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Stringer Length Calculator

Your measurements : vertical rise, horizontal run. Your estimate : length.

Your measurements

How the calculation works

Stringer Length Calculator

√(Vertical rise² + Horizontal run²)

Before you order

  • A straight flight is assumed. The upper floor is the final landing, so there is one fewer tread than riser. No headroom, landing, handrail or local code validation is included.
  • Planning estimate only. This is not a structural design, a safety approval or a local code check.

Worked example

Vertical rise
2 m
Horizontal run
4 m

Length 4.47 m

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