I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
Attaching deck stairs to ground.
Round up to get 15 steps.
Rather am considering the use of continuous threaded rod with blocking.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
Veteran carpenter mike guertin explains the loads and codes applying to deck stair connections.
One is 5 ft wide and the other 6ft.
If your deck is anchored to the ground using footings then do the same for your steps.
Laying out attaching deck stair stringers how you attach the stair stringers to the top of the deck and to any landings will be critical.
In our example 112 15 7 46 which means that the risers will be 7 46 high.
The ground may qualify if it meets the requirements.
Tack the skirts to the rim with 3 in.
You should reinforce the rim behind the stairs to provide a solid base for attachment.
Attaching them will make your stairs highly susceptible to frost heaves or other ground movement and potentially compromise the integrity of your stair structure.
John august 29 2017.
Apr 28 20 11 17 am.
My new deck has two sets of stairs.
The result will be the number of steps the staircase will need e g deck is 112 from the ground.
Most deck stairs are cobbled onto the deck as afterthoughts.
Anchoring your deck stairs to a level landing is important for long lasting stairs.
I had a question about deck posts that i could not find anywhere.
He provides a simple and stout detail for attaching the stairs to the deck using readily available metal framing hardware.
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Your deck stairs are part of your overall deck structure.
Total height of low level ground level deck.
Notch out the bottom front of the.
To calculate the actual rise height divide the height in inches by the number of stairs determined in the last step.
Attaching stairs to a deck.