Solid Wood Stair Stringers
Pros recommend a width of 16 between stringers but depending on the stairs and the thickness of the tread that figure could be slightly higher.
Solid wood stair stringers. Since the tread depth b is a constant when using the automatic stair calculator the total run g will vary when you toggle between the two mount options. But you have some freedom in the way you design the tread locations. Solid stringers can only be used on the outer sides of a set of stairs. Get head starts building outdoor stairs with this get head starts building outdoor stairs with this durable cedar tone stair stringer.
Fast stairs are modular adjustable steel stair stringers. As for the length of the stringers take the total height the stairs need to be and square that value. Notched stair stringers have a limited unsupported run of 6 feet according to the awc s prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide or dca6 12. A 42 wide outdoor set of stairs should have 3 stringers 2 x 12 typically.
Use the long lasting stringer to build stairs on decks gazebos terraces and porches anywhere stairs will be exposed to weather. A nice finished look uses a design where the nosing of each tread is hidden within the width of the stringer. Simply screw step treads and railings not included to the engineered steel stair stringers to build solid square plumb free standing indoor or outdoor stairs designed for fail safe stair building for all our 32 models can frame 2 to 13 ft high stairs and more with the perforated steel stringers you can fasten any stair finish.