How To Build Stairs - BEGINNERS Step-By-Step GUIDE

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
  • In the video, I show how to build stairs. If you need a beginners guide for you next set of steps then this is for you. I show how to cut stair stringers, build the stringers, install the stair treads and risers, and much more! DIY stairs is possible if you have the right knowledge to get the job done. Enjoy!
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    Timestamps
    Intro 00:00
    Calculating Stringers 00:46
    Building The Landing 08:08
    Making Stringers Below Landing 13:07
    Making Stringers Above Landing 21:05
    Skirt Boards 25:55
    Installing Stair Stringer 32:00
    Installing Risers and Treads 37:04
    Stair Code Review 41:57
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  • @jamesbuie5017
    @jamesbuie5017 9 месяцев назад +23

    I appreciate all the effort you put into making these videos. Your craftsmanship is inspiring.

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  9 месяцев назад

      You are welcome! I appreciate the kind words. Subscribers like you is what keeps me motivated to make content. Thanks for watching!

  • @devonchambers5225
    @devonchambers5225 6 месяцев назад +3

    Man you cover every damn thing, I appreciate you brother

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    TEMPLATE is a perfect method!!!
    Eliminates stupid mistakes…. Great video… this guy is a REAL carpenter

  • @wiiz2780able
    @wiiz2780able 9 месяцев назад +4

    Right on time, my night cap , keep on pushing this content.

  • @HenkSneev
    @HenkSneev 6 месяцев назад +5

    Another fantastic video - going over each srep in detail is incredibly helpful. Most DIY videos skip over the small details, but that can be the most important part! Thanks for making this.

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much! I tried to keep my videos very detailed to help as much as possible. Thanks for watching!

  • @robavis4906
    @robavis4906 9 месяцев назад +4

    Your videos are filled with great information. Cant thank u enough for what you do.

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    His bottom ‘kicker board’ is ESSENTIAL!!!

  • @Monster1995Explorer
    @Monster1995Explorer Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for this video Josh, we just bought our first house and it’s a serious fixer upper and your videos have helped me tons with stuff I haven’t been 100% with. My next project is our staircase to the second floor and I’ve never done stairs before but with this awesome in depth video I’m more than confident to bang them out now.

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  Месяц назад +1

      You are welcome! If you take your time and get your measurements correct to make the template, the rest goes together pretty easy. Fixer uppers are definitely a great way to hone in your skills. Good luck with your stair project!

  • @rasaldollanas8390
    @rasaldollanas8390 8 дней назад

    The hunchback crown

  • @normanperdomo294
    @normanperdomo294 7 месяцев назад +1

    RUclips are the Best bery good teacher I lern from you

  • @richardnelson317
    @richardnelson317 3 месяца назад

    Excellent video. I liked that you glued and screwed everything.

  • @brokenglass849
    @brokenglass849 3 месяца назад +3

    This is likely the best stair tutorial out there. Thanks.

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  3 месяца назад

      Thanks a lot! I try to put as much detail as I could into making this video. Clear and understandable. Be sure to stay tuned for more!

  • @34nickt
    @34nickt 3 месяца назад +2

    Best video I found explaining

  • @James-mt2xq
    @James-mt2xq 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love your videos brother , Im an electrician by trade but my true passion is carpentry, you and I have rebuilt this old 1855 home ...finished up fascia and soffit ...now 3/4 done with the vinyl siding , you are a master at your trade ...you explain with fine detail with a great attitude...4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ you'd be amazed how well WE done sir ...thankyou youre appreciated

  • @jefflabrozzi9592
    @jefflabrozzi9592 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the detail. Building a set of stairs for a camp soon and I will be rewatch this again.

  • @saeidsalehi3488
    @saeidsalehi3488 2 месяца назад

    It was very clear and clear, especially about the code. ❤

  • @vicrivera2834
    @vicrivera2834 4 месяца назад

    Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!

  • @hellostorm7661
    @hellostorm7661 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for the lesson 👍🏼

  • @vnguyen9327
    @vnguyen9327 6 месяцев назад +2

    You are GOOD. Thank you.

  • @tonycox2598
    @tonycox2598 4 месяца назад

    Great video and great info. Extremely helpful. Thank you

  • @MirkhaHomeRemodeling
    @MirkhaHomeRemodeling Месяц назад +1

    very well explained!! keep up the good work

  • @17Triumph675R
    @17Triumph675R 2 месяца назад

    This was incredibly helpful
    Thanks bro 👊

  • @jonathan3982
    @jonathan3982 9 месяцев назад

    Awesome Work and very informative 🤟. Looks great man!

  • @dylancooper8497
    @dylancooper8497 2 месяца назад

    Love the ending

  • @DanielMonteroElectraveler
    @DanielMonteroElectraveler Месяц назад

    Respect for the massive amount of knowledge you have and you share with others. I am not sure I will ever get into this project (in Europe most stairs are already done in concrete), but it sure is informative!

