Building Stairs in 8 Hours

[@DoItProjects]

You are just the best. So glad you included your first mistake and correction. I teach high school CAD course and we just covered this and the modeling tools you can use to make sure your stair meet the right requirements. I loved that you pulled out a textbook for help! I can’t wait to show this to my students.

[@Bubinga]

I made quite a big mistake on one of my recent projects. It's nice to see that extremely talented people like yourself make them as well. Nice way to stick through it and good job on the entire project.

[@driftlessjoinery5059]

Fail fast and fail cheap. Stuff happens. Coffee helps. That new space is amazing. Also, I took you up in your Skillshare offer a month or so ago. Ended up signing up for a year. A few hours of classes in video editing and my videos have drastically improved. Still a long way to go. Congrats on having the coolest studio on the Internet.

[@ramivuorinen]

Great attitude Laura, that's the only right way to look at things. Failures happen and you always learn from them. Rock on!

[@skullandspade]

Well done Laura, and thank you for showing your problem solving moments. Good coffee = reset button. Cheers.

[@888johnmac]

yeah, realise a problem, think about it over a coffee ( or tea if in the UK) solution usually appears, carry on

[@lipikarnk1049]

xxx

[@florisdm]

Agree!

[@rarecreations1725]

Love your videos Laura, your honesty about mistakes , your great enjoyable videos, and finally a woman how can do all that, as Men can not admit mistakes in the natural way you did, makes you real special out there, keep it up Laura

[@samulesonfizzil6167]

Great Job but if I could give you a small piece of advice it would be to ALWAYS GLUE AND SCREW your stair treds...this will guarantee that your stairs will not squeak over time...nails have a way of always causing squeaks and lumber as you know expands and contacts with varrying temperature....You did an amazing job and you made it look easy

[@convenios22]

Thanks

[@christophhamm7711]

Please not glue the staris. The woods are working in different ways, so the glue makes no sense.

[@9mmkahr]

@@christophhamm7711 obviously you have little experience.

[@rosswaring2835]

Sharing your mistakes shows your integrity and helps us learn not to make the same ones....Good on you Laura! Smudo is awesome too!

[@MaltandMake]

The new space looks amazing! Can't wait to see what you make in it!

[@thomasdoherty7840]

This is a good practical stair case for a work space! I’ve been a carpenter for 44 years so I’ve seen quite a few tricks over the years, some of that experience was in various parts of Germany. This started off in Oberstdorf back in 1979, good times. Good stuff Laura!

[@budbrady3289]

Love your projects and attitude! Stairs are tough...... my one word of caution is in framing the bird mouth at the top you have reduced the strength of the stringer by about half. Easy to remedy.... just add a support to the bottom of the stringer attached to the underside of the mezzanine. Keep up the wonderful work! Thanks

[@oliver___76]

or some long strong screws from bottom to top . on heavy loads it maybe could rip right at the point of the triangle ...

[@Shab-z]

My thought as well. We usually just cut the top on an angle and attach to a cross piece between the two stringers. Then nail that to the side of the upper floor. But in both cases, there is inherent stability because the bottom of the stairs are secured in concrete. So the most these can do is pivot. And because there's a relatively thick upper floor, there's no way the top of the stringer can make it by. Even if the birds mouth breaks it still isn't small enough to slip under

[@budbrady3289]

Good point.....

[@edbet4846]

Love the fact that you learn from the mistakes with that attitude and that alone is the best advice teaching you can give!

[@jeremyspecce]

Sometimes the failures and solutions are the best part. Great that you didn't pretend it never happened. Stairs are tricky.

[@studioharpya]

Hi from Brasil. Laura proved to be very humble showing her mistake. She could edited it but no. Love her projects.

[@JohnMadeit]

Great your finally In the new workshop 😊 it got a hip art studio vibe about it. I would be tempted to make a slide to get down 😋

[@grouch314]

Or a fireman's pole

[@davidlynn5170]

Good job Laura. I love it when people admit their mistakes and make the necessary changes. Your Chanel is so real

[@sicpac66t]

I'm a carpenter joiner and I don't see to much wrong with your stairs. It's a commercial setting. Made from good timbers. okay it's not a traditional method but they work right. Only thing would be screws would be better. Some glue also. 👍

[@ronsb6]

sicpac66 nails have a higher shear strength than screws!!

