Adding stairs to deck is simple if you follow these handy plans

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This article was published 09/06/2002 (8553 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Are you building a deck this summer and don’t want to mess things up? Chances are you might if you don’t understand how to build stairs and stair stringers properly.

Installing stairs is one of the trickiest aspects to building a deck. There are so many variables, it is easy to get confused. How many steps should there be? What is the optimum rise between treads? What is the total run of the steps from bottom to top? Should you install two stringers or three? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, don’t worry.

Our stair stringer plans will show you all you need to know, and remove all the guesswork from this tricky task.

Included with the plan are plenty of examples, illustrations, step-by-step instructions and photographs to guide you through the project.

To confidently tackle your deck project, ask for our Stair Stringer Pattern No. P-13200 and send $21.95 (please add $5 for postage and GST). Make your cheque or money order payable to “Constructive Ideas” and mail it, along with your request, to: The Winnipeg Free Press, c/o PO Box 400, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 5T9.

You may also order by calling toll-free, 1-800-561-8383 and by charging it to your Visa or MasterCard. Or visit our Web site at www.greatplans.com.

Of course, many readers are in search of the perfect deck as well. Our modular decking plan (Pattern No. 2090) shows you, step-by-step, how to build a simple ground-level deck that can be modified to fit almost any situation. For this plan, send $17.95. Save by ordering both the deck and stair stringer plans together for only $34.95 (postage and GST included).