I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that ... to the line created by the nose of each of the stair treads. To see this line, place a long straightedge on ...

To understand stairs, let’s talk about floors. Like many Americans, you might live in a home with a wood-floor system. The ...

Treads should never be less than 9 inches, nor more than 11 inches. Begin by measuring the total rise of the stairs, that is the distance from the ground to the top of the deck. It is easy to take ...

Picture yourself stepping down from the kitchen floor to the first tread on basement stairs. Likewise, picture stepping down from the deck to the first tread on the stairs that lead you to ground ...

Stair stringers for decks and porches are almost always made of weather-resistant pressure-treated lumber. The treads and risers can also be cut from treated lumber, but are often made from ...

DEAR TIM: I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that ... line created by the nose of each of the stair treads. To see this line, place a long straightedge ...

Just realize there are many options when it comes to DIY deck stairs ... the formula for building stairs. Because there’s an infinite number of possible riser/tread combinations, the code ...

Alternating tread stairs are terrific for saving space; you only put one foot on a tread at a time, so why make it go full width? By only putting in half a tread you can go up at twice the slope ...