This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed.
Building wooden deck stairs.
Wood decking and railings.
Make sure all of the step risers are the same height and all the step treads the same width to avoid a tripping hazard.
To build deck stairs you ll need a framing square drill deck screws a circular saw and wooden boards.
Sure building deck stairs can be tricky.
3 divide total rise by number of steps to find height of each riser.
Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart.
2 use 4 foot level and tape measure to find the total rise of the staircase.
But in this story we ll make it easy by showing you how to estimate step dimensions layout and cut stair stringers and assemble the stair parts.
We will teach you how to cut stair stringers to meet code for rise and run step limits.
And you won t need any hard math to figure it out though your calculations must be accurate.
The rise of each step is determined by the height of the landing from the ground with each step height from 7 to 8 high.
Learn the details in how to build a deck.
Before you buy your materials you ll need to measure the height of your deck then divide this by the height you want each stair riser to be.
Building deck stairs are often the most challenging part of a diy deck project.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to build deck stairs.
1 determine the width of each stair tread.