Stair building to a specific percent slope or angle: Here using simple arithmetic we explain how build stairs of a desired slope, using the comfortable angle of a 38° stair. We describe how to translate the stair rise and run into a specific number of stair treads and risers that will ...
If you live in a multi-story house, chances are that at some point you will need to use a ladder on your stairs. Maybe you will be renovating, painting the walls or repairing the ceiling. Or perhaps you will just need to hang a picture or change a lightbulb. The point is that these...
When examining your property, you may find that there’s a thick layer of rock underneath the soil that won’t support vegetation (yet). You need to build up the thin soil and support it for a few seasons before anything can grow on your slope. That’s when geotextiles anderosion contro...
Set one beam at the front of the sloped deck vertically on the front pair of sill plates. Have an assistant hold the beam in place with a spirit level to find true vertical. Place a hold-down — a strong metal angle bracket — on either side of the beam above one sill plate. Mark ...
How To Build Mobile Home Stairs Building mobile home steps or wooden RV steps is fairly easy, and wood is the most cost-effective material for the job. You'll first need to take the measurements for your steps. You should measure the rise, and then decide on the slope (around 30 degree...
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immaculate design on your part. Given the wide range of options each part of the deck has today, we’re going to walk you through the 6 principles of deck plan, how to build a deck, bring the desired look and feel to it, and create an ‘aahaa’ moment for the residents of the ...
The railroad track steers the train and does a few other things that we'll talk about later. Because many trains operate on the same track, switches and signals control the traffic. Let's break it down. The job of the locomotive is to change the chemical energy from the fuel (wood, ...
By using steel wheels on a steel track, the amount of deformation is minimized, which reduces the rolling resistance. In fact, a train is about the most efficient way to move heavy goods. The downside of using steel wheels is that they don't have much traction. In the next section, we...
Now we had a good foundation to build on. I needed just one measurement to get started: the total rise. The total height from the concrete foundation to the top of the top step was exactly 9 feet or 108 inches. I recorded that figure and chose to make the stairway turn to the left...