Picture a stair slope in your mind to estimate about a 40-degree slope and guess at a landing point. Rest any straight piece of deck lumber on the deck and level it over to the landing point. Measure ...

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 ...

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 ...

Landings are often the forgotten spaces of a home. These in-between spots, sitting at the bottom or top of the stairs, may not seem quite large enough for furniture yet feel too empty to leave bare.

Q:What should I do with the large landing at the top of the stairs in our condo? I thought of putting in a sleeper sofa and making it a guest “room,” but it's in the middle of all the upstairs hallway ...

Klaus Durlach, the 52-year-old owner of Durlach Industries, is preparing to take his company north of the Manatee River. Durlach Industries, the manufacturer of precast stairs and landings, weighing ...