Hey man thank you. I’m pretty green and this video helped me so much on the bottom tread, the way to position the square, and where exactly that 1 1/2” comes off. I owe you a beer!
You need to put the stair gauges on the other side of the framing square so you don't have to do any testing to get it exactly where you want the cuts to be.
You can put them on the other side, but putting them on the inside will put more of the square on the board and keep it from tipping off the board. I would also check the marks if the gauges are on the outside of the square , just to make sure it’s exactly what you want. Thanks for watching
Add the bottom tread thickness too the overall height. That way you you have already made up for what your going to cut off. The actual measurement is about 1 3/4 inches. But the 1 1/2 is close enough. The measure varies. If your tread is an 1 1/2 , put your square on the bottom and draw your line across the bottom. Then measure from where the new line intersects with the riser line. Measure from that point to the bottom of the first riser. In most cases is around 1 3/4 depending on the steepness of the stringer.
You can put them on either side, as long as you have them at the right measurement. I put them on the inside so that more of the square is on the 2x12 and it doesn't have a tendency to fall off the board. Good Question!
Nice job. I’m confused on one thing though, I understand why you subtract the thickness of the tread material on the first step. But do you not add back the thickness of the finished floor material?
It depends on what the finished floor material is. If it’s not thick enough to matter, then you don’t add it back in. If it’s going to be hardwood or a tile, then you take that into the overall height measurement
Ahhhhh. So if there’s going to be 3/4 hardwood flooring on a slab, the 3/4’s is figured when measuring from the slab to the landing and has nothing to do with the first riser. Gotcha man, thanks so much, years of confusion are gone now. Love your channel bro, keep ‘em coming
I live in a house where a narrow staircase is the only way out in case of fire. It does not feel safe : it s made of pine wood with a piece of underlay and carpet on top. The underlay has no fire resistance. This is the way they live in rural UK . There are fire alarms and this is the only requirement for residential dwellings. I think it s not enough and I would like to make the stairs more fire resistant. Can you please advise? Thank you.
I would look into using a product like tile, that has a high fire rating, on the treads and risers of the stairs. You might be able to use a construction adhesive on the stairs to hold the tile and increase your fire rating
I would look into using a product like tile, that has a high fire rating, on the treads and risers of the stairs. You might be able to use a construction adhesive on the stairs to hold the tile and increase your fire rating
It’s because they were made for high school kids and they need to 1. See , 2. Hear , and then be able to practice it when we are at school in order to grasp the skill. Thanks for the view
This is not right. You can't just cut 1/12 inches off the bottom riser because that's going to end up short on the run which will make your steps not level front to back. Try it on a two step stringer and you will see what I mean.
That would be an interesting thing to test. I’m my experience though, it doesn’t change the angle, it just drops the stringer so the treads don’t make the first step too tall
This was really nice and got me on the right track. Its been a while, and I was pretty stumped on how to get started again this time. Thank You!
I’m so glad it helped!
Out of all the videos I've looked at...this one helped me
Awesome, I’m glad it helped !
Hey man thank you. I’m pretty green and this video helped me so much on the bottom tread, the way to position the square, and where exactly that 1 1/2” comes off.
I owe you a beer!
Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad it helped you out
You need to put the stair gauges on the other side of the framing square so you don't have to do any testing to get it exactly where you want the cuts to be.
You can put them on the other side, but putting them on the inside will put more of the square on the board and keep it from tipping off the board. I would also check the marks if the gauges are on the outside of the square , just to make sure it’s exactly what you want. Thanks for watching
Good video brother. You described really well. Great job and you kept concise.
Thank you!
@Dawson Manuel Great job!
Add the bottom tread thickness too the overall height. That way you you have already made up for what your going to cut off. The actual measurement is about 1 3/4 inches. But the 1 1/2 is close enough. The measure varies. If your tread is an 1 1/2 , put your square on the bottom and draw your line across the bottom. Then measure from where the new line intersects with the riser line. Measure from that point to the bottom of the first riser. In most cases is around 1 3/4 depending on the steepness of the stringer.
That was fantastic, answered all my questions, very well done, thank you!
I’m glad it was helpful!
Aren't your stair gauges in the wrong side of the framing square
You can put them on either side, as long as you have them at the right measurement. I put them on the inside so that more of the square is on the 2x12 and it doesn't have a tendency to fall off the board. Good Question!
Start by making sure the edges of the stringers where you are doing layout are straight.
Great tip!
Nice job. I’m confused on one thing though, I understand why you subtract the thickness of the tread material on the first step. But do you not add back the thickness of the finished floor material?
It depends on what the finished floor material is. If it’s not thick enough to matter, then you don’t add it back in. If it’s going to be hardwood or a tile, then you take that into the overall height measurement
Ahhhhh. So if there’s going to be 3/4 hardwood flooring on a slab, the 3/4’s is figured when measuring from the slab to the landing and has nothing to do with the first riser. Gotcha man, thanks so much, years of confusion are gone now. Love your channel bro, keep ‘em coming
@@davidholmes7275 right on!
1"5/8 nominal Big Bro
I’m not sure what you mean
I live in a house where a narrow staircase is the only way out in case of fire. It does not feel safe : it s made of pine wood with a piece of underlay and carpet on top. The underlay has no fire resistance. This is the way they live in rural UK . There are fire alarms and this is the only requirement for residential dwellings. I think it s not enough and I would like to make the stairs more fire resistant. Can you please advise? Thank you.
I would look into using a product like tile, that has a high fire rating, on the treads and risers of the stairs. You might be able to use a construction adhesive on the stairs to hold the tile and increase your fire rating
I would look into using a product like tile, that has a high fire rating, on the treads and risers of the stairs. You might be able to use a construction adhesive on the stairs to hold the tile and increase your fire rating
@@mr.kongable Thank you!
Sir what if I want to give some fire resistance to the wood?
You would probably want to start with fire rated wood. It is usually treated to resist combustion
Can u cut the steps more than 11 inch?
You will need a wider board Amdahl that would be a speciality board
Hey since when is a 2x12 an inch and a half! :P
I have a video about that, it’s called nominal vs actual dimensions
Why do all these videos have so much unneeded talking. Just get to brass tacs.. no reason to talk as of your trying to teach philosophy.
It’s because they were made for high school kids and they need to 1. See , 2. Hear , and then be able to practice it when we are at school in order to grasp the skill.
Thanks for the view
This is not right. You can't just cut 1/12 inches off the bottom riser because that's going to end up short on the run which will make your steps not level front to back. Try it on a two step stringer and you will see what I mean.
That would be an interesting thing to test. I’m my experience though, it doesn’t change the angle, it just drops the stringer so the treads don’t make the first step too tall
So much time and didn’t make one single cut 😂
Look at the next video. The video title is How to Layout stairs, not how to cut