How to build stairs. Install stringers and treads
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- Hey all you home menders! a stairway to heaven..actually, all stairs are heaven when you need to get somewhere tall. Dustin shows how to build stairs. A step by step guide to install new stairs at a back door. Install stair stringers with joist hangers and you are off to the races. Install treated treads for outdoor use and even add risers if needed. Dustin finished this one with a 2x4 handrail and post for code requirements...and you can do yours too. Don’t forget your concrete pad or set the stringers on pavers . Easy!
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Appreciate it man. You show us how a normal person is gonna get things done around the house: simple, effective and to the point. It gets annoying watching these master carpenters try to explain to you how to build their 550 dollar 3 foot entryway staircase when you literally need 3 stringers, deck boards, and some screws and nails. I know the master craftsmen in here are salty but this is the way 99.9 percent of people are gonna tackle this job and theyll never have an issue anyway. If i wanted a 550 dollar entry stairs id hire a guy, but if im doing it myself this is the way its getting done.
Good job buddy, us normal people appreciate it
I love this comment, my friend you are absolutely right doing it yourself and getting things done is the way to go.
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Thank you so much!!! We just finished our stair project. Your instructions made it so easy! My husband and I are in our 60's with NO building experience and we did it! Thanks for your videos!!
Thank you so much Dee!!! dodge. This is an awesome comment. You are my success story. Thank you so much for sharing
I've watched a few deck stairs videos and yours is definitely the best. Quick, concise, no fluff. And your concrete method was great! No mixing... just add water, then the concrete, then a little more water. Others go way to in depth on mixing when it's not needed for Quikrete.
Hey Shawn! absolutely. Just get the job done friend what’s with all the mixing? LOL
I agree, others were so confusing!
I agree 100%. I’m out of California and you would NOT BELIEVE the useless crap we have to add just to bring it to “CODE”, which is a bunch of crap! I am a student of architecture and construction (obviously they go hand in hand for most) and what you need to make a legit structure is how to brace the joints and there are literally hundreds of different ways than brackets you can do with the wood without hardware even! I’ve seen a wooden structure, NO SCREWS, hold up an 18 wheeler. It was Japanese builder who used a (what I thought) technique handed down by old builders. It was AMAZING!
So yeah, thank you for the quick video. I watch them because they put me at ease. Idk why, they just do. Simple, straight to the point, no BS. LOVE IT!
And handrails are a must... mainly because I’m a fatty. Lol!
sure lets all do that. ignore the manufactures' recommendations. concrete powders have superficial hydrophobic characteristics just like flour. should we all just add water to flour and not mix thoroughly? how do you like your pizza dough?
@@podoismydog so you've never used quickrete I'm guessing
I wanna say I really appreciate what you’re doing. You’re not boring at all and you actually make it fun learning new things.
heyhey steven! that comment is a huge reward friend..thank you
Thank you so much for this. I have asked multiple people to build stairs off of my back door. I have asked 2 companies to come do it. They either look at it and don't get me a quote, or don't come to give the quote (I must be doing something wrong!! LOLOL!!). My dad said he would but he's 72. My boyfriend said he would that was 3 years ago...
But you just showed me how!! I am ON IT!!! Thank you for making this so simple. I get to save money AND the job will get done!!! Super grateful!
Glad it was helpful! This is an awesome story and encouraging to others. Thanks for sharing.
1:05 literally blew my mind. I can't believe I didn't think of that earlier! TRACE IT!!!!! Cracked me up for a good 2 minutes. I've been putting off this project because measuring stringers seemed so intimidating. Thanks for the video (and the insight)!!
Hey L. Awesome comment my friend. Why do we tend to make things so hard? Thank you so much for sharing!
Tracing at the Depot. Great tip.
You can only trace if the strings are the right size for the job your doing, that's why I had to do the sums and make my own as my pool is 50 inches high and these strings dont work
How do this guy not get more views!!!! I have learned so much from this channel. I fixed my door problems, I fixed deck issues, i put in new floors throughout my house, I have basically fixed almost everything in my house that has broke or needed replacement just by searching through these videos for last few years....so I just want to say thank you Dustin you have saved me and my family so much money and have helped me tremendously in being a proud homeowner now for over 8 years.
thank you so much for sharing this michael...! its not the views but what you do with them..more special stuff coming soon! :) big plans!
