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 wooden deck stairs.
Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart.
Learn the details in how to build a deck.
This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed.
1 determine the width of each stair tread.
When building stairs or steps for a deck.
Sure building deck stairs can be tricky.
Building deck stairs are often the most challenging part of a diy deck project.
2 use 4 foot level and tape measure to find the total rise of the staircase.
3 divide total rise by number of steps to find height of each riser.
To build deck stairs you ll need a framing square drill deck screws a circular saw and wooden boards.
Make sure all of the step risers are the same height and all the step treads the same width to avoid a tripping hazard.
Wood decking and railings.
We will teach you how to cut stair stringers to meet code for rise and run step limits.
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.
These 17 articles will also cover how to build stair landings and ada ramps.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to build deck stairs.