Released on: December 15, 2007, 1:49 pm

Press Release Author: ReplacementSteps

Industry: Construction

Press Release Summary: ReplacementSteps are superbly durable, safe, long lasting,
cost effective, and maintenance free. Ideal for the renovation or new construction
of exterior stairs.

Press Release Body: Restore an old stairway, or quickly build new self-supporting,
ready-to-climb stairs by using relatively light weight, easily handled components
that can be put together at the job site without the need to pour concrete, weld
parts together, or use a crane. The steps can be cut to length at the site to
accommodate new or existing stringers that may have space variances between the
stringers due to misaligned building components, settling, warping and etc.

Current standard types of exterior stairs, or stairways, don't hold up well, and
have a short life span due to premature failure. Their performance does not justify
their cost. This product is superbly durable, long lasting, cost effective and
maintenance free. Replacementsteps renders the current standard types such as
diamond plate metal, solid concrete, concrete poured in metal pans, or wood, as
outdated.

The average time to replace a 13 to 14 riser stairway with commonly used materials
is a minimum of 9 to 10 hours. Due to this, another factor other than time and labor
expense can come into play. In certain areas, there are laws and regulations that
prohibit the closing down of stairways for more than a few hours. The time for
demolition of an existing stairway of 13 to 14 risers, to the time of completion
using Replacementsteps is less than 4 hours. This factor adds up to a substantial
saving of time and money.

Safety problems such as slipping or tripping are not a factor with Replacementsteps
because they will not crack or scale. They have a built-in skid finish to protect
tenant/guest pedestrians. This is the same skid protection used by the US NAVY on
the decks of their aircraft carriers. The steps are interlocked during installation,
and as such, act as a single unit from top to bottom, thereby creating superb rigid
stability.

Metal and/or concrete exterior stairway lifespan can be as little as seven years.
Replacementsteps lifespan is gauged to be 30+ years. And they require virtually no
upkeep.

General building codes require step load capacity to be at the 600 lbs. per sq.
mark. Replacementsteps have been engineered for superior strength. They have been
tested and inspected. Their weight bearing capacity exceeds 1500 lbs. per sq. foot.

George W. Zuurbier, PE, Wytheville, Va. in his inspection states, \"The principle
reason for this much greater strength than other stair systems is that the riser on
this stair is integral with the tread, and greatly multiplies the strength and
stiffness of the unit. It is my professional opinion, based on reasonable
engineering judgment and the foregoing findings, that this stair system equals or
exceeds the expected performance of commercially available units. In view of the
exceedingly high factor of safety, there does not appear to be any need for
modification, supplemental support, or other changes to the unit as presented.\"

"I have been in the Property Management Business for 35 years now and have had to
replace many stairs in all types of conditions. Stair replacement is one of the most
costly rehab items on property assets and is never a pleasant installation. This
replacement was done faster and turned out better than any I have even seen done and
the probability of the fiberglass meeting a 20 year projection is very high, thus
making it a very profitable upgrade. Usually, you could expect to replace the same
stairs at least twice during the same time frame plus lots of costly upkeep in
between. Also, let me add that these stairs, since 2000, have not had to have one
cent spent on upkeep,\" said Rick Heron, Property Asset Manager, Ambling Management,
Inc.


Web Site: http://www.replacementsteps.com

Contact Details: Email: contact@replacementsteps.com
Phone: 843.222.1217
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