Best teaching video I ever seen I’m getting near the end of my project stairs my home is 100 years old I had to rebuild some stuff .
Hell yeah... Keeps it simple for the regular folk like myself
Dustin, you give everyone the confidence to tackle these projects. Your expertise is appreciated by us viewers of TH-cam.
love it dive! thank you!
Ditto that comment! This is mind-blowing stuff.
Ditto that comment! This is mind-blowing stuff.
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This video is definitely a template for my diy stare case for my newly purchased trailer Holme. I Never been good with carpentry this lesson was comprehensive enough no fillabustering confident enough I can do the work myself.
Thank you James. You rock. Thanks so much for sharing
Dang looks easy. I live in a older mobile home and I think this would work for a simple stairs.
You rock Martin. Thank you for sharing
I like how he did stuff cheap, quick, easy and "rough". It's not a $1M mansion. He now has a sturdy, level staircase and simple handrail.
Thank you Frank I appreciate the comment.
This is great! I need to build steps from my house into the garage. I would rather use risers than build boxes, like in other videos. You make it seem so simple.
You got this my friend
Perfect example of not over thinking things. 👍🏼
Absolutely Clay. Thank you so much my friend!
Thanks for keeping it short and clear!
Thank you soul!
Like that he kept it simple and got straight to it
Thank you sir
followed your step by step of this DIY and everything turned out great....keep posting brotha!
You are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Hey man as far as I know this is the first time I've seen your content. It was exactly what I needed to see. Thank you so much. I will definitely be sharing your stuff and looking at more of your videos. Thanks a lot man.
Anytime you need me, my friend let me know. Thanks for watching.
I love your enthusiasm
Thank you Bob appreciate the comment :-)
Great Video. I need to do my back door steps and you made it seem especially easy. Thanks .
You got this army. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Dustin.... Old lady home owner here with some carpenters skills. Meaning I can use a skill saw. I’ve never done stairs before . I’m square now... lol
Thanks kiddo
So awesome lea. Great comment. So happy to help. Thanks for Sharing!
You made this simple and easy... Love the use of the screws to hold stringers into place and then the one for the joist hanger.... On my way to building a set now!
Thank you Barb. I appreciate the comment and thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much for this video. I have some time off coming and really want to get some projects done and have no experience but this video kept my attention and really helped.
That is awesome Lydia. Anytime you need something keep coming back :-) I will help you out.
Its down and dirty, but gets the job done!! Thanks!
Thank you classic
Simple, straightforward. Thank you,
Thank you Todd. I appreciate the comment.
Thanks, good video, tired of watching videos of people making stairs like they are trying to sell a million dollar home. To the point and low budget, I like.
To the point in low budget… I love my life. Thanks for commenting.
Adding a building sealant would be best practice!. You work with what you have if it your own as you want it right. Now, getting paid because it's not your brother in-laws house that he is selling in a year or two, I completely agree with your statement.
Great Input thank you
Thanks for the tutorial. Well done. I'm next up for the challenge.
You got this Tony
thanks. i feel like i owe you money. I've used your videos on multiple projects.
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That is awesome DIY duo. You can definitely Help me out check out the ecourse and master your domain. Thank you my Friend
Home Mender, if you haven't done so already, a video about fixing floor joists and "sistering" or "scabbing" them would be nice. I've done it a couple times (using bolts) and it's an inexpensive, sturdy way to support floor and roofs.
Excellent suggestion my friend. I go into it a little bit in the Ecorse.
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Thank you.Your level idea that saves the day.
You are awesome thank you
Excellent video bud! No bs, wasting time talking about irrelevant matters. Right to the point. Well done
Thank you my friend I appreciate the comment
Thank You. My steps need to be replaced. Now instead of paying a carpenter I'm going to Do It Myself.
Thank You Again
Awesome comment Norma. Thank you so much for sharing
Awesome! So easy to follow...thanks so much.
Love to hear that thank you
What you get when you do things the "fast way":
1) The stairs just land on dirt - So this will eventually settle and rot as well.
2) The handrail is supported by a single screw in the siding (that got bent) and will eventually allow water to penetrate behind the siding.
3) The concrete was never mixed properly - So the 'fat guy' he mentioned, will still definitely fall.
I do like, however, the trick to tracing the stair profile at the depot!
