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 ...

I need to build some simple outdoor steps to replace ones that fell apart and rotted (even though they were made with treated lumber). I’m fairly handy and have a decent grasp of the math but would ...

This is key for how to build stair railing. In this article we'll walk you through this and other best practices for how to ...

The stairs to our aboveground pool are splintery and loose. I want to replace them, but is there anything I should be worried about?—JOE R., LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA Roy: Anyone with a little carpentry ...

Picture a stair slope in your mind to estimate about a 40-degree slope and guess at a landing point. Rest any straight piece of deck lumber on the deck and level it over to the landing point. Measure ...