I just finished a rectangular deck with stringers on one entire width and one entire length. It was lots of work! I think I would do box steps the next time! Just a few suggestions for future stairs: 1. If you apply deck tape on the top edge of each pressure treated board, it will extend the life of your framing. 2. Pressure treated lumber is only treated about 1mm deep on each surface of a board. I recommend to get a brush and apply copper green to each cut. It is especially critical when cutting the end grain where water will get soaked into the wood causing dry rot. Allowing copper green to soak into the crosscuts will extend the life of your framing. 3. Lift the bottom box above the ground to allow drainage and prevent the wood from sitting on the bricks. Maybe secure those plastic pucks onto the bottom box? The riser would have to be adjusted for the height according to the thickness of the pucks.
I like the rubber pucks you used against the house as that is the same idea that was done to my 120 year old house. My house was built out of all ruff cut lumber and when they doubled all porch boards the put 1/4" lath boards in between for water and air.
Great video …followed construction methods 100% so far …have 72” x 26” porch framed in and will be 27” final height so I will have 6-3/4” risers for total of 4 risers or 3 steps plus porch …starting box steps as soon as rain quits …using timbertech composite for final surface on pyramid style steps
Thank you this is amazing and very well step by step instructions… yes, please provide measurements in addition to the 3’ by 5’ detentions! I appreciate your talents.
Love the work you do in your videos, may I make a suggestion? On all the pressure-treated lumber you cut, always treat your cut ends, that end grain is like a sponge and will wick water in fast and rot from the inside out. Something my Dad taught me back in the 70s, yes it takes a bit of time to treat the end grain cuts, but it will make it last a few years more. just a suggestion. :)
@@rozanne38 Cut-N-Treat Wood Preservative is for cuts, holes, and injuries to pressure-treated wood used in above-ground applications. Or similar product.
Yes, would love to see plans for this project. I want to do this off my front deck down to the yard. I’m in Seattle, so feel free to swing by and help. Lol!
@@BYOToolsWe are lucky that you share with us. It is clear and obvious that you are extremely professional and take great pride and attention to the detail of your work. Thanks again, I always learn something new and 95% of the time, multiple things!!! Hope you have a great week!
absolutely going to steal this one LOL have french doors going out the back.. about 32" off the ground.. this would be perfect to build. ( minor modifications due to the size I need.. etc. ) great job!!! .. debating on cedar vs redwood ?? as redwood is a bit strong? but.. also a bit more expensive?? decisions...
Great craftsmanship. However I have a question about the electrical wiring behind the stairs specifically on the left hand side. Seems the wires were just falling behind and in between the spacers. I hope everything worked out. Looks truly amazing. Nice and clean. What's the value of this alone?
I am having trouble understanding why you ripped the bottom box boards to 6 inches but left the 2nd box boards at 7.5 inches. I understand the bottom boards are 6 inches and then adding the 1.5 inches from the deck boards will be a total rise of 8 inches. But won't the 2nd box rise be 7.5 inches adding 1.5 inches for your deck boards too? That would make the 2nd box have a total rise of 9 inches? Could you explain this to us =)
TuffBlocks are great, but it not only voids the warranty but also it’s now of unknown structural integrity by modifying them. Its prob fine for something this small, but def would not do this on a real deck or foundation. It specifically calls this out in the installation manual and spec sheets for anyone looking to do this.
Thank you so much for bringing this up. Should have said something in the video about that and you are completely correct. Would never do that to a deck footing but I’m not worried about the structucurability on something this small. Still way overkill with three of them plus the block steps are adding a ton of support as well. Thanks for watching and your comment.
Could you have just cut/notched the timber around the footing system and added a few extra horizontal timbers for extra supports? I'm sure it is fine considering how small the steps are. Love the build. Going to do something similar!
Looks good- you probably should have taped or treated that top edge of the box you ripped down. Water is going to collect and sit and rot that bottom step as if it was totally untreated wood
Man, good luck to the electrician that shows up to that residence and has to work on that half way buried LB conduit body... That's going to be a nice day for him LOL - Other than that nice work.
