To lay out a set of stair stringers from scratch requires a little math, but not much. Equally important is some quiet time to run the numbers and at the same time to think about the construction ...

Sketch out the stair stringer on a piece of plywood or other material. Using a framing square, draw out your notches for each tread and riser, based on your calculated dimensions. Be sure to include ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Staircase stringer is a structural member installed on either side or in the center of a flight of stairs into which the treads and risers are fixed. The primary function of the stringer is to provide ...

"You can absolutely cut a stair stringer if only you only knew the way the math works," my dad once said to me. So, long before I ever had a geometry class, I knew the math behind determining a slope.

Building a staircase may seem like an intimidating task at first, but with the right guidance, even a novice carpenter can construct a sturdy and attractive set of stairs. One crucial aspect of stair ...

Picture a stair slope in your mind to estimate about a 40-degree slope and guess at a landing point. Rest any straight piece of deck lumber on the deck and level it over to the landing point. Measure ...

Here is a picture of the side of a staircase. It’s called a stair stringer. Calculate the area of the side of the stringer that is facing you. Look for repeated shapes in it. Rhys has 8 of these ...