My goodness!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I have an old staircase slowly coming out of the slots and one whole section came off and I wanted to repair it and didn’t know how to start. This video will help me so much!
Great video, very helpful and I plan on following your advice. One question if I may, if I add a support block under the treads and screw them to the stringer, should I use wood glue or construction glue on the tread and riser sides (if it matters)?
Probably not code but I was thinking of adding blocks to existing stringer to add step depth by pushing it out an inch or so. Current steps are steep with minimal head room. Cant add any length to entire stairway or would loose head room
Beautiful! Thank you! I have a 1800s home with this issue - can't replace the stairs because bringing htem to code would mean, well, no room for stairs lol. 7 and 3/4 in tread, and risers from 7 to 7 and 3/4 height, depending where you step. def. old stairs, pretty steep Interestingly, despite this, I've never fallen on them, you just walk carefully and pay attention
I was wondering why it would not be easier to measure the rise and run and cut out a new center stringer out of a 2' x 12' single board instead if trying to piece one together as shown in the video. I'm guessing that it may not match up perfectly with the existing stairs, but I was thinking I could use wedges to fill in any gaps (within reason, of course). I have to add support to some really creaky stairs today! 😊
I ended up finishing strengthening my stairs yesterday. Bought a 1x2x12 board and ripped it down to 8" wide (none of the risers on my stairs were more than 8"). I measured and cut triangles to fit under each step, as depicted in the video. I then used the remainder of the board I had ripped down and attached that as an additional support from the top to the bottom of the steps. I screwed it in along the way into the bottom of each riser and used shims to fill any gaps. My basement stairs are now squeak and creak-free!
Help I had work done in my home and my treads are splitting and the toe kick on several stairs Need help the treads are oak and it's creepy and dangerous at least send me note to look Ty
Hello… I have a question….. I have a 120 year old pier and beam house with stairs going from the first to second floor which lean at the top but not at the bottom. In 1986 there was a house fire. The south side burned, was torn down and reframed. The north side was not. The north side of the stairs has all the original framing. The south side bottom third has original framing. The top 2/3 has the 1986 framing. The stairs start to lean at the juncture between the 1986 and 1900 framing transition and gets worse the higher you go. The stairs do not rock or bounce. What is wrong? How do I fix it? Should I fix it?
This is EXACTLY the video I needed to repair basement stairs in a 100 year old house, thanks!
Thank you. Me and my teen boy figured it out and fixed our basement stairs 😁
Fantastic!
My goodness!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I have an old staircase slowly coming out of the slots and one whole section came off and I wanted to repair it and didn’t know how to start. This video will help me so much!
Glad it helped!
Thank you sir, best explained DYI on UA-cam
Wow, thanks!
Great video, very helpful and I plan on following your advice. One question if I may, if I add a support block under the treads and screw them to the stringer, should I use wood glue or construction glue on the tread and riser sides (if it matters)?
Probably not code but I was thinking of adding blocks to existing stringer to add step depth by pushing it out an inch or so. Current steps are steep with minimal head room. Cant add any length to entire stairway or would loose head room
Beautiful! Thank you! I have a 1800s home with this issue - can't replace the stairs because bringing htem to code would mean, well, no room for stairs lol. 7 and 3/4 in tread, and risers from 7 to 7 and 3/4 height, depending where you step. def. old stairs, pretty steep
Interestingly, despite this, I've never fallen on them, you just walk carefully and pay attention
You are welcome!
I was wondering why it would not be easier to measure the rise and run and cut out a new center stringer out of a 2' x 12' single board instead if trying to piece one together as shown in the video. I'm guessing that it may not match up perfectly with the existing stairs, but I was thinking I could use wedges to fill in any gaps (within reason, of course). I have to add support to some really creaky stairs today! 😊
I ended up finishing strengthening my stairs yesterday. Bought a 1x2x12 board and ripped it down to 8" wide (none of the risers on my stairs were more than 8"). I measured and cut triangles to fit under each step, as depicted in the video. I then used the remainder of the board I had ripped down and attached that as an additional support from the top to the bottom of the steps. I screwed it in along the way into the bottom of each riser and used shims to fill any gaps. My basement stairs are now squeak and creak-free!
You are literally the Stair Master
Thanks!!!
Fantastic video
Thanks! 😃
Help I had work done in my home and my treads are splitting and the toe kick on several stairs
Need help the treads are oak and it's creepy and dangerous at least send me note to look
Ty
Hello… I have a question….. I have a 120 year old pier and beam house with stairs going from the first to second floor which lean at the top but not at the bottom. In 1986 there was a house fire. The south side burned, was torn down and reframed. The north side was not. The north side of the stairs has all the original framing. The south side bottom third has original framing. The top 2/3 has the 1986 framing. The stairs start to lean at the juncture between the 1986 and 1900 framing transition and gets worse the higher you go. The stairs do not rock or bounce. What is wrong? How do I fix it? Should I fix it?
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Thank you so much!!
You're welcome!
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Any time!
What can you do if there's no access to underneath the steps?
I would try to gain access from sides or consider removing and replacing stairs.
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Can't you just add a blocking under each tread horizontally
If that will work better, then yes.