I know it may not be super fancy, but I think the insight or tips I share should be able to help you build any stair case. I've never done a curved stair...maybe that could be next. Anyone have a good resource for that?

When you screwed those strings together my first thought was "there's no way he's doing that with a handsaw, surly!". Then you whip out the biggest skillie I've ever seen 😂😂

Probably the best Ryan’s kzfaq.infoUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans on building a shed is hardly ever found. And Ryan takes the mystery out of different types of foundation options, etc. He even shows how to build a shed with different designs. Very comprehensive, covering different roofing materials, siding, etc.

really hope those people up north appreciate this level of detail b/c we are missing a lot of this down south, hard to find someone who takes pride in their work like this.

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Love how you're all about the PPE a lot of contractors don't care about that stuff, worked 2 years for a contractor never once wore hearing protection, I'm 23 years old with hearing loss and constant tinnitus. Keep up the cool videos👍

I've cut plenty of stringers but I've never thought to work out and mark the diagonal, I'm definitely doing that from now on. Legend.

Finally !!!! Somebody who adds that up !!! The absolute most accurate and best way to mark it out !!!! Thank you !!! Calc it out !! Perfection !! Well done !! I’ve watched so many videos on stairs and nobody does this !! That square is awesome !!

"2020 is shaping up to be a good year"... missed that one by a country mile.

What you are trying to avoid is “Cumulative Error”! And the perfect remedy is a story pole and your Const Pro Calculator? Gary Catz has a wonderful piece of this at “This is Carpentry TIC” Kyle he suggest dropping on riser from the top to meet IRC “Code” and avoid cumulative error! You would truly enjoy it Kyle! Why? Like me and Mr Catz, plus you and thousands of your viewers we hv a Bad Case of COCD???? Carpenter Obsessive Compulsive Disorder🥴 I really enjoy watching and learning from you! Keep it up Kyle!

I like the fact that you check the stringer using the diagonals at 6:20. A quicker way to use your calculator would be to enter 12-7/16" , then press + then every time you press = , it will automatically add another 12-7/16" . This method eliminates the possibility of entering the wrong value at some point

From the journeyman electrician world, much respect to the carpenters. I will be entering y’all’s field very soon.

FINALLY an explanation that doesn't skip over the little things that can happen!

Excellent! I love the check at 7:48. It actually uses the hypotenuse of the of the rise and run. Very impressed.

I always use a 10.5” run which ends in a 3/4” nosing. I like how that looks, which just goes to show it is all about personal preference!

I like using the diagonal method of stringer layout first. Once those lines are scribed the tread and riser lines can be done. Like you said, it reduces the error that can happen when scribing from step to step. Thanks for showing that!

We built a deck late this summer, and we watched a LOT of videos about laying out stair stringers. We struggled a bit, but eventually got it right. I wish this video had been available then! This is by far the best explanation of laying out stair stringers that I've seen! The Diagonal tip is brilliant!

I love this video, I have been in construction a longtime. I have done concrete stairs and some wood stairs. I love the tools you have. You remind me of myself, always need the good tools and tight, strong work. Love the education brother. Great Job

Thank you!! I’m a DIY guy and building stair stringers has always intimidated me. I’m about to take on a pretty big project similar to what you were working on there and with this video I’m pretty sure I can do this.

You're the man. I've learned so much from your videos already. No nonsense attitude and you love to work and it shows. You work effectively and you've save me much time already. Keep it up.

This guy is awesome! I grew up building houses with my father and you would never get free info like this guy just gave everyone. God bless

Your use of math is the best way to get the overall length. Every time the square is used, an error is introduced. Good work.

No views, No likes, No comments. Always impressed by the fancy tools you have to increase your accuracy and speed like that square for the stringers.

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Marking your diagonals is a great tip to make sure you don't get slightly off when running your layout with the framing square. Good job!

One thing you need to be carful of when using the construction master calculator for compounding measurments like stair stringers or balusters is that you have the resolution set to either 1 /32 or 1/64th. Default is 1/16 and that can get you in trouble building long stairs. Your measurments were only off by a 64th per riser so not that big a deal in 110 inches of overall rise but its always a good thing to check so you dont wind up being 3/4" off on your last rise.

Just remember if you're doing a more traditional stringer install that is not flush to the top of landing you must always deduct two dimensions:. Tread thickness off the bottom of stringer and riser material thickness off top tread width. Good job on the video!

Best stair layout video on KZfaq. Big thanks 🙏

RR you just killed it...unfortunately you have frogs croaking after the fact. Very impressive!

Very well done! I was lucky as a young boy my dad was a union carpenter and he tought me how to make stairs and many other skills of a carpenter. I get great satisfaction when I build structures as well as seeing the projects my dad worked on. Keep up the great work and God bless you and your family.

