tread count + riser height × riser count) + landing area.Calculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Specified covered width
1 m
Specified tread depth
0.3 m
Specified riser height
0.2 m
Covered tread count
10
Covered riser count
11
Measured landing area
2 m²

Total covered surface: 7.2 m²

Geometry comes from your existing plan. Cut layout, nosings, suitability and stair requirements are excluded.

Before you purchase

Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Does not choose stair dimensions, accessibility, slip resistance or installation details.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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