Making a Floating Staircase - Woodworking

[@SpareTimeShop]

Hi everyone, thank you for your many fair questions and remarks about this staircase in the comments. I’ll try to answer them all but thought I would summarize the most interesting ones here: - Strength: I built this staircase about a year ago and used it to hall big lumber and furniture upstairs, I’ve had no issue with it what so ever. Although it could have been even stronger if I didn’t recess the anker bolts in the sides. (In hindsight, don't know why I did that) but again, its plenty strong. - Railing: I’m planning to install a railing on the wall. I want to keep the middle open so I can easily move big pieces upstairs. - Safety: here in Belgium (probably different from the US) only new builds and classified renovations need to be approved by an inspector. This isn’t the case here but that’s a legal issue I won’t bore you with. To summarize; It’s safe and legal.😉 - Woodglue: I used a lot of glue on the 3 individual pieces, so they would be strong. I did not glue those 3 pieces together though, I only used screws. As they are each connected to a different part of the building (ground, wall and 1st floor) that can move in different directions. Adding glue would prevent the natural movement that occurs and would over time loosen and start to creek. If you have any more tips or questions, let me know! I’m eager to learn more 😊

[@kalenlarsen]

oh I see i am noth the only one to comment about the recess... so, if you want, you can do this: take one out at a time and put a thread coupler in then put another short length of grade 8 rod, or whatever steel grade you had. put a 2" square plate of steel with a big enough hole to accomodate the coupler if its protruding, then bolt it back in with a washer and lock washer. im a nerd so i would probaly put thread lock too. i think the only problem with doing this is making sure you have the same or higher grade of steel on the new parts as well as making sure the coupler doesnt bottom out against the 1/4" plate you used as a big washer. anyway not sure thats necesarry but if it ever gets loose or cracks that easier that rebuilding the whole thing and trying to install bigger anchors etc.

[@Dallen9]

Nah only thing is you're making the tolerances a little too tight for Glue and fasteners(should slide in snug without glue and you hammer it in with glue applied) but other than that Maybe have more Bolts fastening the Stairway to the wall. The second landing can have a little self on the closed/backside side to act as an additional Brace if need be.

[@ericperkins3078]

I did some rough calculations using eyeball estimations for the grade and diameter of your anchor bolts and other fasteners and am prepared to conclude that you could regularly march elephants in and out of your second floor without concern for many many years.

[@tsbrownie]

Question: Why is there a steel platform that the bottom section is resting on?

[@csehszlovakze]

as much fun as this looks, I'd never trust a wooden staircase in case of a fire.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

I have only two suggestions for you: it's always advisable when building stairs to make one single step a tiny bit higher to trip up enemy swordsmen who may be after your upstairs treasures. Also if you and your guilde are right handed, always build spiral stairs with a clockwise rise to keep the advantage on your side for swinging a sword or dagger. All the best for your adventures, sire.

[@kalenlarsen]

amazing lol

[@marcsilag6959]

great work!

[@-ZIO]

excellent advise Samuel :)

[@KiroRisk]

This is great advice.

[@ryanmacewen511]

9mm, glazier slugs.

[@mickdriver3942]

So, a critique from a professional joiner. Your opening should have a full length doubled joist along the long edge (Trimmer joist), and then a doubled joist across the short end (Trimming joist) to carry the ends of the joists that are cut short (Trimmed joists) for the opening. 45% is steep for a staircase. The ratio is usually 8 up to 9 along. Steeper than that will feel strange. The grooves for treads are usually a little wider than the tread at the back to allow room for a wedge which can be driven in to tighten up on the tread in case the timber shrinks (Which it probably will in the summer). All this information is available online if you care to look for it. The amount that you countersunk for the anchor bolts has reduced the thickness of the timber considerably where the bolt attaches. It's kind of irrelevant how strong the bolt is if the timber that it is holding is so thin that is has much reduced strength. I hope your stairs last as they are, but there are many reasons to use a professional for potentially dangerous items like stairs. Joinery is rarely as simple as people think.

