Laying out attaching deck stair stringers how you attach the stair stringers to the top of the deck and to any landings will be critical.
Attaching deck stairs to ground.
You should reinforce the rim behind the stairs to provide a solid base for attachment.
Apr 28 20 11 17 am.
Attaching stairs to a deck.
Then screw through the back of the deck rim into the skirts with three more deck screws.
I had a question about deck posts that i could not find anywhere.
My new deck has two sets of stairs.
Most deck stairs are cobbled onto the deck as afterthoughts.
Round up to get 15 steps.
One is 5 ft wide and the other 6ft.
The result will be the number of steps the staircase will need e g deck is 112 from the ground.
Tack the skirts to the rim with 3 in.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
Notch out the bottom front of the.
The ground may qualify if it meets the requirements.
John august 29 2017.
He provides a simple and stout detail for attaching the stairs to the deck using readily available metal framing hardware.
If your deck is anchored to the ground using footings then do the same for your steps.
Veteran carpenter mike guertin explains the loads and codes applying to deck stair connections.
Rather am considering the use of continuous threaded rod with blocking.
Total height of low level ground level deck.
To calculate the actual rise height divide the height in inches by the number of stairs determined in the last step.
In our example 112 15 7 46 which means that the risers will be 7 46 high.
When attaching stair stringers use a level to draw two plumb lines to mark the left and right positions for the skirts and horizontal lines to mark the top tread location.
Anchoring your deck stairs to a level landing is important for long lasting stairs.
Below are steps to create a base if needed.
Attaching them will make your stairs highly susceptible to frost heaves or other ground movement and potentially compromise the integrity of your stair structure.