[@eliseistefanescu6526]

FgguTcx

[@eliseistefanescu6526]

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[@didyougetem]

4ys later and this video still rocks. Very satisfying to watch. Great skills and great technic. Thank you.

[@magicnik8881]

What a dream of a place for a shop! And your shoes in the beginning are great ;) Could you maybe tell the name of the book @ 2:14?

[@bengibbs7771]

Im just commenting so we get the book name haha

[@lukaleli]

Looking forward to get the name of the book!

[@felipemardones4579]

Fachkunde Holztechnik Yo creo que es el nombre. I think that a name. Germany

[@christophhamm7711]

Its called Holztechnik Fachkunde, a german carpentry education book. Link to newest version amzn.to/2XgE7Qb

[@LeeOfBent]

I love my Sunday mornings. I wake up, grab a coffee, sit down at the computer and watch your video. Always inspiring and motivating to get my day going. Thanks!

More natural light. Eye friendly shop. Nice!

[@michaelberghoff5297]

Wie cool und ehrlich du den Leuten auch vom ersten Misserfolg berichtest! Und dann in Englisch das Buch mit der deutschen Schrittmaßregel komentierst! Sehr schön dokumentiert 👍

[@DIY_Dad_Pat]

Super showing mistakes happen and you learnt from it

[@katscheibel3787]

Laura, ich finde dich unglaublich... unglaublich originell, erfrischend und inspirierend. Und ich fühle mich so so angesprochen.. ich liebe es mir Dinge selbst beizubringen und nun sehe ich endlich eine Frau die genau so " unkonventionell " an das MACHEN geht, wie ich es gern noch mehr würde. Du machst ganz viel Mut und Motivation !! Danke! Liebe Grüße aus Leipzig

[@DavidMartin-gr7ji]

"get a coffee and start fresh" i love that comment!

[@gabrielgkabelen4780]

Thanks Laura..I got it as an idea of making one in my house. Many thanks from Indonesia

[@ranseier3]

The same book "Holztechnik Fachkunde" you can find in my book shelf too! I bought it for 5 Euro - it was one time in use by an other owner, but the content may be still the same... ;-) You are great, you have an emotional fire which we can see, follow and take it as a motivation!

[@antoniocamargo4113]

Hans-Gerhard Niehaus Obrigado, eu ia perguntar qual o nome do livro.

[@ranseier3]

The name of that book is "Holztechnik Fachkunde" (german) - a portuguese version may be available for you in your country, i think! :-)

[@antoniocamargo4113]

Thank you. If I do not find Portuguese, I will buy it in German.

[@KeckerErt]

Hans-Gerhard Niehaus Would you mind sharing the ISBN?

[@ranseier3]

Kurze Suche auf einer Suchmaschine: www.amazon.de/Fachkunde-Holztechnik-Katrina-Bounin/dp/3808540575/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=80ECSYQR7AK0KHA6DXMM

[@MrJorgito89]

Great job , I built staircase s very steep due to limited space In a lawyer's office a few years ago, it was my 1st time building stairs, I measured like 10 times, built them in my shop, sanded them nice and stained and finished them at my shop, then disassembled them and reassembled them on site, it took me about a week at my shop, and 1 weekend to install and finish trims and details...staircase still standing 15 years later... I love your videos , great job, I also work alone most of the time, its relaxing ...

[@A-Sidhu]

It's cool if you are learning and building random stuff (stairs) but just for other people watching, it is not recommended to build stairs this way. Get your local building code or ask local building authorities. Find out your minimum and maximum rise and run of your stairs. In my local area the code is as follows: Rise = 125mm to 200mm Run = 210mm to 355mm using a general rule of: rise + run should equal between 430mm - 460mm, which also should give a comfortable stair angle close to 30 to 35 degrees. Also, if you do not know what you are doing, please get help or get a professional to do it. Those stairs can be a huge safety hazard: tripping, collapse, etc. Additionally, you also have no handrails or guardrails. Wow. Living life on the edge I guess. Good Luck!