  • @deadmanswife3625
    @deadmanswife3625 9 месяцев назад +1

    How helpful. I had this crazy idea to put some stairs on the side of a wall to have a little mezzanine level just a little place to go and sit in the chair up and away from everybody LOL now I think this will show me how

  • @aviarior.j7962
    @aviarior.j7962 9 месяцев назад +1

    Excelente proyecto saludos de chile. Amigo

  • @vnnyavalos
    @vnnyavalos 3 месяца назад +1

    Killer! Subscribed.

  • @ionflorinoltean199
    @ionflorinoltean199 5 месяцев назад

    Fantastic video thanks from România Josh

  • @JosephWaka-qx1em
    @JosephWaka-qx1em 2 месяца назад

    I learnt alot from your vedio.Thanks bro.

  • @Vandah
    @Vandah 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks bro

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Very good explanations…. Pay close attention to his landing layout…

  • @symcardnel1741
    @symcardnel1741 8 месяцев назад +3

    Now that's how ya build a set of stairs! I'd feel very comfortable walking an elephant up and down them daily.
    The Excellent Laborer for President please!!!

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  8 месяцев назад

      It is very important to make the set of stairs very strong. I want them to last for the duration of the building, which is hopefully forever!
      I will say, being president is one job I definitely don’t want to do! If your pencil me in on the ballot, that would be awesome 😎 Thanks for watching!

  • @abadaaelhoseny2118
    @abadaaelhoseny2118 6 месяцев назад

    Good job

  • @agray103
    @agray103 9 месяцев назад +5

    Thanks for all that you do Josh! I always learn something watching your videos 😊

  • @MrBap80
    @MrBap80 4 месяца назад +1

    Amazing job!

  • @BangAjom
    @BangAjom Месяц назад

    Oke good

  • @josephhumberto-bf1dd
    @josephhumberto-bf1dd 3 месяца назад

    Hey bro, prankin'gansters in the street, it's good...😅😂😊😅

  • @danthechippie4439
    @danthechippie4439 2 месяца назад

    Why is the noseing so important?
    One of the best exlained stair videos out there, well done sir and helper.

  • @garywarren5048
    @garywarren5048 2 месяца назад +2

    Im not building steps anytime soon! Watched the whole thing, Really good explanation. Need to get on-board with the metric system though!!

  • @GetBusyBuilding
    @GetBusyBuilding 7 месяцев назад

    Nice job man, complicated subject but you did a great job of both delivering and demonstrating the message clearly. I’d buy you a beer 👍

  • @davidharrison3074
    @davidharrison3074 9 месяцев назад +4

    Stairs are so rewarding when you lay them out with the proper layout. I've always used 2×12 as well to make them stronger. Skirt boards are so much nicer especially for the drywallers and finish trim work like you mentioned. I wanted to ask you a while back about doing a video like this. The formula is simple when you do them every day and of course each layout is different. The head clearance is very important as well especially to check with the code as well. Head knockers are not fun. Hahaha
    The amount of stringers is so important too because having a bouncy step is not good and if you put the extra one in like you did instead of three, it covers more options for the finish product.
    I always loved putting them in in sections instead of building them in one piece and trying to get it in place. (Been there and did that). Not fun if one stud is out just a bit.
    As always, excellent job Josh.
    🔨🔨👍🏻👍🏻

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  9 месяцев назад +2

      2x12s are definitely the way to go! I remember my uncle had a set of stairs in his house from the early 19th century. They only had three stringers and it was 50 inches wide. They were so bouncy it was ridiculous. I would not even dare to carry some thing up and down them. That is the biggest benefit to modern day codes.
      Oh yes, when you do them every day, it is second nature like any other job. It is nice to use the online calculators to double check yourself and as a reference tool.
      As always, I appreciate you stopping by and commenting! Good luck with your projects David!

    • @davidharrison3074
      @davidharrison3074 9 месяцев назад

      @@TheExcellentLaborer I meant to ask what app or calculator program you can use for reference to check when needed.
      I'll always follow everything you do and support the way I can. Great videos always and I save all of them for references. Great for keeping my health issues strong since the first stroke years ago. So glad I continue to make progress with memory things.
      I can't imagine the days way back. We had a house that we did a complete remodel of Everything. The stairs going to the cellar area, (basement) itt was only for a furnace, boiler etc. The head clearance near the bottom of a set of stairs that were like a 12/12 pitch roof, the log beam at the bottom was notched out just to have a 64" clearance. Since we didn't try to change this, it passed inspection. No way to make new stairs at all. Glad it was only a 16'×16' area. Have a great week Josh. 🔨👍🏻

  • @ckuiper7332
    @ckuiper7332 9 месяцев назад +1

    Scribing outside the square is the only best way as 1/8" off carroes huge error to the landing..
    Noting the clamps should be required not optional!
    Regardless, Excellent narrative especially considering the amount of every omportant detail associated with it!! Wowser.. and Bravo!! 😎

  • @MyClutteredGarage
    @MyClutteredGarage 7 месяцев назад

    My head hurts but thank you! Great job!

