How to Repair Broken Concrete Stairs - Quick and Easy
In this video I show you how to easily repair broken concrete stairs with Quikcrete quick-setting cement.
Items I used for this repair:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOXBBujIIYM
https://www.housebeautiful.com/home-remodeling/diy-projects/a43471159/how-to-repair-concrete-steps/
How to Build Deck Stairs (DIY) | Family Handyman
Building deck stairs can be tricky. But in this story, we'll make it easy by showing you how to build stairs by estimating step dimensions.
Spent the day putting new floor on our stairs. Turned out a lot better than expected! : HomeImprovement
My wife and I bought a house a few months back and ripped out the carpet from the stairs (don't have before pics …
Wood doesn't really move length-wise with a change in relative humidity, only radially and tangentially:
Laying Out the Deck Stair Stringers - Fine Homebuilding
The stringer—that notched framing member that supports the treads and risers—is typically made of pressure-treated 2x12. Laying it out is the first, and toughest, step in building stairs.
Stair Treads Dos & Don’ts | Wood Floor Business
A series of tips including dos and don'ts for better stair tread installations.
Do apply "glue blocks" where possible, on all of your stringers prior to tread installation. Glue blocks are approximately 4-inch blocks. Where possible, these blocks should be installed at every wood-to-wood contact point on the underside of the stair. This helps maintain stability of the riser and the integrity of the stringer, which also helps ensure a solid floor without squeaks.
- Install the risers with a level top edge slightly above the top edge of both the blocking and the stringers.
- Never nail into a block from either a tread or a riser.
- The important thing is to remember to install riser, tread, riser, tread or install the risers first.
Do seal the sides of the tread and riser in closed stair wells.
Don't fasten treads and or risers with only nails or staples. The adhesive is much more important than the fasteners. There will be times when fastening may be limited, so a good adhesive is critical.
How to Make Stair Nosing from Hardwood Flooring Boards Tutorial - MrYoucandoityourself
This video is a tutorial about how to make stair nosing from hardwood flooring boards. Previous MrYoucandoityourself DIY video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcoMP22YMJg
THINGS I MENTION IN THIS VID for making stair nose:
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- Milescraft FeatherBoard - http://amzn.to/2kjsvIC
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2 Rules for Building Comfortable Stairs - Fine Homebuilding
As the rise goes down, the run needs to go up correspondingly, or vice versa.
To summarize:
The rise plus the run (r+R) should be within an inch of 18”.
Twice the rise plus the run (2r+R) should be within an inch of 25”.
IRC code limit stair:
rise r ≤ 7 3/4″
run R ≥ 10″
r+R = 17 3/4″ (good)
2r+R = 25 1/2″ (within range)
→ stair will be comfortable
Laying Out Basic Stair Stringers - Fine Homebuilding
1. Clamp a guide to the square.
To make it easy to align the framing square on the stringer consistently, clamp a straight wood strip to the square. On the outer edges of the square, align the strip with the run dimension on one leg and the rise dimension on the other.
2. Find the crown.
Sight down the edge of the stringer stock to determine if it crowns. If it does, lay out the stringer so that the crown on the completed stair will face upward.
3. Lay out the first tread and the second riser.
Hold the square so that the leg with the tread dimension is closest to the end of the stringer stock but far enough from the end to allow for a riser below. Try to lay out the notches so that cutting them gets rid of knots and defects.
https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2013/10/15/lay-out-accurate-stair-stringers-with-this-custom-tool
By Andy Engel Issue 248 - Dec/Jan 2015
How to Build an Under-the-Stairs Storage Unit | Family Handyman
Need extra storage space? You might already have it right under your feet! Builders rarely utilize the space under a staircase; it’s much easier to just wall it in than to make custom pullouts. But you can reclaim that wasted space in a couple of weekends. I built three pullouts to store everything from shoes to coats and backpacks. You can customize this design to get just the type of storage space you need.
The Britches Method: A Simple Template for Outside Skirt Returns - Fine Homebuilding
Ever wondered how to lay out an outside skirt board when building stairs? This was one of those processes that was a trade secret when I started. I’ve had a few variations on this over the years, but this is my favorite way to go! This method is the Britches Method.