Ask the Builder: Building strong, simple stairs

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.
Staten Island Advance

Building stair steps is an exercise in geometry

Q. I have to build a simple set of steps but I'm totally lost. I don't understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building steps seems ...
Chicago Tribune

Building stair steps

DEAR TIM: I have to build a simple set of steps but I’m totally lost. I don’t understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building steps ...
WECT

Stairway collapse raises questions about state building codes

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A family photo opportunity went terribly wrong when the stairs at an Ocean Isle Beach home collapsed beneath at least 13 people on Monday. At least five of them went to ...
CBC.ca

Vancouver to explore single-stair amendments to its building code

Vancouver city councillors have approved a motion to explore single stairs in buildings of up to six storeys in the city, in line with provincial building code changes passed earlier this year. The ...