I agree with this, I’ve let my kids do things won’t parents would lose their minds over like play with fire and knives. Life lessons learned by doing and mistakes are the best lessons learned.
Retired elementary school teacher here. It was absolutely heartwarming watching you work together and treating that child with such love. He will grow into a better man because of it.
I love the relationship you have with your son. I wish I had someone like you around when I was a kid. Trust me, it means the world to him especially when he grows to become a man. Also, love the project.
Very helpful video, I'm about to tackle this project myself on a hillside in my back yard, so it was good to watch you go through it. Speaking from an Architectural standpoint (I work in the industry) there is a code requirement for rise and run. Just as an FYI for anyone interested, here in Washington State where I live: "The rise may not be less than four inches nor more than eight inches. The greatest riser height within any flight of stairs must not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch. The run may not be less than nine inches. Stair treads must be of uniform size and shape except the largest tread run within any flight of stairs must not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch." None of that matters unless your stairs are being inspected, but gives you a guideline as to why stairs are the way they are.
You have a great son there to help you out while you teach him valuable life skills. My son's would be moping around waiting to get back to their computer games : (
This video is amazing. Thank you so much, I'm halfway through this project at home in Cairns, Australia. Tomorrow cutting the stringers. Appreciate you and your son for helping me!
Awesome! If you end up building it using some of these techniques, I would love to see some pictures and maybe even use them for future videos if you’re OK with that?
I plan on doing exactly this. Not as long thank God. Couple things I noticed. Use self tapping exterior torx screws. Will save you the drilling. The other thing was that sheared off screw. I would have taken that out with vice grips and reused the hole. Great job, saving this for my job!
Great video. Looks like Isaac is ready to graduate to building a treehouse! I live on a creek with a fairly steep bank that I'd like to build steps to the waters edge in order to fish. Your video showed me how to do it. Thanks father and son!
Very helpful how to video! I generally use PT lumber for all my projects especially at my cabin. I like the way your strengthened the shear capacity in several high stress areas!
Beautiful video... I learned a lot about how to build stairs - and greatly enjoyed the interaction you had with your son. Brought back a lot of memories of me and my dad!
The steps are pressure treated. The stringers are not. The stringers are up off the ground and never have any moisture stay on them for long so I figured maintaining them with linseed oil would be sufficient. It’s been nearly 3 years and still super solid. Thanks for your comments.
Thanks for doing this video. I messed up because I watched some other youtube videos and used the poor man's angle of re-using the first cut for the pattern. That was a big mistake for me. I also cut the bottom off because it was not 90 degrees. I could have had another foot on my stringer if I had done it the way you did. I still have another 20 feet to go, but I am feeling pretty good about it now that I did it for the first time. Thanks again for the video
Regarding the level line marking at 2:13,this is an important part of layout so all treads are level. Hard to see what how it was done. If you had started the 1st step further up the 2 x 12, it looks like there could have been room for a plumb cut at the lower end, like is typically done. It ended up at an angle . Is the angle cut what you wanted? I've got slope stairs to build , this is a very well made set of videos which will help greatly. Very cool that your son is learning valuable carpentry skills , he's a hard worker!
Thank you for your comments. He truly is a great helper. I see what you mean. I suppose I wanted the most out of the 2X12 as opposed to the aesthetic value of the plumb cut.
Thank you for your instructions. For me they were easy to follow and when I’m ready to tackle my project, your ideas will serve me well. Thank you again for your God given talent! God is good! Oh yeah, I was glad to see you had a hick-up when you are creating…..I thought I was the only one who had a hick-up in their gritty-up. 😂
You two did a wonderful job! Looks great and practical. Are you going to plant things into the hill on both sides of the stairs? Would help with erosion, but also, it would add to the look of the place. Thanks for sharing!
In time, we may do something on the hill but I still have to bring a water line up and maybe electricity down. So many projects, so little time😁 Thank you for your encouraging comments.
@@berghorstcountryliving7098 Trust me, I relate! Definitely always new projects to tackle! The good thing is, you all look to enjoy yourselves while doing so. Good attitudes to have.😄
I’m not really sure to be honest. I guess it depends on the moisture in your soil. It will eventually decompose but i figure I will replace individual boards and posts as needed. Thanks for your comments.
