I always built my own stairs, when I could control the distance between floor levels, with a 7 1/2-inch riser and a 10-inch tread. The model A stringers come with a 7 7/16-inch riser and a 10 1/4 ...

"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 deck stairs might look a little intimidating to the novice DIYer, but they don’t have to be. This project will help guide you through the process, whether you’re doing it for the ...

Building a set of stairs is a tricky endeavor. Using a pair of brass stair gauges and a builder’s square to mark the stringer (the zigzag boards the steps and risers attach to) can make the job ...

The prefabricated stringers I worked with recently at my son’s house are made from steel. They are not notched. The manufacturer, Fast-Stairs, welds steel angle irons onto the stringers that ...