Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

You probably give little thought to why the stairs in your home are built the way they are. I’m talking about how high you need to lift your foot to get up to the next step and how deep the flat tread ...

In this video of building a large staircase, I show you how I layout a stringer. It's simple math and if you use the right ...

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.