Building Decking Steps - What You Need To Know

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2022
  • Roger, James and Ian show us how to build some simple stairs that run from an elevated decking area down to the garden.
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  • @kevinbowden1155
    @kevinbowden1155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great to see Ian and James back with you Roger. Quality tradesmen 👌

  • @dominicmcc3214
    @dominicmcc3214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Roger👍Nice to see the lads back working again on the channel 👌

  • @petergilbert7106
    @petergilbert7106 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching a bunch of your videos I have finally subscribed. I need your quality of workmanship in my life as something to aspire to. All the best, Pete

  • @amazing451
    @amazing451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That video was far too short for a star 🌟 appearance of James and Ian, Skillbuilder's never been the same since they left ! Get them back more often what ever the cost.

    • @iantarncarpentry4285
      @iantarncarpentry4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Kevin. I only come out in the hot weather 😅

    • @amazing451
      @amazing451 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iantarncarpentry4285 Well we'll just have to wait for the next heatwave Ian, but Roger's missing you 2 guys badly. Good luck to you whatever your upto these days.👍👍

    • @iantarncarpentry4285
      @iantarncarpentry4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amazing451 thank you very much.

  • @michaelwilliams4086
    @michaelwilliams4086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice to see the “Craftie Cumbrian Crag Rat” sporting suntanned forearms, chiselled by hanging from his fingertips on rock faces and the “Quality Christian” make an all too brief appearance. Between them they upped the kudos of the channel in one fell swoop 👍. Nice to see you all together again 😁.

    • @iantarncarpentry4285
      @iantarncarpentry4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Michael! Even northerners get suntanned in this weather 😂

  • @lewishayes9228
    @lewishayes9228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. I struggled to find some stingers or the timber to make them last week. I,m doing this next week 👌 Good to watch you all

  • @TYLERCONSTRUCTION
    @TYLERCONSTRUCTION 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see James and Ian. How are they? Excellent video Rodger 👍

  • @gregmatt9807
    @gregmatt9807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job

  • @antonyporter5045
    @antonyporter5045 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT VIDEO very helpful cheers Roger

  • @mrspudly1
    @mrspudly1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Realy enjoyed that Roger very informative and full of usefull information.

  • @ianpearse4480
    @ianpearse4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice job, great advice as always. Cheers.

  • @thomascoyne157
    @thomascoyne157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work 👍👍

  • @paulcooper9187
    @paulcooper9187 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Certainly Useful, thanks

  • @g7mks383
    @g7mks383 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very interesting I had always wondered how stairs are done, and how you start. Very uplifting.

  • @jeffbradley8783
    @jeffbradley8783 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see the band back together Roger, even though it may not be for long

  • @antobeer
    @antobeer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The lads two lads are back!

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely job 🤙🏽🤙🏽🧱👍🏼

  • @jason-hh6lu
    @jason-hh6lu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video.👍🏻

  • @paulkelly2882
    @paulkelly2882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good to James swing by to do a bit of cameo work on skillbuilder

  • @canalboating
    @canalboating 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great to see the a team back should have been an hour long video and get some oil on that creaky gate

  • @stephenwatson1873
    @stephenwatson1873 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always thought that the height of the stairs was to be taken from the the total run of the stairs, in case the floor wasn’t level,

  • @bobcougar77
    @bobcougar77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never seen stringers cut that way. 99% of the ones in my area are cut from a 2x12. I actually kinda like this technique. It's a more efficient use of lumber, and at least as strong as cut stringers.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Getting hold of 12 inch wide timber is not so easy and it is very expensive these days.

  • @geza96
    @geza96 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Australia, the stringers are readily available in hardware stores, also the treads. Very easy, maybe around £200 for a six step kit.

  • @hi-tech55
    @hi-tech55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video Roger. I fell foul of the planning laws with the height of a deck. It was under 300mm a the door but by the time it came out 4m, it was 1.5 m above the ground. The neighbours were very unhappy despite having a similar structure themselves. The building inspector said get retrospective planning permission. We did problem solved

  • @harlanborders943
    @harlanborders943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never seen stairs done that way here in the states interesting.

  • @brianlopez8855
    @brianlopez8855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Make the deck step 7.25 inches high riser, not 8 inches which the maximum. Make the treads 10 inches deep no less. Much more comfortable. Baby could crawl under that gate more than 4 inch gap.

  • @jaewok5G
    @jaewok5G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    we kind of skipped over a lot of the under step decisions like extending the stringers, the landing, attaching stringers …

    • @vidpromjm
      @vidpromjm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This was my impression as well. Started off very informative then the music started!

  • @Pete.Ty1
    @Pete.Ty1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍

  • @scottnever8732
    @scottnever8732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    come on Roger you should know you take the height from top of deck to landing point, not straight down lol

  • @barryford7135
    @barryford7135 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi guys, how wide are the stairs? Doing something very similar & don’t want any flex on the deck boards.

  • @jimw6659
    @jimw6659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello to James, and hoping that the employment change is working out well.

  • @EJL110
    @EJL110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So is James back in the game now??