[@kyflyboy965]

I’ve been a carpenter and builder for over 40 years. I don’t know exactly how many staircases I’ve framed and trimmed but it’s a bunch! I often wonder how differently I might do something if I’d had the luxury and convenience of CAD and the availability of specialized structural screws. I guess it would look a lot like this! Good job, young man! Keep up the good work and keep striving to do the things that challenge you and the the things you enjoy!

[@johanv4668]

wow that is a nice commend from a 40 years experienced guy. also i like the speed of the movie. no boring parts. and enough time to see how to do it.

[@kingofcastlechaos]

Retired now, but I have built many staircases during my decades of work. There are many tiny nuances that the books/internet might not mention yet make a massive difference when the customer and their family use them. I wish you had consulted somebody who has done them before. You will figure out what they are yourself as you use them. Thanks for sharing. Great shop!

[@utkarshupadhyaya7091]

Please tell us what are the points? Its been 1 year since u wrote this....i hope you are still alive to share the Knowledge. I m no carpenter or know nothing about building stuff. But still i am trying to build a Cantilever staircase and it is extremely challenging. Need some guidance.

[@MapleJames76]

The fact that you don't know much about building stairs, but you went ahead and did it yourself successfully, is a fine statement for a hard working, young fella like you :) Great job, fist bumps from Canada :)

[@cheezyblasters9262]

Structural engineer here. Gotta warn ya bro that ledger to the concrete wall with no support on the other side is in what's called cross-grain bending. Wood has zero strength in cross grain bending, it's strictly not allowed. What would have worked is doing a tension tie type anchor at the top of the landing framing member that are perpendicular to the wall. This would take the tension out the eliminate the cross grain bending. If you built this extremely tight and redundant it will probably compensate and shouldn't get overloaded with just one lightweight person. But we usually try to support things correctly. I would use like a Titen HD with a DTT2Z or something similar. Cheers mate.

[@jjones2582]

Can you elaborate. When you say that "ledger to the concrete wall" are you talking about the middle riser, the lower landing, the upper landing, etc? Which piece of wood is the cross-grain bending likely to occur on?

[@patrickjay6434]

Maybe he's referring to the upper landing... You have a back plate screwed to the concrete which is part of a square, then you have a riser coming off of the end if that square, attached to the landing on the top floor. I'm wondering if he's suggesting that the riser go straight from the top floor into the back plate and then construct the steps within that frame. Would be good if he gave a description as I'm curious.

[@cheezyblasters9262]

@@patrickjay6434 Yup it's the second landing, both landings really. It's all just statics. Every engineer learns it in their second year. Imagine a person standing on the upper landing near the edge that goes up the stairs. What is resisting the static force applied. The staircase going up is attached with some screws it looks like, but this would typically be modeled as a hinge - little to no resistance. Maybe if they used several large lag bolts or straps of some kind we could say this creates a continuous beam / joist type member that carries the force. Joists are typically 16" o.c. for a good reason though. The stairs down to the right may provide some resistance to the static force applied, however there is a X and Y component as the stair there is at an angle so those forces don't resolve cleanly, it would be a sort of torsion and shear through the platform that get resolved at the wall somehow. Last we come to the ledger at the wall. 3 bolts in the middle a 2x framing member. Assuming this is resisting the majority of the forces what you have is called a concentrated moment at the wall. This concentrated moment applies bending across the grain of the ledger, this is the cross grain bending that breaks boards in half. There is a reason why floating staircases like this are always built out of steel, tube steel has incredible torsion and bending strength and is isotropic - has the same strength no matter how the load is applied.

[@patrickjay6434]

@@cheezyblasters9262 Understood at least 60% of that... :-) Could it be fixed without taking the whole thing down? I suppose it should be fine if there's not much weight going on it.. But eventually it might start to move a bit. Maybe he could wait for it to start moving and then stick a post underneath it for stability!

[@cheezyblasters9262]

@@patrickjay6434 Yup you got it. The standard for staircases is to have the landing joists supported by posts / ledgers at both ends. This provides stable platforms for the stair stringers to span in between. The upper landing would have two posts, the lower landing would have one because its in a corner. For floating stairs like this we'd use tube steel. Wood could be made to do it as well with some well detailed connections. For instance putting a tension strap on the bottom of the stair stringers to the bottom of the landing joists at the top run / landing would take the tension load there making that act like a continuous joist / stringer member. That would create a single member that spans from the ledger at the wall to a ledger / floor joist at the floor framing above. That would be the cleanest way to fix this kzbin.info/door/pXBvzKRaw_zRj0d6sFJ3kwcommunity?lb=Ugkxa5O4OEgjiRAOy86lKeedEETuhjoyQlvF

[@EthosLegos]

WOW the inspector was very thorough! It even said, good job. Can’t beat it when the inspector give you a compliment on your work.