Pressure treated wood is rated for ground contact for twenty years. For this reason I use it on all materials except decking. Oh and if you lift on end of board closest to you you can gain a couple inches while cutting just let it pivot on the back
I have a question. Following the level marked I made whilst my stringer was on the posts, I can only get 11 run, 6 rise. If I was to change it to get 7 inches if rise, it would throw off my angle based on the level lines that I drew when the stringer was on the post. Is it because our slope is different? Would 11-6 be ok? I’m not clear on that.
Good question I didn’t have a need for a platform so I never had to wrestle that out in my mind. Sorry. I suppose if I were to add a platform, I would have the posts placed close to the bottom step and 2 placed posts out as far as your platform would go (all concreted in of course) and have level horizontal joints, so to speak. Build platform on that and have handrails level out over platform and then continue steps down like in the video. Hope this helps 😁
I've watched this 3 times now and it's helping me build some stairs in my backyard. How did you figure out what was the level cut for where the treads need to go on the stringer? My hill is less steep than yours.
Once the precut stringer boards are level and temporarily attached, you draw your first step on the bottom where it needs to be. For me this was 11 inches in (level to the ground while temporarily attached) and then 90 degrees straight up to what will be the beginning of the next step.
The stringers and handrails don’t appear to be pressure treated. Why or why not? I live in Oregon where it rains all winter and hot and sunny all summer. For a slightly longer stretch is it possible to put two stringers together somehow?
We have used linseed oil to help preserve non pressure treated wood. It would be better to have all pressure treated but we did this on a budget. I figured that it is up off the ground so it will get wet from time to time but it’s not going to be submerged in water like say the posts. What do mean by 2 stringers together?
I think my stringer length would need to be about 19 feet and didn’t know if I could get pressure treated board that long. And my incline is maxed out as well so I can’t shorten it by digging into the bottom of the hill and making stair case steeper. I enjoyed your video and thanks for sharing and replying.
I would say yes to the 2 stringers but I would be very strategic in placement of posts so the steps line up in a “whole” way. You don’t want half a step on one stringer and the other half on another unless each is attached firmly to same post. Hope this makes sense.
Everything's great except over cutting the stringers and the hand rail although it looks great and we see it everywhere should be a graspable type between 36 and 38 inches . Cut with the circular saw and finish into the corners with the Sawzall on the stringers.
Absolutely! I have learned a lot from others about this. I definitely would do the handrails taller and graspable if doing today. Thanks for the feedback. If you have any pictures, I’d love to see them.👍🏼
Not sure where to draw the initial line. I only saw you do it once at 2:15 ish at the bottom step, but then at 3:12 it looks like it’s from the top step?? Is the line drawn initially along the posts???
You can kind of see where I started the line on the board when looking at the video at 3:12. Just make that first horizontal level line at the lowest point that you can and go from there
All the work that you do to set up the stringer boards, and level them at the post is to get that one reference line at the bottom that you see at the 2:15 minute mark. Once you have that reference line, then you can extrapolate the rest of the steps with the jig that I show you.
@@berghorstcountryliving7098 thanks. I’ll have to look harder. I did try pausing and zooming to no avail. I wound up buying a stepper from HD and traced, but thanks for the videos !
Yeah, maybe not. If it looks like it starts to fail, I can always use more or different ones. It’s been a couple years now, and the stairs are solid as a rock.
Thanks for your question. I marked where I wanted the first step to be with a pencil and level. So when I bring the board into garage, it is the placement of the first and bottom step.
This is a GOOD dad. Reminds me of working with my own dad back in the 50s & 60s. Still miss him.
I miss my dad too
This kid is going to remember this experience for the rest of his entire life 👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍
Very proud of son he is very nice helping dad lovely family 🎉❤
Always great to see a kid included in these projects. For this lad, the experience and skills will stay with him for life.
For sure! Thanks for your comments 😁
I agree with this, I’ve let my kids do things won’t parents would lose their minds over like play with fire and knives. Life lessons learned by doing and mistakes are the best lessons learned.
