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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.
Pitch Block for Stair Stringers
An alternative method for laying out stairs without a framing square.
Site-Built Steel-Stringer Stairs
A carpenter's approach to simple, modern metal stairs.
Best Practices for Building a Deck-Stair Landing
Remodeling expert Mike Guertin offers suggestions for sturdy ways to support stair stringers that terminate at a ground-level walkway or landing.
Get a Foolproof Fit for Stairs, Cabinets, and More
The Collins Stair-Tread Template Set is indispensable for measuring inset carpentry projects.
Critical Deck-Framing Connections, Part 5: Stairs
Learn how to properly install stair stringer hangers.
Laying Out Basic Stair Stringers
Former editor and veteran stairbuilder Andy Engel demonstrates the necessary steps, from finding the crown to using the first stringer as a template for the second.
Finish Stairs With Finesse
Carefully planned skirts and a couple of tricks make trimming stairs an easier job, no matter how bad the framing.
Laminating Curved Stair Stringers
Freestanding curved stairs are a masterful display of building prowess. After St. Louis builder Joe Hawkins built a set of these stairs for a client, he decided to use the…
New Winders for an Old House
Don’t even think about tackling these space-saving stairs without a full-scale drawing and a pair of dividers.

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