Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

By Larry Walton When Robert Lipskoch was drawing the plans for his house, his kids wanted a curved slide from the second to ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson builds a large outdoor staircase with rails and stringers for safe, attractive access.

Building a set of stairs is a tricky endeavor. Using a pair of brass stair gauges and a builder’s square to mark the stringer (the zigzag boards the steps and risers attach to) can make the job a ...

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.