Cute deck, but, the electrician that has to get into the box you blocked is going to hate your deck. Oh, and that dryer vent blowing on all your nice wood is going to do wonders to the deck.
Well done, very informative with excellent craftsmanship. Just one question, not a criticism. Why did you change from 6” risers to 7” risers on the top platform?
Hey I am a finish carpenter and yes I would really like a set of those plans available to buy ! Usually I find a few things not appealing when not done by a pro ? But either you are just being nice by claiming your not a pro but really R or else you hv serious talent & need to quit your day job! In any even let’s get those plans out!!!
I take great pride in the videos I produce and love hearing comments from professionals like your. I have many years of construction experience and even went to school for construction management. However, never went through an apprenticeship. I like to call myself a Pro DIYer because I have too much respect for true trademan like yourself. I know the countless hours of hard work people like yourself put in to become true pros. I'm a jack of all trades but a master of none. Thanks so much for the kind words and all the support.
@@BYOTools my dad is a retired General Contractor who build a lot of customs including the one I am in now! So I did a say from 10 to 18 yrs old apprenticeship ? Left it and was an officer many years but always had a hand in it ! When I quit my day job I became a furniture builder then went into finish and in my state if you work for yourself you must hv a Contractors license which requires a 3 yr apprenticeship which I had that! So long & short answer there! Now I build cabinets , doors, set doors, trim, crown, basically all that. 6 days week I am usually booked out about a yr? But who is to say when & if the Good Lord extends or halts that? That is above my pay grade ! Hv a great one looking forward to some plans on that! I think I can make a Buck or two on that work!!!
Really enjoy the process and the outcome of projects like this, but why didn't you put some cut seal on your PT edges after cutting and ripping down? moisture is inevitable, fresh cuts in PT material you want to seal back up so it will last
I am planning a similar project over a concrete slab. Just wondering if the structure is vented to allow for moisture issues. Water definitely dripping through the deck boards. Mold under the stairs along with debris over future years could expedite wood rot. The TuffBlocks are awesome, just wondering if they create enough clearance to allow water and air to pass under the stairs. I like how you cut off the TuffBlock flush (I read the warrantee comment in a previous posting, but I would do the same)! Great work, very strong and sturdy!
Thank you for this video! You did a solid job here!! I would like to build this for my wood shop. I was wondering, do you think this would work free standing? I just finished installing fiber cement siding on my shop, and it would be a lot of work to remove it and install a ledger board (at least for me, as I'm not a professional by any means). Do you think it would work to replace the ledger board with more posts?
Nice job. Would love to do something like this. Mine is about the same height. Question for you or anyone else... do I need railings at this height? I can't seem to find code. I thought it was anything over 21" to landing.
You need to use screws rated for treated wood not nails. Posts need to be placed under the joist not along the sides. These are very basic decking procedures.
Beautiful stairs. What was the purpose of the spacers? To cover area or Alignment ? Also how would the extra inch change the angle of cut by 1 or 2 degrees? If this is a complex answet could u refer me to a seperate video or search term? Thank u for the video. Love and light.
thanks for the flyover, flyby at the end of the video. More diyer's should do that. If can, exploded plans would extra bonus. The measurements aren't important since the overall dimensionso of every landing isn't the same. Oh, is the top landing dimensions limited by the width of the two steps? I would think the top landing would have been larger.
You made that look so easy! Great good sir.
I didn't realize that those deck-to-wall spacers existed! Cool. Beautiful stairs thanks for sharing.
I use them for all my decks....you really should fill them with caulking though, to seal the lag bolts!
I just finished a rectangular deck with stringers on one entire width and one entire length. It was lots of work! I think I would do box steps the next time!
