The calculator will provide you with the number of stairs riser height and tread depth to cut your stringers.
2x12 deck stair treads.
Stair treads may be made of a single 2x12 but are often made of two decking boards or 2x6s.
A stringer is a wide board usually a 2x12 that runs at an angle from the landing pad to the deck framing and supports the treads.
In a given run of stairs the greatest tread depth should not exceed the smallest by more than 3 8 inch 9 5 mm.
The two most common cut stringer defects that i see are overspanning and overcutting.
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Notice how the nosing of the treads does not stick out beyond the edge of the 2x12.
Almost all stringers on deck stairs are cut stringers.
Steps take a lot of traffic on a steps take a lot of traffic on a daily basis and their appearance can suffer from it.
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Stair stringers treads.
A nice finished look uses a design where the nosing of each tread is hidden within the width of the stringer.
Typically a single 2x12 or two 2x6s are used for stair tread material.
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If you existing steps require a bit of a.
There s always one fewer tread than risers as you can see in fig.
We suggest 10 5 for 2x12 or 2 2x6 treads.
Then multiply by 10 1 4 in the ideal tread width for two 2x6s to get the total run.
You will need to remove the thickness of the riser board from the top stair and remove the thickness of the tread board from the bottom stair.
Stair treads are the horizontal boards that you step on.
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Treads the tread depth b should not be less than 10 inches 254 mm.
Creating this kind of layout requires a few simple tricks.
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But you have some freedom in the way you design the tread locations.
The minimum recommended size for a deck stair stringer is 2x12 which has a maximum recommended unsupported span of 6 feet.
Measure out that distance from the deck to find the exact landing point.
From this point you can measure the exact stair height and determine the stringer and skirt length.
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You can now draw the notches for the stairs onto your 2x12 stair stringers.
Perfect for decks gazebos terraces and other outdoor areas where the stairs are exposed to the elements.