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Building Deck Stairs

Video, Carpentry, Decks and Patios, Exterior Published 07/27/2007 by Danny Lipford


Watch Danny walk through the steps for making deck stairs. While the task may seem intimidating, it’s really not that hard. Danny helps you figure out how many steps you need and how far apart they should be spaced.


3 Comments to “Building Deck Stairs”

  1. Gary A Vela Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 8:56 pm

    Building a set of stairs specially outside for a decking may not be as intimidating… It also depends on the type of wood one uses to build a set of stairs.

    I (Gary)am located in New Smyrna Beach Florida and a lot of builder prefer to use IPE decking and IPE or Brazilian Walnut for their steps… what is the different though? or is it just the price of the material?

    I would be nice if you could Danny put together a video on how to put together a decking!

  2. Joe Leon Says:
    May 29th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    Can you make a video on how to make a oval shape wood deck

  3. Rickie Bell Says:
    August 10th, 2008 at 6:34 am

    Good quick overview of the basics of how to build steps. Could you explain in detail how to figure out the rise and run of each individual step?

    This seems to be the biggest obstacle to building stairs for most people.


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