Just a few suggestions for future stairs: 1. If you apply deck tape on the top edge of each pressure treated board, it will extend the life of your framing. 2. Pressure treated lumber is only treated about 1mm deep on each surface of a board. I recommend to get a brush and apply copper green to each cut. It is especially critical when cutting the end grain where water will get soaked into the wood causing dry rot. Allowing copper green to soak into the crosscuts will extend the life of your framing. 3. Lift the bottom box above the ground to allow drainage and prevent the wood from sitting on the bricks. Maybe secure those plastic pucks onto the bottom box? The riser would have to be adjusted for the height according to the thickness of the pucks.
Yes on the detailed drawings! Great job btw.
Thanks so much for your input and great to hear. I’ll get on it and thanks so much for watching.
Excellent and well detailed video! Thank you. Your attention to detail is very impressive, keep up the good work.😊
This is very pretty! Nice techniques as well. Thank you!
These steps are aesthetically beautiful and the surround access is the best ever! Great job!
This is by far the best video I have found on UA-cam. This is exactly what I want to do. Thank you!
For sure…great instruction video
Incredible step-by-step details. Beautifully done.
Thanks so much Lisa. Truly appreciate the support.
Pun intended?😅😅
I like the rubber pucks you used against the house as that is the same idea that was done to my 120 year old house. My house was built out of all ruff cut lumber and when they doubled all porch boards the put 1/4" lath boards in between for water and air.
Nice addition to that beautiful home and patio. Love all the detail in your videos. Very helpful.
Thanks so much for all your support along the way :)
Great video …followed construction methods 100% so far …have 72” x 26” porch framed in and will be 27” final height so I will have 6-3/4” risers for total of 4 risers or 3 steps plus porch …starting box steps as soon as rain quits …using timbertech composite for final surface on pyramid style steps
Brilliant job. Thanks for an excellent tutorial!
Thank you this is amazing and very well step by step instructions… yes, please provide measurements in addition to the 3’ by 5’ detentions! I appreciate your talents.
Yes. Drawings and a material list would be great!
Beautiful work, well done!
Excellent. very weel explained. I love the double supports you used.
Love the work you do in your videos, may I make a suggestion? On all the pressure-treated lumber you cut, always treat your cut ends, that end grain is like a sponge and will wick water in fast and rot from the inside out. Something my Dad taught me back in the 70s, yes it takes a bit of time to treat the end grain cuts, but it will make it last a few years more. just a suggestion. :)
What works best to treat them?
@@rozanne38 Cut-N-Treat Wood Preservative is for cuts, holes, and injuries to pressure-treated wood used in above-ground applications. Or similar product.
Yes, would love to see plans for this project. I want to do this off my front deck down to the yard. I’m in Seattle, so feel free to swing by and help. Lol!
How does next Tuesday sound for the build at your place?.... haha jk! Thanks so much for letting me know about the plans Kyle and for all the support.
Great work matey!
Looks brilliant!! All matching well with the existing and surroundings.
Thanks for the tool and material list.
My thoughts exactly and thanks so much for watching Mike. Truly appreciated.
@@BYOToolsWe are lucky that you share with us.
It is clear and obvious that you are extremely professional and take great pride and attention to the detail of your work.
Thanks again, I always learn something new and 95% of the time, multiple things!!!
Hope you have a great week!
Pretty nice man ! Son and I do a LOT of building so its rare that we would watch someone else lol. Yea man enjoyed.
Hermoso trabajo... Te felicito, gracias por compartir, un abrazo desde Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
Great built diffinately loving those 45cuts.
Very nice looking ! GOD Bless ! 😇👍🏼
Beautiful work! You should add a roundover with the router on the miter edges and on the edges on the landing:)
Looks nice, you made it look easy
PATA PATA, MIRIAM MAKEBA! GREAT WORK!
I would really like detailed information on this project. I need to build 1 for my RV. Awesome content!
Looks great! I would've added some led lights.
That would have been a nice feature. Maybe in the future. Thanks for watching.
Great display on all counts...
Solid and beautiful!
absolutely going to steal this one LOL have french doors going out the back.. about 32" off the ground.. this would be perfect to build. ( minor modifications due to the size I need.. etc. )
great job!!! .. debating on cedar vs redwood ?? as redwood is a bit strong? but.. also a bit more expensive?? decisions...
