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Stringers

  • How to Avoid Sloped Stringers on Deck Stairs

    Lumber shrinks, so adjust your stair-stringer layout to allow for the wood to shrink along its width.

  • Framing Stairs to an Out-of-Level Landing

    A simple solution to framing new stairs to an out-of-level, 100-year-old patio.

  • Scribing a Skirtboard to an Existing Stair

    A how-to for when you have to put in a skirtboard the hard way.

  • Stairs to a Pitched Landing

    When the landing isn't level, there are a few different options for building safe and code-compliant deck stairs.

  • Staircase Renovation

    Loose, tilted flights signal trouble underfoot, but even major problems can be fixed with screws, blocks and braces.

  • Installing Interior Stair Framing

    On this stair, the tops of the stringers attach to a plywood hanger nailed to the stair-chase framing.

  • How To Cut Stair Stringers

    First make a test stringer on 2x12 stock, then use it as a template for the rest of the stringers.

  • Building Stairs for a Radiused Deck

    On this curved deck staircase, the stringers flare outward and treads and risers are gently bent.

  • Quiet Your Stairs

    Get rid of squeaks with construction adhesive and closed-cell foam.

  • Widening Deck Stairs with Composite Materials

    A skilled carpenter offers advice for framing a safe and code-compliant staircase when renovating an existing elevated deck.

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