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Building stairs, whether for your deck or the inside of your home, is one of the more complex DIY tasks out there. Since stairs transport users along a vertical distance, they should be sturdy and ...

build something of your very own. From a technical standpoint, there's nothing particularly difficult about building stairs for a deck, porch, or shed. Anyone with basic carpentry skills can make ...

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

I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that ... for me to offer you step-by-step directions on how to build stair railings in the limited space provided in ...

Don’t let your concrete steps prevent you from adding a front deck. If your steps have a solid foundation and aren’t crumbling, you can actually build your deck right over it. Check out the ...

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 ...

DEAR TIM: I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that ... to offer you step-by-step directions on how to build stair railings in the limited space provided ...

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