Easy How to Build Stairs for a Tiny House or Shed Part 1

[@striperross4975]

OMG! At 62 years old...i finally see a real application for the trigometry calculations that has been tormenting my brain back in high school. I assume you are a math teacher...Thank You so much sir.

[@LancoAmish]

Thank you for watching!! Taught math for 33 years. 😀

[@douglass56]

Pythagoras at work.

[@walkinlovefaith2304]

This is unbelievably helpful! Thank you.

[@jeannas9156]

Thank you for the math lesson, I wish you had been my math teacher!

[@LancoAmish]

I like to throw some math in my videos occasionally. I had a blast teaching math for 33 years.

[@chipmunkchatterfarmstead8712]

Thank you for taking the time to teach me!

[@josebarrios1987]

What i couldn't learn in highschool i just learned watching your video wow awesome

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching, greatly appreciated. Every once in a while I’ll teach a little math in my videos…I taught math for 33 years…I miss it at times!

[@robinsedey5847]

This was really helpful. Thank you for the detailed math.

[@cabin1002]

Thank you this upgraded my math skills!

[@1800grantallen]

mind blown. man this was THE PERFECT video to help me put stairs up into barn loft.

[@SebastianG77]

good one, for the fist time i could use this a learn from the school!!!!

[@kirbyL3]

Thanks for the detailed explanation on the math.

[@katsadventures7027]

LOL boy I am way to stupid for this easy stair case! :D Good teaching my dear I am sure but have no idea. :)

[@martyjosephson4937]

That was awesome, thanks

[@angelosenteio]

Awesome video… thanks!

[@CredibleHulk10]

Great video, truly informative, but the comments are full of clowns who didnt pay attention in school and now want to pretend this wasn't something that was absolutely covered while they were daydreaming about some other nonsense.

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching! I was a math teacher for 33 years…I jumped at the opportunity to explain this way rather than the more common way. The comments didn’t disappoint!

[@krisoberhauserbishop7552]

I always thought Trigonometry would be beyond me. It isn’t thanks to your clear teaching.

[@LancoAmish]

There are other ways to do this but occasionally I get the urge to teach math while making a video. I’m glad it was understandable.

[@lrooff]

You can save a step in the math by just subtracting the 59.2 from 90, which will also give you the same 30.8 degrees.

[@haydensmith2737]

If I’m building this exact same size and everything, do you have a material list?

[@stevel2178]

I guess a good place to use trigonometry where you probably haven't used it to rest your entire life like I haven't LOL. I think I would just take my level and put it on the back side of the Stringer near the ground and draw a straight line and that's your angle. Wish I was smart enough to do the trigonometry calculations and have the patience. Regardless thanks for the video

[@LancoAmish]

Thanks for watching. I’m a retired math teacher. I miss teaching it. This video was a good one to use a little math. 🙂

[@hovanti]

Same here, probably how the Amish do it. I never took trigonometry either, and being 60 now, never missed it. I have two vintage folding rules, and still find them useful.

[@jamesmoore1341]

Quick tip......... speed square & level

[@LancoAmish]

Yeah, however, I taught math for 33 years and I seldom miss a chance to show how it relates to real life.

[@jamesmoore1341]

@@LancoAmish I understand but it is over complicating it

[@konrrade]

Ever try an angle finder or a protractor?

[@LancoAmish]

No. What are those?

[@konrrade]

@@LancoAmish They are tools you can use when you don't have the education to do the math. Or I guess you could just watch your video and take notes.

[@smerffn]

Where is part 2? I was thoroughly enjoying learning how to make stairs, now I know how to make the stringers only 🙈

[@LancoAmish]

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[@thehennspace]

You could also use SketchUp to lay this out and dimension off the model for all your cuts.

[@LancoAmish]

Kevin H , thanks for watching! I spent 33 years teaching math. SketchUp is too easy. 🙂

[@davidh3678]

@@LancoAmish When you were explaining the math, I said to myself, "This man explains so well, he HAS to be a math teacher." I'm glad to see that I was right. 😃 Thank you for the explanations, since I never took TRIG. I've watched a few of your videos before replying , and I've enjoyed what I've seen so far. You have a new subscriber.

[@rcger]

@@LancoAmish you mentioned your stringers were cut from 2x6s. Were the treads 2x6s also? Any advantage to using 2x8s or larger? Thanks for the great explanation!

[@LancoAmish]

@@rcger, The stringers and treads were both 2x6's. 2x8's would give you a stronger stringer and more area to put additional screws into the treads. I tested these out and they seem very strong. I'd be sure to use structural screws though.

[@rcger]

@@LancoAmish Thanks a lot for your input...from one teacher to another.

[@andrewramos8152]

😂that’s to much math I’ll just use my Angle finder

[@olive6382]

The click bait on this was the word “easy” 😏.

[@LancoAmish]

🤣

[@martyjosephson4937]

F.Y.I. The 59.2 degree's is calculated from the horizontal leg, and the 30.8 is calculated from the vertical leg

[@rickiechurch9653]

Damm, I thought this was an easy way?? Lol I guess my math isn't that good!!!

[@LancoAmish]

The easy way to get the treads positioned. 🙂

[@KYShepherd]

Calling it easy and telling people they have to do Trig... yeah, no. Just stand the stringers in place and cut the ends perpendicular to the surfaces where they button up. Then add steps.

[@LancoAmish]

I’m sorry that middle school math is beyond your capability. I should have realized some viewers didn’t get that far in their skoolin’.

[@keithdmaust1854]

@@LancoAmish You are an ass.

[@douglass56]

2 years after posting this comes in handy calculating dimensions for a pair of loft stairs I need to know. S. C. T O/H A/H O/A Sally Can't. Tell Oscar Has A Hairy Old A$$. *learned that in navy avionics school. 😉

[@keithdmaust1854]

EASY ??? at 13:40 you are still doing some kind of math. I heard the word Hypotenuse. How is that easy? Glad I click-jumped ahead. Part 2 - no thanks.

[@LancoAmish]

You should have listened in 8th grade math. 🤣

[@kennethcapps3451]

Thanks, I'm not a very good mather.

[@susansg2419]

Should be simple enough with a calculator and your simple intructions. But when I enter your numbers to practice how to do this, my iphone calc. produces a different sum at the 2nd function tan-1. 80.5/48= 1.60708 (same), then 2nd, tan-1 produces 1.03312155 and not 59.2. Ive watched the video 5 times, pausing and duplicating each entry and every time produce the different results to yours. Sigh...

[@rcger]

Susan, if you're using an iPhone, make sure you press the "RAD" key in the lower left hand corner.

[@susansg2419]

My iPhone 7 has 'Rad' text in the upper left corner, not a function. Not mentioned in the instructions. Still producing errant numbers. Its only one loft ladder. Havent measured the height or the run anyway. Just challenging myself to try it. Thank you for responding and sharing your ease with numbers.

[@LancoAmish]

Susan, you do not want “rad” showing in your display screen. Remove it by hitting the “deg”key. I’m using degrees in my equation so you have to be in the degree mode. Just toggle between deg and rad. You do not want rad in your display.

[@susansg2419]

@@LancoAmish Got it! Thank you.

[@brendamcdaniel5742]

Oh no.. thats too much bull crao.. dont need to use that tangent and all tht bull crap.. thats too funny

[@LancoAmish]

Oh come on...any time a math teacher can slip in a little trig into his videos he’s gonna do it! 🤣🤣