In Part 4 of Building an EPIC ... building sturdy stairs and installing sleek, secure railings. From calculating rise and run to cutting perfect stringers, setting posts, and mounting stylish ...

Note that this is the tread length on the stringer, not the length of the finished tread on the stair, which will be somewhere from 11 to 12 inches. Four treads away from the wall (4 x 10 or 4 x ...

A stair stringer is a solid 2-by-10 or 2-by-12 cut ... rise should not exceed 8 inches (some municipalities allow an 81/4-inch maximum rise) or be less than 6 inches. The second essential rule ...

The idea of building stairs, even if it is just a few steps up to a deck or porch, is enough to instill fear in most do-it-yourselfers. There are just so many things that can go wrong. The hard ...