Comments on: How Not To Install A Set of Stairs http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/ DIY Home Improvement Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:58:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stair Guy http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-31580 Stair Guy Mon, 04 May 2009 21:04:53 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/#comment-31580 Sounds like a mistake we all could have made. Great story Sounds like a mistake we all could have made. Great story

]]> By: Tom http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-17658 Tom Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:52:49 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/#comment-17658 A landing would have required a lot more work. We simple needed something to get us from the house to the lawn. We actually like the stairs straight down and don't have a problem without a landing. I did put some handrails on a few days later. Just attached some posts and then cut two boards to length. Passed the home insurance inspection just fine and I probably dropped less than $100 on all the materials. Eventually we'll probably build some sort of more permanent stairs that lead down to a full stone patio. For the moment, though, these wooden stairs ended up being perfect. A landing would have required a lot more work. We simple needed something to get us from the house to the lawn. We actually like the stairs straight down and don’t have a problem without a landing. I did put some handrails on a few days later. Just attached some posts and then cut two boards to length. Passed the home insurance inspection just fine and I probably dropped less than $100 on all the materials.

Eventually we’ll probably build some sort of more permanent stairs that lead down to a full stone patio. For the moment, though, these wooden stairs ended up being perfect.

]]> By: The Handyguys Podcast http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-16387 The Handyguys Podcast Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:17:30 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/#comment-16387 Ok - Once you get the stairs turned around you may find out that the stringers are not long enough. Doh! Oh, and once you get the stringers installed. Hate to tell you this. You will have wished you had a landing between the stairs and the door. A landing is really just a small deck. Something to stand on, other than the steps, when opening the door or preparing to navigate the steps. Oh, and what about the railing? Ok – Once you get the stairs turned around you may find out that the stringers are not long enough. Doh! Oh, and once you get the stringers installed. Hate to tell you this. You will have wished you had a landing between the stairs and the door. A landing is really just a small deck. Something to stand on, other than the steps, when opening the door or preparing to navigate the steps. Oh, and what about the railing?

]]> By: Tom http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-3753 Tom Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:27:34 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/#comment-3753 Hmm..those look pretty cool, but they also seem to be overkill for some simple outdoor steps... They also look like they are a lot more work than simply putting up four brackets. If I ever find myself building a larger set of stairs I might consider them... Thanks! Hmm..those look pretty cool, but they also seem to be overkill for some simple outdoor steps… They also look like they are a lot more work than simply putting up four brackets. If I ever find myself building a larger set of stairs I might consider them… Thanks!

]]> By: Matt http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Matt Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:06:09 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementsdepot.com/how-not-to-install-a-set-of-stairs/#comment-3575 Great story, funny too! Thankfully, when building my stairs, I used the Universal Stair Bracket (www.goproconstruction.com.) Made it nearly impossible to mess up or build upside down stairs :) Keep up the good work! Great story, funny too!

Thankfully, when building my stairs, I used the Universal Stair Bracket (www.goproconstruction.com.) Made it nearly impossible to mess up or build upside down stairs :)

Keep up the good work!

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