All his tops lined up evenly with the rail and the bottoms lined up with the next tread. That means the mid turned section for the baluster on the leading edged was longer than the mid section of the baluster behind it. See screenshot. How did he get those balusters? Self made? Custom order? Dumb luck? I can find square top balusters but the turned mid point is the same length regardless of baluster length. My rise is 7-1/2" and run is 10".
Awesome video! I am currently installing a very similar staircase with skirts and stringers. The miter method for the risers is amazing and this video helped solidify the idea in my brain! Should be off to the races! Thank you kind sir!!!
Most common is the 7/11 rule. Once you determine how many risers you need by adding one or subtracting one to keep within the rise code of 125mm to 200mm you can then use ration and proportion to determine the tread depth. Rise/run = Rise/run but replace one side with 7/11. Example 7/11 = 150/X or 11x150÷7=tread
Was wondering how you got angle on baluster where its meets handrail & nails tapped in? I saw the first mark, then second (on lower end) but no cut marking on the higher end of balluster. My old house steps not perfectly level. Thanks, great video, learned a lot but a carpenter I'm not. Thank God for you guys/girls sharing.
Calculation is always done from finish floor to finish floor. So you need to know the material thicknesses to calculate an even rise. But when building the stringers don't forget to add the flooring thickness to the bottom of the first Stringer (bottom riser) so when you place the finish floor after the rises all match. Then the top Stringer (top riser) would need to subtract the top floor thickness so that after the finished floor is added the risers are all the same.
9'= 108" ÷ 8" = 13.5 (to stay within code you add or subtract a riser) in this case you make it 14. If you chose 13 the rise would be 8 5/16. That would be too high of a rise and against code.
Funny how people ask this guy questions or make comments about his tools...don’t they realize this was filmed many years ago? From looks of his clothing, hairstyle, wristwatch, and tools, this looks filmed sometime in the 1980’s.
I do stair remodels and basically we just put riser trim over the shirt/riser contact points. This way is obviously better, but WAY more time consuming. If I were to do this to a stair case, im wondering how much more would I charge?
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