Q. I have to build a simple set of steps but I'm totally lost. I don't understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building steps seems ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

If you have plans to build a deck that will have more than one level or will be more than 15 inches above the ground, you’ll need stairs. Stairs can be among the more challenging aspects of a ...

Discover the Stair Competition Winners, showcasing creative storytelling designs in the form of architecture's oldest and ...

MANKATO — Add world's tallest freestanding staircase to the records held by Mankato manufacturer Linder Enterprises. "For the Smithsonian African American Museum we did the largest freestanding ...