Stair Pitch: How To Find Stair Angle
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024
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Knowing the pitch (or angle) of your stairs is crucial to adding handrails. This short video will show you two extremely simple tips for determining your stair pitch. It will also introduce you to one of the most useful tools I’ve ever owned-the “angle finder."
(Stair angle is often then used to determine the angle at which other stair components--such as posts and handrails--are to be cut. When stair angle is kept consistent throughout an entire stair build, components remain aligned, which is crucial for code compliance.)
(For a more detailed explanation, check out the link below on my blog):
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Tool List:
angle finder
speed square
2' spirit level
Material List:
8' 2X4
Steps:
1. Lay 2X4 on stair noses to act as straight edge.
2. Set angle finder on 2X4 to read pitch.
OR
3. Use level and speed square together to read stair angle or "pitch."
For a more complete written description of this process, check out our article!
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Great video! I was busting my brain trying to figure out the best way to do this for my old basement stairs.
wow.... sooo simple....yet when you don't know, this is magic.... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this! Trying to build railings on my new deck steps and had no clue how to measure the angle. This really helped.
Same, I took off today to finish this last part and this was incredibly helpful.
Iv been looking for this info for weeks thank you so much
You’re welcome, Stephen! These things are crazy helpful 🙂
Hey, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!! But the 2nd test is exactly what I needed and I wish I would have seen and watched your video first before the tons of other ones saying quick and easy way which they were not for someone who is not an experienced "carpenter" or just plain ole experienced with this kind of stuff!
Can you do a future video about stair stringers? How to cut them etc. My brain doesn’t comprehend it yet. The way you explain things is much simpler, thanks!
Straight to the point
Thank you! New subscriber, straight to the point and we'll explained
Just came across your videos, very informative will be subscribing.
Question: I am going to make a ramp to a shed. Do you have a video showing how to measure the angle and make the cuts to 2x4 or 2x6 lumber for the bracing under the plywood?
Thank you, Ted
Thanks for making this simple! Also thanks for the song bird when I’m building rails on a snowy day🥶
That was really helpful! I had wondered how to figure the angle and you give two methods to do that. Thanks for the information.
You're welcome John! There are even a couple more ways, but these two work best for me. The angle finder really just solves so many headaches :)
Super helpful, thanks!
What a great and simple video ! Love it
Use a microphone for your next video. That would be better.
But you did a great job.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Can you do this if you’re building a deck and trying to figure out what your stair angle will be before building them ?
If you have any questions about what I've discussed in the video, feel free to write to me through the "Contact" page of my website, thehonestcarpenter.com
So I then transfer that 31 degree number to my chop saw for my rail cuts right?
Eric
very good!! thanks so much
I just learned something new
Does this work for.. say.. wanting to put plank walls up a stairway.. (for cutting the planks to the proper angle of the stairway).. first time diy project
It’ll work very similarly, joe!
VERY CONCISE WELL DONE
Informative suggested Please make the camera zoom & focus on the object when you showing some special.
An iPhone 6s will do this too, using the Level function on the Measure App.
Your awesome
Thanks
Nice brother,,,good job
Can't you just draw a straight line on the 2X4 by holding the angle finder against the bottom of top step and against the back of the top step from the bottom of the first step to the top of the 2X4 and get the correct angle???
Pretty cool
Thanks
Love the speed square and level technique! I always just did trigonometry (arctan) using measurements of the staircase haha - not hard either, but probably scares most people! 😂
I only made it to algebra II. I'm curious on the equation
@@MrRottweiler72 Vertical measurement of the staircase divided by the horizontal measurement. With that answer in your calculator, press the _arctan_ key (it might also be called _tan-1_ where the _-1_ is a superscript). This gives you the angle of the stairs, measuring up from the ground (that is, horizontal is 0°). However, your calculator probably gives the answer in radians, so you need to press a button to switch it to degrees.
If this sounds confusing, it’s more an issue of figuring out the keys on a particular calculator.
The math is simple:
arctan(vertical/horizontal)
Edit: You would want to measure at like points on a given step. So from the bottom of the bottom-most riser to the back of the top tread. Or you could use a few steps and measure vertical and horizontal from matching points on those steps.
@@j10001 I'm a laborer working towards first year apprenticeship in carpentry. I love math and that sounds fun. It definitely shows how skilled you are when you have multiple ways that lead to the same solution.
@@MrRottweiler72 you can do it with various methods. For arctan, you take OPPOSITE divided by ADJACENT. Punch that number into a calculator using the arctan function, and you'll get the angle. OPPOSITE and ADJACENT refers to the angle you are looking at. In this case, the angle is between the stairlanding and the 2x4. So the OPPOSITE length is the height of the steps and ADJACENT is the length of the stairlanding
thx ethan
Great video, can’t believe anyone disliked it
Ron Swanson made an angle finder and a speed square?!!. That guy is amazing and funny!
That guy can do anything!
The easiest way is to put a pocket level vertically on your board and mark board when plum then use speed square to read your mark.
Good job helpful video
I am a civil engineer from India
Thank you, SHARMA! I appreciate you watching! I've got great respect for engineers. They make trade jobs possible :)
Hello,Did you set the level on top of the landing when you checked your degree it hard to see another thing can this work if you only lay something straight on just two nosings of a stair ?
@goldiesob The straight 2x4 was only touching two of the stair nosings because those two stuck out the farthest, but I was alright with that because they represented the average declination of the stairs. And you can really put the heel of the level anywhere on the 2x4 to get a good reading :)
Is finding a angle same as a pitch or slope on a stair?
@@goldiesob Sort of... mathematically, the angle is the _arctan_ of the slope.
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So the posts would have 31 degree cuts?
@Ro Z Yep, this set did get a 31 degree cut. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear in the video! This was one of my first attempts at self-filming. I think a 30 degree cut would have worked as well here. Brick stairs can be weird after they've had a lot of time to settle. But generally if you're within a degree, or 2 at the most, things will line up pretty well. Thanks for watching!
Thanks.
Why did you say that you will need a 33-degree angle when you measured at 30 -31 degree?
Gordon Loop I actually say “30 degree handrail” at the end there, and it comes out like “33 handrail”. I think the audio is just a little fuzzed. Sorry about that!
Give or take, still real close
I heard a 30 degree hand rail
Merci beaucoup. Bien que mon anglais est loin d'etre parfait, vous etes tres facile a comprendre.Cela va etre beaucoup facile pour moi de trouver cet angle maudit ;O)
Whoa…
or you can just use a phone app
lmao i had no idea you could do that with a speed square.
My dad clued me into that one, Chris!
You have to subscribe after that
mantequilla agave Thanks buddy! 🙂
it looks like your hiding in the bushes and sneaking in a job
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