FLOORING & STAIRS: STAIRS
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If you're putting off giving your front hall a facelift because re-finishing or re-painting the banister and baluster...
There's a lot to consider: the rise/run ratio, treads, and essential tools, like the carpenter's square. Follow these guidelines for help building stairs.
It's easy to take the staircase for granted, at least until a problem arises. But as one of a home's finest architect...
In the world of DIY it is the step-by-steps that detail a solution to a problem or project. In my case, it was the st...
Bob meets with Thomas "Doc" Dougherty, the stair builder at Simplex Industries, to confer about the custom staircase Doc is building for the modular home.
Interior carpenter John Kiley is building the staircase in the front hall.
Interior carpenter John Kiley continues to build the staircase in the front hall of the modern Colonial.
Bob visits with carpenter Mark Fortunati, who is building a traditional-looking staircase in the foyer.
Jeff King and Dale Pitt (from Port City Staircase) deliver and install a pre-built staircase, which they place between the first and second floor of the project h...
Contractors install the stair railing and balusters, and carpenter Bob Ryley describes the techniques, and the various checks and balances, used to make sure the ...
Developer Neal Gold gives Bob a progress report on the work underway in the common areas of the building.
Bob joins a carpenter at the site of accessible home in Roxbury, MA to look over the construction of a temporary exterior safety stairs.
Installer Juan Gonsalves shows Bob how to install steel stair stringers.
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley build and install the stairs between the first and second story. Ryley explains the math involved in building a staircase and the pro...
Bob meets the framing sub-contractor, Ron Gates, and the two discuss framing the 18-step winding staircase, as well as the work of framing, in general.
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley cut and install stairs leading to the garage's storage area. After securing the framework and stringers, the two move on to adding ...
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley install a railing for the stairs to the upper floor.
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley plan and build a new staircase. Ryley explains the "rise over run" rule in designing stairs and measures the dimensions of the area.
Bob assists carpentry contractor Bob Ryley, as he builds a staircase from the first floor.
Carpenter John Pringle demonstrates a simple way to build a set of winding stairs.
Ironmonger Frank Szablewski constructs an iron staircase and balcony entryway outside the front door.
