If you are planning on building a set of stairs with practically any type of landing, this book will be extremely helpful. This book covers horizontal and vertical landing locations along with your free bonus book - Simple Stair Stringer Layout. There are plenty of illustrations along with step-by-step instructions and I truly believe this is one of the best books ever written dedicated specifically to building stairs with landings.
"This [book] is the first one that I can recall that deals exclusively with this single subject, and does so with such thoroughness. Its 10 chapters cover all the essentials, ...many color photos and drawings...explain and expand on the text. It offers great value for the price."--"Wood Design & Building."
If you're interested in advancing your skills as a stair builder or someone who desperately needs to understand the fundamentals of stair stringer layout, then the advanced methods inside this book, we'll take you to the next level. Master Stair Builder - Greg Vanden Berge will share some of the extraordinary fundamentals as well as advanced techniques, few carpenters in the world are familiar with. This is a one-of-a-kind book and was written in a simple and easy to understand format. There are plenty of illustrations and even my wife, who is extremely skeptical about my other books said this was one of the best books I've written so far. This book was written for carpenters, contractors and even sophisticated do-it-yourselfers. I don't recommend this book to anyone who doesn't understand the fundamentals of stair building.
If you looking for a step-by-step instruction booklet on building stairs, you're in the right place. We took stair building to the next level by adding plenty of easy to follow illustrations, tips and pictures. That's not all though, I'm going to provide you with lots of of free videos, articles, pictures and access to a website, that's devoted almost entirely to building stairs. If you're looking for a complicated book that will teach you how to build circular, curved, bracket type or any other type of stairway that would require complicated mathematical formulas, this isn't the book, for you. Simple and easy, not complicated and difficult. Building stairs isn't as difficult as some construction experts make it out to be. Don't fall into the old trap that you can't do it, impress your spouse, friends, neighbors and in-laws by building an incredible stairway to your new deck, garage loft, front or back porch or even inside of your home, with this simple and easy stair building book. More than half of every stairway built today is going to be straight. Whether it goes from one floor to the next or it has a stair landing located somewhere in between, the basic principles of stair building are definitely located in this book. You can apply all of these beginner stair building techniques in this e-book to almost any type of stairway construction. This book does provides you with the essentials of fundamental stair building. When the famous coach for the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi met his football team for the first time, he held up a football and said," This is a football." In order to be good at anything, you need to understand the fundamentals and Vince Lombardi knew this. We can't build a good stairway with out the understanding the basics and the basic start with knowing how to select and use the right types of lumber and other building materials, especially if you're planning on building a stairway that going to last a long time. "Building Stairs Doesn't Get Any Easier Than This"
A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing is a classic guide to the art and craft of designing and constructing stairs and handrails. Originally published in the late 19th century, this comprehensive manual provides detailed instructions, illustrations, and practical advice for builders, architects, and woodworkers. With its clear explanations and expert insights, this book remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in the timeless principles of stairbuilding and the creation of beautiful, functional handrails.
This book provides you with step-by-step detailed instructions on how to design, layout and build a variety of different curved or circular stairs. Sections of this book were copied from Book 1 - How To Build And Frame Stairs. This book is part of a series designed for professionals and do-it-yourselfers to provide them with what I consider to be a simplified step-by-step process for designing and assembling different types of stairs. Each book will be written and illustrated specifically for the type of stairway specified in the title. Book 1 - How To Build And Frame Stairs Book 2 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Landings Book 3 - How To Build And Frame Winder Stairs Book 4 - How To Build And Frame Circular Stairs Book 5 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Brackets Book 6 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Odd Shapes
This is Book 6 - How to Build And Frame Stairs With Odd Shapes This book provides you with step-by-step detailed instructions on how to design, layout and build a variety of different angled and curved stairs. This is an advanced stair building book and might require reading Book 2 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Landings if you find this book difficult to understand. This book is part of a series designed for professionals and do-it-yourselfers to provide them with what I consider to be a simplified step-by-step process for designing and assembling different types of stairs. Each book will be written and illustrated specifically for the type of stairway specified in the title. Book 1 - How To Build And Frame Stairs Book 2 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Landings Book 3 - How To Build And Frame Winder Stairs Book 4 - How To Build And Frame Circular Stairs Book 5 - How To Build And Frame Stairs With Brackets
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
The only book that both describes and demonstrates every technique, skill and project. It provides accurate and detailed step-by-step guidance on the design and construction of a wide range of timber staircases. Simply Stairs features the 'Rise and Going Calculator' - a colorful, easy-to-read chart which aids stair calculations. Although this book uses metric units, users of the imperial system will still find this a handy guide.