[@roblox188]

60 years ago, my grandfather taught me how to do it, without a computer, milling machines and battery tools. The quality was 100%

[@evarsonazevedo5321]

This was your first time ever building a staircase?? Congratulations brother! from a carpenters perspective, I think you did a great job! I think i understand the way you thought process worked to come up with this design, and i can tell just by looking how much thought you put into it. If i was you, and since this is a custom design for your needs and available space, i woulnt follow the prints too close in terms of measurements just to make the instalation process a bit easier on myself. adjusting as needed to the surrounding area. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!!

[@GNiessen]

Better to now countersink the bolts into the side of the boards. Easy to over tighten and crush the thin bit of wood that you left. Vibration from the people going down the stairs will slowly crush the thin wood.

[@RaggedsEdge]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing but… he will probably get away with it since most of the load is in sheer.

[@kingalphadogg]

This is where washers would be the solve all

[@breathoffreshair7795]

I will be replicating this exact build! Im building a tiny home and have been taking my time to ensure i do things right, im self teaching essentially every aspect and have drawn up stairs like this but havent been able to figure out how to switch the rafter for floating aspect , this is a beautiful stair and the exact shape ive drawn up!! Looks amazing ❤ thank you for the sick content!

[@ianpaterson7225]

Excellent job.. I have built lots of stairs, and even worked in a stair shop, but never designed my own. I have an Old house which needs a new stair and this has given me the confidence to challenge myself and build it myself, someday soon hopefully!

[@SpareTimeShop]

Go for it! You clearly have more experience than me, so why not? 😉

[@bradleyweigle7875]

Why don't you do it to code and put a guard rail / hand rail on.

[@ДмитрийШлыков-м1и]

Сапожник без сапог😂

[@julietphillips1991]

"Any notes Mr. Inspector?" "Nah!" Good job! It looks strong and it looks perfect!

[@paruhblgen4222]

purrfect

[@Samsdailyproduction]

I've learned so much and the music was also very pleasant. Thank you for sharing!

[@myksweet]

I enjoyed your whole shop build. One more project suggestion is to reverse hinge side of the door so it opens to the wall. Would make entry and exit easier. Especially if you come in and go directly toward the stairs or exit that way, the door won’t open into your way

[@livinginthenow]

Very nice safety inspector. Concise notes, delivered without drama.

[@MsFarmer567]

I’m a Draftswoman/ Designer, and I love your videos; and the colors of the shop and especially those storage cabinets , Great job

[@kalenlarsen]

cant stop smiling while watching this. its so satisfying. IDK why youtube lately keeps showing me these videos of people with $20,000 mills and they cant even follow a plan they have to make one piece at a time and use it to mark the next piece, it drives me crazy. this video is completely opposite, using a CAD to generate your own prints and then using NORMAL tools and building the pieces exactly to spec based on the plans! how refreshing, thank you! :D

[@WillWilliams2001]

A few Questions if I may: 1. Did you determine what took place to cause your final stringer dimension to be shorter than the construction drawing? 2. When you trimmed off about 1.5" to get your stringer to fit, how was your rise and run design affected? 3. When you attached the stringer to the wall, were the cuts for the tread still level? Lastly, I really liked the look of those construction drawings. They had excellent graphic clarity and punch. I enjoyed your video. Keep it up.😀

[@jmbstudio6873]

Self supporting staircases were big when I was working construction. I dont know if I would call that floating since it is braced with 45's on the 90's from the structural support. Still a cool design though. Kudos!

[@SpareTimeShop]

I know the title is a little deceiving, but it looks floating ;)

[@marcoschmidt9833]

Hey, I like the way you work. Especially that you make things simple with the jigs!