@@silver_cd yes, kids will always benefit from learning hard work and new skills. Thanks for your comments.
Retired elementary school teacher here. It was absolutely heartwarming watching you work together and treating that child with such love. He will grow into a better man because of it.
Thank you
lil dude is adorable and learning so much
Loved watching this project. You've got an great carpenter helping out!
Thank you. Yes, he is a great helper.
The way you navigate through the wilderness is impressive
I love the relationship you have with your son. I wish I had someone like you around when I was a kid. Trust me, it means the world to him especially when he grows to become a man. Also, love the project.
Thank you
I am most impressed with the math you had to do to figure out even steps! Great job!
Thanks friend
Same to you and your family God bless 🙌
Looks great man!
Very helpful video, I'm about to tackle this project myself on a hillside in my back yard, so it was good to watch you go through it.
Speaking from an Architectural standpoint (I work in the industry) there is a code requirement for rise and run. Just as an FYI for anyone interested, here in Washington State where I live:
"The rise may not be less than four inches nor more than eight inches. The greatest riser height within any flight of stairs must not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch.
The run may not be less than nine inches. Stair treads must be of uniform size and shape except the largest tread run within any flight of stairs must not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch."
None of that matters unless your stairs are being inspected, but gives you a guideline as to why stairs are the way they are.
Yeah, all of that makes sense to me. Sounds like you know a lot about it. I do hope that it helps you tackle your project.
Thanks for your comments by the way.
You have a great son there to help you out while you teach him valuable life skills. My son's would be moping around waiting to get back to their computer games : (
Oh, I would say that things aren’t always perfect😁 I definitely have to contend with the video game systems at times.
Glad I found this video! I need to build something just like this but, thank goodness, my hill is only about half as high. 👍 🤛
PS: I subscribed to your channel thanks to this video. I unfortunately won't have a great helper like you did. 😄
This video is amazing. Thank you so much, I'm halfway through this project at home in Cairns, Australia. Tomorrow cutting the stringers. Appreciate you and your son for helping me!
You’re very welcome. Would love to see pics when you’re finished 👍🏼
Watching this gives me mire confidence in building my steps to my dock.
Awesome! If you end up building it using some of these techniques, I would love to see some pictures and maybe even use them for future videos if you’re OK with that?
I plan on doing exactly this. Not as long thank God. Couple things I noticed. Use self tapping exterior torx screws. Will save you the drilling. The other thing was that sheared off screw. I would have taken that out with vice grips and reused the hole. Great job, saving this for my job!
Thanks for the input. Hope the video is helpful for you.
You guys are so cute. Great job, The stairs look great. Your guidance and kindness are lovely. Super mentoring.
Thank you
Awesome! I am going to recruit my granddaughter to help! Nice job men!!!!❤
Great video. Looks like Isaac is ready to graduate to building a treehouse! I live on a creek with a fairly steep bank that I'd like to build steps to the waters edge in order to fish. Your video showed me how to do it.
Thanks father and son!
Thank you so much for the comments. If you get it built, shoot me some pics of it. And does that mean I get to come fishing with you?🤣
Yes. Please build a treehouse. It is my next on my list of to-dos for grandkids.
Great video. Very useful
Thanks👍🏼
Love family projects like this! I won’t keep doing it by myself from now on, definitely deprives the kids from a learning experience.
Thank this the perfect video I need for my hill
Glad it helped
A father sharing knowledge and work ethic with his son. You have my subscription. Well done sir! On the stairs too.
Thanks brother
Exactly the idea I needed, great job, love that your teaching and spending time with your son
Thank you
Thanks a lot, i have a slope like that in my place and your video was very useful indeed. Greetins from Argentina
Thank you
If you have pictures, I would love to see them
I'm aiming to do a project just like this in my back yard next to our terraced garden. You answered all of my questions. Thanks!
I hope it goes very well for you. God bless you
Very cool indeed. Great job guys and your son is awesome!
Thank you
I agree, he is😁
Great video with you and your son!!
Thank you
What an awesome boy you have 💙
Nice father/son video! Good job!!
