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Design snapshot: Stair with flair

KHS, Contributor | December 15th, 20114 comments

Architect Katie Hutchison shares a House Enthusiast "Design snapshot" of a well-crafted Georgian stair.

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Sculpted Staircase Railing

MWedekind, member | November 3rd, 20111 comment

I designed and built this sculpted staircase railing in a newly constructed house near Palmer, Alaska. It's made of cherry and black walnut with glass panels. Strips of cherry are bent on...

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Basement Addition Harper & Company Homes

HobbleCreek, member | October 24th, 20112 comments

We completed this basement addition by excvating the crawl space beneath the existing home and adding a new foundation. The addition added over 1300 square feet to the house and provided the...

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winder stairs

OSL, member | August 22nd, 20111 comment

asked by customer to put the old winder stairs back... this was fun!

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How To Cut Tenons for Deck Rails with a Tablesaw

grateful.ed, editor at large | July 29th, 20112 comments

A round tenon is a solid way to secure a baluster to a deck railing. Chuck Miller shows how to make a simple jig to cut your own in this episode of "There's a Better Way."

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stair fix

carpenter1138, member | July 16th, 2011

Stair landing fix.

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New Stair Railing

carpenter1138, member | June 29th, 20112 comments

This is a over-the-post design handrail. All parts, even the newel posts are bolted together.

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Jack helping us move the basement stairs

b_ward, member | March 16th, 2011

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We got 2-year-old Jack, a Shetland Sheepdog, a month ago from a couple that could no longer keep him. He is new at...

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Steps in the Right Direction: Use SketchUp's Tools for Stairbuilding Plans

TheTimberTailor, member | March 2nd, 2011

The staircase model created in the Stairmathter blog post gets filled in with more details and components to calculate meaningful dimensions for code compliance and finish features

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Stairmathter: Use SketchUp to Master the Math for Stairbuilding

TheTimberTailor, member | February 25th, 201113 comments

Create a digital layout using jobsite dimensions and let SketchUp do the math to calculate cutting dimensions and angles for stair stringers accounting for finish floor thicknesses and other pertinent information.

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Carving a stair railing transition

ChuckB, senior editor | December 6th, 20103 comments

Here's a way to make a rail fitting that's customized to your particular staircase.

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Grand Slam

ncbuilder, member | September 23rd, 20102 comments

This custom home was designed to reflect the feeling of a high-end mountain lodge. The inside has so much millwork it's crazy. We had 7 guys working 2 months on the interior trim alone.

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frumpy front and boring back porches get character-building makeover

Huck, member | May 5th, 2010

This utilitarian Los Angeles area cottage had served its original owner well for over 50 years - but she decided it was due for some face-lifting. In addition, it was determined...

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Trex deck w/glass rail

TheStairGuide, member | December 25th, 2009

This is a Trex deck with glass railing that I just finished in October of 2009, I was still waiting for the custom glass railing on the stairs when I took these pictures and it snowed before I was...

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The Stairwell, Ross CA

bigtondahuh, member | November 30th, 2009

House build in 2007 from the ground up by Marin Master Builders. Stairway build by Alan and Harlan Honda. Wrap-around mahogany rail, tile risers and custom details make up this beautiful entry...

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ALLISON'S BEDROOM - Trebbi Custom Construction - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ron_Trebbi, Blogger | July 23rd, 2009

Renovate a small (10'-8" x 11'-8") existing bedroom in an 1,100 square foot, 1950's vacation house, into a flexible, multifunctional space with a unique identity for a 7 year old girl. The...

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Festool wants to replace your table saw

JFink, Senior Editor | May 26th, 20098 comments

Festool came in to the FHB offices last week to give us an opportunity to get up close and personal with a few of their newest tools. Bookmark the Toolhound blog in your internet browser to read more...

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Entryway Staircase and Side Deck

Built_By_MAC, member | May 14th, 20091 comment

An entryway staircase and side deck project I built last year using TimberTech XLM decking and RadianceRail handrail components. Multiple elevations, lots of handrail and decking angles...

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Fait Accompli: Our First House...Finished

sjdehner, member | May 13th, 20095 comments

After almost two years of steady work our passive-solar house is now "officially" built. Looking back it hardly seems possible... Thanks to a combination of mutual enthusiasm, several talented...

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