[@SpareTimeShop]

the simpler the better :)

[@kalenlarsen]

I've used those anchors before, they really are very strong, you could probably put a truck on 3 of them. the only thing i didnt like was how you recessed the anchor bolts. theres no real need and as soon as you get some moisture on the wall it looked like you just deleted half the meat, purely for aesthetics. i would have just torqued them to spec and cut of the excess with a grinder... anyway, nice stairs and awesome video!

[@kalenlarsen]

also, i saw how you forgot to add the board thickness on a couple dimentions. thats normal, done it a hundred times lol it almost always ends up too long though, atleast for me anyway lol.

[@birdolla4441]

Nice build. I have built a few custom stairs and I think this is a very nice job. Only one thing I would have changed, or added, would be a 45 degree diagonal brace under that top platform, transferring the side load of that left runner of the top stair to the wall on the right of (from a climbing stair perspective).

[@paulrosa6173]

He should probably leave that strut out because he wants the staircase to look daring and gravity defying. It looks very solid, doesn't sound or look like it's vibrating, is wide enough and easy enough to climb. He wasn't worrying that old rule about tread width and riser height should add up 17 inches total. I never thought you could just pick an angle - 45 deg. - for convenience). You can usually do what you like with your house as long as you own it outright free and clear. You still have to meet town building codes and he may not He will probably have to provide a railing. . BTW - I know an old guy like me around here that used to have a dog who could climb up a ladder. She couldn't climb down and when she demanded I carry her down her attitude toward me changed considerably. She climbed on my shoulder. She figured how to do that. I couldn't - and we both got down safely. She was such a smart little dog and was interested in everything going on.

[@sidschwan8031]

Hi im a carpenter and letting you know that you need railings on the outside of your stairs its code in Canada.just a tip,and your stairs look awesome.

[@IAMSatisfied]

He's in Belgium, and in the description he explains that this is up to code for his area.

[@sergiogobbi6085]

The staircase ended up reall sturdy and great design!

[@13vexarts]

The worst set of stairs I ever seen. I've been a superintendent, project manager for over 35 yrs. Just in case anyone wants to know my qualifications. Someone going to get killed. At least put posts under the top platform.

[@davidcalverley4255]

@@13vexarts Exactly what are you complaining about?

[@treeoflifeenterprises]

you are fortunate. in the UK the stair depth and height is regulated, and the number or steps before you are required to have a landing, and the railings/arm-rests. Nice steps. one comment (that I didn;t see already) it is easier to sand the wood before assembly and varnishing. Great build.

[@michaelselber3199]

No questions and remarks just compliments. This is of course not an easy task but you made it look easy. I like the concept of start and end and was curious how you wanted to do that all by yourself. I thing the tricky part is to make the middle part go 45 degrees. Result: if I ever fear woodwork I'll look at this, seems easier in the end than thought.

[@tayonacummings]

Great carpentry and excellent choice in music.

[@jeffreylonigro1382]

Nice work and excellent design. Stair builders leave the slot loose and angled so they can drive glues wedges. It makes construction faster and easier and stronger.

[@maguslascivious4980]

I've been remodeling most of my almost 40 years... plans rarely go to plan. lol.. That's an awesome job!

[@brycejames9475]

This looks great! My company does this with steel, and we've turned out steel stairs less strong than this.

[@albertorozco5981]

Meticulous work. Love the build and look.

[@isaacmadhavan]

A very handsome, thorough, & "no fuss" inspector.

[@niccarpy]

Nicely done. I wish I had the space to renovate a space into a workshop like this.

[@patricialozano4877]

¡¡¡¡¡GENIAAAAALLLLL !!!!!!...¡¡¡¡¡FELICITACIONES !!!!!.. CÓRDOBA ARGENTINA.

[@rickcimino743]

Genius. Well done. One thing I don't get is why you recessed the bolts that go into the masonry. By doing so you halved the amount of wood that the bolt head has to bear on. I mean, it looks nicer but I think it's weaker than if you had not recessed them. What was your thought there? Just curious....not being critical. Thanks.

[@SpareTimeShop]

That's fair, it was not necessary to do so. I didn't think that part through to be honest 😅. Still had no issues with the strenght (built it about a year ago), but could always be better with tips like this. Thanks!