  • @vidpromjm
    @vidpromjm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Australia has the same 100mm gap for pool fences but for balustrades, even several stories above ground, they allow 125mm gap😕

  • @MrGeeyess
    @MrGeeyess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My boss's observation about the Building Regs and the 100 mm spheres - "What a load of balls"

  • @deborahwilliams1036
    @deborahwilliams1036 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The bloke I had do my decking really messed up on my steps, it's like a ladder , I'm going to try and do my own, my deck is about as high as this one, and I can't use the bottom of my garden .. dodgey knee arthritus ...thanks for this video I'm gonna give it a go

  • @pfv3462
    @pfv3462 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice work, but why is the bottom slat not continued in the door?
    it looks nicer and is also safer for small crawling babies

  • @nic47531
    @nic47531 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Were the upright posts at bottom of steps set in postcrete? Do they need to be?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No they are just sat on the slab

    • @nic47531
      @nic47531 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SkillBuilder is that just a concrete patio slab or a 100mm or so deep concrete slab you formed?
      We want to put one step up to deck, wondering if off the shelf slabs on grass are suitable to bear a few new joists connected to existing deck structure.

  • @njuham
    @njuham 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this footage from the 90's? Roger looks so young.

  • @pauladventure
    @pauladventure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does James still work for kitchen company?

    • @nickhickson8738
      @nickhickson8738 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think so as a previous video hinted.

    • @pauladventure
      @pauladventure 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nickhickson8738 cheers, must have missed that 👍

  • @bobbyovenell
    @bobbyovenell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No where’s James? :(

  • @Oli_Hudson
    @Oli_Hudson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where's James!!

    • @canalboating
      @canalboating 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      an opportunity lost forever 🤣

  • @ArthriticAngler
    @ArthriticAngler 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trying to build wide stairs for elderly with walker and stay in code

  • @juliebrooke6099
    @juliebrooke6099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bolt should be on the outside of the gate so it’s still accessible for an adult but not for a small child.

  • @odie00zero
    @odie00zero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve much respect for you guys but I would never ever make cornered pieces of lumber like that for steps. Hopefully those stairs last.

  • @Goodwithwood69
    @Goodwithwood69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All that soft wood next to composite decking doesn't look right to me, slim metal railings would fit well.

  • @haroon420
    @haroon420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Give it 3 months and the baby will figure out how to open that lock! Or climb out of it!!! Babies are little ninjas

  • @billrobinson8939
    @billrobinson8939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish it was in inches. Also, you already have to know how to build stairs to follow the high speed parts of video.

  • @robertbamford8266
    @robertbamford8266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Somewhere out there”. Precision layout. Thanks for the video. That 400mm (4”) requirement is critical for safety (starting with a crawling baby). Found that one of our inflatable rubber balls was 4” - made final check of a long fence along a 6’ drop easy.

    • @isyt1
      @isyt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder how many toddlers have actually died that way for them to make it law. I mean I fully appreciate that 1 death is too many but it seems like overkill, no pun intended

  • @timothyjones9804
    @timothyjones9804 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If the grooves face down on the decking it helps the moisture to drip away, if it faces up it will hold water and speed up the growth of slime lessening the grip.

    • @Sjf542
      @Sjf542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MKRM27 the grooves (reeds) are supposed to go down - it helps ventilation between the joists. Decking has been done for centuries in the US and Australia and they laugh at us Brits for having the grooves up. Apparently the grooves up fad was invented by UK decking manufacturers as an anti-slip feature, even though it has no basis in science (it probably makes them more slippy as they get filled with slime quickly).

  • @DerekTJ
    @DerekTJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where's James?

  • @mattsan70
    @mattsan70 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That bottom tread looks rather high. Deffo more than 200mm

    • @gavindaly5731
      @gavindaly5731 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not at the end , after paving .

    • @iantarncarpentry4285
      @iantarncarpentry4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes the bottom step was more than 200mm. It was to allow for decking to go down.

  • @jaewok5G
    @jaewok5G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1.470m/200mm=7.4 steps should round up to make sure they are equal and below 200 so … 8.

    • @e2linuxos
      @e2linuxos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      7 steps of 183.7mm takes you 183.7mm from the top of the 1.47m platform. Thus to get the 8 spaces you need 7 steps.
      I dunno if I missed a joke though.

    • @jaewok5G
      @jaewok5G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@e2linuxos no, not joking. technically the risers, not the steps/treads. so, 1.47m divided into 8 even step-ups is 184 mm. now, you don't need a bottom tread b/c it's the ground that the first riser rises from and the top riser goes to the finished level of the deck, so both the top and bottom end w risers and between 8 risers there are 7 treads to step on. [it's always one less] you are correct.

  • @dlite1972
    @dlite1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sorry, but these skill builder videos do not give enough detail on the actual construction/ methods of the project. It started off well then fell into a time lapse music video.

  • @wanstronian
    @wanstronian ปีที่แล้ว

    "What you need to know," then fails to tell people what they need to know, such as: how deep the going of the steps should be; what angle the stringer should be; how to ensure the gap between braces is sufficient; how to fix at the top and the bottom...

  • @ttfweb1
    @ttfweb1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    100mm spacing is pretty small for a baby’s head - I think this also covers the chance a politician may be about.

  • @brithozierhozier4718
    @brithozierhozier4718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sorry but it looks like a complete bodge job lol ! The height doesn't have to be 1100mm it can be 900mm, which gets rid of that awful build up underneath, looks about 200mm anyway

    • @RobNorman08
      @RobNorman08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's different for internal and external, internally a handrail has to be min 900mm to centre of handrail, for external its min 1100mm to top of handrail, hope that helps.

  • @BillyMustang101
    @BillyMustang101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Totally the wrong choice of glue on those steps. PU is incredibly weak and always fails before the wood does. Must have had some left over from a flooring job.

  • @olson.pamela
    @olson.pamela 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Less music more talking please. I need information/details. thanks!

  • @jimrowland8310
    @jimrowland8310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Unbelievable get rid of the gaffer tape and buy some stair gauges. Get yourself some 2x12’s and cut your stair stringer’s properly ffs 🤦‍♂️