Right on! Great video and could'nt of come at a better time. I'm making a video tomorrow on this and will definitely be stealing some of your moves. I'll shout you out though lol thanks for the time you put into this one. I subbed

Man that’s a bad ass circular Saw right there.

Good job. Not everyone built the stairs in that perfect way. Thanks for show me in this subject. 👍

When you do the rise and run in the calculator just press the (+) key once then the (= )key (the first time) then just hit the equals key to get the the following diagonals. The calculator keeps the decimal number in memory

Love ur safety squints!!!! 😂🤣

The plumber in your area seems to have the perfection bug like you do !! Thumbs up.

I knew Canelo was not going to make it in boxing. Very good at framing!

I couldn’t help but laugh when you said “2020 is shaping up to be a good year.” But seriously, thank you for the video. It was excellent.

Only thing I would change being a framer of 12 years is, do not use 90 degree strong tie brackets to secure the top of the stringers. Always use pressure blocks especially when you never fastened the bottom to the floor. Stairs work as a wedge but if there is nothing stopping the outward slide on bottom , they will give. I too used to make the same mistake to taking the 1" 1/2 off the bottom tread. Also do not forget to take the thickness of your kick plate off the back of the top riser or your top tread will not hang over far enough

Hell yeah man. Exactly how I learned, no compound errors.

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You need be a carpentry teacher , in my ten years of framing, I've never seen that trick . Good on ya guys !!

Your ears would only be ringing in bed at night from the constant cheek and trash talk coming from Greg through the day 😎

Thank you very much. Flipping the square edge was very helpful and the 1.5 from it. Now I understand. We are using composite decking and it’s only 1” thick so I subtracted 1” and it came out right. First timer. Thanks again

Nice job. I watched this video with my grandson. Not exactly the staircase I wanted to show him, but it served the purpose.

“2020’s shaping up to be a great year”.... the only mistake I found in the video.

Made this video so essential craftsman didn’t have to redo his video 😂

Nice to see a Real pro Thanks for all the Great videos!

I should have gone into the trades, this is all a lot easier then I thought before watching this

Great job. But... Don't get glue on the pipes. Put a sleeve of cardboard around that protrudes top and bottom. Cut the hole big enough to let the stairs and the piping move without breaking. IE. 13/8" pipe diameter plus 1/2" is 17/8" hole saw. The stair glue will weaken the pipe and that's where it will break.

20:24 "2020 is shaping to be a good year" 2020: No.

Good job, Sir, very kind way of teaching.

They say old carpenters won’t be able to hear their grandkids bc of all the noise from a career in construction, love that you invested I solid ear protection, and it looks like your safety squints saved your eyes this time,

It looks like a nice heavy duty staircase but it's always important to leave the final top-step the actual floor, that way hand rail will make it to post in one piece

Awesome Vid RR Buildings. Really appreciate the time and effort you put into making these videos.I've been watching your channel for a year or two now, and you and the crew have worked on some pretty cool project's. Your work is stellar and i love the fact you set a standard, and do everything within your power to raise the bar even higher. Over the years you have. Very admirable. As a Shopfitter / Joiner / Cabinet Maker both residential and commercial i never will do what you do , but i especially enjoy the lesson's tips and tricks offered in this video of yours and the like. As the season of giving is upon us , i want to say a Big Thanks and may you and the Boy's have a well deserved rest and a blessed festive season.

"2020 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A GOOD YEAR" THAT REMARK DIDN'T AGE TOO WELL LOL! BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THE STAIRS, I LEARNED A LOT.

10:00 “I’ll make sure to keep my safety squints on” 😂

“Safety squints” 😂🤣😂🤣

If you use Stair Gauges, clamp them on the inside of the square so you can see the run dimension.

Brilliant ..Thank you....you make it look so easy. Still with the right tools even I, a complete amateur, having seen your video, can now take on building my own stairs. Thanks for the really great clear video. Next I have to convert my attic into habital space....At the moment it's only rafters under the roof tiles.

I'm sure the battery-powered caulk gun is more efficient, but I still take a chuckle at it. I must admit this guy is good, I've learned a few things.

I replaced my cellar stairs a bunch of years ago. I researched for a week and bought all my material and went at it. The old stair height was like 8 1/2" so I lowered the new stairs to 7". Built 3 stringers and all went well EXCEPT I didnt account for the ceiling height. so the 3 or 4th step you have to limbo under. LOL . Its like 5' high OOPPPSSSSS

The top step and pipe cut were my fav parts

Excellent craftsmanship!!!..top notch quality!!!

20:24 " 2020 is shaping up to be a good year " sikeeeee 😂

"2020 is shaping up to be a good year" haha

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BEAUTIFUL WORK, as ALWAYS. 💪🏽

"2020 is shaping up to be a good year." - Technically, for the construction industry that was a true statement, but in general, it's been a terrible year.