Hey YK. 1. the stringers were set on pavers. Ideally you would want a concrete pad landing but the owner didn’t wanna pay for it.
2. Two screws into the 45° handrail into a stud will certainly support that fat guy. It’s also tucked up under the bevel of siding. If you still don’t trust it you can run a bead of quad behind it.
3. In case you didn’t know you don’t need to mix concrete properly LOL the concrete draws any water it needs from the ground and hardens it. Big timesaver when you’re doing lots of them.
And I also love that stringer trick. You are awesome sir thanks for commenting!
@@homemendis that true about the concrete? All my concrete projects have been kind of a pain because I mix in buckets/wheelbarrow first. your way looks much easier!
Thank you for teaching my what my dad did not ❤️
Thank you princesa. I know the feeling. Appreciating you and thank goodness for the dads who step in :-)
Thank you for actually bringing numbers into this tutorial!
Thank you informed! I appreciate the comment
He makes it looks so easy 👍👍
You got this Louis!
Great video and informative! Thanks
Happy to help my friend and thank
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i like the quick to point video. especially when your going from one vid to the next trying to get the one piece of information you need and you got to sit through everyones intros and BS and commercials. and songs and animations...just show me whayt i neeeeeeed thanks.
Thank you so much wizard. I appreciate you saying so… Let’s get to it!
I'm about to tackle this project and it'll be a first for me, so I have a few questions:
1) What should the stringers ideally be set on? (Ground/sidewalk edge?)
2) Do you need to have a gap between your boards for drainage? I saw another video where they mentioned that, but noticed that you didn't. What's best?
3) What should I use as a sealant/wood protector once everything is installed?
Thank you!! Your video broke down the steps so easily!
Hey EKG. Great questions, typically the stairs would have a landing may be a concrete pad or a deck, these were for the sale of a house and just needed some there, these were set on pavers. The boards create their own gap so you don’t really need to space them here. As far as treating it afterwards you can put some deck sealant on it or stain it but you have bought treated wood and it’s already prepared for the outside. I hope this helps thanks for commenting
Were the pavers just set in the dirt?
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Great Job! Thank you for teaching us.
You are awesome Robert thank you sir
Love this! I'm about to tackle smaller steps than these, but I'm more confident than I was before I watched this! Thanks!
awesome david..you got this!
Same. Thank you!
SAME!
Thanks for the video man. Genuine, and straight to the point. Subbed.
Thank you my friend I appreciate the comment
Man, love it straight forward. Drilling into the house is purely fine, I’m sure you secured another post under it and more security for strength. I also use my hands when patting down cement. It’s the caveman effects. Feel your work.
Hey Edwin, we improvise. We adapt, we overcome. When you’re in the field, you get it done. Thanks for commenting!
Nice job! 👍 couple things about nails, for the nails through the hanger to ledger board you want to use 3 1/2" common nails (galvanized) and since you used double shear hangers you want to use 2 1/2" common nails for the diagonal ones through the stringer into ledger. The 1 1/2" joist hanger nails are for regular hangers where the nails go straight into the sides of the joists
Awesome tips Jonny thank you!
Why nails and not screws when hanging joists?
@@aboren8096 You can use screws if the manufacturer of the hardware recommends or permits it. Simpson ties allow for use of their exterior-rated SD screws in place of nails.
Thanks Dustin. I just learned a cheat sheet type of stair making process. Time is Money.....
you got it friend! thanks for sharing!
He's resting his stairs right on dirt 😂
Hey Steve thanks for watching!
Could I use those stringers for indoor stairs ?
Excellent question Jordon.
They may pass for something in a garage, but you’re not supposed to use treated wood indoors. Go for the untreated.
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Thank you for this awesome video, Dustin!
- I have learned a great deal on building steps for my patio door.
Thank you, sir!
Thank you bravo. Appreciating you my friend! Check out the Ecorse!
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Totally excellent work. Learned 2 great strategies I never would have thought of on my own.
You’re awesome Scott, thanks for commenting
Great job Dustin 👏
Thank you Leonard. I appreciate the comment
Dustin you're the Man. Thank you for this great video .
Thank you Bob appreciate the comment
Thank you fixing to do my first steps.
