Our founder j m lapeyre originally coined the name quot lapeyre stair quot when he filed the patent on his alternating tread stair design and it was later adopted as the business name when the company was founded lapeyre is pronounced lah pair it rhymes with stair read our story

On the tiny house design blog michael janzen designs a beautiful alternating tread stair out of boxes in the japanese tansu chest style which creates a lot of storage he writes quot i x27 ve not seen

Alternating tread stairs should make alternating steps uniform with parallel nosings have slip resistant surfaces on treads should be constructed so that a 100mm diameter sphere cannot pass through the open risers provide a minimum clear headroom of 2m