Information on Stairs and Safety

Three of the Most Famous Spiral Staircases on Earth

Spiral staircases are more than just a set of stairs—some of these twisting steps have interesting stories, legends, and history associated with them. For example, the Loretto Chapel Staircase has a great legend behind it. This spiral staircase, located in Read the full article »

Interesting Places to install Spiral Staircases

Are you looking for a staircase that is different than the rest—something that is truly unique, captivating, and modern? Try a spiral staircase. This set of stairs will easily capture your attention due to its aesthetically-pleasing appearance. It will also Read the full article »

Welcome to the SalterSpiralStair.com Blog

My name is Sam Saxton. I’m the president of Salter Spiral Stair one of the leading Spiral Stair manufacturers in the United States based in Pennsylvania. This blog will not just be about spiral stairs nor will it only be Read the full article »

Promotion

If you’re a fan of Salter Spiral Stair, than you know that for the last several months, we’ve been adding a ton of new content to our Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter pages. What’s more, even though we don’t update Read the full article »

5 Reasons To Go Spiral

Dear Blogosphere, Hopefully everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. We’ve found that a lot of people get the idea for a spiral staircase around this time of year. When you’re living in your home during the majority of the year, everyone Read the full article »

Choosing the Best Finish For Your New Spiral

So you’ve made the decision to buy a spiral stair. Of course we think you made the right decision, but in all seriousness, we do recognize that it’s a big commitment. Whether the stair is going to be inside your Read the full article »

Spiral Stairs in History, Part 1

As an interior architecture major in college, I loved learning about ancient architecture and was fascinated by our ancestor’s ability to build iconic structures such as The Coliseum and the Pyramids. These buildings still stand as representations of the superb Read the full article »

Are You Considering Purchasing a Spiral Staircase

Welcome back everyone! Thanks again for visiting Salter’s Spiral Stair blog! We receive calls every day from customers all over the country who are interested in buying a Salter Spiral Stair. Spiral stairs are a great alternative to straight stairs, Read the full article »

Salter Spiral Stair balusters offer both strength and beauty

Hello! I hope everyone is having an awesome summer! If you don’t have a Salter Spiral Stair to enjoy while using your deck or while entertaining this summer, but are thinking about getting one, you’ve come to the right place. Read the full article »

Discussion about prices for spiral stairs

Hello, All day long here at Salter Spiral Stair customers call us because we are the experts when it comes to spiral staircases. Often we answer questions about code requirements, size of the footprint required, options for decks etc., but Read the full article »

Salter tread designs and the distinguishing features -Kim

Hello again! As previously mentioned, only Salter Spiral Stair has the 7 fine details and extra features that make a quality stair at an economical price. With “The Salter Advantage”, every product line starts with a reasonably priced base stair Read the full article »

Salter’s Handrail Details- Kim

Hello! My name is Kim and I will be contributing to this blog along with Sam and a few others here at Salter Spiral Stair. I began working at Salter a few weeks ago, and I can tell you one Read the full article »

Discussion about exterior deck stairs – standing up to the elements

One question we receive from our customers on a daily basis is, “How well does your spiral stair stand up to the elements”? This is a great question because too often we receive calls about replacing spiral stairs that are Read the full article »

Hello Again

Hello again, So it has been a while, but I’m going to try and recommit to writing the blog. Why today? I read a great article about manufacturing in the United States. The corresponding article can be found here: Article Read the full article »

Television Shows and Salter Spiral Stairs

I obviously care more about spiral stairs then the average person. They are my life and I spend more hours thinking about how we add or improve to the product so that we continue to be the highest quality spiral Read the full article »

Going Green – Marketing it vs. Doing it

Hi. I’m writing today because I was inspired by someone who decided not to purchase a spiral stair from us. The person I am discussing is Nikki from Dallas, TX.  Now before you think I’ve lost it I admit to Read the full article »

Trade Show Done – Deck and Remodeling Show

So it’s Friday. I just had another 14 hour day and we just got back to the hotel from the final day of the Deck and Remodeling Trade Show. Wake up 6:30. Shower and grab some food. 7:15 I start Read the full article »

Day 1+2 Tradeshow – Deck and Remodeling – Indianapolis, IN

It’s 5 Am and I have to quickly finish packing and get to the plant to meet my plant manager Dave Lewis to start the drive. We finally pull out around 7 after we finish packing the truck, print diretions, Read the full article »

Pictures from Jim in Maryland

Hello to all, We recieved this email from a happy customer named Jim in Maryland. The stair is a 5’6″ Power Coated Aluminum Spiral Stair. As you can see it has three center balusters to meet code as well as Read the full article »

Picture Day – Deck Stairs

Tuesday Morning, I spent some time today to visit a customers home near the plant. He recently purchased and installed a customer powder coated aluminum spiral. I hope the pictures will be on the website soon. Additionally, I took a Read the full article »

U.S. Open weekend

So I’m finishing up some work this Sunday afternoon with the U.S. Open on the television in front of me. Two things interested me today from the telecast 1. Roger Federer is amazing. He doesn’t over power you or is Read the full article »

Weekend Update 6-21

Hi, After a long weekend and a way too much time in the office on a Sunday (today) I’m going to go for a run. I’m excited to start the week though and finish the month strong. This time of the year Read the full article »

Memorial Day Weekend

Today was long yet exciting for me. I woke up early and drove out to the New Jersey shore so that I could meet one of our best dealers at a job site. They were putting in one of our aluminum Read the full article »

Thoughts for Today 5-20

Beverly Home Install

This spiral stair was installed in a home in Beverly, NJ. The homeowner chose a spiral from our Forged Iron collection of spirals. The homeowner wrote ecstatic comments about not only the stair, but her salesman Joe Miller as well, “Joe Miller was Read the full article »

Customer Questions and Comments

Lisa Marie Verrilli says: February 27, 2009 at 7:10 pm (Edit) I am in the market for a spiral staircase from my deck to the lower level of my backyard. I am wondering how long after I place the order Read the full article »

Beautiful 7′ Round Enclosure Spiral Stair…

This stair was installed in a home in Ferndale, CA. One of our salsman, Joe Miller, worked with the customer to layout the perfect stair for this home. Here at Salter we specialize in customizing our stair to fit your Read the full article »

Unbelievable Custom Tree House…

More pictures from customer projects… Greg from Gettysburg recently sent us pictures from his new tree house. As you can see for yourself below, this is certainly no ordinary tree house. One of our salesman, Paul Moser, worked with Greg Read the full article »

Spiral Stair from Colorado

Satisfied Customer Response… We recently received a letter from Bob in Colorado Springs, CO. He wrote a letter thanking his salesman, Tom Carlin, for his beautiful new spirtal stair. Nothing makes us happier at Salter than happy customers and beautiful Read the full article »

Introduction to the Spiral Stair Blog

Welcome, This is the place where you’ll be able to read musings from the spiral stair world. Please feel free to post your own ideas, thoughts, dreams etc as I will be doing the same myself. I’m happy to help Read the full article »

Installation Questions

Installation Questions, So while working at Salter people constantly call and ask us if they can install the spiral stair themselves. The answer is YES. The catch being if you have never seen a screwdriver in real life the reality Read the full article »

Forged Iron Collection from Salter Spiral Stair

    Our home needed a spiral staircase due to space issues. After researching the web we found a kit that would work.                 The kit was delivered, the instructions were complete and Read the full article »