  • @ckuiper7332
    @ckuiper7332 9 месяцев назад

    For the riser, that's the *excellent* part of the excellent laborer.. as a great catch.,. To be sure, checking height of riser board from the stores: 7.25 is lowes, 7.5 is home depot, just saying (cause i can) LoL
    😎

  • @strangekittyca
    @strangekittyca 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this, saving for later. I inherited a house with rotted out back stairs and it was looking very intimidating to do ourselves!

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  9 месяцев назад +2

      This video would be a great reference for that in the future. I hope it helps you!

  • @alx122012
    @alx122012 2 месяца назад

    You can use Blondel formula for stairs

  • @garrycoleman2494
    @garrycoleman2494 Месяц назад

    Got a question from the top of my deck to the ground is 4 feet can u tell me how steps I would need on my stringer? Thanks

  • @williamsheetz75
    @williamsheetz75 5 месяцев назад

    great video , I payed some one to do stringers for me and he cut them wrong so now I'm doing it , this video showed me more in a few minutes than what I spent hours looking for , his video is in my saved

  • @41joshi
    @41joshi 5 месяцев назад

    Can you explain how you figure out stairwell opening or make video about it?

  • @zephyr1408
    @zephyr1408 9 месяцев назад +1

    Do framers know how to chk for level?
    Thk U
    Finish Carpenter

  • @phototec
    @phototec 4 месяца назад

    Great video. However I have one issue I wanted to let you know about, at time stamp 40:38, you say " I am going to place sub-floor adhesive her on the treads", as you are actually applying the sub-floor adhesive to the stringers. Just wanted to let you know in case you wanted to correct the error. Thanks for the very detailed video.

  • @kimmeisel7581
    @kimmeisel7581 День назад

    Awesome information. But it is not working out for me. 😢. Help!!! My measurements are 96.5 from the top floor to the bottom floor. So in doing the math I have a 7.5” rise and a 10.25 inch tred.
    I have a 90.5 inch floor space to run into the 96 to the ceiling if that makes sense. I guess my question is do I have to have a 45° angle to start with many thanks if someone can help me with this.

  • @user-xl2vx7hp8j
    @user-xl2vx7hp8j 4 месяца назад

    The kind of work I do is remodeling and I said it's always take a turn to the left do you have pointers

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Landing needs a ton of ‘blocking’ between those studs for ‘draft stops’
    Open stairs built improperly leave oxygen paths creating a fire path…. A good builder takes fire draft into account in case the Inspector doesn’t catch it….

  • @steventekell6678
    @steventekell6678 5 месяцев назад

    I really liked this video but I have a question. When measuring for the longer stringer , why wouldn’t you take into account the height of the platform when figuring your stringer length? Or did you do this and not point it out. Seems like the measurements you took would be from the subfloor above to the finish concrete floor, not the platform height. I want to make these identical stairs to access above my garage so wanted to clarify. Thanks!

  • @ericcardenas5457
    @ericcardenas5457 6 месяцев назад +1

    Sidnt you measure to the concrete originally for your rise on the long stringers? If so, adding rhat landing now changes the rise, no?

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  6 месяцев назад

      Eric, the landing was added into the rises as if it was a step. I hope that helps!

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    This guy is a very competent craftsman…. He edges toward higher quality instead of going THIN…..

  • @FOUAD60SANTOS
    @FOUAD60SANTOS 5 месяцев назад

    What is the thickness of the stringers. Is it about 4 to 5 cm enought?

  • @FOUAD60SANTOS
    @FOUAD60SANTOS 5 месяцев назад

    Iwill try to make my own stairs, following your instraction. and convert it in cm. So i understand 2x12 is 2m long x 12 inch wide x ؟ thick.

    • @markgrabowski8662
      @markgrabowski8662 2 месяца назад

      2 x 12 (in inches) means 2 x 2,54 cm and 12 x 2,54 cm =5,08 x 30,48 thus 5 cm thick and 30 cm wide and they sell at 12 foot lengths over there 1' = 12" so 12 x 12 x 2.54 = 365,76 cm=3,65 m (on rounding) or 5 x 30 x 365 (cm)

  • @paulmonk7820
    @paulmonk7820 3 месяца назад

    My problem is that I have to build over existing brick steps which are not all precisely equal. I think I will have to make a template for upside down stringers cut to fit the steps, since I think I have to match the tread and rise of each step individually. My brain is smoking ! 😮 😊

    • @althomas314
      @althomas314 3 месяца назад

      Just get 1 common rise that will work for all the steps

  • @charlesviner1565
    @charlesviner1565 9 месяцев назад +1

    👍🔨

  • @mnight207
    @mnight207 7 месяцев назад

    Why cant you divide the total rise by 7-3/4"?

