Cladding Flight

By Huu Khanh Nguyen · Updated October 28, 2026 · stair, flight

A set of oak boards that overlays an existing flight with new treads and risers and a veneer on the strings.

Parameters

NameDefaultUnit
Number of risers (the flight has risers - 1 treads, the last riser meets the upper level)12
Riser height, vertical distance between two successive treads195mm
Going, horizontal distance between successive nosings (y)285mm
Clear width of the flight, the length of the boards (x)1000mm
Nosing overhang of a cladding tread beyond the face of its riser board (y)15mm
Bullnose protrusion of the existing step beyond its riser face, the thickness of the packers (y)15mm
Thickness of a tread board (z)13mm
Thickness of a riser board (y)9mm
Finish of the flight's own partswhite
Width including the string veneers (x)width + 1.2mm
Depth of the existing flight with its upper level stub (y)risers * going + (nosing + riserThickness + bullnose)mm
Height of the upper level above the lower floor (z)risers * risemm