When deck plans called for a set of wrap around stairs jay mcknight of portland oregon based construction company hammer hand decided that there had to be a better way to build them than the conventional method a pair of corner stringers and a lot of blocking.
Corner wrap around deck stairs.
Cut stair stringers from the beam 50x 200 250 mm stair stringers step 500 mm boards 28.
Instead mcknight framed the corner like a hip roof laying out and cutting the corner hip rafter stringer from a treated 4x12.
This process works for any angle you may have on your deck to allow for a wide array of unique designs to fit any need.
Here are some tips for installing stringer stairs on your deck.
However tall cascading steps can begin to look awkward and present a tripping hazard.
And softening a deck corner with two 45 angles instead of one 90 isn t that difficult for anyone with a good mitre saw a square some basic carpentry skills.
Angled wraparound stairs improve access and better integrate deck with land.
Wrap around stringer stairs.
How to build them.
Wrap around stringer stairs riser stringer stairs with outside corners the framing for stringer stairs with outside corners is similar in every way to standard stringer stairs except at the corner.
Here are some tips for installing stringer stairs on your deck.
Grey britedeck composite with running steps and driveway gate.
On many low decks a set of steps on all sides can eliminate the need for a railing altogether.
So for this project we ended up steering from the originally planned composite deck build to doing a pressure treated deck that will have an adjoining pav.
Deck steps porch steps corner deck corner pergola stair layout design patio stairs stringer laying decking steps.
Curved stairs and stairs with multiple subsections cannot be wrapped.
The stairs are going to be sitting on a sloped walkway.
Building wrap around stairs on a deck aspiring stair builder how do i calculate the length of a stringer for a wrap around set of stairs on a 90 degree corner when the ground concrete is at different heights.
Cascading stairs are a popular style of staircase that wraps around the corner of a low deck.
Aug 15 2015 stringer stairs are a great addition to any deck.