You got this Phyllis. Thank you for sharing
@@homemend I got it done thank you for sharing
You are awesome Phyllis. Thank you so much… Enjoy
Love the simplicity and realism. New fan here from 🏴
Awesome comment my friend. Thank you so much and welcome
I'm gonna change mine from concrete to wood looks very easy
You got this. Thank you!
Great video brother.
Thank you Larry. Appreciate the comment my friend
Excellent this is what I was looking for. Is it gonna be my first time putting the stairs in the deck Thank you very much.
You got this ELY. Thank you so much for watching
@@homemend I enjoy this video. Thank you.
This is so informative! Thank you. Wondering what size deck screws did you use?
Hey shutterbug. Thanks so much for watching. The deck screws just need to be able to go through the board and add about an inch into the stringer. 2 1/2 should do it.
is your stair stringer angled ? I just bought some but they are right angled so it fits weird in there. does this matter
Hi Dustin. What size joist hanger nails are those? They look to be 1-1/2 to 2". I am 50+ yo female tackling this job myself. This job looks doable for me.
Can you believe I ran across this video again? Looks like a deck came out and these stairs were put in. I am in this EXACT situation. Thank you for making this video.
That is awesome Elaine… You got this. Thank you so much for commenting.
Thanks :D I totally feel like I can tackle replacing my front porch stairs now!
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You make it all look so easy
You got this king. Thanks for commenting
I like to make a 90°cut on the back of my stringer where the joist hangers bottom meets the stringer so that there is full berring of the stringer on joist bracket!
so you don't have only the joist hangers bottom outter edge touching the back bottom of stringer if you cut a 1 3/8 in. cut ×1/8"in where the stringer starts going down hill in the back ,and move your hanger up about 1" the bottom of the hanger ,it takes full bearing of the stairs and it looks cool also! great video, nice work! ✌🏻
Awesome suggestion nunya. Would love to have your expertise in the network! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Personally I despise seeing the joist hangers on finished things.
In Arkansas it’s common to use just pressure blocks...or notch in a ledger board in compliance with your method.
I do remember however that in Georgia pressure blocks were frowned upon greatly.
And the Simpson strong tie company had a hanger for every situation under the sun....”EVERY 🙄!”
I remember their catalog being quite ridiculously extensive.
I wouldn’t be shocked a bit if they made them with a 30o -32o tilt just for that purpose.
Use a skewed field hanger instead.
Thanks bro I'm going to build the stairs off my deck now. Re did the porch and tried to cut runners and muffwd them up so this will help so informative
Awesome thank you Ron. I appreciate you brother
Thanks for this video, super helpful!
Thank you Blake you are awesome
you need heavy duty stairs so big Kevin nash won't fall through when he comes to visit you! " Hey Yo" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for commenting Jason!
I could use yet another baseball analogy, but I won't...on second thought, yes I will. Touch 'em all, Dustin you just knocked it out of the park! I actually understood all of the terminology you used! Go me! LOL (TH-cam is still not sending me notifications. Any other subscribers having that problem?)
you never run out GG..thank you ! .your terminology recognition is amazing! i have heard it a few times...yt is a tough for a user at times...check the little bell and check your devices notifications too... hope this helps!
About to do this today. Thanks man!! Great video
Thank you my friend!
Thanks man for another awesome video. You have helped me learn how to do so much of my own home repairs and renovations. I’ll be building my own house starting this year!
youred amazing jay! thank you so much friend..can't wait to see it.....more soon!
This was a great quick video .
Thank you for your advice on buying a short star and making it as a pattern. I’m going to need to build a tornado shelter!
Tornado shelter. Now that would make a video
Don't even have to buy it; grab one off the shelf and trace it in the Depot.
Just what I needed! Thanks for getting straight to it
Thank you Gary! Appreciate you friend!
Great video short and to the point. Thanks.
Thank you SNS. I appreciate the comment!
Do any of your videos show how you would attach a ledger board to a brick porch that you would attach the stringers to?
Hey hey, I don’t think I have a video like that. Come to think of it. There’s over 200 but I don’t think so. You got this. It’s like using wall anchors but for brick. Drill a hole. Insert the lag shield, then insert your lag screw. Let me know if you need more help with this. You can contact me by email.
Got a subscribe from me! Made this look very simple!
You better believe it friend. Thank you for sharing.
