Stair Construction

Stair-construction is kind of tricky, but with the right formula it's a piece of cake.

You have to think of it this way: you have so much height you need to reach and you have to do it within a certain length.

The part of the stairs that will help you accomplish the height is the risers. The length part is the treads. See pic

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The part of the stairs that will hold all the weight will be the stringers. See pic

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The treads are usually around 10 inches. That's kind of standard, but the risers completely depend on the height from the bottom floor to the top floor. Here is the formula to make it easy.

A good way to know the exact riser height is by dividing the total rise by 7. Suppose the distance from bottom floor to top floor including the thickness of the second floor is about 9 feet or 108 inches. 108 divided by 7 equals 15.428. That tells you that 15 risers will be needed. Next, divide 108 by 15 and you get right around 7 3/16 inches or the exact height each riser needs to be. The treads need to be right around 10 inches. The amount of treads will be one less than the amount of risers, so to find the total run or length of the stairs, you just multiply 10 by 14 and that tells you your stairway will be 140 inches long.

You can then mark the stringer with a carpenters square and the stairs will come out perfect. See pic

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