[@tha1boodge]

Laura, you are my favorite youtube maker, (sorry diresta, love you as well) Truly an inspiration and may I say a lovely woman also. Thanks for all the great ideas, techniques and joy you bring to youtube and the world. Cheers!

[@randomme8276]

Great work! I have a question. What book was that? What’s the name of the book?

[@christophhamm7711]

Book called Fachkunde Holztechnik amzn.to/2XgE7Qb its the newest version. Book is for carpenter education in germany. Good Luck

[@lawrencelile]

Not only did you show a way to do (and not to do) a project on my bucket list, but you are supported by a sponsor I am actually interested in. Great stuff!

[@astroahx9220]

2:10 name of book, please?

[@Lone_Wolf_91]

Damn looked so deep in comments and havent find anything.. hope someoen will answer here🙏

[@lukaleli]

Looking forward to get the name of the book!

[@christophhamm7711]

The book is called Fachkunde Holztechnik, a german carpentry education book. Link to newest version amzn.to/2XgE7Qb

[@refa42]

Audio levels suck in this one. The music is loud in all of the videos but this had speech which was quiet in comparison. Adjusting the volume up to hear what you're saying is greeted with the ear shattering music afterwards.

[@northshorepx]

Agreed

[@TC-dw6wg]

Volume was fine here so maybe it's on your end. It's Unreal that's all you can comment about!

[@refa42]

Here are the audio levels for the clip pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=f921fc6434ef5b10ebbac8d41326842f Yes, I commented about a problem in the video, so unreal

[@janeblogs324]

on my stereo with sub the problem was real

[@twotone3070]

I may not have put it quite like that, but yes, audio levels were wrong for me too. I find this with a number of youtubers.

[@Rocio-fs2us]

Solo necesito esa herramienta para cortar😭😭😭😭. Excelente trabajo!!!!

[@SpecialWorks]

I'm so happy for you and your new workshop. A pleasant staircase to walk is important and especially if you use it daily. Greetings from my channel.😄

[@alexbbmms3934]

Laura du bist die coolste 38 jährige Holz Designerin, die ich so auf KZbin gesehen habe. Deine Videos bereiten mir immer wieder sehr viel Freude und ich schaue sie mit voller Begeisterung. Ich finde es toll was du aus Holz und Metall zauberst. Vielen Dank für deine Mühe und die Arbeit die du dir machst um uns das Fußvolk bei Laune zu halten. Viele liebe Grüße Alex !!! P.s deine Lederstiefel sind der Hammer 🔨 ich dachte für einen kurzen Moment das ich einen Cowboy sehe 😁😁😁

[@IronGordon]

Think of the giant book case you can build with the mistake scraps 😁

[@jimilormand9242]

if you look again the steep stringers became the supports no waste,, just some learning curve time

[@shawnwilson1862]

You are awesome! I love that you left in the mess up, grabbed a coffee and moved on!

[@FwDJ1324]

Was ist das für ein Buch? Würde mich sehr interessieren.

[@lukasmuller6970]

Holztechnik Fachkunde von Europa Lehrmittel

[@moyashisoba]

Your new workshop is a dream! Ich freu mich für dich!

[@arkoleonakos]

1:25 That one must hurt... But it makes the work better :P

[@robertevans6481]

Looks great and you was not the only one that like those stairs...have a great week

[@pp-jh4ig]

Not sure how to fan, but I disabled adblock and even clicked on the ads. twice.

[@samiant5199]

very nice of you but she'll make sod all from KZbin. patreons and sponsorship will be the majority of her income. as rude as it is to discuss to help become a patreon

[@UriValdez]

Soo glad you showed your mistakes and your take on them!

[@reforzar]

“Fail as often as you can.” - David Picciuto.

[@virtualfather]

stairway to heaven Laura's new place ... many happy adventures

[@MorseB]

The mixing between the music and your talking when you messed up was super painful. Radically different volume levels. You could hurt someone with that kind of soft to instantly loud transition.

