Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

You probably give little thought to why the stairs in your home are built the way they are. I’m talking about how high you need to lift your foot to get up to the next step and how deep the flat tread ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson builds a large staircase while avoiding common mistakes for safe and efficient results.

A girl's bedroom structure was built and installed for the same client as the boys bedroom structure we described a few weeks ago. The girls bedroom was a bit more compact than the boys, but there ...

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of ...