DIY Basement Staircase Build 

I can't believe i just watched Seth McFarland build a staircase. Excellent job. Looks great. Much more useful and functional. 😆

You did a good job. I would not give up my secret underground lair so easily.

A blessing to have a father like that.

It amazes me that architect’s and engineers went to school for this and didn’t utilize every opportunity for storage space I see places in my 50 plus yr home I just bought they wasted so much space that would add so much value!

Nothing like working with pops,mines past away but he taught me enough about card & houses to have my own business with both, enjoyed watching the video.🙏💪💪

Crawlspace? That's a full sized basement! Crazy

Why didn’t the builders ad this is a full size basement/crawl space for storage?? Everyone needs storage space I can’t get over how absolutely fantastic this is you guys did an incredible job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

This was awesome to watch you guys did an incredible job it looks Fantastic you should suggest to the builder to do this on all the homes 👍👍👍👍

Nice job! It’s always nice to spend time with your Dad, cherish the moments. Looks great!

The little hidden ladder in the floor was dope, way more practical now, but it looked dope before

This is the definition of Death Stairs. Uffda.

Thank you, this is exactly like my situation

Well done man!

We bought a fixer upper and after monsoon style rains we discovered we had a sump pump that was overwhelmed and water was flowing into the basement from under the very sketchy stairs. We pulled out the bottom two steps and the smell and build up was horrid. Some of the cinder blocks had no mortar at all! So that’s being corrected but I was in complete shock that the stairs hadn’t collapsed before. The stair stringers where not bolted to the side walls and with the wood rot the 4x4s that where there were worthless as far as support. So thankful for that storm. This had disaster written all over it.

We have temporary (not really temporary because we've left them like that for 20 yrs) builder grade basement steps. They are like deck stairs with two boards for each step and no riser/back. Cost has kept us from ever redoing them, but your project of $300 sounds great. We wouldn't need to install the three stringers that hold the steps since they are already in place. We would just pull off the existing stair boards. My husband doesn't do a lot of diy projects because he works very long hours a week. I used to do most of the diy projects or I come up with the plan and my dad and husband help with executing it. Do you mind listing exactly what wood and size you bought and the size you cut each board for the step and the back/riser? I'm mainly interested in the step overhang. That makes the steps look more expensive and professional. Once we re do ours I want to stain the tread and paint the riser white. If you mentioned what type of boards you cut and size I missed it. Everyone else probably knows, but I have ave no idea. Probably plywood? But it looks like pretty good wood. You did a great job and I really would like to use your idea. I have searched for quit awhile cheap ways to upgrade basement stairs, but most videos are for regular household stairs that use expensive treads and risers. Thanks for sharing your project. I'd really appreciate it if you can break down what size cuts you made.

What will you do with the gap between stairs and the walls?

What a find!

We have to have a 90 (Lshape) staircase going to basement. Two of the floor joists have to be removed to allow for head room. Do the headers that cap off the floor joists have to be supported by a wall under them, or can I keep it open?

Would you post dimensions of your stairs looking to build a set for my basement.

Hello, I enjoyed your video. I am wondering if you could tell me the measurements of it I am wanting to redo my basement staircase and I am interested in some of your measurements the rise, the tread, the number of steps good job thank you.

Hi Man . Hard work. .. but nice. Congrats.

a question friend the ladder so that it is not very inclined of how many inches did you leave it ?

Love it

Hello, could you please give us the measurements of your staircase? the hopper and the height of the steps ?

damn good job wish i could do this but cant fit the long stair stubs without destroying more than i can repair myself, thinking of bricklaying a simple stair cuz now theres just a loose ladder , cant find example of that though maybe thats not a good idea xd

Good job! What are you going to do about the big gaps between the stairs and the wall?

I’m curious about the joists you removed. How did you reinforce the section you cut out?

This is awesome! How did you end up rerouting the intake? I’m looking to build out stairs to our crawl space/basement and we have the same situation going on there (DR Horton townhome)

What is the length of the floor opening?

great job! looking for a contractor in New York to do such a job for me for cheap price.

How to fix the gap on stairs between wall and each step ?

are all houses in US made of wood? I am always surprised seeing youtube videos when they so easily break down walls. here everything is in solid concrete

Really good job but you probably shouldn't have put the intake in the stairwell. The intake takes the air from the living space to recirculate and recondition.

Please share what sheet of plywood you used to cut your steps and risers? Thickness and width, length? I don't know anything about plywood really so i can't tell just by watching. Or if it would easier a link to home Depot or Lowes of what board and how many you used. I'd really appreciate it.

epic

maybe one handrail?

I want to know how much that cost

Looks like a north shore special….

Why wouldnt the builder do a couple more block and give you a regular basement.

How much would you charge someone for doing that same exact thing? Well, just the cutting and stairs?

Amazing

You didnt sand the mud around the vent 😳

You removed a portion of load bearing wall without adding supporting structure.

I see now why this channel onlybhas 25k subs.

Would have been better w/o the crappy and distracting “music”.