Laser-Cut Steel — The Structure Behind Every Floating Stair We Build

At Houston Floating Stairs , every floating stair system we build — cantilevered, mono-beam, or curved — uses a laser-cut steel structure. That structure is fabricated entirely in our Houston shop to your exact field measurements. Nothing is cut on-site. Nothing is welded on-site. By the time we arrive at your home for installation, the steel is finished, coated, and ready to anchor.

We use ASTM A992 structural steel throughout. It's the same grade used in building columns and beams — not the mild A36 steel some fabricators substitute to save cost. A992 has tighter chemistry controls, which means more consistent strength properties across the full length of the beam. For a cantilevered system where the beam carries every load transferred from each tread, that consistency matters. We run the load calculations before any steel is ordered — not after.

Fabrication is laser-cut to your field measurements, not catalog dimensions. If your floor-to-floor height is 118.5 inches with a 7.75-inch rise per tread, that's what gets built. Precision cutting at this tolerance means the stair fits cleanly on the first pass — no site adjustment, no grinding to make it work.

The reason there are no apparent welds on the finished structure is that all connections are made in the shop under controlled conditions, then finish-ground and powder-coated before the piece ships. Powder coat forms a thermoset polymer barrier that seals the surface and resists Houston's humidity, UV intensity, and the temperature swings between outdoor heat and air-conditioned interiors. The finish you see on installation day is the factory finish — no touch-up spraying in your home.

One-day installation is the standard. Because no welding, cutting, or grinding happens at your home, the installation is clean and fast. Our crew anchors the structure, aligns the treads, and completes the system with minimal disruption. Most residential projects are done in a single day.