Beautiful!!!
Thanks so much Erik!
yes on detailed drawings!!!! Looks amazing cant wait to build mine
Master Piece !
Nice, very nice indeed.
Drawings and steps would be awesome.
looks really nice. well done!
Shop Dwgs & Material list - YES Please
Very Nice looking steps. great professional and thorough job. Id hire you.
Great craftsmanship. However I have a question about the electrical wiring behind the stairs specifically on the left hand side. Seems the wires were just falling behind and in between the spacers. I hope everything worked out. Looks truly amazing. Nice and clean. What's the value of this alone?
I am having trouble understanding why you ripped the bottom box boards to 6 inches but left the 2nd box boards at 7.5 inches. I understand the bottom boards are 6 inches and then adding the 1.5 inches from the deck boards will be a total rise of 8 inches. But won't the 2nd box rise be 7.5 inches adding 1.5 inches for your deck boards too? That would make the 2nd box have a total rise of 9 inches? Could you explain this to us =)
Thanks for sharing! Great video.
Great work! Looks great! I do have a question: Where did you find lumber so straight? Let me in on the secret!!
Beautiful steps great job
Those look sick man. Good shit
We're still interested in buying these great shoes ❤
TuffBlocks are great, but it not only voids the warranty but also it’s now of unknown structural integrity by modifying them. Its prob fine for something this small, but def would not do this on a real deck or foundation. It specifically calls this out in the installation manual and spec sheets for anyone looking to do this.
Thank you so much for bringing this up. Should have said something in the video about that and you are completely correct. Would never do that to a deck footing but I’m not worried about the structucurability on something this small. Still way overkill with three of them plus the block steps are adding a ton of support as well. Thanks for watching and your comment.
Could you have just cut/notched the timber around the footing system and added a few extra horizontal timbers for extra supports? I'm sure it is fine considering how small the steps are. Love the build. Going to do something similar!
You covered all the wiring there!!!
Good job and good tutorial. Thanks for posting, you have a new subscriber.
You are one hell of a good tradesman
Yes I would thank you
Beautiful.
Looks good- you probably should have taped or treated that top edge of the box you ripped down. Water is going to collect and sit and rot that bottom step as if it was totally untreated wood
Really nice
Only extra step I could think of is some type of vapor barrier between the decking sitting on the walkway. I know it’s PT but it would help
Beautiful work!
beautiful job!
😮great craftsmanship 🎉🎉😮..hat's off to you sir😊
Great job
I loved this video. thank you
Man, good luck to the electrician that shows up to that residence and has to work on that half way buried LB conduit body... That's going to be a nice day for him LOL - Other than that nice work.
Looks great!
Thanks very much
Really great video
Inspirational!
Your videos are so good!!!!!!
Thanks so much for all the support Chad.
Very nice job! Just curious why you didn't treat the exposed framing on the bottom box (or any of the end cuts) when you ripped your material.
He said at the end of the video that this deck will be covered so will not really be exposed to moisture so he didn’t do tape etc.
Great job. I think you should make a video where you clean up all the wiring, hose, conduit on the outside of that house. Looks trashy
Beautiful!
Yes, please provide detail project drawings. I have a project I can use this style of step system.😊
Cute deck, but, the electrician that has to get into the box you blocked is going to hate your deck. Oh, and that dryer vent blowing on all your nice wood is going to do wonders to the deck.
nice work
Thanks so much for watching and all the support.
Great video!
That's beautiful
You should fill the hockey pucks with caulking to seal the lags!!!
Great job sir
Well done, very informative with excellent craftsmanship. Just one question, not a criticism. Why did you change from 6” risers to 7” risers on the top platform?
Hey I am a finish carpenter and yes I would really like a set of those plans available to buy ! Usually I find a few things not appealing when not done by a pro ? But either you are just being nice by claiming your not a pro but really R or else you hv serious talent & need to quit your day job!