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Nice job. I noticed that the joist hangers you used are set to 90 degrees. Angled joist hangers are available that would work better. When you connected the first joist hanger, the bottom of the connecting stringer was forced away from the head board so there is a gap. There should not be a gap that makes it less stable.
Hayley. Great suggestion. None of the big box stores carried the angled joist hangers for stairs this was what was available and excepted by the appraiser.. Thanks so much for commenting!
Everybody stop carrying those angled joist hangers.
Man u make things so simple, keep it up n keep them coming
thank you fix it!
thanks you help a guy who doesnt do much wood work do wood work! im gonna go build some stairs! thanks again!!
Awesome James. Thanks for sharing!
Nice video commenting for the algorithm. We need a set of back stairs, we’re re doing the pool next year.
I’ll have a deck professionally built when the pools installed. But we need something to allow us out the back for a year or two
Awesome Eugene you got this my friend thanks for sharing
great video. Stairs look great. your sense of humor is charming. I like the advice of using a stringer template on a length of timber actually in the store- clever idea.
hey dave! knowing what corners you can cut is the most important :) thank you friend
@@homemend yes I agree. I relate to your thinking. Doing a good job but at the same time being efficient (knowing only what is necessary) makes you a REALLY good tradesman. which I can see you're like that and why I like watching your vids. cheers mate.
Building like this is a sure way to have to redo the whole job... sometimes it's not harder to do it correctly and put some more thought or money in it
Thanks for watching
For tying that handrail into the house you could have cut a pvc trim block into the siding and finished it with j channel, so that way the siding doesn’t wrinkle, cheers from the us mate
Awesome input thanks for sharing
Wow, well done! This is exactly what I'm doing now for the first time. This was very helpful, thanks man!
Thank you Charlie I appreciate the comment my friend
Great and simple instructions
Thank you x. Enjoy!
Awesome! You make it look easy.
You got this my friend
very informative why did you rest the foot of the stringer on the mud. would that make for rot
Hey tandem, these were set on pavers. Great comment!
Thanks. Other have turned this basic project into into a 45min vid where ramble on about the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow
Thank you my friend. I appreciate the comment.
Thank u ... just bought a fixer up. And I wonder how I’m gonna tackle some stairs ... seen this video. And gonna build it tomorrow...
You got this Jesse thanks for sharing
Thanks for the video. Couple questions. Shouldn't you have a better base than just having the stairs lay on what appears to be dirt? Also isn't there a better solution for attaching the top of the hand rail where there is vinyl siding ? Thanks
Hey hey, thank you. Yes, ideally you would have a landing concrete pad. This one was set on pavers until the owner decided what to do with it, you could cut out the siding for the handrail plate, cutting install Jay channel around it flash it seal it This way was faster and easier with less chances of leaks. Thanks for watching.
Thankyou Justin.. You are very good sir.
Thank you s. Appreciate the comment!
Nice video man! You just sit the stringers in the dirt? I’m probably going to do the same as the steps are temporary until funding for a deck is in place! But no concern just digging them in?
Hey chicken. These were set on pavers. Also a temporary staircase until the deck was built. How did you know? Thanks for watching
@@homemend thanks! I missed the paver part lol.
I knew because doors that are too high off the ground to walk out lead to a deck, patio, railing so you don’t fall, hospital, or heaven. It all depends what your going for. The intermediate to all of those is temporary stairs.
Beautiful video
Thank you! And you know beautiful God’s righteous warriors United. You rock
Thanks. Very helpful.
Thank you Carol. I appreciate the comment!
Awesome, quick explanation! Great video sir 👍🏽
Thank you Nick. I appreciate the comment my friend
Thank you!!! This is fucking perfect... I need to do this project so I can get off my porch, not so I can win some master woodworking competition . Thanks for the no bullshit approach!
Thank you, Pee-wee!
Thanks for putting up a cool video. It will be great if you post the list of materials on the site and possibly links from stores as well to make sure we buy the right material.
hey vish...this project used
(3) 3 step stair stringers.
(3) 2x6 joist hangers and
(3) deck boards
i hope this helps! thanks for watching!
Thanks Dustin just put mine in today now I can stop getting vertigo every time I go out the back door
You are awesome. Thank you!
Hey man great video I know this was made a while ago but approximately how much did u spend?
Hey Brian the stringers were about 15 and the deck boards 10 all in on about 75 bucks.