[@rcollinge2418]

Anon I have more of a problem with with the crude music than the volume. Can we have more of your usual music instead of a grunt track ?????

[@axdicaire]

Your new workshop looks AMAZING!!! The layout looks super fun + that natural light! Looking forward to seeing more videos in it.

[@stephanewisniewski2135]

Wow. You have sound problems

[@julianamaris1164]

you have typing problems

[@MrUltralove]

so good to see you in your new shop. and the yellow crane is very impressive.

[@fazer12779]

This isn’t how you correctly make stairs!

[@julianamaris1164]

You weren’t made properly but yet still function

[@georgebliss7674]

@@julianamaris1164 this isn't something that you joke about mate. Stairs are either built right or they aren't. It's very black and white. (I am a 2nd generation builder with +15 years experience)

[@assmunchower]

You could do all that walking back and forth with a level, and moving the stringers back and forth.... Or you could take the total elevation distance, divide it into 8 inch or less risers (more of a rule than a suggestion) and use a little math and a framing square. Not a sermon, just a thought

[@georgebliss7674]

@@assmunchower yupper

[@chippyboy35]

No it's not. The run and the rise can be worked out before. Therefore not needing to level cut the first run. Just saying.

[@A.Mere.Creator]

cool stairs. looks like a work of art

[@nicenicer3142]

Lmaoooo...we cut em in 20 min install in 10

[@fredhewitt7762]

So 30 minutes to cut and install a staircase? Absolute bollocks

[@9mmkahr]

Ikr!? I'm watching this going "wtf is this bitch doing and what took 8 hrs??!!" Seriously i can have a set of stairs built and installed in 45 minutes.

[@jeanfrancoisdamiani5859]

Encore une belle réalisation, ainsi qu une belle leçon d'humilité bravissimo

[@hugothegoose]

How to make stairs? One step at a time.

[@NunYaaBizz]

You always have to think 1 step ahead

[@pascalrichard2902]

Bravo Laura, on redécouvre cette magnifique invention : l'escalier !

[@ctbsancho2516]

This video should be titled how not to build stairs

[@keithjackson5110]

Someone had to say it

[@uncledope77]

I like the effect but so many things. Could have been done differently. My main concern is all those. Sharp and rough edges that should have been addressed. At least rounding over all the edges. Before being fastened down.

[@johnnyc790]

Ya we're taught to do them quite differently in school

[@JozeTheKing]

That comment about failure just got me. Subscribed for life!! Keep going, fresh and real.

[@nathalievanderheyden9069]

8 hours. One entire work day for a single set of rough in stairs... my goodness i hope shes not getting paid by the hour.

[@fabriziodiclemente710]

Laura every mistake is a lesson learned... now the stair is definitely better!!! Great job!!!

[@kevinalexander7710]

Constantly impressed with both your design/build skills and your video skills.

[@ANDI65613]

Hallo Laura ,hab deinen Kanal gerade entdeckt ...ich bin geflasht ....Wahnsinn ... und dabei super lässig !!!

[@geraldinepebdani4972]

Very good job! Thanks for showing the mistake, great learning tool

[@чтобятакжилага]

From Russia with love!! Thank you so much!!! You are very cool!!!

[@TheMick2007]

I love that you post your vids on Sunday Laura. Keep up the inspiring work.

[@EinfachFresh]

Servus Laura, i just found your channel and i‘m blast of what you‘re creating! Thank you for so many insprirations and hours of pure joy! Of course failure comes with that processing, but as you said...if you want to climb up you have to start at the bottom. Also nice to see that you pair practical with technical solutions. The „schrittmaßregel/Treppensteigung“ ...perfect! 😀 As an architect I‘m kinda impressed!

[@twelvemp6532]

Liking the new shop, cinematics and graphics!

[@danielmiller2977]

That was a lot of fun! I see comments saying that's not how you make stairs. Your stairs are fine, and the're safe, however, your next video should be a rail. You did a fine job.

[@AlternativeDIYEnergy]

Failure is but one step closer to success. Great video my dear.