Thank you. Yes, he is an amazing helper and loves doing project with dad.😁
Love this... your son is amazing.... your theory is in check😊
I agree. He’s a good kid. Thanks
Great job guys. I’ve been climbing this hill in my backyard for 20 years. Now I have a step-by-step way to fix it 👍🏾
Thank you so much. If you start the project, we would love to see pictures of the process. God bless you.
this has helped me so much! Building this weekend
Glad it helped you
I like seeing pics of the finished stairs👍🏼
Thanks for this video. It helped me tremendously.
You’re very welcome
If you have pictures, I would love to see them 😁
awesome job bud great to see the bond with kiddo he looks like he really enjoyed this project with you
Thank you for your comment.
Yeah, he is such a good helper and loves to do projects with his dad. I’m very blessed.
Nice boy ❤ and nice work 💯%💯
Love seeing you and Your Son working together. You definitely earned a new Subscriber.
Thank you so much, he is a great kid. I appreciate the comment.
Just what I needed. Thank you.
Glad it helped. You’re welcome.
If you have pics, I would love to see them. 😁
Good stuff. Not much content related to this topic. Well done boys
Thank you
Man, looks great! I’m about to take on a very similar project and you’ve just made it a little easier for me! Thanks and God bless!
I hope it turns out well. Let me know how it goes👍🏼
Thanks for your comments
I little tip
When you carry them long lengths of lumber its easier when you're both on the same side if the wood
Excellent work brother !!
God Bless 🛐
Thanks for the tip and the encouragement 👍🏼
Very helpful how to video! I generally use PT lumber for all my projects especially at my cabin. I like the way your strengthened the shear capacity in several high stress areas!
Thanks for your comments John 👍🏼
Beautiful video... I learned a lot about how to build stairs - and greatly enjoyed the interaction you had with your son. Brought back a lot of memories of me and my dad!
I appreciate that. I hope I can teach my kids half of what my dad thought me.
Great video and nice job on the stairs. I’m just wondering however why you didn’t use pressure treated wood other than for your posts?
The steps are pressure treated. The stringers are not. The stringers are up off the ground and never have any moisture stay on them for long so I figured maintaining them with linseed oil would be sufficient. It’s been nearly 3 years and still super solid. Thanks for your comments.
Great job you two! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. Issac is obviously a great kid and it's clear you're a wonderful father and mentor.
Wow, thank you so much. He is a great kid and a great helper.
Loved this series! I am working a steep mountain lot in Idaho as well. Definitely using this strategy for my stairs!
Glad we could be of help. Let me know if you have any questions. Also, when you complete the project, I would love to see pictures. Blessings
Great video. You have a great helper there. Wish more people got their kids involved in home projects. Thanks RT
Thank you. Yes, he is a great helper. I’m very proud of my kids.
Thanks for making this video!
You’re very welcome!
Good job Isaac!!!
He is special
U made this look so easy.
I hope if you’re doing a project like this, it helps make it easy for you. Thanks for your comment. Blessings
Thank you. I was wondering how to do exactly that...
You’re welcome. I hope it helps. God bless.
Thanks for doing this video. I messed up because I watched some other youtube videos and used the poor man's angle of re-using the first cut for the pattern. That was a big mistake for me. I also cut the bottom off because it was not 90 degrees. I could have had another foot on my stringer if I had done it the way you did. I still have another 20 feet to go, but I am feeling pretty good about it now that I did it for the first time. Thanks again for the video
You’re very welcome. I hope your project is a success. I would love to see pictures when you are finished 😁
Great job,
Thank you
Regarding the level line marking at 2:13,this is an important part of layout so all treads are level.
Hard to see what how it was done. If you had started the 1st step further up the 2 x 12, it looks like there could have been room for a plumb cut at the lower end, like is typically done. It ended up at an angle . Is the angle cut what you wanted?
I've got slope stairs to build , this is a very well made set of videos which will help greatly. Very cool that your son is learning valuable carpentry skills , he's a hard worker!
Thank you for your comments. He truly is a great helper.
I see what you mean. I suppose I wanted the most out of the 2X12 as opposed to the aesthetic value of the plumb cut.
Great video--I will use this to build my stairs. Are the posts 4x4 or 6x6?
