Mono Stringer, Kamloops, BC
Custom mono stringer staircases for Kamloops homes, a single steel beam with cantilevered treads, fabricated at our C.W.B. certified Burnaby shop and installed across the Thompson valley, from Sahali to Sun Rivers.
Mono Stringer, Kamloops
Custom mono stringer staircases, a single central steel beam with cantilevered treads, engineered for residential and light commercial projects.
Mono stringer staircases suit Kamloops' newer custom homes on the Sahali and Aberdeen benches and out in Sun Rivers and Juniper Ridge, where open-plan layouts and Thompson valley views reward an open stair. One central steel beam, treads cantilevered off both sides, it keeps sightlines to the valley clear in a way a closed stringer cannot. We fabricate every mono stringer at our C.W.B. certified Burnaby shop and deliver it up the Coquihalla for a planned install, the same delivery model behind the Interior Health stairs at Royal Inland Hospital. Kamloops' dry climate shifts the finish brief: salt corrosion is not the threat it is on the coast, but the strong Interior sun fades powder coat, so we spec UV-stable finishes on anything next to a window wall. White oak treads suit the neutral palettes common in the local custom-home market.
Kamloops is our anchor city in the BC Interior. We fabricate at our Burnaby shop and run completed assemblies up the Coquihalla (Highway 5) to Kamloops sites, a model that suits the larger institutional, commercial, and custom-residential scopes the city generates. Our reference project here is the stair fabrication and installation we delivered for Interior Health at Royal Inland Hospital. Kamloops sits at the confluence of the North and South Thompson rivers in a semi-arid valley: hot dry summers above 35°C, intense UV, low annual precipitation, and wide day-to-night temperature swings. Those conditions change the metalwork brief, UV-stable powder coat over salt-driven galvanizing logic, and thermal-movement detailing on long steel runs that you don't worry about on the coast.
Configurations we fabricate
Kamloops context
Kamloops's climate, building stock, and permit process shape every mono stringer project we deliver here.
Climate
Design snow load for Kamloops is roughly 2.4 kPa ground. Coastal exposure is none. Interior seismic zone, lower demand than the coast, but connections still detailed per CSA W47.1. These are the numbers the engineer pulls when sizing steel for a mono stringer here.
Permits
City of Kamloops requires building permits for new staircases, structural modifications, and load-bearing guardrail work. Confirm scope with the Kamloops building department before fabrication.
Local neighbourhoods
We work throughout Kamloops, including Sahali, Aberdeen, Lower Sahali, Upper Sahali, Downtown / City Centre, North Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Westsyde. Most sites are a 3.5 hours via the Coquihalla (Highway 5) drive from our Burnaby shop.
Cost for Kamloops
Installed pricing from our Burnaby shop. Mobilization to Kamloops is included for standard drive-time sites.
| Type | Installed cost |
|---|---|
| Straight run, 13 to 15 treads, hardwood treads, steel railing Metro Vancouver baseline | $18,000, $25,000 |
| Straight run with cable railing upgrade Cable infill adds $3,000, $5,000 | $22,000, $28,000 |
| L-shape with landing Add $3,000, $6,000 over straight run | $22,000, $32,000 |
| U-shape switchback Add $5,000, $8,000 over straight run | $25,000, $38,000 |
| Curved (partial arc) Rolled beam, per-tread bracket geometry | $30,000, $42,000 |
| Curved multi-storey / tight radius Centrepiece stairs, double-height entries | $42,000, $55,000+ |
All figures include fabrication, finish, and installation. For a Kamloops-specific project quote, request a quote.
Process
1. Site visit and design review. Measurements, floor-to-floor height confirmation, opening-dimension planning, and review of structural connection points.
2. Structural engineering. Sealed drawing from a registered P.Eng., stringer section sizing, connection details, load calculations per NBC 2020.
3. Shop drawings. Fabrication drawings coordinating with the architect and GC. Opening dimensions, tread layout, railing integration, finish schedule.
4. Fabrication. Steel cut, welded, and jigged at our Burnaby shop under CWB supervision. Stringer section, tread brackets, and railing integration completed in the shop.
5. Finishing. Powder coat on a prepared substrate. Matte black (RAL 9005) is the default. Custom colours available. Clear-coat over raw steel for industrial looks.
6. Installation. Crane or hand-set depending on site access. Base plate bolted to slab or embedded in floor. Tread installation and railing integration complete the stair.
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FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from Kamloops homeowners, architects, and GCs on mono stringer projects.
Mono stringer cost in Kamloops depends on configuration (straight-run, L-shape, or curved), tread material, railing type, and floor-to-floor height. The 3.5 hour delivery from our Burnaby shop is handled as one planned install trip rather than a per-visit charge, which keeps it efficient on a full stair scope. <a href="/request-a-quote/">Request a quote</a> with your site dimensions and we'll follow up with project-specific pricing.
Yes. We detail and fabricate the stringer, treads, and railing complete in Burnaby under C.W.B. supervision, then deliver and install in a single mobilization. It is the same approach we used for the Interior Health stairs at Royal Inland Hospital. Accurate measurements up front matter more than on a local job, so the site visit and dimension check are planned into the schedule.
Yes. The City of Kamloops requires a building permit for a new staircase, and a mono stringer is a structural steel element, so the application includes a sealed drawing from a registered P.Eng. Our scope covers coordinating the engineering and providing the drawings your permit application needs.
UV-stable powder coat. Kamloops gets strong Interior sun and a dry climate, so the failure mode on an interior feature stair near a south-facing window wall is colour fade, not corrosion. We specify finishes that hold colour, and for any exterior steel stair we add the same UV-stable spec plus thermal-movement detailing.
White oak is the most common choice in the local custom-home market, it pairs with the neutral interior palettes in newer Sahali, Aberdeen, and Sun Rivers builds and handles the dry Interior climate well. Walnut and maple show up on higher-end and renovation projects.
Get in touch
Send us drawings, photos, or a project description. We will review the scope and follow up with a quote covering engineering, fabrication, and installation from our Burnaby shop.