Great video Kyle . Love doing stairs , just like hand framing rafters for a roof , I feel like that’s where true craftsman comes to work . I’ve seen a lot of wrong stairs put together & rafters for that matter but just like any job the more you do it the more natural it becomes .👌🏻oh ya I’m loving my Martinez framing square ! You are a 💯 on the stops being deep enough so they don’t skid off rounded edges .. I hated the old bent squares with the brass buttons.. pure garbage 😂 loving your work bro 👊🏻

You made that look too easy. I did indeed enjoy the way you explained it all. Very easy way about you. Hey, I'll bet you could do that for a living. Frankly, it was excellent!!!

your pride in workmanship is fantastic. Wish you were in Ontario Canada. God Bless ... J

I've been wanting one of those squares since I started watching your channel; however, they have not been available. Any idea if he will start making them again?

The old saw dust to fill the gap trick this place here in New York that builds mobile homes will throw some caulk and saw dust in a 10 foot hole to fill the gap 😭

I liked your presentation style, straight into the job without mindless waffle.

Just seeing this video. Fits tight. Grk and Spax... really hold things together. The grk vinyl window screws for level adjustment are my favorite.

There are plenty of free construction calculators online, some specifically for stairs, that are just as good as a paid calculator.

Re: Essential craftsman

Great video. Old school guys notch out the bottom of the stringer (where it meets the floor) and add a 2x4 to bolt the stairs to the floor.

Great video! I am a 39+ year exp. lead carpenter/ project supervisor in N.Y. and after viewing your video I just wanted to comment that you have an excellent stair layout understanding , fabrication and building process. Great to see someone your age with the skillset you have. I myself basically and always used for years the same layout, cutting ,framing techniques you do . I have a feeling you had a great teacher but taught yourself a little along the way as i did.We all learn something new everyday. Years ago i had a dead calculator and had to use good old Math, pencil and paper and carry decimals. I'm sure you can also and convert those to fractions. Smartphone apps and construction calculators save a lot of time but its important to be able to do it old school, Nowadays i cant even get a newly hired "EXPERIENCED CARPENTER" approximaty your age my company sends to my project to layout a stringer for a deck 3-4 feet off the ground. THEY look clueless when i ask them if they ever heard of the pythagoroem theorum. Any way im subscribing and keep up the great work, Great to see the younger guys with a great skills! and knowing their going to only get better with age.

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Didn't know Canelo Alvarez was a carpenter.

Very nice to watch. I don't know how to build anything but I've always been interested in how to build a staircase.

Man, what a saw! Jesus what be proud. Great carpenter!

I thought when cut the bottom of the stringers you were going to add a piece of 2x across the bottom to anchor them to the floor. Is the strand board the final floor?

Anyone have a link to the framing square?

Thank you! Extreme respect and appreciation for you showing how to build anything!!!

El Canelo Alvarez is getting really good with his English and his framing skills 😳 👏

Oh men I didn’t know canelo Álvarez knew how to build houses

I'm not even in any type of construction, but I always like watching your videos because you don't talk down to people. You do an excellent job teaching, and I've used some of your instructions to complete home improvement projects. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

I like the instructions and yours stood out. I'm about to attempt to build some stairs up to a loaf with nothing but a ladder to get up there, right now, so thanks again.

i have being watching many of your teachings i have build 6 houses no in capetown SA thank youfor your teachings

I need that framing square so bad. Could you please send me one for Xmas?? 😜

My brain hurts from all these imperial sizes

I cut my staircase with my new sasquatch. Worked out way better than any others I've built! Thanks for the tips and vids man you're an inspiration

Always love the How-to videos! Keep 'em Comin' 👍

"heighT" does not end in a thorn.

"that's not a circular saw...THIS is a circular saw!"

Good video. You can omit the top tread by using the 2nd floor as the top step; the stringers die into the floor joists. This reduces the overall length of the stringers, and it saves space on the first floor by reducing the total run, and it saves one step tread, too.

Always take the thickness of your treads off the floor cut (not always 1.5 in).. A sq + B sq = C sq (Pythagorean theorem) for cut out hypotenuse length. Rises 6 - 8 inch, and Treds 10 - 12 inch. Must have a minimum of 3.5 inches from back of stringer to cut stringer mouth for a 2 x 4 strong back (sister) if needed. Can't have more than 13 steps in a straight run. Don't normally see stairs the same hight as landings (attach them to rim joists with stringer cleats) it prevents falls from people. Always crown up. Back screws into treds from risers and glue in that area is great. A cleat on the floor and stringers cut around it for the middle stringers is nice to prevent the staircase from sinking. That saw is AWESOME!