Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

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 ...

A converted loft is a great way to capitalize on your home's square footage. Be it a guest bedroom, a family bathroom, or even a mezzanine floor, ridding an attic space of cobwebs to make way for an ...

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 build stair railing. An important step in building deck step railing is to ...

Floating stairs are popular because they make a staircase feel lighter, cleaner, and more “built into” the architecture instead of sitting on top of it. But the best floating stair projects are the ...