That’s great! I hope it helps. 4X4 posts.
If you have any pictures when it’s completed, I would love to see them 👍🏼
Just subscribed as loving the videos, keep em going young sir. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you
I really appreciate the encouragement
Boy the kid's a great helper !!
I know men who have trouble carrying lumber zones
Like me 😎
He is an amazing kid with great instincts.
Nice!
Great job
Thanks a lot
Cool project. I bet it would cost about 1500 nowadays
Thanks..yeah, quite possibly.
Very impressed with your stairs. I would like to build one like that goes up to the levee but it's a much longer stairs. Appreciate the techniques.
Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it. How long is it? Let me know how your project goes.
Thank you for your instructions. For me they were easy to follow and when I’m ready to tackle my project, your ideas will serve me well. Thank you again for your God given talent! God is good! Oh yeah, I was glad to see you had a hick-up when you are creating…..I thought I was the only one who had a hick-up in their gritty-up. 😂
Thanks a lot and yes God is so good.
Blessings
Also, when you build them, I would love to see pictures and with your permission, maybe use them in future video?
Helllo now looking for a video to help with building a stairs up hill an yours help me a lot tjanks do much
I’m glad it helped you.
Send me a picture when you’re finished 👍🏼
Good job
Thanks a lot😁
I was surprised to see you used only 2 stringers, I believe 3 are required for 36" stairs.
I don’t know about all the requirements. But I do know that it’s been two years and it’s solid as a rock.😁👍🏼
You two did a wonderful job! Looks great and practical. Are you going to plant things into the hill on both sides of the stairs? Would help with erosion, but also, it would add to the look of the place. Thanks for sharing!
In time, we may do something on the hill but I still have to bring a water line up and maybe electricity down. So many projects, so little time😁
Thank you for your encouraging comments.
@@berghorstcountryliving7098 Trust me, I relate! Definitely always new projects to tackle! The good thing is, you all look to enjoy yourselves while doing so. Good attitudes to have.😄
Nice staircase build, I gotta do the same, so appreciate the techniques. 👍🤗
You’re welcome
Blessings on your build 👍🏼
Also, let me know if you have any questions 😁
What a great video, how much roughly did the materials for this project cost?
Thank you so much for your kind comments. I believe around $250 at the time. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask 👍🏼
This is great, thanks for sharing! How long will this lumber last? Like 10 years? Debating whether I should go with wood vs concrete. Thanks!
I’m not really sure to be honest. I guess it depends on the moisture in your soil. It will eventually decompose but i figure I will replace individual boards and posts as needed. Thanks for your comments.
Pressure treated wood is rated for ground contact for twenty years. For this reason I use it on all materials except decking. Oh and if you lift on end of board closest to you you can gain a couple inches while cutting just let it pivot on the back
@@northwestgaming4049 What do you use for decking?
@@northwestgaming4049 thanks for tip. Come to think of it, I have recently seen this technique on another UA-cam channel. Blessings
I used 2”X12” pressure treated lumber.
I have a question. Following the level marked I made whilst my stringer was on the posts, I can only get 11 run, 6 rise. If I was to change it to get 7 inches if rise, it would throw off my angle based on the level lines that I drew when the stringer was on the post. Is it because our slope is different? Would 11-6 be ok? I’m not clear on that.
6 should be fine as long as you are level and at 90 degrees on your angle. I would love to see pictures of your process and your finished project.
Question... why did you only use pressure treated wood on the treads and posts?
I like your method but do you have a model to show how to have a platform in the middle of the stairway and then more stairs going down?
Good question
I didn’t have a need for a platform so I never had to wrestle that out in my mind. Sorry.
I suppose if I were to add a platform, I would have the posts placed close to the bottom step and 2 placed posts out as far as your platform would go (all concreted in of course) and have level horizontal joints, so to speak. Build platform on that and have handrails level out over platform and then continue steps down like in the video. Hope this helps 😁
I've watched this 3 times now and it's helping me build some stairs in my backyard.
How did you figure out what was the level cut for where the treads need to go on the stringer? My hill is less steep than yours.