  • @dianelavell4699
    @dianelavell4699 4 месяца назад

    I agree with another comment, why isn’t the runner measured to the landing?

  • @markdicks1207
    @markdicks1207 4 месяца назад

    Where is your zip plywood tape applicator, for 140.00 .

  • @eklasurrahman2711
    @eklasurrahman2711 9 месяцев назад

    How make basement bathroom

    • @hellostorm7661
      @hellostorm7661 9 месяцев назад

      Get a permit first from the county

  • @skutterbuster666
    @skutterbuster666 5 месяцев назад

    I do find the american way of installing stair easier, but in uk the stairs come 95% of time are premade and are already fully assembled.

  • @CMCraftsman
    @CMCraftsman 7 месяцев назад +1

    The figuring you did was all good but I completely disagree with the way in which the stairs are built. Get the landing in, put a temporary set in with 2x12 framing, keep it off the wall 6-10” and run your drywall through. Do yourself a favor and invest in a stair jig or make one and router out the stringers and mount them over the drywall and do it right if you don’t want to hire a professional but don’t build interior stairs inside a home like it’s a deck.

    • @scottwright388
      @scottwright388 6 месяцев назад

      These stairs are built quite well and good for this application. Stairs built per your suggestion are usually built by manufacturer's and at a production level, and they are pretty much slapped together.

  • @deadmanswife3625
    @deadmanswife3625 9 месяцев назад

    Six-foot-eight? Everybody in my family is a midget LOL but I still will do it so other people can stand up LOL

  • @Jerry-xj3do
    @Jerry-xj3do Месяц назад

    Did he say his stairs were nine yard??

  • @Alex-gz6hs
    @Alex-gz6hs 5 месяцев назад +4

    your last step is 71/4 but your floor isn't finish, if you finish your floor with hard wood (¾) your last step will be 8"total.

    • @mickmcmickerson7718
      @mickmcmickerson7718 5 месяцев назад +10

      U didn't pay attention did u?

    • @chrishouser2999
      @chrishouser2999 4 месяца назад +10

      He stated he is only going to have the subfloor with no finish flooring on top.

    • @D4RKD4YZ
      @D4RKD4YZ 3 месяца назад +6

      No floor is being installed on top because he said it was above a garage.

    • @mgwood6939
      @mgwood6939 3 месяца назад +4

      Yes very true 100% but if you would have listened he's only having a subfloor

    • @Discipline365.
      @Discipline365. 3 месяца назад +3

      Its literally one of the first thing he said lol

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Very nice job…. Needs continuous fire stop blocking that is nearly impossible to install after the fact-

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Be sure to select CLEAN Douglas Fir #2 or better timbers…. Knots will create problems you don’t want….

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Needs FULL BLOCKING on the wall to prevent DRAFT openings….plus you need the ‘backing’ material for drywall FIRE STOP…..can’t do that later….

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    ‘Front 3/4 nose can be a TRIPPER…

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    “Skirt board” will be VISIBLE so use beautiful material….

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Be sure to TELL your Architect you want LARGER STEP WIDTH to at least 42” if possible….
    Ever try moving FURNITURE in those skinny passages????

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    NOTE: His info about LANDINGS is critical…. Usually no more than 12 steps requires a landing….

  • @damiandriscoll2562
    @damiandriscoll2562 9 месяцев назад +4

    Too many numbers 😂

    • @TheExcellentLaborer
      @TheExcellentLaborer  9 месяцев назад +3

      It definitely requires a little bit of math to figure stair stringers out. Thanks for watching!

    • @deadmanswife3625
      @deadmanswife3625 9 месяцев назад

      Only arithmetic

    • @jonathanarias4455
      @jonathanarias4455 7 месяцев назад

      That's why a lot of carpenters can't or don't do stairs, but you need to know how to be a true professional.

    • @deadmanswife3625
      @deadmanswife3625 7 месяцев назад

      @@jonathanarias4455 I did end up buying those little round brass marker things on Amazon that you use. So when the time comes...

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Where’s his safety glasses???

  • @Michael-dh1xr
    @Michael-dh1xr 27 дней назад

    Pay close attention to his bottom layout to avoid mistakes….
    Stair building is NOT for beginners

  • @mgwood6939
    @mgwood6939 3 месяца назад

    3rd generation here nails are better for stairs,(but I'm old and screws have come a long way) but this is the best tutorial I have ever seen 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼📐 great job