Knee pain on stairs is a common problem but our top tips will make that a thing of the past. Simple, effective tricks to get you up & down stairs with no pain.
Stairs must satisfy strict building codes meant to ensure safety and climbing comfort. Tall steps make climbing hard, and shallow steps are uncomfortable and dangerous. Since there's so little room for error, building stairs requires careful layout and some potentially tricky calculations. Start by...
After sketching the stairs, it's important to add clear annotations and details. First, draw an arrow to show which direction the stairs rise. Next, include the key dimensions by writing out the tread depth (how deep each step is), the riser height (the vertical space between steps), and...
Step 2: Attach plywood to form slide We attached the two lengths with 3 long metal mending plates. We placed the seam between two stairs, about a 1/4 of the way down, so that the plates didn’t make the slide sit up on the stair edges – you want all of the slide bottom surface...
Step 1 - Calculate Rise The first thing to do is calculate and write down the overall height or vertical rise the stairs will cover. Assuming a staircase built onto a deck or porch, put a board straight out from the top of the deck. Measure from the end of the board down to the pla...
Helpful DIY advice on how to repair loose, squeaky, or broken stairs, handrails, balusters, posts and other stair parts.
How to Make Stairs in Sons of the Forest Stairs are made without guidance, but the process requires only your axe and some logs. Screenshot by Gameskinny. Once you’ve gathered logs, place one on the ground using the dotted lines for guidance. Then, when you’re placing the second log...
Really?No. You may have to adjust the step rise slightly to fit the exact run length but that's pretty easy to do after we have our stair angle calculations. At the end of this discussion I'll give links to "how to" articles to make the stairs you build fit the actual situation or...
The nights are often warm enough to make staying outside late a viable option. Long Days: The sun doesn’t set until quite late at night especially in Northern Europe. You can often cram in a lot of sightseeing before taking a late dinner and watching the sunset on a European patio. ...
Join the three 5-foot-long plywood sheets together, on top of each other, using wood glue. Also drive nails through the edges to secure the sheets together, creating a landing for the top of the stairs. Step 7 Dig two holes in the ground next to your home, on either side of the to...