Build Two Step Stairs
I recommend that anyone building a staircase in there home contact a building inspector to inquire about current and applicable fire building code.
Build two step stairs. You will need one box for each step. To make extra strong steps place 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards on both sides of the center stringer under the treads. Nail the risers to the stringers to complete the steps. Cut a notch in the bottom of the stringers to fit over a piece of 2 x 4 lumber making sure to cut the notch in the same place on each stringer.
This is one of the many ways you could do th. For instance you could cut 1 in 5 in 2 5 cm 12 7 cm boards to the width of the stairs and install two on each step with a gap between them. 2 steps at 9 66 leaving 9 66 from the second step to the hot tub. Learn about an old school technique to mark and cut stairs stringers without any specialty tools or calculators.
But the basics are generally. All steps must be the same size the rise and run must be the same on every step width of each step must be at least 2 feet 8 inches normal household steps are. Clamp the stair gauges to the carpenter s square. Make the steps 12 deep by 26 5 wide.
Lay out the stairs by drawing on the outside of the square sliding the square along until it meets the last mark to learn how to build steps. Also cut one piece of treated 2 x 4 lumber to 3 long. Build your top step as you would for a single step. This will create a stair stringer calculator.
Build your bottom step twice as wide as a single step. Double box steps are built using the same techniques as for a single step. Rip 1 x8 risers to width and cut to length flush with the outside of the stringers. 29 3 9 66.
Using two treads on each step minimizes the cracking and cupping that might occur with a single wide board. Fasten the two frames together with the back framing members flush with each other. Use the narrow part of the square for clamping the riser gauge and the wider part for the 10 1 4 in.