In any even let’s get those plans out!!!
I take great pride in the videos I produce and love hearing comments from professionals like your. I have many years of construction experience and even went to school for construction management. However, never went through an apprenticeship. I like to call myself a Pro DIYer because I have too much respect for true trademan like yourself. I know the countless hours of hard work people like yourself put in to become true pros. I'm a jack of all trades but a master of none. Thanks so much for the kind words and all the support.
@@BYOTools my dad is a retired General Contractor who build a lot of customs including the one I am in now! So I did a say from 10 to 18 yrs old apprenticeship ?
Left it and was an officer many years but always had a hand in it !
When I quit my day job I became a furniture builder then went into finish and in my state if you work for yourself you must hv a Contractors license which requires a 3 yr apprenticeship which I had that!
So long & short answer there! Now I build cabinets , doors, set doors, trim, crown, basically all that. 6 days week I am usually booked out about a yr?
But who is to say when & if the Good Lord extends or halts that? That is above my pay grade !
Hv a great one looking forward to some plans on that! I think I can make a Buck or two on that work!!!
Great carpentry!
Really enjoy the process and the outcome of projects like this, but why didn't you put some cut seal on your PT edges after cutting and ripping down? moisture is inevitable, fresh cuts in PT material you want to seal back up so it will last
Miter steps can easily turn into a trip hazard through time.
I am planning a similar project over a concrete slab. Just wondering if the structure is vented to allow for moisture issues. Water definitely dripping through the deck boards. Mold under the stairs along with debris over future years could expedite wood rot. The TuffBlocks are awesome, just wondering if they create enough clearance to allow water and air to pass under the stairs. I like how you cut off the TuffBlock flush (I read the warrantee comment in a previous posting, but I would do the same)! Great work, very strong and sturdy!
Thank you for this video! You did a solid job here!! I would like to build this for my wood shop. I was wondering, do you think this would work free standing? I just finished installing fiber cement siding on my shop, and it would be a lot of work to remove it and install a ledger board (at least for me, as I'm not a professional by any means). Do you think it would work to replace the ledger board with more posts?
Very nice!
Nice job. Would love to do something like this. Mine is about the same height. Question for you or anyone else... do I need railings at this height? I can't seem to find code. I thought it was anything over 21" to landing.
Structureability???
I wish we could get that type of pressure treated lumber in Georgia... But I've haven't found any suppliers
Good old PT lumber here in the PNW is for REAL haha. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the Video Instruction. Why there was no Joist Butyl Tape applies to the joist and blocking to prolong the frame?
Please can we get drawings and details ? Great video !
those tuff blocks look super handy where can you get those?
Seen them at lowes if that helps man!
Those stumps need to be checked out and sealing all cut end grain.
You need to use screws rated for treated wood not nails. Posts need to be placed under the joist not along the sides. These are very basic decking procedures.
Code in my area requires joists to sit on top or on a notch of the beam. Fastening joists to the side of a post is not permitted.
This video should open with a disclaimer explaining that the following should not be confused with good advice.
Beautiful stairs. What was the purpose of the spacers? To cover area or Alignment ? Also how would the extra inch change the angle of cut by 1 or 2 degrees? If this is a complex answet could u refer me to a seperate video or search term? Thank u for the video. Love and light.
What is the name of the special looking wood he uses for most of the project? It is a dark color with interesting looking lines cut in it.
thanks for the flyover, flyby at the end of the video. More diyer's should do that. If can, exploded plans would extra bonus. The measurements aren't important since the overall dimensionso of every landing isn't the same. Oh, is the top landing dimensions limited by the width of the two steps? I would think the top landing would have been larger.
#BEERSTAIRSFTW!!!
Yes, would like to get a copy of the BOM, or a drawing. Thanks 😊
Would it be possible to build something like this with it sitting on dirt?
That LB and dryer vent are obstructed.
How did you get all the little holes in the PT lumber. I think its to make it breathe and not warp. Where did you get those?