Building Wood Stairs

The plywood is used to attach the stairs to the deck. Secure the sheet of plywood to the top end of the stringers. The two outside stringers are nailed flush with the edge of the plywood while the third stringer is centered on the sheet ...

How to Build Deck Stairs

The steps should be made of 2x10 lumber and be at least 4 feet wide, or 6 feet wide if two people are to be able to pass on the stairs. Lay out the stringers with this in mind- 7 inch rise (steps) and 10 inch run (width of boards). ...

Stairs: Stringer Calculator

How would you like a calculator for giving you the angle of your cuts and the length of board you need to make the stringers on stairs. Just decide what you want for a riser height and a tread depth, then try this out: ...

Basic Stairbuilding - book and video

I just received my copy of Basic Stairbuilding by Scott Schuttner. I was reading the introduction and, lo and behold, I discovered that he also made a Basic Stairbuilding Video to accompany the book. The stairbuilding video is below. ...

Fixings Squeaking Stairs in Older Homes

If you cannot access the underside of the stairs and you have carpeting you can actually locate the stair stringer and drive a 2 inch screw through the carpeting in to the stair stringer. This will pull the stair tread down and will not ...

Stair Stringer Calculator

diagram of stair calculator I wrote a post last year about how to build a set of stairs. Since then I've had inquiries about some type of calculator or spreadsheet to quickly calculate the rise and run measurements for the stringers. ...

New laminated oak stairs

Then I plan to glue each stringer, place the steps on the stringer, finish nail the treads to the stringer with 2.5" finish nails (Dewalt air nailer), stain to color, fill the nail holes and 3 coats of polyurethane varnish (orbital sand ...

When To Add A Third Staircase Stringer?

In my stair case articles, I neglected to write about when it is necessary to add a third stringer to support the stair case. I would go to a third stringer when the stair case width exceeds twenty four inches. ...

Day 7 and 8: Yorkshire - Teesside and Newcastle

The highlight of the evening was me taking a wrong turn at the top of the stairs and falling down a hidden step. What was hilarious was that as I was going down I knew it was my left shoulder that was going to cop the brunt, ...

How to Install Solid Wood Stairs

I know you're eager but patience with prevent premature denting and damage to the finish of your wood stairs. Step #6: Installation. Install any stringer coverings that you might have created in step one. ...