[@nickgeorgie1957]

Congratulations, and thank you for sharing. Good job.

[@micmike]

Very happy to see you had all that work certified by the saftey inspector. He's a good looking inspector too!

[@illubaabseead9067]

Wow ! I like the work design,sketches✏...and you care for the sharpness 🔨 and and... Perfection finally it's BEAUTIFUL !

[@CSMMaster]

The variance between original plans and the actual length of the centre stringers was caused by the gap between the bottom set and the wall beside them. Notice that your plans for the bottom stringers has no offset for the wall. Only flush planks. The extra ~2” distance from the wall appears to match what you cut off the centre stringers. Pretty typical when adding perfectly square construction to a not so square old building 😉👊🏻

[@The-Anathema]

Based on how much you were off for the middle piece it almost looks like your plans may not have accounted for the top-board thickness, it looks like you were off by roughly that amount anyway (so you probably could've used those same pieces without additional cutting if you removed the board, made cutouts in it, and then reinstalled it with the middle-piece in place), or at least that's what it looks like. Well, it worked out in the end anyway. As for the countersunk anchor bolts, it's probably strong enough for its intended purpose but it would have been better to not countersink them. For even greater strength it may be advisable to put some steel plate between the wood and the bolt head as well, this ensures that the bolt won't eat its way through the wood via compressive forces. This likely qualifies as overengineering but still, useful tricks to keep in mind for future stair-builds, it mostly depends on traffic and weight.

[@dianemoore2945]

Wow you did a great job, makes me want to build some stairs too, except I don’t have an upstairs. 😅 You made it look very easy, this gives me hope.

[@jonrjd912]

Amazing. When someone just does it right. Love to know how it is holding up in 12 months.

[@charlesparr1611]

I had to make some steps, roughly similar in size to either of your top and bottom platforms. the stairs were set on retractable castors, and I was making them to replace a previous set that simply fell apart over the course of a couple years hard work. The old ones were built like yours, I made mine by essentially creating a box out of 2x12 fir, glued up into panels, and dovetailed together, rthe box was squared measuring the diagonals on the bottom, then the top kick plate was driven in, with sliding dovetails as the joint. then working step by step, the remains kick plates and treads were driven in all on siding dovetails. The dovetails were glued and reinforced with pegs made from oak dowels, the holes were made slightly unmconcentric so that driving the pegs in would draw the joints even tighter. The pegs were also dried overnight in a 200F oven, and the holes got liberal waterbed wood glue, so the pegs would draw moisture in and swell. Castors were installed at exam corner transferred from the old stairs, that could be disengaged and allow the stairs to rest on the floor. The steps had to hook onto a prepared metal bar, for use, but be moveable instantly. Since I knew where they would sit, I contoured the bottom of the assembly to rest on the floor. I installed it and went home. The follolwing monday I got a call from our shipping dept asking me to come have a look at my stairs. (the stairs were done for the loading dock of the place I worked my real job, I had opened my big fat mouth and said 'how hard can it be to build a stair' after learning that the old stairs had resulted in a minor workplace accident. This led to me being asked if I wanted to build them, for a rather large sum of money at that...) Filled with dread I went downstairs. The company had a big forklift. A really really big forklift. I went downstairs to find it parked halfway on my stairs. This thing was counterbalanced to stack things weighing tons thirty feet in the air. My stairs were fine, although when the forklift lurched across the first stair, the jolt wrenched the drivers back hard enough to send him for a checkup, and dented the edge of the landing slightly. The driver was very embarrassed, since this was exactly what had beaten the old ones up so badly. They were all debating how to get the now high centred machine back onto it's proper surface, so I said lets just lever it up with the staircase, four people and a couple levers later and the staircase lifted a few tons of forklift back on it's wheels and it was driven away. The stairs never even creaked, and I got a bonus ;) So my advice is sliding dovetails, but thats certainly overkill. Unless your cat gains around 8000kg anyway.

[@nouradineinoussa4313]

To Whom: In times of stairs and nicely done it’s beautiful clean. Work 👊

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

Nice job. I especially like the way the stairs went together. One thing I would mention though is where your points start, You got 1 point pointing down. And you've got one pointing up. All you would have had to do is, Measure between the points. And you'd have The length of your stringers. Even though it looks like you have everything perfectly level i would double check the outside stringer just in case the measurement closed up or opened up. You can always level up Your stair treads from the bottom so your stairs don't end up on a slant. Concrete floors are never always perfectly level.

