I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that, but I’m worried about how to make all the complex cuts required for the deck stair railing. Can you give me a few ...

This is key for how to build stair railing. In this article we'll walk you through this and other best practices for how to ...

Building a staircase is a job for a master carpenter, but an experienced do-it-yourselfer can usually construct a simple set of stairs for a back-yard deck. Cutting the pieces and assembling them are ...

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Several weeks ago, I shared a story with you about a young woman. She attends our church, and my wife and I are friends with her. A week ago she reached out to me with a new problem. She was ...

“Deck stairs are both a critical element of deck design and a chance to be creative,” Bruce says, echoing Schulz’s note on composite PVC. “Using these decking materials rather than wood or metal ...