How to Build Deck Stairs | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains how to build deck stairs. (See below for tools and a shopping list.)
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Tools for How to Build Deck Stairs:
- tape measure
- 4-foot level, (used to determine the total rise of the staircase)
- framing square, (used to mark notches in stringer)
- straightedge, (is clamped to framing square to accurately mark stringers)
- clamps, (used to secure straightedge to framing square)
- circular saw, (for cutting stringers)
- handsaw, (for making finishing cuts in stringers)
- jigsaw, (used to notch treads around railing posts)
- drill/driver
Shopping list for How to Build Deck Stairs:
- pressure-treated 2x12, (used for stair stringers)
- 2x6 composite or pressure-treated lumber, (for used a stair treads)
- pressure-treated 4x4,(used for railing posts)
- galvanized metal L-brackets, (used to attach stringers to deck frame)
- 3-inch decking screws
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