[@theartisthands]

You did such a beautiful job.

[@jab5385]

NICE JOB, YOU TOOK YOUR TIME AND IT PAID OFF

[@marttiarminen4349]

The expander anchors you used. Did you check that they are made for brick wall? Usually they are not.

[@ronnypoelmans3214]

My thoughts exactly.

[@williammoore4101]

Dude, I like your shirt you were wearing at the start. Probably not what you want people to appreciate from your videos, but if you would give a link, it'll be appreciated lol

[@bootsnthejeep]

So since that center stringer came up shorter than expected (I suck at CAD design AND any sort of advance planning, so unexpected results notwithstanding, good on ya. My stuff never comes out right the first time), did that alter the spacing for your steps? Do the steps in the middle section have a different spacing than the two smaller sections because of the surprise dimension change, or did you just split the difference and it's so small you wouldn't really notice?

[@sachadee.6104]

this is EXACTLY what I was wondering ! I suppose the original plan had equal spacing between ALL of the steps, so it can not be other than the middle piece steps are now slightly shorter.

[@Jake.Gentry]

I love this style of stairs. How much would you charge to build these and install?

[@ecase727]

Nicely done, the construction is solid. My only comment is your 45 angle for the stairs is too steep. You will notice as you go up the stairs your toe is under the step above, which can be a trip hazard. Coming down so the back of your leg clears the tread above 1/3 of your foot is hanging off the tread. You could easy slip or miss a step coming down this way. Stairs are typically done with a 9-10 inch run and 7 inch rise (sorry don’t know this in metric) to prevent these issues and is most building codes. Just be careful and you will be fine, nice job.

[@yvescouturier2801]

BRAVO Man !!! So young and already so smart & clever !

[@choppyfiftysix4065]

Thank you for these video’s. You are very methodical, it is good to watch. Good job on the staircase👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tommorgan1437]

great videos I've watched the whole series back to back looking forward to the next one

[@GabrielPatroi]

Man I could used this video a couple of years ago. Simple, yet detailed, strong but doable. Perfect. Thank you!

[@bluegorillacookies]

Looks very nice and you're talented, but I'm not sure about recessing the anchor bolts so much in that top landing. 11:13 ... They look nice and flush, but now you have less material holding them in place. Just worried the wood will fail. You could always put in a couple more. Especially since the stress will be higher on it since the stairs are resting on it and torquing that side down.

[@darcyhines1786]

You did a fine job sir. Looks great

[@PaulA-zp7hn]

Looks absolutely awesome although I would still be reluctant to step on it

[@anthonyclark6182]

Your Inspector needs a Shelf or Run along the wall to match the Staircase. Nice Work!

[@SpareTimeShop]

He would like that, I'm sure 😉

[@donaldo1954]

Since the last section wasn't exactly as you had planned, how much deviation did that cause in the steps rise dimension?

[@SpareTimeShop]

it was about 5cm (

[@88KeysIdaho]

I was wondering the same thing. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be a big deal (apparently).

[@JochemKempe]

@@SpareTimeShop I had the same question, but luckily it turned out great for you. How big is the opening on the second floor? We recently bought a house with a big barn and I might be doing something similar! Great video, you gained a new subscriber.

[@michaelmagadia8241]

you gave me a new idea how to build a nice stair to my second floor bungalow, thanks!

[@nestatee7161]

Cool diy..... I suggest you change the wall color to make the stairway stand out...

[@Rocadamis]

For safety (and code here in the US), there needs to be a handrail. Typically this would go on the open side of the stairs, but having one along the back brick wall would work too.

[@SpareTimeShop]

very true! Since I'll be the only one using the stairs, I'll take the risk ;) I want to keep the middle open so I can carry lumber upstairs. I will search for a handrail on the wall. Thanks for the tip!

[@Rocadamis]

@@SpareTimeShop Yeah, good idea. You can make your own wood rail and just buy the handrail brackets. Great video.

