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 ...

A beginner-friendly stair-building hack that covers sealed stringers and proper layout techniques to improve durability and ...

These gorgeous stair railing ideas range from traditional to artistic. Heather Peterson Design, Josh Grubbs Photography Staircases are a high-function element of multi-story homes, but their form can ...

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Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Alternating tread stairs are terrific for saving space; you only put one foot on a tread at ...

How to create everything from a basic L shape stair to steps made for beautiful ballrooms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.