New Construction

34 steps to building cut-stringer stairs by John Spier

Comfortable quarters for a family of five on a postage-stamp lot in Houston, but for only $70 per square foot by Carlos Ulloa

A small guest house proves that you can make elegant spaces with stock materials by Gale Goff

A stud wall, not a laminated stringer, shapes these stairs by Scott Paschal

by Stephen Smulski

You don't have to buy this classic detail; kerf-bending oak is easier than it looks by Stephen Winchester

Notching the skirtboard over the risers for a better-looking job by Bob Syvanen

Basic construction techniques for a stair with a three-step winder by Larry Haun

Getting the details right might save a life by Gregory Harrison

Using readily available materials and on-site carpentry techniques to build a tasteful staircase by Alexander Brennen

Fitting stairs to a complicated site called for an accurate sketch and some job-site improvising by Thor Matteson

An Arts and Crafts stair becomes the focal point of a house searching for a style by Miles Karpilow

If you keep it simple, you don't need much more than a table saw and a drill to build one by Peter Lucchesi III

A cherry spiral built with divine inspiration, a little steam and a lot of clamps by Robin Ferguson