Once the precut stringer boards are level and temporarily attached, you draw your first step on the bottom where it needs to be. For me this was 11 inches in (level to the ground while temporarily attached) and then 90 degrees straight up to what will be the beginning of the next step.
Draw a line on the uncut stringer at level while it’s attached.
I hope this helps but if you still have questions, please let me know😁
@@berghorstcountryliving7098 thank you so much!
Thanks for your questions and comments.
Blessings
great video
Thank you, I appreciate it.
The stringers and handrails don’t appear to be pressure treated. Why or why not? I live in Oregon where it rains all winter and hot and sunny all summer. For a slightly longer stretch is it possible to put two stringers together somehow?
We have used linseed oil to help preserve non pressure treated wood. It would be better to have all pressure treated but we did this on a budget. I figured that it is up off the ground so it will get wet from time to time but it’s not going to be submerged in water like say the posts.
What do mean by 2 stringers together?
If you have any questions,don’t hesitate to ask. Also, I love seeing pictures of finished projects 👍🏼
I think my stringer length would need to be about 19 feet and didn’t know if I could get pressure treated board that long. And my incline is maxed out as well so I can’t shorten it by digging into the bottom of the hill and making stair case steeper. I enjoyed your video and thanks for sharing and replying.
I would say yes to the 2 stringers but I would be very strategic in placement of posts so the steps line up in a “whole” way. You don’t want half a step on one stringer and the other half on another unless each is attached firmly to same post. Hope this makes sense.
Saws all to cut the screw is easy and fast …I use a vise gripe and remove it out completely …just another way to solve the problem .
Thanks👍🏼
Everything's great except over cutting the stringers and the hand rail although it looks great and we see it everywhere should be a graspable type between 36 and 38 inches . Cut with the circular saw and finish into the corners with the Sawzall on the stringers.
Absolutely!
I have learned a lot from others about this. I definitely would do the handrails taller and graspable if doing today. Thanks for the feedback. If you have any pictures, I’d love to see them.👍🏼
hey If someone wanted to double the depth of the step ( run ) how would you go about the poject ?
It would depend on the angle of your slope
Not sure where to draw the initial line. I only saw you do it once at 2:15 ish at the bottom step, but then at 3:12 it looks like it’s from the top step?? Is the line drawn initially along the posts???
No, the line at 3:12 is the only reference line that is needed and is from the bottom not the top. Hope this helps. If not, let me know👍🏼
You can kind of see where I started the line on the board when looking at the video at 3:12. Just make that first horizontal level line at the lowest point that you can and go from there
All the work that you do to set up the stringer boards, and level them at the post is to get that one reference line at the bottom that you see at the 2:15 minute mark. Once you have that reference line, then you can extrapolate the rest of the steps with the jig that I show you.
@@berghorstcountryliving7098 thanks. I’ll have to look harder. I did try pausing and zooming to no avail. I wound up buying a stepper from HD and traced, but thanks for the videos !
@@berghorstcountryliving7098I also couldn’t see how you were setting the level and drawing, I’ll keep rewinding till I get it. Thanks again
My boy!
Hope you’re doing better
seven inches it perfect for a riser-she who said that.
Thank you great hello of the chile
You’re welcome
Are the stringers pt
Why not use a circular saw to cut the treads
I’m sorry, what do you mean by pt? I used a circular saw to cut the treads.
I don’t think those screws you have into the posts will be strong enough over time
Yeah, maybe not. If it looks like it starts to fail, I can always use more or different ones. It’s been a couple years now, and the stairs are solid as a rock.
What did you measure and mark at 2:13?
Thanks for your question. I marked where I wanted the first step to be with a pencil and level. So when I bring the board into garage, it is the placement of the first and bottom step.
I hope this clarifies but if you still have questions about it, please feel free to ask.👍🏼
Do you know where a poor person can get wooden planks that are cheaper like $90 or something?
Yeah, I don’t know…maybe on Facebook marketplace or Craigslist?
The cost of everything is so crazy right now🙁
Thanks for your comment
10:30 HINT: Screws are very brittle and can easily be broken off by hitting them sideways with a hammer. Saves sawing them 😀
Thanks👍🏼😁