Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Deck stairs look simple until you cut your first stringer wrong. I have done that, and one bad cut can waste a whole board. Building deck stairs is one of the most useful DIY projects you can take on.

To lay out a set of stair stringers from scratch requires a little math, but not much. Equally important is some quiet time to run the numbers and at the same time to think about the construction ...

A practical look at marking and cutting stair stringers for a building project. Focused on the process, tools, and step-by-step craftsmanship. How do you approach stair layout?

The staircase can be one of the biggest design features in your home, but getting it wrong can affect much more than appearances. From impractical materials to poorly considered lighting, seemingly ...