Making A Single Wooden Step

Push the square against one edge of the stringer board tight against the.

Making a single wooden step.

Merely a rectangular frame with supporting beams running perpendicular to the length of the frame then boards placed on top. Measure for wooden steps measure the width of the door opening and the height from the top step to ground level. Make sure they all fit don t. Our brackets came with the required hardware so we simply had to drill some screws and washers into the board.

Next calculate the number of steps you will need allowing a 7 inch rise for each. Cut a board for this deck a 2 x 8 the width of the steps to support the stringers below the rim or end joist. Build your top step as you would for a single step. Step 2 step 3.

Add decking on top of your frame. Lay the framing square on the wood such that the step cutout is as small as possible and saves the maximum wood behind it. Fasten the two frames together with the back framing members flush with each other. The single step will be like a very small floating deck placed on the existing concrete and not attached to anything.

This is the section that goes up vertically when the step is in position also called the risers. Use a saw tape measure and pencil or marker to mark the length of the wood you are using for the step. Once you know how many steps you ll need compile a list of materials. Use pieces of the same 2 x lumber to attach the board against the bottom edge of the joist.

I reccomend you take some graph paper and a pencil and sketch out how to fit all of these parts onto. Take a pencil and mark up your plywood all the pieces on your board. Line your 2 6 board cut to length evenly along the front straight edge. This simple wood step stool is classic in its construction and gives shorter folks a bit of a boost wherever it s needed.

Double box step build your bottom step twice as wide as a single step.