[@WaveCyclesCreative]

Great video Laura! Exciting seeing the new shop take shape! Smudo says the rain’s coming

[@cuervojones4889]

Love this. No endless measuring and marking or talking about measuring and marking. You let me SEE what you were doing and how it fit together.

[@RodeoCowgirl-55]

She is just doing her way like Macgyver. It works just fine for her. No need to give her negative comments.

[@frac]

I love craftspeople that embrace and teach their mistakes. They're a large part of any craft, and being real helps new folks SO much. (For people that need both comfortable stairs AND to save space - Google "space saving loft stairs". They're steep stairs with alternating treads.)

[@daenutt8]

Gracias por libro que muestras en 2:28 👍🏼saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪 🇵🇪

[@JeghedderThomas]

Always so positive and take-charge. Love your channel.

[@SebyTorrisi]

you've made a nice, beautiful designed staircase. compliments

[@Diosenvuestroscorazones]

SEÑORA ES USTED UNA GENIAAAAA 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🧢🧢🧢🧢

[@PJGalati]

Even stairs can be tricky! Making always keeps you on your toes. I love that Smudo went up and down so easily and even sat next to you! He's such a good pup. I can't wait to see it with the hand rail and maybe a little paint? They are nice and big though, me likey! :P

[@rippermcguinn]

Good job on the stairs - the first ones were doable but like you said, not for your application. In some places (like a loft) the space dictates the pitch, but you've got lots of room. Speaking of ROOM! Wow - I think you're going to pick up subscribers who just want to look at your new shop! Amazing! As always, keep up the great work - you, April, and Jimmy keep me watching and learning.

[@EduardoMotta]

Your new shop looks fantastic, congrat.

[@psf12345]

Laura, good evening. Great video. Congratulations for showing the mistake and, also, showing the correct way to do it. Just one obs. the triangle with 37º/53º angles, as shown on the book, is the Pitagorean triangle. Danke für deine werk und eine "hallo" von Brasilien!

[@niamhneevekinsella7951]

Well done Laura, beautiful wide stairs.

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great build. Very clever to do it this way. Much easier and less time consuming than the way with mortise and tenon. Thanks for sharing.

[@mrebholz]

Hans de Groot that's what I thought. But is it safe? It's somehow just clamped in between the two rails with screws, nope? I would feel more secure, if the rails had like an inward L-shape, where the entire construction can sit on.

[@Xtreme543]

Nice video ;-) takes confidence to show trial and error, but you managed it well!

[@bartkerswell]

I hate it when that happens. But by the looks of things you didn't waste much material. Nice job as always Laura. PS. also love you talking in the video.

[@danielmancini1051]

You inspire me Laura. Thank you for all that you do.

[@premiumt]

Du bist der Knaller!!!! Hab dich über die Shoji Tür gefunden , jetzt folge ich dir !

[@samlaunders]

Your warehouse space is what dreams are made of. Also really enjoyed the video :)

[@artnova1986]

Круто, молодец. Как же приятно работать хорошим специализированным инструментом. Респект.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nicely done Laura! 👍👊

[@TheHandystanley]

You ALWAYS make me SMILE. Great book...it has PICTURES...wonder if there is an English translation?

[@TheHuugster]

Good vid and nice to see u without a hat for a change!

[@sampathkumar2277]

Very nice method, trying to copy this shortly, thanks a lot from India.

[@rafaelcastelan497]

te amo laura!!! gran trabajo!

[@javilopez7940]

Saludos desde Argentina ... sos una genia!!! 👏👏👏 Abrazo 🇦🇷

[@colinguernseyguydunn639]

I love how you did your staircase we all make mistakes . And we over come them I'm a carpenter by trade and I love building

[@h1machiii]

Excellent, just what I needed in order to build stairs from the entry pathway down to the front yard.

[@lucascapellino5319]

Vi un millón de videos, llenos de cálculos y comentarios boludos, y llega está gringa y puff, la escalera más fácil sencilla y funcional, sin vueltas!!! Espectacular!!!!

[@carstenlindenholz3257]

Sehr schönes und sympathisches Video. Der Hund ist auch toll ... Liebe Grüße