If your stair railing is old, dysfunctional, not to code, or simply not to your taste, you may have considered changing it ...

Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

An curved arrow pointing right. You can build your own spiral staircase with the contents of this box. You just need a few power tools and, oddly enough, some hot water. You can order the kit here.

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.