How Do You Build Wooden Deck Stairs?
If you are going to build stairs for a wooden deck, be prepared to engage in some highly important calculations and measurements. Because the deck stairs can go wildly wrong if you don’t measure accurately, it is vitally important to take that step seriously. But after the measurements are in place, building deck stairs is simply a case of following directions. Determine the number of steps needed for the deck stairs by taking the measurement of the vertical drop from the surface of the deck and dividing it by seven. Round off to the nearest whole number. Divide the vertical drop by the number of steps to determine the step rise figure. Use the above calculations to lay out the stairs and determine the position of the posts. Position the posts 18 inches from the end of the span of the stairway. Place a straight 2-by-4 on the deck and make sure it is level and square to the side of the deck. Use a plumbing bob to mark the point of the ground at the center point of the footing. Dig the p
