Building a staircase is a job for a master carpenter, but an experienced do-it-yourselfer can usually construct a simple set of stairs for a back-yard deck. Cutting the pieces and assembling them ...

As you stand back and look at this odd-shaped piece ... I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that, but I’m worried about how to make all the complex cuts ...

This deck stair DIY focuses on using composite material ... A 2 by 4 foot board goes on back of the lower step and a 2 by 10 ...

The angle of the stair railing is determined by the rise ... In other words, if the face of the top post on your deck is set back 3 inches from the tip of the decking board at the edge of the ...

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