They rest on a solid foundation and are attached to the deck with hangers.
How to build stairs with landing for a deck. The stair railing should include a graspable handrail in most cases. After you connected the first stringer then follow the same process for the rest of the stringers and risers. They have risers also called toe kicks treads and railings.
Dig the base where the stringers indicate they should go. Thatll be the approximate height of the stairs X. We will teach you how to cut stair stringers to meet code for rise and run step limits.
Use the first riser as a guide to cut the rest of the risers. Build the stringers for the lower section and dry fit them. Remember the landing is your last step not the last tread.
Openings in the railing should be no larger than 4 38 inches between balusters and 6 inches between the bottom rail and the tread as seen in the illustration. It is allowed only 14 of slope per foot. Building code states that the minimum width of a landing should not be less than the width of the flight of stairs that is served.
Measure the entire height of the completed staircase. Project a board or something level with the deck surface to where you would like the stairs to end. This image shows a contemporary technique where solid stringers and open risers are set higher up against the fascia and angle brackets secure them to the deck.
The stairs should be at least 36 inches wide. First your landing must be nearly flat. 7 x 3 21 7 x 4 28 It depends on the number of steps you want to climb before the landing.