[@ItalianRestoration]

Great video and thanks for sharing. Is it possible for you to share your plans. i have to build three staircases and never attempted before. I like the simplicity of your design.

[@franz357]

I thank the KZbin algorithm for suggesting me your channel: just watched your few shop renovation videos and loved every bit of them. Here's a new sub for you, from Paris. Now I'm gonna binge watch all your previous videos ! 😅 Tot ziens ! 😊

[@88KeysIdaho]

I love the "inspeCATr" at the end

[@gRosh08]

Inspector said: You do very fine Work! Well Done Done!

[@bobm7275]

Happy to see that you quickly found out hammering with your hand would have consequences later in life. short centre section would alter your steps. Are you not afraid that the weight of your hardware will shortly pull down all your hard work.

[@user-zq6pj5jo8j]

Where did you find that wood? Ive never seen 2x12" lumber that clean and knot free before.

[@-ZIO]

I wish not to distract from your skills as a stair maker but my favorite part is the railing. Your stair design is both simple and brilliant. Bella :)

[@ДмитрийШлыков-м1и]

Привет. Хорошая идея, лестница с двумя платформами. Какой программой пользовался?

[@joevanegas7362]

That came out badass, bro.

[@silverwindnc]

Awesome work!

[@jonw6376]

Very nice!! Inspector-approved!

[@xIDSxGenocide]

That ice and fire song is amazing 😊

[@DaveDrawing]

Great video, very informative. My favorite part, however, was your conversation with the inspector at the end..

[@dancarroll5734]

I like you style of story telling. Looking forward to seeing more on your shop set up. Your shop has great natual light and I suspect will be great for woodworking. Very much interested in what you are doing.

[@RobertSmith-ot2yh]

Wow... looks cool. And so many safety hazards! No handrail? No middle stringer means over time even 2x12 material will sag and pull out of those little slots. No risers, so (with the handrail) hopefully you never let a kid wander around there. Hope no one gets hurt too badly.

[@jbrisby]

You know what would be even cooler? This staircase, except it's also a bookcase.

[@bobcontreras5638]

Wow, that was a beautiful work of art. Thanks for the video

[@bornfree3124]

Looks like a professional job. 👍

[@ericdiy5812]

The stairs look brilliant! What software were you using to plan it?

[@generessler6282]

Beautiful, and excellent craftsmanship. But the joints on the inner stringers are going to be doing a LOT of heavy lifting when the staircase is loaded on the landings. I'd definitely have a structural engineer look at it (I have some background, but I''m not a PE). It would be a disaster if those joints came apart with someone on the stairs.

[@daveb7999]

Nice work, well constructed! Looks great too!

[@esequiasctba]

*ficou linda está escada... é de pinus tratado?*

[@jkalberer]

The amount of material removed from the wood for the wall anchors is a bit alarming to me. I've really been enjoying the videos, though, thank you for the content.

[@joopvervaart]

Beautiful staircase, did I see Bison houtlijm? So this in Holland? Here in Chile we the do not sell that. I think it's the best though

[@balloney2175]

Excellent! I wish I have the tools like what you have.

[@TechFreezeOfficial]

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[@edwardherman3450]

Good job and great music, especially in the beginning of the podcast. Who is the musician ? I love good R&B. I'm a carpenter, I built a similar stair case a long time ago out of eight quarter select Red cedar. Building custom stairs are always challenging and fun projects.

[@vivasmaq]

can you recommend some autodesk inventor class? Or would you consider making a video on the subject? I used your ladder video for a treehouse project for my kids. greetings

[@christicarl4612]

ok question, when you made the first part of the stairs, I noticed that there is a piece at the bottom stringer that was not shown in the video, is that just to add strength? or to hold the bottom footing in place?

[@vkok13579]

very nice. any chance of posting those plans/. I have a similar project connecting existing stairs to access living room balcony.

[@1961Lara]

This is exactly what I needed!! Perfect for my project

[@philippphilippovitch6583]

Вы использовали мягкое дерево. Такие ступени долго не проживут. Все их углы быстро будут стерты. А вообще - это не лестница, - это театральная декорация на пару лет!

[@kingalphadogg]

This was amazing! Just wow!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jessenazel7736]

Love your listening to Derek trucks!!!