Stair Pitch: How To Find Stair Angle

[@frankochoa7515]

Great video! I was busting my brain trying to figure out the best way to do this for my old basement stairs.

[@osvaldoumana4494]

wow.... sooo simple....yet when you don't know, this is magic.... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!

[@laurenceparsons2997]

Thank you for this! Trying to build railings on my new deck steps and had no clue how to measure the angle. This really helped.

[@SW4Life202]

Same, I took off today to finish this last part and this was incredibly helpful.

[@slc6900]

Hey, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!! But the 2nd test is exactly what I needed and I wish I would have seen and watched your video first before the tons of other ones saying quick and easy way which they were not for someone who is not an experienced "carpenter" or just plain ole experienced with this kind of stuff!

[@stephenrogalla2108]

Iv been looking for this info for weeks thank you so much

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

You’re welcome, Stephen! These things are crazy helpful 🙂

[@jessewales5599]

Straight to the point

[@TubeInspire]

Thank you! New subscriber, straight to the point and we'll explained

[@tommywendt6118]

Thanks for making this simple! Also thanks for the song bird when I’m building rails on a snowy day🥶

[@heapner]

Can you do a future video about stair stringers? How to cut them etc. My brain doesn’t comprehend it yet. The way you explain things is much simpler, thanks!

[@johnkelley9877]

That was really helpful! I had wondered how to figure the angle and you give two methods to do that. Thanks for the information.

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

You're welcome John! There are even a couple more ways, but these two work best for me. The angle finder really just solves so many headaches :)

[@tedmorella9773]

Just came across your videos, very informative will be subscribing. Question: I am going to make a ramp to a shed. Do you have a video showing how to measure the angle and make the cuts to 2x4 or 2x6 lumber for the bracing under the plywood? Thank you, Ted

[@DansDrives]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@jayrussell3796]

What a great and simple video ! Love it Use a microphone for your next video. That would be better. But you did a great job.

[@mattjford473]

Can you do this if you’re building a deck and trying to figure out what your stair angle will be before building them ?

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

If you have any questions about what I've discussed in the video, feel free to write to me through the "Contact" page of my website, thehonestcarpenter.com

[@iron352]

I just learned something new

[@fabiansanabria5385]

very good!! thanks so much

[@blackswanodysseys]

So I then transfer that 31 degree number to my chop saw for my rail cuts right? Eric

[@mulq1J]

VERY CONCISE WELL DONE

[@SidArteaga]

Your awesome Thanks

[@mohammedhassan2808]

Informative suggested Please make the camera zoom & focus on the object when you showing some special.

[@serviceprovider6956]

Thanks

[@r-f-mresearchersfinancialm1106]

Nice brother,,,good job

[@erikw113]

Pretty cool

[@StratKruzer]

An iPhone 6s will do this too, using the Level function on the Measure App.

[@greglawrence742]

thx ethan

[@joebarnowsky6254]

Does this work for.. say.. wanting to put plank walls up a stairway.. (for cutting the planks to the proper angle of the stairway).. first time diy project

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

It’ll work very similarly, joe!

[@karenduhe536]

Can't you just draw a straight line on the 2X4 by holding the angle finder against the bottom of top step and against the back of the top step from the bottom of the first step to the top of the 2X4 and get the correct angle???

[@michaelbradford4444]

The easiest way is to put a pocket level vertically on your board and mark board when plum then use speed square to read your mark.

[@j10001]

Love the speed square and level technique! I always just did trigonometry (arctan) using measurements of the staircase haha - not hard either, but probably scares most people! 😂

[@MrRottweiler72]

I only made it to algebra II. I'm curious on the equation

[@j10001]

@@MrRottweiler72 Vertical measurement of the staircase divided by the horizontal measurement. With that answer in your calculator, press the _arctan_ key (it might also be called _tan-1_ where the _-1_ is a superscript). This gives you the angle of the stairs, measuring up from the ground (that is, horizontal is 0°). However, your calculator probably gives the answer in radians, so you need to press a button to switch it to degrees. If this sounds confusing, it’s more an issue of figuring out the keys on a particular calculator. The math is simple: arctan(vertical/horizontal) Edit: You would want to measure at like points on a given step. So from the bottom of the bottom-most riser to the back of the top tread. Or you could use a few steps and measure vertical and horizontal from matching points on those steps.

[@awilliams3841]

@@j10001 I'm a laborer working towards first year apprenticeship in carpentry. I love math and that sounds fun. It definitely shows how skilled you are when you have multiple ways that lead to the same solution.

[@aloysiuspendergast7221]

@@MrRottweiler72 you can do it with various methods. For arctan, you take OPPOSITE divided by ADJACENT. Punch that number into a calculator using the arctan function, and you'll get the angle. OPPOSITE and ADJACENT refers to the angle you are looking at. In this case, the angle is between the stairlanding and the 2x4. So the OPPOSITE length is the height of the steps and ADJACENT is the length of the stairlanding

[@FuzzballToday]

Show us please how to make a diy mobility scooter ramp!

[@anilsharma27200]

Good job helpful video I am a civil engineer from India

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

Thank you, SHARMA! I appreciate you watching! I've got great respect for engineers. They make trade jobs possible :)

[@Shifty761989]

Great video, can’t believe anyone disliked it

[@Marylmac]

Thanks.

[@goldiesob]

Hello,Did you set the level on top of the landing when you checked your degree it hard to see another thing can this work if you only lay something straight on just two nosings of a stair ?

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

@goldiesob The straight 2x4 was only touching two of the stair nosings because those two stuck out the farthest, but I was alright with that because they represented the average declination of the stairs. And you can really put the heel of the level anywhere on the 2x4 to get a good reading :)

[@goldiesob]

Is finding a angle same as a pitch or slope on a stair?

[@j10001]

@@goldiesob Sort of... mathematically, the angle is the _arctan_ of the slope.

[@supertrooper7403]

Ron Swanson made an angle finder and a speed square?!!. That guy is amazing and funny!

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

That guy can do anything!

[@GET0V3RHERE]

Whoa…

[@U72740]

Merci beaucoup. Bien que mon anglais est loin d'etre parfait, vous etes tres facile a comprendre.Cela va etre beaucoup facile pour moi de trouver cet angle maudit ;O)

[@lloyd6751]

or you can just use a phone app

[@the1964gman]

Why did you say that you will need a 33-degree angle when you measured at 30 -31 degree?

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

Gordon Loop I actually say “30 degree handrail” at the end there, and it comes out like “33 handrail”. I think the audio is just a little fuzzed. Sorry about that!

[@edgarperez678]

Give or take, still real close

[@erwinaquino6350]

I heard a 30 degree hand rail

[@botiroti1]

So the posts would have 31 degree cuts?

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

@Ro Z Yep, this set did get a 31 degree cut. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear in the video! This was one of my first attempts at self-filming. I think a 30 degree cut would have worked as well here. Brick stairs can be weird after they've had a lot of time to settle. But generally if you're within a degree, or 2 at the most, things will line up pretty well. Thanks for watching!

[@MrCreed145]

lmao i had no idea you could do that with a speed square.

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

My dad clued me into that one, Chris!

[@AwesomeConsoles]

it looks like your hiding in the bushes and sneaking in a job

[@carrillojesus13]

You have to subscribe after that

[@TheHonestCarpenter]

mantequilla agave Thanks buddy! 🙂

[@FuzzballToday]

Show us please how to make a diy mobility scooter ramp!