How to lay out stairs or steps to a pre-determined angle POST a QUESTION or COMMENTabout measuring and calculating to build stairways & low slope or low angle stairways, treads, risers, stairway run, stairway landings & platforms Stair building to a specific percent slope or angle: ...
The first question most DIYers ask when installing stairs for the first time is, “Do you install the risers or the stair treads first?”The correct answer is to install the riser first. The reason is that you want a nice snug fit along the riser with the tread above it. Typica...
STAIR TREAD INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Block off access to the stairway you will be working on to keep people out of the area. Put up signs and danger tape; Begin at bottom stair. Carefully lay stair tread upside down on the stair;
In this way, the layshaft receives its power directly from the engine whenever the clutch is engaged. The Differential The yellow shaft is a splined shaft that connects directly to the drive shaft through the differential to the drive wheels of the car. If the wheels are spinning, the ...
Rip this material to 11.5 inches wide (the actual width of a 2 x 12) and draw out the riser and tread cuts on it. (The risers are the vertical cuts in the stair stringer, and the treads are the horizontal cuts.) Draw the tread and riser cuts lightly in pencil. If your layout ...
To take a shortcut, often leading to a lapse in quality. Example:Whoever put together this worksheet really cut corners—there’s no space to write! 8Cut the mustard (part of a sentence) To meet acceptable standards. Example:Unless you raise the stair treads up, this project won’t cut...
If this deck had been mounted with a ledger board, it’s not going to shift away from the house. But because we’re not connected to the house, we need to brace it so it doesn’t move in this direction, in and out. So we’re just going to take some diagonal braces, nail them...
Many property owners install sliding gates at their driveways. These gates require less space than a swing gate system. The method of installation differs according to the device manufacturer. Some installers mount the drive mechanism on a gate post. Oth
After getting paint on the walls week before last, we’ve been putting down the new flooring in the hallway, living and dining rooms. This flooring will also go in the kitchen, stair landing and in the downstairs foyer as well, we just haven’t gotten that far yet. I’m finally moving...
Steps are often not necessarily a detail, but a necessity. As with any kind of “stair” they should be designed to be safe, sturdy and long-lasting. Steps commonly consist of 2-by-10 or 2-by-12 stringers, cut in a saw-tooth pattern, to which the step boards are attached. These ...