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    :: Saturday, August 07, 2004 ::

    Demand is rising for custom stairs By LULADEY B. TADESSE, The News Journal, DE
    'It has always been a specialty, for hundreds of years,' said David Cooper, a board member of Stairway Manufacturers' Association in Westminster, Mass. 'It takes a long time for somebody to learn the trade specially when you get into curved stairs.'

    Architects and builders consider staircases one of the most complicated parts of a house to construct. Carpenters must not only think like an artisan, but also an engineer and architect. Stairs come in different shapes and angles and require a three-dimensional perspective.
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