How To Convert Bottom of Straight Stairway To Three Step Winder - Easy Home Remodeling Tutorial

[@ronolsthoorn9234]

excellent video. Exactly what I needed. Very well explained and illustrated!

[@stairbuilding]

Awesome.

[@a.mackrous7664]

Have you ever used a carpenter square and stair gages or nuts? set them at 12 and 6 7/8ths this will give the angles you need to work off the corner of you sheet, 30* , 60*. for a 2 stage winder simple 45*. We add numbers in the notch according to what is need. We also have standard dimension add into each winder. These dimensions are for installation purposes and how the winder gets supported.

[@SURVEYINGSURVEYING]

great video as usual

[@stairbuilding]

I appreciate that

[@jillstribling5594]

Just ran across your video & you seem like the person i need....we just purchased a small 1950s ranch with steep very small steps (stairs)going in basement, the previous ppl that lived there fell down them several times. The thought is making them turn so we can safely walk down them... they are not safe the way they are. It's been a rental house the last 40+ years ,so no one has done anything to this house that it needed.. Problem is the head space, there is a wall directly in front of them at the bottom, a doorway to the right we would block if turned right, & a fireplace or something in the way were it would be very hard & costly to take wall out, and aŕ wall is in the way going to the left. There's no room for more headspace either. Cause it's a small house 1 remodeler recommended moving them altogether but the other remodelers said that wouldn't work... We are on a budget cause so much has to be done to be liveable but the stairs are on my "has to be done" list cause i have to go in basement for laundry & I'm gonna be doing alot of the stuff down there myself. Point is no one seems to be able to figure it out. Do you have any recommendations as to where to look for , who to call , etc... atp any help is appreciated

[@stairbuilding]

Head over to website and check out more videos. www.homebuildingandrepairs.com/remodeling/stairs/index.html

[@ianpaterson7225]

excellent explanation. II am also trying to get a straight entrance off the other side of my room, so winder on the left and straight then right angle on the right.

[@ruffynd]

Omg! - Thank you so much for this video! 🤩🤩

[@Royall-e3r]

Thank you. This is something on our radar with the goal of making our mainfloor stairwell to our second floor safer as we age . Our issue is our home was built with the mainfloor stairwell directly over the basement stairwell which limits our options. Would love to rebuild the mainfloor stairwell wider and with a bottom winder to break up the height somewhat. Again, excellent video.

[@stairbuilding]

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

[@danielaruta8816]

Very thorough and detailed.

[@stairbuilding]

Glad it was helpful!

[@1SCme]

*For the amateur designer* 2 steps for a 1/8 turn (22.5 degrees each, 45 degrees total) with the inside 6" forming a 1 ft. straight line, will provide 10-1/8" to 10-3/8" at 12" from the inside of the turn. This should give you leeway to fit step in most strange dimensions. I had to use straight (non-winder) steps to a 1/8 turn, straight steps to another 1/8 turn, finally straight steps to a 1/4 turn and 1 bottom straight step. *On the Inside Edge:* The 2 winders will fill 12" horizontal 0" vertical, 0" horizontal 12" vertical, or 8.5" horizontal and 8.5" vertical at 45 degree angle. This places the straight non-winder steps at 10" horizontal 0" vertical, 10" vertical 0" horizontal, or 7-1/8" horizontal 7-1/8" vertical at the 45 degree angle. *Creating a spiral-ish shape* This can be used to create a spiral-ish circular or octagon shape 8 feet across with 11 steps before ducking under the higher steps for 85.25" drop, more than enough for the 6'8" code. You have enough room for 4 straight steps entering the 1st turn (48" from 1st winder, 40" for 4 straight steps), 5 if you have the top step set back 2" more. With this, in a 3/4 turn you can drop 20 steps, almost 13 feet, in an 8' by 8' space, though there light be some code limit on the total number of steps.

[@Villarreal308421]

Amazing. I have a project I’m staring and this is so informative. Thank you

[@stairbuilding]

You are so welcome!

[@TheTommygun1149]

Good video, but might I suggest you check the headroom limitations BEFORE you build the temporary (or not) short wall and cut the stringers at the bottom of the existing stair. - Architect Tom D.

[@stairbuilding]

Yes, headroom is a definite one, building codes, handrailing, guard railing, materials and the list goes on an on doesn't it. Thanks for sharing.

[@jasperjones6962]

Hello do you have a mid span support video for long outside deck stairs.

[@ddrusa]

Finally a build gor all to do

[@clynn4893]

Is it possible to do this at the top of the stairs?

[@stairbuilding]

Yes.

[@RindSkyTripper]

@@stairbuildingwould you please be able to do a video demonstrating doing this to the top of the stairs

[@jaymoodz]

@@RindSkyTripperyes please! I am wanting to do this to the top of my stairs!

[@jaymoodz]

Can you do a video showing how to do this at the top of the stairs? To adjust?

[@stairbuilding]

It's on my list.

[@jaymoodz]

@@stairbuilding awesome thank you! I’ll keep an eye out for it. We are wanting to do that to the top of our straight stairway.

[@a.mackrous7664]

Great video.

[@mrricardo1003]

Can you remove the curve and make it straight?

[@stairbuilding]

Yes.

[@MariaRodriguez-to2rz]

I want to remove two steps so the stairs aren’t too close to the front door, but looks like I have to re do all of them to get what I want.

[@therapywithisabel]

Same! It drives me crazy how the stairs are so close to the front door! If more than two people come in we were going to be on the stairs just letting them in. So annoying and I had the carpet removed so I need to "fix" them but I just want to knock them out. So expensive

[@manarbeheery2556]

What about the opposite? I have three winder steps on the top of my staircase that I want to straighten them. I changed the floor plan so it is now more convenient to straighten them and I don’t want to replace the whole staircase. Any clue?

[@stairbuilding]

I have that on my list of videos, but don't know when it will be made.

[@RindSkyTripper]

@@stairbuildinghi mate. This video been made yet plz? Interested to see top of stairs

[@stephsmall63]

Hey do you have a solution for steep steps in a home

[@stairbuilding]

www.homebuildingandrepairs.com/design/stairs/index.html Look for videos in smaller spaces.

[@tonykruse9289]

Funny. I finished my basement and I took out the 90 degree turn in the stairs. No regrets 10 years later.

[@stairbuilding]

Awesome.

[@knight-ue6tf]

Width of the lumber?

[@stairbuilding]

You can use construction standard lumber most of the time and different sizes.

[@ChuckDarby-eu6vl]

You are very informative, but it is very frustrating that you leave out alot of information that could be very helpful. It seems like you have all this knowledge and have so much experience ,that you assume that other people are on the same page as you. I am not trying to knock you or criticize you, but I was hoping that you could really take a good look at what you are saying and doing to see and if it is possible to explain things or demonstrate things in a different way. You can tell from your videos and your experiences that you are compassionate and love what you do, I just wish that you could reach me better. I know that it's not all you it's also the way that I learn. I would like to thank you for some of the information that you have provided.

[@mrboyban]

Easier said than done...

[@stairbuilding]

Can't argue with that.